http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1ff384ed9df96809702049580fd624ce.PDF 5e29c9d7c4a20bf3caf2a53ca99f788c PDF Text Text 1'- •- ' " '^J' \ ••:' ^.v,. ;- : v"'- •.••/VS*', Vol. XX No. 23 ' "-'i^L . SBAFARBRS^LOG Novombor 7 1958 f OFFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIQ j-i-"-.;'.', >.•# • t J WI#," J ''0 ** 'r • • •" •«. • ' I'• ,1 Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 1: • - f • tUS^^ Linked with California labor effort to JOD rlfllllf WW ins* beat "right-to-work" bill on Tuesday'* ballot, Sailors Union members Glenn Rowe, W. J. Parker, Ed Haskell and Wallace Boyce flank sign outside SUP San Francisco headquarters " turging defeat of job-Mling measure. SIUNA affiliates help^ whip : |»ill by almost two to one. (Story on Page 3.) The SIU-The First Twenty Years Cover Of SlU Anniversary Supp/emenf—See Centerfold CiH American Coal veteran A. Wheaton, AB jf w if Of C %jpCnS* (left), cast one of the first ballots in SIU 1959-60 election of officers that began November 1. Steward Ed Kaznowsky (right) prepares to go into the voting booth at Union headquar­ ters in New York while Joe Braeht, polls' committeeman, looks on. Seventy-three Seafarers are competing for the 38 posts on the ballot. Voting in all SIU ports will continue through the end of December. (Story on Page^ 3.) ••<0.1 t;'!..', S.-r.'V ••f �•'•• -'y *mv£ds^i«r«iMw IMe«NigW:Al<l l>riv(i SIU Safety Down Shipboard • . ... - Trr:*", < r-.-; I Operating less than tWo years, the SIU's joint health and safety program has pro­ duced significant benefits for SIl^ men and their families. All available figures indicate that the program is reducing accidents throughout the SlU-contracted fleet. I S«of«a«r MM I Part of the program involved the establishment of k. I. kr.»'-ft* medical centers in four ports •t MMtai )• Ii.*u •.wylKng li stay. S-H SKATUAin CJBOIt(fjI Ato aid in the detection of ailments . Of ooiaw. *a MM IwMairva lor gdiw hla )«b «kM» MKiMo* ii faroHicjool or d-^roo. ,Myko.a» before they disabled the Seafarers • Ii'lo'ifl UooiklnloiKo^lrtAaiVkMlkiiiginaoiM PfhSlt'AYS WfTil«)A • MoMyatMoroonootiolprooooliofii. Involved. The four, centers have WWlow Iko cimmlmo, II motoi Mina lo Ida larfy ofaii koj groporo br anir tmrgoncy IkM nHjki oriM been in operation an aggregate of .hOHT TIME _ SO months since the first opened hETS iCEMP in Brooklyn in April, 1957. That I center alone handled 4,000 exams I — THE i;EOniUA SAFE An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship In Its first year. I On the shipboard side the big­ vwAi;.^ gest accomplishment has been in Typical of sorios of safety reminders in each Issue of the SEA­ cutting iniuries, particularly lostFARERS LOG is the «ne above which cautions against entering time Injuries, in the SlU-conholds olid tanb oione. tracted fleet Company figures sub­ •r mitted to the Safety Department of the Seafarers Welfare Flan and 1 Information obtained directly from the companies themselves both show accident rates on the decline! ' In a typical case, one major SItJ operator had an . accident fre­ quency rate of 21.11 in 1955. It was down to 13.0 last year and SAN PEDRO^ Calif.—^Almost a year after theix^bvicstoi^ is. 9.87 so far in 1958. Other com­ over a Harry Bridges-inspired raid, njembeiBi^f th« SIU of panies have reported similar re­ North America's Seine and Line ]^^(nmen's Union won sults. Seairain Georgia sign stresses ship's safety record. Messman five National Labor Relations" ' These figures come from a form­ Koa Lim poses before sign. Photo by Glen Vinson. Board elections, defeating an­ the fishermen, Local 33 demanded ula representing the number of These conclusions are other attempt by Bridges to an $80 tonnage rate, which was Ipst-time accidents per million percent. However, a more ac­ cent. man-hOurs in a fleet. It is based curate figure, dealing with the drawn from reports on about three take over their union. termed ridiculous by tee SIU fish­ on a complex National Safety total number of men involved be­ fourths of all SlU-contracted ships. The SIU of NA affiliate, in vot­ ermen as it would have led' to tea The safety picture is best pre­ ing covering crewmembers of 42 closing of most West Coast can­ Council equation that takes into cause of the usual turnover of account the 24-hour exposure to jobs reduces that percentage con­ sented by the following figures: West Coast fishing boats, defeated neries. (Continued on page 15) accidents aboard ship. Shoreside siderably to about 13 to 15 per­ Local 33 of tee International Long­ Roving strong-arm squads then workers have their accidents shoremen's and Warehousemen's attempted to pressure SIU fisher­ figured on the basis of eight hours. Union by a total count of 193 to men into walking off their boats In the course of one year, the 117. in support of Bridges' demands. average ship represents some 350,The elections were a decisive The tactics used included intimida­ 000 man-hours (total crew times defeat handed to Bridges, whose tion of fishermen through mass days worked multiplied by 24). For Local 33 had been attempting to longshore picket lines, threats of example, a 13.0 AFR (accident fre­ raid tee SIU Fishermen's member­ violence against fishermen, their Any search for safety information and statistics in the quency rate) could represent 13' ship for some tin»e now, starting wives and families and threats lost-time accidents on three ships maritime industry will inevitably lead you to the Marine back in September 1957. against members of the SIU Pacifie during one year, or 4.3 accidents Index Bureau. The. SEAFARERS LOG went to the Marine At that time, tee SlU-affiliated District who came to the fisher­ Index Bureau. It found out-* per vessel. union signed a contract for the men's »id. The front-runner among SIU that the Bureau doesn't really It does not perform any safety edu­ fishing season with the. cannhrles No OT Policy companies last year, .Alcoa Steam­ know. cation service. calling for a $55 a ton rate.f To The ILWU raid was defeated at ship, lost the top spot in maritime At the end of each year, the cover up its attempt-to take over tee time when Pacific District Yet the Bureau has been report­ competition by a whisker. Its ing so-called accident and illness Bureau tallies all the reports re­ crewmembers voted a "no-over­ " accident frequency Was 3.71with rates in maritime ceived and projects this informa­ time" policy while in Los Angeles, the industry average at 7.30 for for 20 years. Just tion as foliows: In 1957, for exam­ thus hitting back directly at tea passenger and dry cargo ships. Yet recently, the ple, the Bureau received 24,490 Bridges-run longshore union whoss its record Is even better this year Bureau reported injury reports and then another members were then deprived of than last. its latest "statis­ 23,000 illness reports. Using 58,normal overtime earnings. The Through August, 1958, the Alcoa tic" along these 500 jobs in the industry as a base, SIU Cannery workers of the Pacifie Roamer and Alcoa Patriot were lines to the National Safety Coun­ the Bureau arrived at a casualty also assisted in the fight. still neck-and-neck in the race for cil. Said the Bureau: ". . . over rate of 81.1 percent—although it As a result, Bridges had to with­ fleet honors. The Roamer had a the past seven years . . . illnesses did not consider^be number of draw his picket-lines and resort to total of 808 straight days without a and injuries reported, based men involved. When the LOG an election petition instead, which, lost-time mishap; the Patriot, 603 upon the total number of seamen's questioned this statistical pro­ as It turned out, also proved tm-. ^ days. jobs, rose from 47.5 percent to the cedure,'the Bureau conceded that successful in breaking the ranks of Throughout the SIU fleet, the 81.1 per cent." This 81.1 per the 58,500 figure more accurately WASHINGTON—The total of re­ SIU fishermen. figures show that lost time acci­ cent figure was picked up by news­ should have been the sanie 90.- turning runaways is now up -to 22 John Calise, secretary of tho dents are only about one of every papers the following day as "acci­ 000 men who were employed In with the announcement that three Seine and Line Fishermen's Union, ' three accidents aboard ship. The dents" only. the industry. This use of the more vessels have been redocu- declared at the conclusion of tho others are of the minor variety A casual reader would have thus 90,000 figure would have chopped mehted under tee American flag. voting, "We sincerely hope this that do not keep a man from work­ been led to believe that four of one-third off the 81.1 percent. The three returnees are the Chris NLRB election victory will mean ing. They also show that the ratio every five seamen have at. east The Bureau told the LOG it H, a Liberty tanker; tee Theo- tee end of internal disruption di­ of all accidents to the total of one accident a year these days. doesn't have the following figures: keeter and the Arion, all of them rected against the Seine and Lino jobs involved is about 25 to 30 Fortunately, such is not the case. • Number of actual injuries and formerly Liberian-flag vessels. Union by ILWU Local 33." Vor the "illness and injuries re:> illnesses These ships, like the 19 vessels SIU of NA Secretary-Treasurer ported" by Marine Index turn out • Number of lost-time injuries redocumented before them, are John Hawk and Andrea Gomez, SIU's Safety to be in fact "illness and injury and amount of lost, time involved probably in tee market for "50-50" SIU vice-president, were active in reports"—a small difference in Plan Pays Off • Number of men involved in farm surplus cargoes, since they the beef on behalf of the fishermen Accident reports covering spelling but a big one in meaning its injury and illness reports are unable to compete in the open throughout the attempted raid. October, 1957 through June; because one illness or injury can, The Bureau's totals are heavily market with tee many larger, more and does, often involve a number weighted with repo^ on incon­ modern foreign-flag. tramps that 1958, show the following: sequential injuries such as have been built in recent years. • No fatal accidents to SIU of successive reports. A second factor rendering the scratches, cuts and bruises, most Ships can rerregister under the Nov. 7, 1958 men; Vol. XX, No. 23 • 95 of every 100 Seafarers Bureau reports invalid lies in the of which would not involve lost American flag at will, simply by fact that the number of seamen time on the jo'D. In fact 36.7 per­ s'oowing that the ownership is with no lost-time accident: • 85 of every 100 Seafarers is greater than the number of sea­ cent of all the injuries the Bureau American. Since almost all of these men's jobs—a natural result of the listed were "contusions, abrasions, ships were transferred foreign by with no accidents -at all. inclination of most seamen to take etc." to the extremities, which Americans in the first instance, this VAVL RAUU 5«cretarv-Trcasur«r AAA some time ashore between trips. means minor cuts and bruises on has been no great problem. Based on Seafarers Welfare Hnam BIAMO. Editor. BEBRAU* SUMAN. Art Editor. OBIMM AHIBVII. Inm Skeptical of the 81.1 percent re­ hands or feet-. Another 10.1 per­ Flan records of hospital benefits A majority of the ships returaed SPIVACX, AL MABKIN, JOHN BRAzn,, ANAport, the SEAFARERS LOG ques­ zoLC Staff Wrttera, Biu. MOOBT, paid: cent were "unspecified injuries." thus far are being operated by Gulf ixncarr. Aran JRopsenmtative. • 87 of every 100 Seafarers tioned the Marine Index Bureau The accepted procedures of tee SlU-contracted pramp shipping required no hospitalization for on its reporting- methods. The National Safety Coimcil call for companies and are being manned PuMlfhad biwaekiy IT tha haAdquartara of tha Saafarars intarnatlonal UnkMi, any cause (injury or iUness) in LOG iearned thafi'>the Bureau col­ reports to be made on the lo^- by Seafarers out of SIU hiring lanfie A OUlf Oistricf, AFL-CIO. «75 PflOrtM f lects reports furni^hi^ by shipping time basis, reflecting the actual halls. 1957; Avanua Brooklyn 31, NY Tol HYai y^MW. -Socond class pestaga companies,, tabulaitils' them and '* Less ihan 2 of every 190 severity of illness or Injury in The transfer-back move started at tha Post tMtlea In brooklyn, NT. Seafarers were hospitalised passes these reports on to shipping relation to time spent on the job. last February and has been pro­ 10 Act of Aug. 14, ifllv company subscribers seeking in­ This is the ' system used by the ceeding in. fits and spurts since more .than once in 1957. formation on ipdividuai seamen. Health and Safety program. teen. " I i ' » r NT I Fishermen Vate 'No' On Bridges LOG Cfieek-Up Explodes Setitnen's 'Accident' Rate Three More Ships Back To US Flag SEAFARERS LOQ 1^4 �SEAFARERS race nmett LOG California Leads | 5-Sfate Rejection ' Of'Wreck'Bills * Waiting for their turn to use the polls in headquarters in the SlU's biennial election are Seafarers l-r) H. White, Miguel A. Velez, Rafael Salldana and Ricardo Lata. Early voting in this year's election war fairly brisk in all ports. Voting Brisk For 38 SiU Offices Organized labor scored a smashing victory in Tuesday's elections as aroused voters in five states trounced proposed "right to work" bills. The anti-labor, open shop measure was decisively defeated in the industrial and shipping states of California, Washington and Ohio, and went down to defeat in Colorado and Idaho as well. It was put on the books in only one state, Kansas. Late figures indicated that California voters had rejected the misnamed bill by a margin of 10 to 6, and had snowed it un­ der by 500,000 votes. The same picture emerged in Washington state, where the "right to work" initiative was turned down by a margin of 13 to 8. In highly in­ dustrialized Ohio, where the cam­ paign to defeat the bill was headed up by a coordinated labor drive, Voting in the biennial SIU elections got off to a brisk pace as Seafarers on the beach at headquarters and in other For a round-up of results in ports lined up to cast their ballots for the candidates of the election see page 8. their choice. A total of 73^ trolman, Baltimore agent, Norfolk the "right to work" measure was candidates are on the ballot agent. Savannah agent. Mobile by more than 800,000 for 38 elective posts. Ballot­ agent, Houston agent and agents trounced votes. ing will continue for two months, for the three West Coast ports. until December 31, 1958. While the actual voting started In all ports on Saturday, November 1, Monday, November 3 was the first complete day of balloting and lines of Seafarers waited their turn at the polling place. In head­ quarters, approximately 400 Seafarers cast their ballots through Wednesday with voting running equally heavy in the outports. As per the requirements of the SIU constitution, all ballots voted in a port are placed in a sealed Final details on the projected envelope and mailed by certified world-wide boycott of runaway-flag or registered mail to a central lo­ sliipping will be worked out by cation in New York. The polls the International Transportworkers committee members are required Federation at a meeting fiext week by the Union constitution to write in Hamburg, Germany. The ITF's their names across the flap of the International Fair Practices Com­ envelope after it is sealed. The mittee will meet November 13 and Commercial State Bank and Trust 14 to decide on the scheduling of Company, at 1400 Broadway, has the boycott action. been selected as the safe deposit ITF General Secretary Omer agency for the voted ballots. Becu and Tom Yates, general At the conclusion of the elec­ secretary of the British Seamen's tions a 14-man tallying committee Union, were in New York recently consisting of six elected from head and consulted with SIU Secretaryquarters and two each elected from Treasurer Paul Hall and other Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans maritime union leaders on the and San' Fl-ancisco will get the bal­ boycott plans. Hall was elected as lots from the safe deposit and thr representative of American count the votes. seamen on the ITF's general coun­ The heaviest concentration of cil in August. candidates is in the headquarters Becu announced that union mem­ port with 25 men running for eight bers shoreside and aboard ship in joint patrolmen posts open. Other 62 countries will join in the boy­ contested offices are Qoston joint cott action which was approved patrolman, Philadelphia agent, Bal­ at the ITF's 25th congress in Am­ timore joint patrolman, Tampa sterdam. He Is now negotiating for agent, Mobile joint patrolman, New supporting action from interna­ Orleans agent and joint patrolman tional labor bodies representing with eight running for three pa­ workers in allied industries. trolmen's posts in. that port, and Ships will be asked to pay a Houston joint patrolman. minimum scale of approximately Running unopposed are the can­ $140 a month or else be boycotted. didates for secretary-treasurer, five This is equivalent to British wages assistant secretary-treasurers, Bos­ plus benefits. ton agent, Philadelphia joint pa­ At present, approximately 13 percent of the world's shipping tonnage is registered under the runaway flags, with the bulk of it consisting of Liberian and Pana-f manian registry. A large part of tills shipping is American-owned, in all about 1,500 ships are In­ volved with an estimated 75,000 seamen, all of them outside the scope of union contracts. ITF ^tting Up Details Of Boycott ' •;' •. 'I . - Tell it to "tlit I(Og! Labor unions in all five states, including SIU of NA affiliates in California, Washington and Ohio, played an active part in telling the state's voters about the dangers of the open shop bill. Unprecedented numbers of posters were displayed ealling for "no" votes on the meas­ ure, huge volumes of literature were distributed, and unions con­ ducted a vigorous drive to register members and their families and get the vote out. The campaign paralleled one conducted in Loui­ siana two years ago, where the SIU and '6ther unions went all out to win repeal of the state's "right to work" law. ' Well-Financed Campaign "Right to work" was defeated in the face of a well-financed cam­ paign supported by big business and anti-labor groups that had hoped to gain the advantages of the open shop. For union workers, the measure would have meant the end of genuine proteetion and job security, and an opening wedge for (Continued on page 15) SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: November 12 November 26 December 10 • rJ. 'j' •• SIgi) on Harrison Street opposite Sailors Union of the Pacific San Francisco headquarters was one of many in California urging voters to turn down Proposition No. 18 calling for q state "right to work" law. AMMI HeM Balks At Growth Of US Maritime Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, purportedly speaking for a major segment of the operators, has again demonstrated concern exclusively for subsidized shipping and has-* written off any expansion by "impracticable" from Casey's other sections of the industry standpoint is that there is a pos­ as "impracticable." In a statement distributed to member companies of the AMMI, Casey denounced maritime unions as responsible for all the ills of the industry and reaffirmed his consistent position on behalf of subsidized companies against the interests of the rest of maritime. The statement was a copy of a position presented by Casey in the arbitration proceedings dealing with the dispute between the In­ stitute and the Masters, Mates and Pilots. The 20-page document, loosely draped with irrelevant and often inaccurate data, also reveals a total lack of perspective and under­ standing of the conditions , and history of the maritime industry. Stripped of all the trimmings and the off-the-top-of-the-head analysis of the problems of maritime and reasons for industry conditions, Casey's pitch was for preservation of status quo for the major sub­ sidized companies. In effect Casey saw no hope for the rest of the industry. The AMMI president, blithely bypassing Congressional judgment and jurisdiction for dealing with subsidies, says flatly it is "imprac­ ticable" to expand the subsidy provisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. At the very time his statement was issued, the Federal Maritime Board was hearing applications for subsidies from no less than five major opera­ tors presently unsubsidized. The FMB sees nothing "Impracticable" about these applications. What is sibility of broadening subsidies to include companies other than the fat cats to which his services are dedicated. • The so-called "haves" of the in­ dustry are violently opposing addi­ tions to the ranks of the subsidized operators; consequently, Casey finds such additions "impractic­ able," although in theory he is supposed to be the spokesman for all companies in the Institute. Casey states the American mer­ chant marine is inadequate and barefacedly offers as the reason that "much of this deficiency can be traced directly to labor trouble." Casey carefully refrained from repeating his pitch for preser­ vation of American shipping under Panamanian and Liberian flags on the grounds that they are "our fifth line of defense." It would be fitting for Casey in his role as spokesman for the industry, to take the position, as does maritime labor, that these ships be returned to the American flag. That of itself would put an end to the deficiency. Having written off the expansion of the industry as "impracticable" on behalf of the clique of major subsidized companies and having expressed tender concern for the runaway-flag operator, it is under­ standable how Casey, in his state­ ment, foresees no future for the shipowners outside of these two categories. With not-too-carefully coucealed satisfaction, he envisions a merchant marine consisting of 300 ships under the American flag, (Continued pa sage 15) 'i^' �ftcc SEAFAREitS LOG HtiftmlmT 1.19S$ • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Avthity October 15 Through October 28, 1958 Shipping fell way off in the last period, hitting a six-month low with a dispatch total of 908 jobs. However, registration declined almost as much to a total of 1,060. This was the lowest two-week registration since May. These figures illustrate the erratic conditions in the shipping industry, since the total jobs shipped in the previous repi^ represented a IS-month high. At the same time, due to the drop in both registration and shipping, the "on the beach" figures at the end of the period showed no rise and, in fact, also fell off a bit. Two hundred ships were handled by all ports during the past two weeks, covering 51 payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 112 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Baltimore handled 95 ships of the Dis­ trict-wide total. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) The general decline in shipping was not reflected in seven ports, all of which were busier than in the previous period. All of the West Coast ports plus Boston, Ba'timore, Tampa and New Orleans showed some improvement. In addition. Lake Charles showed no .change. New York, Fblladelpbia, Norfolk, Savannah, Mobile and HoH.ston all declined. Seniority-wise, the "slow" period produced some sharp shifts in the proportion of jobs filled by the three seniority groups. Class A men accounted for 75 percent of all jobs shipped, class B for 20 percent and class C for the five percent remainder. Thus the only increase was in the class A portion, indicating that the top seniority men don't hold back on taking jobs when the piakings are not as plentiful as usual. Figures, for the period also show that nine ports still have 100 or lesg men on hand, in all departments. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle all fall into this category. Of these, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men reg­ istered on the beach in all departments. These figures are a guide to the job potential in any port. The following is the general outlook port by port: Boston: Not much doing . . . New York: Good . . . FhllMielphia:' Should be better . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet; coal is still not moving .much... Savannah: Slow ... Tampa: Fair . ; . Mobile: Good... New Orleans: Good . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Good.. JWUmtargton: Slow = . San Franrisen: Fair . j . Sctttle: Fair. Fay Slpa la Ms Oat Traat. TOTAL Bottoa ...... New Yerk ... PkiloMphla.. BfllHaMfe •. • Norfolk 3 16 2 7 1 3 12 — 5 1 Toaipfl ..... 1 — Mobile 9 3 New OrieoBi. 4 5 — Lake Chorfet. — 3 Hoettoa .... 1 WlSmlagtoa .. 1 ' — SOB Fraacltco. - 1 3 Seafi:^ 1 2 TOTALS . .. il 37 10 40 12 24 2 7 7 4' - 7 13 1 20 31 10 10 17 21 4 11 7 4 7 4 10 10 12 too 111 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle mALs Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL _1 2 t ALL 2 2 '4 5 2 1 8 13 10 18 43 13 24 74 5 1 4 1 9 3 13 10 28 4 12 45 18 5 4 1 2 3 II 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 5 2 5 5 18 4 11 6 14 « 19 28 53 2 3 3 1 — 2 1 16| 6 10 38 — 11 20 8 10 5 13 2 3 « 20 1 4 6 9 18 — 1 3 36 62 105 84 184 50 m Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTALSHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 5 — — 17 32 16 65 — 3 2 6 2 10 — 46 — — 7 28 11 _1 11 — 9 4 3 57 5 10 31 2 10 5 10 7 148 56 13 51 ^ .2 28 5 19 111 26li — 1 2 1 — 4 — 1 — 1 4 2 5 16 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 '3 ALL 123 ALL 3 3 — 5 3 — 10 9 1 8 12: 23 4 39 5 59 8 — — 2 2 65 75 85 153 43 281 3 30 26 8 2 1 111 9 23 4 8 2 6 1 36 — .1 — -I 10 5 68 51 38 96 143 8 21 39 5 — 5 .-rr. .46 9 4 5 22 — 6 13 3 1 9 1 2 1 1 12 — 2 2 ' S 6 5 5 2 3 — 9 — 1 S 2 ah 4 — •13 4 — 54J 1 7 17 24 26 4 1 5 1 — 3 25 7 4 51 7 4 62, 47 66 10 Ii23 1 9 15 10 — 2 11 15 1 2 • 1 10 4 66 1 10 10 18 — 28 -10 — 38 22 41 3 5 2 14 2 2 4 18 2 7 7 — 4 1 . 1 26 11 14 1 26 2 12 — 1 — 1 11 12 1 11 6 3 24 11 19 1 31 2 40 '60 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 875 21 92 129 242 = .1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registerech CLASS A GROUP _1 2 3 AT.L — Boston Z — 2 New York 20 47 12 79 Philadelphia — 5 — 5 1 25 6 32 Norfolk — 2 — 2 Savannah — 3 1 4 Tampa — 2 — 2 Mobile '.. 4 12 1 17 New Orleans 4 20 2 26 Lake Charles.......... 3 4 — 7 Houston 7 24 2 33 Wilmington — 5 1 6 San Francisco.... 4 8 — 12 Seattle . .. 8 — 8 — rnfA'S 43 167 25 235 Port Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL _ 1 12 12 25 1 4 5 4 7 11 3 2 5 — — 2 3 5 5 2 7 1 2 3 1 6 4 11 1 3 4 2 2 4 3 5 8 2 40 46 881 Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 ^ 2 1 3 4 13 43 7 63 7 9 18 — 4 — -4 1 _1 — 34 8 42 1 4 — — 1 — 1 — 1 2 — 3 — 4 — 4 1 1 2 4 7 1 12 2 6 8 ' 3 4 3 26 3 32 7 1 5 6 4 4 4 9 5 18 2 4 6 — 3 — 3 1 1 3 10 3 16 2 2 4 8 1 5 1 7 — 4 3 7 30 154 29 213 4 23 43 70 —M i— • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS fl CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 , 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL li 2 4 3 1 1 7i 1 12 1 2 1 2 7 9 63 18 9 90 54 158 17 229 7 27 21 55 2 4 6 1 1 1 6 1 19 1 21 1 4 — 42 . A 46 13 81 '8 102 3 28 27 58 ... 12 8 9 1 10 20 1 1f 1 1 3 9 1 10 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 6 1 6 1 8 1 1 2 ... 12 8 __ 3 3 6 20 14 33 4 51 6 6 7 12. 51' 23 64 4 8 7 17 12 32 91 2 6 3 3 4 . 10 i 5 5 10 6 6 1 19 1 1 18 25 ' 11 34 2 47 1 12 6 3 7 5 13 1 4 3 14 1 18 1 _ 16 3 3 29 8 _ 24 6 22 1 6 7 5 6 7 14 — 12 —11 12 1 10 14 25 213 70 25 308 132 478 42 652 14 114 96 224 i— -mm. —iM •— STEWARD DEPARTMENT Pert Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL ~5' — 5 26 10 28 64 3 2 4 9 6 4 8 18 1 1 2 2 — 1 3 1 — 2 3 8 4 10 22 14 5 32 51 1 — 3 4 7 2 12 21 2 1 3 6 1 1 5 7 4 1 6 11 80 3l'll5 226 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sfi/ppecf CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP B C ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 .23 ALL 1.2 3 ALL A 4 — — — 4 3 7 14 2 4 20 1 — 4 5 4 16 21 7 39 33 5 67 5 77 96 37 113 246 3 2 28 67 5 .4- _ 5 5 3 — 1 3 1 4 7 4 6 — 4 4 1 17 12 12 4 19 3 35 39; 43 15 26 3 27 33 3 35 1 — 94 3 4 3 2. 12 2 1 7 1 2 7 10 1 2 8 3 2 2 1 — 2 2 U 1 1 2 4 2 3 6 2 3 — 1 1 2 12 8 3 4 1 — — 4 12 27 66 — 7 6 — 4 1 10 IS 27 7 10 22 10 1 29 30 — 13 4 43 13 60 40 10 66 116 30 43 13 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 9 3 5 5 4 — 1 2 6 10 16 7 23' 23 2 7 3 6 .10 16 1 6 32 1 7 2 1' 8 2 5 — 3 5 1 1 15 2 1 6 4 10 — 15 15 6 5 14 25 — 8 8 15 _6 3 17 3 5 3 1 8 16 10 2 5 9 — 6 8 1 — — 88 61 21 125 I 207 3 1 47 14 207 51 14 272 298 100 284 682 14 15 132 161 51 2 — 12 2 ^3 — — 5 — — 12 112 — r- — 8 8 19 — 24 1 •— 1 — 24 — 33 3 13 72 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B ShIpphd CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3A ALL 123 ALL _1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 84 184 50 I 318 57 148 56 I 26"i "4 16 40 43 167 25 I 235 30 154 29 I 213 '4 23_243 80 31 115 I 226 61 21 125 r 207 3. "1 47 207 382 190 | 779 148 323 210 I 681 11 40 130 1U J.-'" • •; Shipped CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP 28 2 8 ALL ABC ALL 1 ALL 1 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 I 60 10 14 1 25,213 70 J25 f 308,132 478 42 I 70 14 207 51 14 I 272;298 100'284 I 51 _2 — 12 I ISli 4 GROUP ALL 12 3 I 875 21 92 129 1 652 14_114 96 I 682 "14 15 132 11 31 r 46 681 181 46 |908.7(>2 1090 417 |2209 49 221 357 ALL I 2^ r224 j 161 I 627 �November 7. 195S f. Talks Progress In CN5 Beef V ii.i ji,:;' I-: Now that he is receiving his $150 monthly payments from SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarer John Taurin often reflects on his long seafaring career, especially his experience of being torpedoed in both World Wars. Taurin caught his first "tin fish" in 1918 in the mid-Atlantic when he was a bosun on the SS Lucia, an Army Transport ship. Again in 1942 a U-boat struck, this time in the Caribbean. There was heavy loss of life aboard the Barbara (Bull Line) but luck rode with Taurin a second time. All told Taurin stayed with sea­ faring for 57 years until a heart ailment forced his ^complete re­ tirement last November at the age of 70. He was a mere 13 when he hopped his first ship in Riga, Lat­ via, at the turn of the century. Four, years later he was in the States and had become a member of the internaiioiial Seaiiieu's Union in Baltimore. When the SIU was chartered in 1938, Taurin signed up. He is proud that through 40 total years of union .membership he had a clear union record, , ^ Freighters, tankers and passen­ ger- i^lps .made no difference to Taurin. When finances ran low he John Taurin cmd wife in photo grabbed "whatever hooker I could taken some yeors ago. find." After being torpMoed for the second time, he took a respite from, the sea, putting in five years with the Union at Baltinaore headquarters. He served as a patrolman, doorman and hospital committeeman before shipping out again as a quartermaster on Ore Line boats, which lasted until 1953. Then he worked on and off until his retirement. Taurin's heart condition has kept him in and out of hospitals during the past few years. He puts his time to good advantage, however, working on various handicrafts. Some of his braided cord belts,earned him first and second places in past SIU art contests. He also enjoys a good hand of pinochle every now and then. Taurin and his wife make their home in Baltimore. The . strike bV members of the AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry Clean­ ing Union at 22 dry cleaning and laundry plants in Anniston, Ala­ bama, entered its third month last week. The 165 union members struck at the plants in a drive to land a contract providing for a $1 an hour minimqm, as compared to their present scale of 20 cents an hour. Despite the fact that the union has received pledges from the 165 employees at the plants, most of the companies have re­ fused to recognize or negotiate with the union. Many of these firms have been paying as little as $13 for a 70 hour week. Although hampered by the state's "Right to Work" law and stringent antipicketing provisions, the strike has cut production down to 20 percent of normal because the companies have been unable to obtain enough scabs to'work at these low rates. 'i : , 'V •"; • fiV:-iia*: •fc :.¥• .a,, >".7 ; '.<Vv if 'C. .'"' Wire ri*»~ SEAFAR EES LOC in which only the 124 strikebreak­ ers were allowed to vote. The strike, which started over a break­ down in contract negotiations, was marked by legal harassment of union, individual strikers ^and their families. The company manufac­ tures Cherokee brand bedrooih and dining room furniture. 4 4 4 A "seven point program of pre­ paredness" calling for major changes in the national defense, was adopted by delegates to the 19th convention of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union in Cincinnati. The convention also heard President John J. Grogan warn of'the introduction of auto­ mation into "industry. Automation, Grogan warned, hurts both small business and the worker; the work­ er because it takes too. long for him to reap the benefits and gains of automation, and the small busi­ i. 4" 4" Members of the Steelworkers nessman because he can't afford Union employed by Dominion Steel expensive automated machinery. 4 4 4 & Coal Corp., at its tube plant in Montreal, won a new two-year pact Some 200 delegates to the sixth calling for a package increase of biennial convention of the Ameri­ 18 cents-an-hdur. The new agree­ can Federation of Grain Millers ment raises the base rate from voiced their overwelming support $1.58 to $1.74 ah hour in four of the union's new major organiz­ jumps, the first of which is retro­ ing campaign and voted to increase active to August 6. The company per capita tax payments from $1 employs some 900 Steelworkers. to $1.50 a month to finance it. The 4 4 41 hike, which will Increase the or­ The strikebreaking provisions of ganization's annual income by the Taft-Hartley Act have again $240,000, will be used to expand been relied on by ah employer to the union's organizing staff with oust a union from its plants. Local special concentration on feed mills 251 of the Furniture Workers located in the southwest. The con­ Union had been striking Carolina vention also wrote a detailed code Woodturning Co., of Dryson City, of ethics into the constitution. The NC, since April 8, 1957. The work­ union, a member of the AFL-CIO ers found themselves on the out­ Maritime Trades Department, rep­ side last week when the NLRB de­ resents some 40,000 grain millers certified the union in an election throughout the US. Representatives of SIU and of Cuban labor confer In Havana on problem of ex-Canadian National ships. They are (I to r) Louis Neira, SIU; Hal Banks, SIU vice-pres. in Canada; Jose Ensenat Polit, gen'l sec'y, Cuban Maritime Union; Paul Hall, president SIU of NA; Silverio Simpson Girod, Cuban Confederation of Labor; Sergio Pons Rivero, gen^l sec'y, National M'time Federation of Cuba. MONTREAL—Optimism is rising that a break will come soon in the deadlock over the Canadian National fleet which has been tied up since July 4, 1957. A serjes of meetings be­ tween SIU of NA representatives and representatives of Flota Maritima Browning de Cuba, the present operators of the^' vessels, has approached agree­ ment on the disposition of the fleet. The "Canadian Sailor" pub­ lication of the Canadian District, declared that a settlement appears possible. The objectives of the meetings which have been held at various NEW YORK^—Both business and shipping for this port have times In Montreal, New Yoi^r and Ravang, are to return the ships to been very good over the past two week period, Bill Hall, as­ thie Canadian flag, the manning of sistant secretary-treasurer, reports. While job turnover re­ the' vessels with Canadian SIU mained fairly constant, a*" members and the signing of an greater number of jobs, more sley (Robin); Fairland, Beauregard agreement between the SIU affili­ than 95 percent of them, were and Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ate and the operators. tic); Hilton (Bull); National Lib­ taken by class A and B men. At present the ships are still Mention should be made at this erty (American Waterways) and Cuban-registered as the result of time. Hall said, of the fine job the the Atlantic (American Banner). the earlier sale of the vessels by ships' and departmental delegates The in-transit vessels were the Canadian National to the foreign are doing on their vessels before Seatrains Georgia and Savannah trade bank of Cuba. Troy Brown­ coming in for payoff. Out of the (Sealtain); Portmar and Alamar ing, an American ship operator 18 vessels paying off in this port (Calmar); Hurricane and Warrior who runs vessels contracted to the during the past period, only seven (Waterman); Val Chem (Heron); SIU Great Lakes District, was to of them had beefs; thre^of the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Mermaid have operated the fleet on behalf beefs were disputed overtime, two (Metro-Petroleum), and the Steel of her Cuban owners. concerned minor repairs and the Navigator (Isthmian). Coastwide protests by the Cana­ other two contract clarifications. dian District assisted by the A&G Continued cooperation of this kind, District and supported by the he explained, hot only makes it world seamen's movement made it easier to pay off a vessel, but also clear that the new owners could results in additional port time for not hope to operate the fleet until the crews. Organizing in and around New the economic beef the crews had against the former owners was set­ York harbor has been meeting with tled. Consequently, Cuban crews much success. The SIU's Marine that had been placed on some of Allied Workers Division has re­ the ships, were brought back home, ported signing up another com­ much to the relief of the men pany which manufactures marine Foreign-flag tramp shipowners, themselves who were obviously equipment, and is expecting to get alarmed over falling profits, have under pressure to work these ships action on three others. come up with further details on a The membership was reminded plan which would boost their de­ against their personal convictions. The crews were removed from that the polls will be open from 9 pressed charter rates. The back­ the struck ships on September 13 to 5 every weekday and from 9 to bone of the plan is the setting up and negotiations over the disposi­ 12 on Saturdays in the two-month of a fund to pay tramps to keep tion of the eight vessels have been SIU elections. The polls commit­ their excess vessefs off the market going on ever since. The problem tees are elected every morning be­ until the rates go back up to a more profitable level. of their return to Canadian regis­ tween 8 and 9 AM. There were a total of 40 vessels try has been accentuated by the A committee representing some ownership requirements under Ca­ calling at the port during the past ten foreign maritime flags, said it period. Two of them, the Hilton nadian law. Canadian citizens have plans to sound out shipowners in to be involved in such a registra­ (Bull) and the Seatrain New Jersey advance of a December 1 meeting (Seatrain) called for full crews as to settle the issue. British, Italian tion. came out of lay-up. ' As far as the ships are con­ they Greek owners were reported There were 18 vessels paying off, and cerned, they are sitting exactly 12 signing in accord the provision calling on and 10 in-transits. for a fund,with possibly $30 mil­ where they were on September 13, Paying off were the Edith (Bull); lion vicinity area, outin ofthewhich the the Ciudad de la Habana in Mary­ Azalea City, Fairland, Bienville, owners who voluntarily lay-up land Drydock, Baltimore, and the Gateway City, Beauregard, their vessels, would be paid. other seven ships in Halifax, Nova ael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Raph­ Alcoa Scotia. > It has been estimated that the Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Artisan fund would pay an annual fee of (Isthmian); Robin Locksley, Robin Sherwood (Robin); Seatrain Loui­ $22,500 to keep a tramp in lay-up, siana, Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); and a bonus of $95,000 to Liberty Atlantic (American Banner); Can- ship owners who scrap their ves­ tigny (Cities Service); Antinous, sels. US-flag vessels would not be and the Andrew Jackson (Water­ involved. Included in the international man). Signing on during th^ period committee are representatives of were the Antinous and Andrew tramp owners in France, Germany, Jackson (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris Japan, Greece, India, Italy, the (Alcoa); Steel Artisan and Steel Netherlands, Switzerland and the Scientist (Isthmian); Robin Lock­ United Kingdom. Payoffs Smooth In NY As Crews Do Fine Job Spell Out Plans For Idling Ships �ijs'i winmi"' XH\ .L-,-tiJltJ:% "l,!, •!iui.,JLt.JSi SEAm^mEKS L&G iift Canada SlU To Get Hotel At Lake Port FMB Opens Hearings On Waterman Snbsidy Bid WASHINGTON—Waterman Steamship Company's bid for an operating subsidy on four major trade routes is now being heard by a Federal Maritime Board examiner. Company rep­ THOROLD, Quebec — A local resentatives are testifying on magistrate's attack on the SI (7 US North Atlantic to North Europe the SlU-contracted operator's' Canadian District last August "for 18 to 30 sailings. The proposed application for subsidy on the not providing facilities for Its following runs; US Gulf to the services to Europe would cover At­ members," has aided the union in lantic Coast and-North Sea ports United Kingdom and North Eu­ putting through long-sought plans rope, 30 to 40 sailings annually; exclusive of Portugal on the south for hotel accommodations for its US Gulf, California and Far East and Scandinavia on the north. members. ' As a result, architects In supporting the subsidy appli­ Bervke westbound, 18 to 30 sail­ and designers are now drawing up ings a year; Pacific Coast to Ear cation, Waterman is pointing to its blueprints, while attorneys are East, 30 to 42 sailings a year and existing services on many of these clearing up' the legal technicalities routes. On the North Atlanticin the way of the operation. Continc "ft run, the company spokesrii;;ri ?ited the fact that this The Canadian District has long particular service is overwhelming­ been aware of the pressing need ly dominated by foreign-fiag lines. for better accommodations in the Winner of $1,800 on one TV quiz, John Lombardi brushes up on Major opposition to the Water­ port, but the District's contracted his homework in preparation for another contest while John man subsidy proposal has comq ship operators had ignored the Mascola looks on. Both sail with the Sailors Union of the Pacific. from US Lines and from Lykes problem. When the magistrate Brothers, with US Lines arguing made his attack on the union. that Walefniaii was Uiiable lu op­ SIUNA vice-president Hal Banks immediately utilized it to push WSHINGTON — Loopholes in erate successfully on the North through the hotel plan. the revised 1958 tax form may send Atlantic to Europe run. The Water­ He wrote the operators dedar* expense account spending soaring, man spokesman pointed out that ing: "We have been aware for a. despite Government efforts to con­ the service had to be suspended number of years that some form tain it, many tax experts believe. because Waterman, as a non-sub­ of quarters should be provided for The practice of a businessman en­ sidized operation, could not com­ with the subsidized lines on Tired of watching Navy and Coast Guard officers pick up our members and your employees^ tertaining his wife and friends at pete in this area." Employer represehtis'' the theatre, night club or restau­ these runs. Waterman, Isthmian, States Ma­ extra money on television quiz shows, Johif M. Lombardi, a atives on tiie board of tt-ustees of rant and listing such expenses as and Isbrandtsen are four ma­ member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, decided to show the Canadian District Welfare Plan "necessary" to the business, is ex­ rine jor non-subsidized companies who the audiences that a merchant went, along, under the circumpected to become more widespread are now seeking Government as­ seaman could do just as well. appearance, when he was up to-_ Stanees, with the union proposal than ever. Should their applications So he applied for NBC's day­ $2,800, that he slipped up.'^He for accommodations to be financed Under the new tax form, the sistance. be approved, it would mean that time quiz program,- Tic Tac Dough, missed not because he didn't know by the plan. taxpayer will not be required to virtually all offshore liner opera­ put in three appearances, and the answer, but'because he had to file an itemized account of all his tions would Thorold, a small but bustling receiving subsidy walked off with a check for $1,800. go.4md'"'do them one better." spendings. Instead he must merely aid, leaving be Canadian seaport on the Welland the tramps, tankers He had been asked the name of Canal, is notorious for its lack of submit an account of his expenses and ships in the Lombardi was sailing coastwise and into his employer, indicate the total tercoastal trade outside the sub­ the President Jackson .when he de­ Napoleon's second «dfe, and all he lodging accommodations. The num­ on the form, and he is home free sidy group. cided to tor bis hand as a contest- had to answer was Maria. "How­ ber of Seafarers congregating in —almost. The regulations are ex­ apt,, Whieii- his vessel called Into ever I had to give her middle name the port has often left men without New iTork recently he went down and said, Maria Theresa, Instead a room for the night. pected to make it easier to provide to the program's interviewing of­ of Maria Louisa," Lombardi an­ for more liberal expense accounts. Prices at the hotel are expected fice and asked for a chance to swered. (Maria "Theresa was her to be in line with other low-price However, the Internal Revenue grandmother and the mother of SIU rates. Welfare Plan funds will prove his point. will seek to accomplish its objec­ IAMPA — Shipping has been The girl who processed his ap­ the Ill-fated Marie Antoinette who finance the project. tives by subjecting company rec­ ords to closer scrutiny than before. slQw-for- the men on the beach plication was a little surprised, was guillotined during the French Companies will be pressed show here as there were no vessels sign­ Lombardi said, for the ship was in Revolution.) However he was not completely in detail that expenses had a direct ing on during the last two weeks, port for only a few hours and he business connection, so as to and the only jobs shipped were did not have time to "dress up" in out of the money for he pocketed qualify under the "ordinary and replacements to in-transit vessels. style as did the other contestants. the $1,800 In winnings from his One vessel, the Yaka (Waterman) However he met all of the eligibil­ earlier appearances. Besides he is necessary" clause. Previously Internal Revenue had paid off during the period, but has ity requirements and they decided still eligible to be called for an­ other show sometime in the future; to put him on the show. announced that it would require rot yet signed on. The questions were not too hard, Meanwhile, Lombardi said, he will In transit were the Fort Hoskins, taxpayers to itemize expenses, but It backed dpwn in the face of a Cantigny (Cities Service); Gateway Lombardi noted, and the only dif­ take it 'easy ashore with his win­ rash of complaints plus the fact City, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ficulty he had was to keep from nings and try his hand at a couple tic) and the Antinous (Waterman). getting rattled. It was on his third of other "easy money" shows. that this in an election year. Dining Out? Charge If . To Expense SUP Man A Winner On TV Quiz Show "i i C 1n i Tampa Slow ' fon All Yoint PEAn SEA CHEST ir,:r/ ^ Ladders Are for Climbing ^ It would seem obvious thot ladders ore for climbing and not for securing lines. Yet, on one SlU-manned ship a crewmember suffered on in{ury from-leaping to the deck because his passage down a ladder was obstructed by someone who had tied a line to one of the tower rungs " y. • of the ladder. Whether the obstruction is a line as in this instance, a bucket of paint on the landing or any other obstacle to safe passage, it doesn't belong there. Keeping ladders, stairways and passages clear reflects good shipboard housekeeping and neatness on the job aside from reducing hozords to your shipmates. \ An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • ••v �^•WMbW 1, Hii SEAFARERS VIM DOUAK'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUtu Labor Fights Drug Costs Group health services sponsored by unions and consumer co-ops now are seeking to expand their own drug services as one way to beat price gouging by the big pharmaceutical manufacturers. For unions and group health plans have come to realize that nowa­ days the cost of the medicine often is greater than the doctor's fee for prescribing it. A doctor may charge you $5 or $6, but the bill for the medcine oftsn is $8 or $12 in the case of the modem antibiotics, and sometintes as much as $15 or $20-for other drugs and vitamin preparations Latest vqion-sponsored health-care organisation to open its own pharmacy is AFL Medical Service Pian of Phiiadeiphia, the Labor Committee of Group Heaith Federation of America reports. The new pharmacy fills prescriptions at a minimum charge for union fami­ lies coming to the center for medical care. Numerous co-op and unlpn-servfng pharmacies throughout the country are working out ways to team up to beat the modern phar­ maceutical gouge. They are seeking ways to cooperate in developing private brand?; to educate people in how to buy drugs at least cost; to exchange information on products, prices and suppliers; and most importantly, advises Harry Winocur, director of the pharmacy operated by District 63 in New York, to educate doctors to prescribe medicines by. generic name rather than brand name. For that's the heart of the problem. Nowadays your doctor often wiU prescribe a brand-name drug rather than the basic medicine itself. . • i_L^u brand-name equivalent invar(9191959 UHWiably carries a much higher price LOG Pare Serea 2 SI U Crews Win Safety Awards Seafarers aboard the SteeL Chemist and the Steel Traveler received $250 each frqm Isthi^an Lines last week for having the safest ships in the company's fleet. The two vessels tied for first place in the semi-annual Isthmian Fleet Safety contest by turning'in spotless accident-free records for thef" ^— six months from January paid to the ship's fund for the period, 47 were lost time, and th« shipboard welfare and recreational remaining 85 non-lost time acci* through June, 1958. Close behind in second place comfort of the crew. dents. Nine ships in the fleet re­ was the Steel Voyager which re­ Of the 132 accidents reported ported only one lost-time accident ported one accident, while the in the 24-ship fleet in the six-month during the period. Steel Executive, Steel Rover, Steel Scientist and the Steel Surveyor, all tied for third place with two accidents each. Under the rules of the contest. Isthmian gives $250 checks to both the unlicensed and licensed per^ sonnel of the vessel turning in the best accident-free record for the six-month period. The money is China Buys Liberty Ship A Liberty ship, built in the Bal­ Steel Chemist Captain H. L. Howser turns over $250 Isthmian timore yards in 1943, will soon be award to crew members (I to r) P. Colonna, eng. delegate; J. bearing the flag of Communist China. Transferred to Britain in Kearns, steward and ship's delegate; W. Carter, deck delegate; 1944 under Ihe Lend Lease Act, R. Murray, Safety Representative. the Springbank later passed into private hands, and recently was sold to China for $406,000, the first For example, druggists sell Pred­ time in many months that any Lib-' nisone for $10-$18 per 100, but erty ship sale has topped the $400,Meticorten, its brand-name equiva­ 000 mark. lent, costs $25-$30, depending on A second English ship, the 38the individual retailer's pricing year-old freighter Canadian Fir, policies. Reserpine costs $2-$4.30 was bought by Red China for the per 100, depending on where and phenomenal price of $250,OOQ. It how you buy it. But brand-name was estimated that the same ship General elections for 18 official been 90 nominations for the 17 Serpasil costs $6. Dextro-amphet' would posts in the SIUNA Canadian Dis­ different posts, but many of the be worth about $40,000 on amine sulphate costs you $1.45- the scrap market in the Unitec trict have opened and will continue men have been named for mora $2.70 per 100. But if your doctor States, with few buyers anywhere through December i5. The vacan­ than one position and the final prescribes brand-name Dexe- interested cies, carrying two year terms, are ballot will contain a smaller group. in a ship of that age. drine, you'll pay $3. The new being sought by 22 men. Hal Banks Nominations will remain open The emergence of China as Thfragran formula has a price tag is unopposed for the top slot of until November 15. maritime nation has been a boon of $15.75 for 180. But other thcra= secretary-treasurer while Red Mc­ to shipowners outside'the US, who 4" 4> 4" peutic vitamin preparations of the Pacific District crewmembers Laughlin and Norm Cunningham same potency are available for as are finding that the ship-hungry are alone in the race for the two aboard the 88 'Ventura were com­ little as $7.50 for 250, a cost of Chinese are willing to pay better assistant secretary-treasurer posi­ plemented by numerous maritime three cents apiece compared to 8.8 than the going price to satisfy their tions. organizations in Japan for their growing demand for ships. On the cents for Theragran. Three-man committees in each rapid and efficient extinguishing of US market, Libertys generally net According to Harry Abraham- about $350,000. port will supervise the balloting. a fire which broke out while the son, president of Celo Laboratories, wholesale drug cooperative, the ship was docked at Yokohama. Most of the sales to the Chinese Council of Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medican Asso­ have been in ones and twos since Company action in barring an Among groups to extend praises ciation is reported once to have checked the prices of "ethical proprie­ the sellers, predominantly US al­ SIU Canadian District patrolman were the Japanese Fire Depart­ taries" (the brand-name products which manufacturers advertise pri­ lies, fear to antagonize this country from its ships resulted in a walkout ment, Japanese and United States marily to the medical profession). The Council found that the whole­ by any mass sales. Nonetheless, of two crews on Canadian Pacific Coast Guard and the Maritima' sale price of twelve of the "ethicals" was $31.45, while the price of over the past few months, China's ships, while other personnel stood Safety Council of Japan. twelve identical pharmaceutical substances was $11.26. _ fleet has grown by over 100, niost by for immediate action. The But while state pharmaceutical associations recently have been try­ of which consists of charters rather patrolman was attending a meeting ing to educate doctors to prescribe by genecigname, and save the than sales. aboard ship to discuss various beefs patients often half the price of the prescription, the AMA itself has Shipowners do not believe the with the crew when he was ordered been little help in combating the trend to prescribe by brand-name. harvest will continue for much off the vessel by company officials. In fact, the AMA has been a beneficiary of the exorbitant prices longer. They expect that the Chi­ Later, while on the pier, he was charged by drug companies. The Federal Trade Commission's inves­ nese will begin to sense their im­ attacked by three company police­ tigation of antibiotics prices found that 15 leading mannfacturers had portance in the maritime field and, men. placed 32 pages of antibiotics advertising in the Journal of the AMA noting the exorbitant prices they 4" t Nominations have been opened in 1949 but by 1957, were buying 534 pages. have been paying, will resort to YORK—If it had not been Moreover, before 1950, generic names such as penicillin or strepto­ shrewder tactics in their dealings. for all officials of the Sailors Union forNEW the fact that he parked his car of the Pacific for 1959. There have mycin were generally mentioned. But after that date, the ads in the The flood of Chinese purchases near the scene of a homicide, a AJVLA Journal emphasized the various patented brand-name variations and charters lately is a result of lonesome British electrical engi­ of penicillin or streptomycin. the relaxed sales regulations neer, working in New York, would These patented brand-name variations cost much more than the adopted by US allies early in the probably still be making round-trip original substances under their generic names. A dose of penciiiin, for year. However, the United States voyages as a stowaway to visit his example, has a wholesale price of five or six cents compared to a still maintains a complete embargo family in England'. wholesale price of 30 cents for a dose of the newer patented anti- on all trade with Communist The engineer, William Roland China, which only an act of Con­ Uotics. McAtter, became lonesome after gress can rescind. LAKE CHARLES—It's either a his wife returned to their family The drug manufacturers have persuaded doctors to prescribe by feast or a famine on the shipping near Liverpool last-July following brand-name-not only through the AMA but by employing a small army front in this port, Leroy Clarke, a short visit here. So McAteer de­ of representatives to visit doctors frequently, by entertainment and port agent, reports. While there cided to go and visit them over gifts and constant mailings of brochures. Notify Union was a large number of ships call­ there. On October 3 he parked his < These pharmaceutical representatives are called "detail men". About Sick Men ing into the area over the past ear near the 52nd Street Cunard The FTC found that during its 18-month campaign for Terramycin, Ship's delegates are urged to period, shipping was almost at a Line pier, boarded the liner Bri­ one of the new antibiotics, Chas. Pfizer & Co., one of the biggest and notify the Union immediately standstill. tannic, mingled with the passen­ most lucrative companies, increased its detailing staff from eight to Talking about feasts, if all of gers and ate sandwiches in the when a shipmate is taken off 800 men, as well as using direct mail. Journal ads and exhibits. the vessel in any port because the boasting going around the hall ship's lounge on the voyage over. One former detail man, now working with union health plans, tells of Illness or injury. Delegates here comes true, Clarke said, the Meanwhile his car,. which had this department that the companies have a fabulous sampling pro- should not wait until they send men on the beach, will all be living remained on the street for three ' gram, that some dortors are able to make a side profit by selling the in the ship's minutes but should off wild duck for the next month. weeks without ticketed or samples, and there are even retailers who regularly, buy the samples handle the matter in a separate The duck hunting season opened towed away, wasbeing spotted by police from the doctoi%. communication, so that the Un­ November 1, and many of the last week while they were investi­ The technique of patenting a variation of ,i basic medicine and ion can determine in what man­ brothers have been oiling their gating a homicide. selling it under a brand-name has resulted in fiibulous profits for the ner it can aid the brother. shotguns for a try at . the birds. When the ship arrjVed in New drug man'qfacturers. For example, the 1957 pr(>fit statement of Pfizer Calling into the area over the York on the 18th, the engineer, It would also be helpful if shows that the company made a profit of ovw 2) per cent on its sales, the full name, rating and book two-week period were the Bents his lonesomeness temporarily and of 60 per cent on its investment. number was sent in. Address Fort, Council Grove, CS Norfolk, cured, went down to pick up hU In fact, the FTC found that the ccmpaaiet it recently surveyed these notifications to Welfare Winter Hill, CS Baltimore, Royal car. He was arrested by the policfr . Oak, Cantigny and the Bradford and turned over to the Immigraaveraged about 25 cents in profit on each dollar they took in, for Services at headquarters. Island (Cities Service).. , bwadTRPPR APtiblbtjca. i • ; • I « 41 • 4* • Notes From Other SIUNA Affiliates Car Traps Round-Trip Showaway It's Duck Time In Lk. Charles �Pace Eh:bt k • •f SEATARERS LOG [ i?iir- K- Vofe Result: Dems Riding High Hail NbTOBlitcr 7.19Bt -, Bienville Seafarers' 'Remarkable'Seamanship A landslide victory has been scored by the. Democratic party in Tuesday's elections for the 86tb Congress. The Democrats racked up wins from coast to coast gaining 13 seats in the Sebate and at least 45 in the House. ' The new Congress will con--* sist of; 62 Democrats and 34 Kansas: A. F. Schoeppel, R.; North Dakota: Milton R. Young, Seafarers aboard the Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) were hailed R.; •William Langer, R. Republicans in the Senate, and Frank Carlson, R. for a "remarkable >showing of seamanship in all respects'* 280 Democrats and 152 Republi­ Ohio: Frank J. Lausche, D-; following their rapid-fire rescue of Seafarer C. W. Howard, Kentucky: John S. Cooper, R.; cans in the House. Two seats are T. B. Morton, R. Stephen M. Yonng, D. after he fell overboard. In a-*" still- in doubt. •v i *1 • •i'i Okiahoma: Robert S'. Kerr, D.; letter to all crewmembers, at the time. The lifeboat was back Louisiana: Allen J. Ellender, D.; Each party scored one major vic­ Russell B. Long, D. A. S. M. Monroney, D. Captain O. H. Caswell lauded in its cradle at 12:05 PM. just 29 tory in' the races for governor. Oregon: R. L. Neuberger, D.; the crew for its fast and effi­ minutes after the accident occurred. . Maine: Margaret C. Smith, R.; Republican Nelson Rbckefeller-de­ The ship was off the Florida coast cient action. Wayne L. Morse, D. . Edmund S. Muskle, D. feated incumbent Democrat Averell at the time. . > ^ Pennsylvania: Joseph S. Clark, Howard, who was crane main­ Maryland: John M. Butler, R.: llarriman for Governor of New "I truly know," the skipper de-: tenance man on the Pan Atlantic D.; Hugh Scott, R. *J. Glenn Beall, R. York, and Democratic candidate Rhode Island: Theodore F. trailer-carrier: was working on the Glared, "that every crewmember • Massachusetts: L. Saltonstall, tl.; Edmund (Pat) Brown defeated Sen. aft gantry- crane at the time of did act ih a seamanliHe- manner, • Green, D.; •John O. Pastore, D. William Knowland for Governor of *Jolin F. Kennedy, D. the accident. All of the trailer- from the men in the engine room . California. Michigan: P. V. McNamara, D.; South • Carolina: Strom Thur­ ships have two traveling cranes giving me the., proper speedy Rockefeller's 550,000 vote plural­ PhiUp A. Hart, D. mond, D.; Olin D- Johnston, p. maneuvering revolutions, the men withv which they load and unload ity carried in Rep. Kenneth B. Minnesota: H. H. Humphrey, D; South Dakota: Karl E. Mundt, trailer boxes. on the bridge carrying out my Keating, Republican candidate for E. J. McCarthy, D. R.; Francis Case, R. He fell overboard at. 11:36 AM orders, the meh' that went for- the Senate seat being vacated by Mississippi: J. O. Eastland, D.; , Tennessee: Estes Kefauver, D.; on October 17 and was pteiked up wai'd as lookouts without being . Republican Irving Ives. Out in John C. Stennis, D. •Albert Gore, D. by a lifeboat 16 minutes later al- tol4 to- do so, the men that stayed California, voters chose Democrat Texas: livndon B. .Johnson, D: ikeUgh • hcSVy aWcll was fUiUiing aboard to brisg tho lifsbost aboard . Missouri: T. C. Hennings. Jr„ D.t Clair Engle to replace Knowland •Stuart Symington, D. •R. Yarborough, D. and, of coursel the .men that . as senator. Utah: W. F. Bennett, R.; Frank Montana; Jame.e' E. Murray, D.; manned the lifeboat." He add^ In other notable contests. Sen. E. Moss; D. that they did "a remarkable jotf ' Mansfield, D'. Be Sure To Get John W. Bricker (Rep., Ohio) was •Mike Vermont: George Aiken, R..; Nebraska: Carl T. Curtis,. R.; of getting the boat away from the defeated by Democrat Stephen M. •Roman L. Hrusfca, R. Dues Receipts Winston L. Prouty, R. ship considering at least a seven Young, who attacked Bricker's con­ Headquarter^ again wishes to to nine foot swell was running,' \^irginia: A. W. Robertson, D.; Nevada: Alan Bible, ,D.; H. W. nections with big business. Sen. Cannon, D. remind all Seafarers that pay­ •JBiarry F. Byrd, D. He concluded as folio\);s: ffAa" John W. MalonO'Of Nevada, noted New Hampshire: Styles Bridges, Washington: W. G. Magnuson, D.; ments 0* funds, for whatever master of the^^i^l I llo 'not be- ^ ; iiolationist and ultra-conservative, R.; Norris Cotton, R. Union purpose, be made only lieve it cqtifiMliuiW been done any •Henry -M. Jackson, D. was beaten by Democrat H. W. West Virginia; Robert C. Byrd, to authorized A&G representa­ faster, oiK'^w fast, by any other New Jersey: Clifford P. Case, R.; Cannon. tives and that an official Uqion crew unless they bad been trained D.;. J. Randolph, D. A. Williams, D. Massachusetts Sen. John F. Ken­ Harrison Wisconsin: Alexander Wiley, R; receipt be gotten at that time. highly in this type of rescue. Even New Mexico: C. P. Andwson, D.; nedy (Dem.) won easily in his bid If no rMeipt Ijii^ered, be sure though trained, I have my d<^t# •William Proxmlre, D.: , ; : Chavez, D. for reelection. Baltimore Mayor •Dennis New York: Jacob K. Javits, R.; Wyoming: J. C. O'Mahoney, • D.; to prpbect'Ydnirself by bnmecli- they could have done 1^ as fast ; ": Thomas D.. D'Allesandro lost his K. B. Keating, R. .^te^ bringing the matter to the considering the conditioii of thf ^Gale McGee, D. •" bid for election against Maryland attention of the secretary-treas­ sea. North Carolina: Sam J. Ervin Senator J. Glenn Beall, Republi­ Jr., D.; B. E. Jordan, D. urer's office. "I want to, thank every man on 1 * Reelected. can incumbent. Sen. John J. Wil­ board for doing eversdhing he'<Ud< ? liams (Rep,, Delaware), an out­ It was a remarkable showing-of spoken critic of shipping subsidies, seamanship in all respectif. V,' ' / narrowly won re-election. "I only hope that in the. fu^iUist; In House races. Democrats I will have the pleasure Of sailing scoi-ed heavily in all parts of the - WASIi0S4G'ruN—The start of a maritime nuclear age is not far off, according to ICemper with men that can carry out^f^rderg * country, picking up most scats in SuUivah, Deputy Nuclear Projects officer of the Maritime Administration. If tlie expected as well and as calmly as you men New England, Middle Atlantic and trend in estimated costs for nuclear ships continues, "the- nuclear plant should te in com­ did at a time of emergency." Fast Central states normally dom­ inated by the GOP. A Democrat petition with conventional . : .viwas even elected from Vermont for ships before 1970." ii . Conceding that the $30,500,the first, time since 1852. 000 cost of the MA's first nuclear The following is the list of US Senators for the upcoming 86th ship, the Savaimah, will be ,35 per­ Congress (names in dark type are cent greater than that for com­ parable conventional ships, he QUESTION: The SlU is celebrafing its 20th oniiiversary this month. What, in your opinion, has beM' those elected Tuesday). foresaw lower costs with the pass­ the greatest benefit you have gained by being a member of the SiU? Alabama: Lister Hill, D.; John ing of the experimental stage. The Sparkman, t). J Savannah, designed for round-theAlaska: Election Nov. 25 for two service, will carry 9,400 tons J. Maldonado, carpenter: Back In ^ John L. Gibbons, chief cook: The John Dolan, steward: Respecta­ terms, length to be determined by world of cargo and 60 passengers. A con­ bility! When I started sailing in protection we get by just being in 1927 when I started shipping out, the Senate. ventional ship of its nature would my wife told me the thirties, a the SIU, and beArizona: Carl Hayden, D.; *83x17 cost about $23,000,000. to stay home as Ing' .recognized seaman was look­ Goldwatec, R. The MA's contention in effect seamen were the ed upon as next and looked upon Arkansas: J. J. McClellan, D.; J. disagrees with the findings of the "last people in to nothing, as it a union ni^Wm. Fulbright, D. Pacific Shipper," a West Coast the world." That shiftless and ir­ ber. When I first California: T. H. Kuchel, R.; maritime magazine, published in may have been so responsible. But siailed we had to Clair Engle, D. the last issue of LOG. The maga­ then, but today today, because kneel tmd scrape Colorado: Gordon L. Allott, R.; zine concluded that the overall ex­ we are looke^ the -Union came to the steward, Joim A. Carroll, D. penses of operating a nuclear ship upon as respeci • in and got us the port steward, Connecticut: Prescott Bush, R.; would be much too great to war­ table men, just port captain, and better conditions, Thomas j. Dodd, D. rant commercial usage. It sug­ like any otheir increased wages the ship's skip­ Delaware: J; A. Frear, Jr., D; gested that the Atomic Energy union member. Next to this we *Jnhn J. Williams, R. Commission and MA had not and stabilized the industry making per, before they would deem you Florida: G. A. Smathers, D.; *S. correctly sized up the operating the sea more of a career, we are worthy of the Job. Not so today. have the big gains we received in wages, the medical center and vaca-: L. Holland, D. costs that would have to be borne. respected in our communities. That Now we ship from a shipping tlons. Earlier a working man with means board, and compete with other a lot to me. In addition to Georgia: R. B. Russell, D.; H. E. Sullivan contended that the costs a family could not take a vacatioii Talmadge, D. for a reactor and power plant and this we have such benefits as a members of the Union who are from the sea. If he stopped work­ Idaho: H. C. Dworshak, R.; other operational devices would be welfare and vacation plan. In the just as qualified for. the berth. I'd Frank F. Church, D. more than overcome by the ship's early days no one dreamed seamen much rather get a-Job because of ing, money stopped coming in. But Illinois: Paul H. Douglas, D.; E. cost-reducing advantages. Higher would ever enjoy these benefits as seniority and rating, as It is now, today, we can take time out witk, than because of whom I knew, as our families, and\ still receive M. Dirksen, R. rate of speed, more cargo space, we have them today. it was then, It makes you feel enough money to live on until w#.: Indiana: H. E. Capehart, R.; R. faster turn-around, and smaller 4" ij> secure to have union representa­ ship again. Vance Hartke, D. crew were cited among these. tion. DeForest Fry, chief cook: The Iowa: T. E. Martin, R.; B. 3. Regarding the reduced crew, he John (Jake) Fedlow, AB: The Hickenlooper, R. said nuclear ship crews would con­ difference we now enjoy in both » * i more than 100 percent improve-, :.; sist of specialized manpower who wages aid work­ Walter H. Stovali, AB: Better ment in wages, would utilize remote control and ing conditions. In living and working conditions. The working and gen^ other modern conveniences to a the early days Union put in a e r a 1 shipboard large extent. Other advantages they put out one. lot of time and conditions. One given were the need to refuel the cut of meat and thing w© never effort getting vessel only six to eight times dur­ if you didn't like would have today these, for us, and ing its lifetime, instead of regular it you went hun­ except lor a I for one surely SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bunkering, and the vast changes in gry, and 12 hours strong union is a appreciate them. for this port was on the slow side marine machinery, hull form and a day was average Standard set nf I am sorry that duHng the past period as only general arrangement which was for the working fair shipping many of the oldone vessel,. the Maiden Creek anticipated in the years ahead. seaman. Today I rules and the (Waterman), paiil off while the City The appointment of Lewis make more on overtime than I timers who first shipping board which guarantees of Alma'( Waterman) and the Wang Strauss, former AEC cliairiuai), as made then iu regular pay. Another shipped with me. a man ah even break in trying for Governor (North Atlantic) signed US Secretary of Commerce is ex­ major advantage is in Union rep­ ^nd who put their pected to have considerable effect resentation. No longer must the sweat into this Union, are not a job. Besides this we now enjoy on. Among the in-transit vessels in advancing the Government's individual seaman go before the around to enjoy these benefits. We a welfare and vacation plan, have were the Losmar, Flomar (Cal- hopes for the use of atom power company boss himself. Now we have gone far In this industry in modern halis and facilities in this mar); Steel Advocate, Steel Fabri­ on merchant ships. The Maritime call the Union ball and they go the past 20 years, and I doubt I and other ports. It's a big jump, cator (Isthmian) and the Iberville Administration is part of the De­ down and go to bat for us. That could have done better if I stayed from the old one-room stOte^.j|^%:sr shipped out of in the early days. partment of Commerce. ashore to make my living. and Choctaw (-Waterman). makes quite a big difference. MA One Payoff Is 'Frisco's Fare Atom Fleet By '70 • �:<t NoTmber T, 1158 'f: Pace Nine SEAFARERS LOC Homecoming: Happy Day For Natalie, DeSoto Men »» - m j *• " CJ Back in New York for payoff and with vacations in prospect for those crewmembers piling off, SIU crews on the DeSoto and Natalie were the targets for LOG visits last week. Returning from Japan, DeSoto crew­ man R. P. Taylor (right) shows-a happy grin for cameraman as he totes oncoming stores for trip to Europe. At left, Karl Dreimer un­ wraps souvenirs from Far East for routine Customs check. Lionel Des)lant waits turn to show gifts he jrought home. Natalie (photos beow) was back from intercoastal trip to West Coasl. Both ships were in good shape. -I m ;|| •fl 1 • iV .t >, Seafarers on- Natalie (above) shoot the breeze in ' passageway while waiting for payoff to begin. It looks like Tony Barone (2nd from left) has pulled off a good one oh baker E. V. Cromwell (back to caniera), as Bill FerriR-join in. Back in port^^vVfi^, , i^ieft), checks radio reception. ; • IJ , �^v-,' w U; if- t/pf' :i «.),<. i;:'i^.--^.»^' ;' • ,->-. '5^ Pare Tea SEAFARERS Naraatw T, UW S!U Hospital Pationte Display Handicraffto Broader Benefits Voted By BME W^fare Plan Broadly expanded welfare benefits for members of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers who are unfit for duty or confined to hospitals have been voted by the BME Welfare Plan. ^ Starting October 1, 1958 en­ Plan also pays up to $150 towards gineers will receive $50 a week the member's hospital expenses for up to 39 weeks while they're and from $15 to $300 towards sur­ unfit for duty, plus $12 a day for gical expenses, if an operation is up to 20 days while they're hospi­ required. talized. The benefit will be paid Extension ^of the Union's $25 each time the engineer becomes weekiy benefit for diskfaled engi­ unfit for duty, or is sick or hospi­ neers also has been approved by talized. the Plan. Starting immediately, For engineers who are confined engineers who are totally disabled to hospitals for three weeks or and unable to return to work will more, the original benefits will receive benefits of $25 a week for amount to $134 a week. Later they life. wili continue to receive $50 a week Pensions of $150 a month for until they recover, or use up the retired engineers also have been fuU benefit. Thfe BME Welfare voted by the trustees of the BME pension plan, subject to approval by actuaries for the Plan. The new benefits will be paid iJo engi­ neers now on the retired list and to those who become pensioners in the future. The new $50 weekly benefit ret SEATTLE—Shipping for this places two benefits that had been port received a much needed boost paid in the past by the BME plan. last period when a crew was sent One benefit provided for payments to the SS Wang Trader, a former of $25 a week as long as an engi­ runaway-flag vessel which retrans- neer was hospitalized. The other ferred back to US registry recent­ called for payments of $30 a week ly. The ship is now being op­ for up to 26 weeks while an engi­ erated by the SlU-contracted North neer was unfit for duty. The -$50 weekly benefit, plus the Atlantic Marine Co., and is on the $12 a day while hospitalized, is grain run to India. Among me other vessels calling similar to a benefit negotiated by into port were the Producer the Marine Engineers Beneficial (Marine Carriers) which paid Association last June. 'The new off and signed on, and the Texmar, benefits will be paid from the addi­ Marymar, Fiomar (Calmar); John tional 50 cents a day in welfare B. Waterman, Maiden Creek, Chot- contributions that the BME nego­ taw (Waterman), all of which were tiated with its contracted operators in transit. October 1. Seattle Crews Ex-Runaway LOG The occuc iional t h e r a room in the Manhattan Beac Public Service Hospital has captured the creative ener­ gies of many of the Seafarers convalescing there. With fa­ cilities available for ceramics, woodwork, paintiiTg, leathercrafts, copperwork, and other activities, many a patient has discovered a previously un­ known talent. Above right, Manuel Antonnana displays hand-made PHS emblem. At his left, aide Alice McCaleb examines a ceramics e c e by Joe Wariekas. )wer right is a comic clay bust of himself done by Seferino De Souza. Plan 'New Look' For Foe'sies Your Gear.. tor ship •. • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sporf Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Beits Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps hC'". •" |lf-V Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage the SEA CHEST WASHINGTON—The "new look" may soon take to sea. A Maritime AdmihistratioB study of living conditions aboard ship may result in cleaner, plusher and more spacious liv-? ing quarters for crew, officers and passenger alike. ^ The study, by industrial de- ' Once the ship is built, little can the interiors of a number of new ' signer, Raymond Loewy, will be done to relieve the inadequacy passenger ships, among . theni American Banner Line's SS At­ recommend changes in layout, of crew accommodations. The Loewy firm has designed lantic. color schemes, furniture and fabrics that would increase the comfort and. efficiency of living quarters and recreation facilities, while at, the same time decrease maintenance costs. Cramped quarters and lack of recreation space have long been a CHICAGO—Foreign ships using the Great Lakes with­ major source of seamen's com­ out licensed pilots aboard pose a serious safety hazard, accord­ plaints. For the most part, ships ing to Vice Admiral, Alfred Richmond, head of the US Coast taking to the sea today were con­ structed during or right after the Guard. This, in eHect, sup--f" war and were not particularly de­ ports the positon of the Mas­ signed to provide maximum com­ ters, Mates and Pilots in its fort. More recent models have strike last spring against all for­ taken strides towards relieving the eign vessels using the Lakes with­ out a licensed pilot. problem. The SIU and other maritime Speaking at the annual conven­ The surplus of ships will keep unions have long complained that tion of the National Safety Coun­ cil, he declared, "There is simply present slump conditions in ship­ they have not been consulted on the design and layout of living no requirement whatsoever to as­ ping from improving significantly quarters, galleys, messrooms and sure that foreign-flag vessels navi­ for at least another three years, other shipboard spaces, with the gating these waters do so with an according to a London shipping result that these items have usually acceptable degree of competency." analyst, W. G. Weston, Ltd. A large amount of scrapping will been bandied almost as after­ With the opening of the St. Law­ thoughts in the design of a ship. rence Seaway drawing near, and be necessary in order to attain an traffic due to get heavier, the prob­ equilibriunr between the demand lem is one that demands legisla­ for and supply of shipping space, tive action. Present laws applying unless maritime countries resort to to competency in navigation, he a concerted laying up of tonnage. went on, do not apply to foreignThe report noted the similarity with the depression period of the All Seafarers who expect to flag shipping. US Ships Use Pilots 1930's. At that time, even when apply for the SIU $200 mater­ Although not required by law, conditions began to improve, cargo nity benefit and are currently eligible for It^having one American and Canadian vessels rates remained at their lowest level day's seatime in the past 90 have traditionally picked up pilots for almost six years. Now, with days and 90 days in 1956—are in Kingston, Ontario, carrying prosperity "just arbund the cor­ urged to send in ail necessary them to the port of destination and ner," Weston finds little to be op­ docuihents when filing for the back. Foreign ships, however, are timistic about in the shipping benefit. Payment will be not bound in any way to carry world. "On the basis of the time lags made speedily when the Sea­ pilots. The^ need for trained pilots during the 1930's, it will take until farers Welfare Plan xeceives the baby's birth certificate, the aboard Lake vessels is accentuated 1981 at the earliest before the Seafarer's marriage certificate by the fact that the foreign ships older and less efficient vessels now aqd discharges showing eligi- that run aground every so often ia.d up will-have been scrapped, b^tf seatime. Photostats are block traffic and present a hazard so that freight'rates are unlikely acc^tflble in place of- qriginals to -Other , vessels. navigating the to increase substantially until that JUikef. date." it npnolnded. CC Head Calls Foreign Vessels Hazard On Lakes See 3-Year Shipping Slump Send Documents On Baby Benefit �rv-TT-Tu'i..; ; • » »• » • - ^ » s r-« % »-8» > ' > •« if • i > r f .• f ? i r r " " - ; •' "A •'s.'r-r'v-i "'lii'''--^,—-'•> • • IStAlPAnEHig tOG 'Mind If I Lookr iUJL JL V: ViHr* BCTM SIU Hai Program Eyeglass Need Runs High, MSTS Finds Tests of seamen's eyesight are in important factor in ship­ board safety, the Military Sea Transportation Service reports. The results of examinations given 2,000 seamen during the past year. Admiral John Will the MSTS commandant, said tection of periodic eye examina­ show that 325 men were found tions since the SIU health center in need of eyeglasses and 45 others had vision only in one eye. Seafarers on ships under con tracts to the SIU have had the pro- Mobiie On Nise; Job Calls Mount NY Labor Merges On State Level Tap any Seafarer on the shoulder, ask him what changes he would like to see on his ship and the answer will almost al­ ways be in the area of more adequate and more comfortable crew quarters. Shipboard rules and working conditions have changed greatly in recent years as the result of contract im­ provements but shipboard living accommodations have lagged behind because they cannot be easily altered. With a large part of the merchant fleet due for replacement within the next few years, the Maritime Administration has ordered a study by a firm of industrial designers as to how to make more effective use of shipboard living quarters. This is a welcome step in the right direction but it is not enough. Before any recommendations are cast in final form. the men who man the s nips should be heard from on what they consider their ma or needs. Consultations of this dnd would be fruitful in avoiding errors that are all too often made in designing and installing foc'sles, messrooms, galleys, storerooms and other interior accommodations, even on new ships. NEW YORK—Negotiating com­ mittees for the State Federation of Labor and State Congress of Industrial Organizations have reached an agreement merging their two organizations . into a single New York State AFL-CIO. t The agreement, which is ex­ pected to be ratified at conventions in New York City on December 8 The SIU Pacific District and the affiliated fish and cannery and 9, will unite some 2,000,000 workers unions on the West Coast have long been enmeshed members of AFL-CIO unions whose locals are affiliated with the in battles with pro-Communist organizations on the West Coast spearheaded by Harry Bridges' International Long­ two groups. ^ shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. The most recent The committee also announced Bridges-sponsored raid got underway one year ago when that a draft constitution has been drawn up and, along with the Bridges' union sent out picket squads in efforts to force SIU merger agreement, has been ap­ of NA fishermen's unions off their boats. proved by the executive boards of That move was defeated when the SIU Pacific District in­ the two organizations. stituted a "no overtime" policy in port, hitting hard at the An executive council of 29 mem­ pocketbooks of Bridges' membership. Having failed in their bers—^25 vice-presidents 'and four seizure tactics, the Bridges group then petitioned for a Na­ executive officers — will preside tional Labor Relations Board election only to suffer convinc­ over the merged organization. ing defeat. It looks like curtains for the latest in a long series Harold 6. Hanover, president of the State AFL, will be president of attempted raids on the SIU of NA's membership. 4 4 4 of the new organization, while Louis Hollander, state CIO leader, will be chairman of the group's ex­ Seafarers aboard three ships have been cited recently for ecutive council and director of po­ their records of good seamanship and safe practices. The litical and community activities. New York labor is the fourth crewmembers of the Steel Chemist and Steel Traveler each state group which .will complete received $250 awards from the Isthmian Steamship Company merger plans in December. On for attaining a perfect no-accident record during the^ six December 4, state labor councils months ending in June, 1958. The SIU crew and licensed offi­ in Massachusetts will merge; Cali­ cers aboard the Bienville (Pan Atlantic) got n citation for a fornia labor will merge on Decem­ superb feat of seamanship in the speedy rescue of one of ber 9, and Pennsylvania on Decem­ ber 15. This leaves two states, their shipmates who fell overboard in rough weather. The men of these three ships certainly have won wellIdaho and New Jersey, in which deserved praise for living up to the highest standards of shipstate labor bodies have not yet set boardi operation. dates for a mergeCi Another Bridges Befeat Well-Deserved Citations MOBILE—Shipping and political activity kept this port hopping dur ing the past two weeks with future prospects equally promising, re­ ports port agent Cal Tanner. During the period 11 ships hit port while 13 more are due in. Two ships, the Young America and the Coalinga Hills (Waterman), were crewing up. In port for payoff or in transit were the Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa Calvalier, Alcoa Roamer Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, and Yaka (Waterman); and the Chiwawa (Cities Service). Due for payoff or in transit are the Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa); Arizpa, Yaka, Hurricane, Claiborne, Wa costa and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Steel King and Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); and the Del Rio (Delta). The near-completion of two new piers and warehouses will give this port 12 slips capable of holding three ships each, plus a grain ele­ vator and a coal storage plant, thus making Mobile one of the largest ports on the Gulf. The news that five runaways are returning to the American flag was welcomed here. With most of these ships able to haul grain and other "50-50" products, the shipping pic^ ture is given an added shot in the arm. About the only problem present­ ing itself here lately has been get­ ting men to work the grain ships to India. Seems that with the hunting season on, the men want to stay around. and level their sights at the ducks, deer, doves and squirrels in the region. Tanner reports that "from the conversa­ tion being heard around the hall, there are a bunch of crack shots in the Union." program started operating in April, 1957. Every Seafarer gets an an­ nual eye examination as part ol the medical checkup given aUleast once a year, wUh'some men being examined more often than that. Those Seafarers who are found to be in need of eyeglasses are referred to the optical centers in the respective ports where they get a thorough eye check-up and a free pair of glasses under the eyeglass benefit provisions of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Since the free eyeglass benefit was instituted in June of this year, a total of 1,200 pairs of glasses have been pre­ scribed for Seafarers in the first four months. Most of these, of course, involved replacement eye­ glasses for men who were already wearing them. Similarly, MSTS has found that eye examinations involving me­ chanical sight-screening devices and other instruments for examin­ ing eyesight have great value in detecting eye ailments and helping to protect the safety of crewmem­ bers. 'V $\ i J "Ml 3I M ..'I Duncan Bay Hits^ Sinks Fishing Boat SAN FRANCISCO—A thick fog irl M was blamed as. the cause of the collision between the SUP-manned Duncan Bay and the commercial fishing boat, Norma Jean, about three miles northwest of the San Francisco lighthouse. The 50-foot fishing vessel, which was all but cut in two by the coliision, sank within a matter of minutes. The 20,000-ton tanker was headed inbound with a load of pulp from British Columbia when she bore down on the fishing vessel during a heavy fog. Maneuvering carefully in the fog, the vessel came about and quickly spotted the two-man crew of the Norma Jean in a lifeboat. As R. C. Winright, owner of the sunken craft, said, "she lowered a lifeboat and the crew did as nice a job get­ ting us out of the drink as anyone could ask for." The Duncan Bay, which is owned by Crown-Zellerbach, was the center of a major beef two years ago when the Sailors Union of the Pacific fought efforts to operate the runaway in domestic service. As a result, the ship was brought under SUP contract after being tied up by a SUP picketline. The vessel normally runs between Bri­ tish Columbia and California car­ rying pulp in liquid fomh for use by the Crown-Zellerbach paper WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration, rejecting a sole bid plant.. • on the SS Carib Queen, has an­ nounced that it will seek new Quitting Ship? sealed bids in an effort to encour­ age competitive bidding. A joint Notify Union bid of $4,305^00 by J. T. Steven­ A reminder from SIU head­ son & Co. and Zilkha & Sons was quarters cautions all Seafarers only slightly above the minimum leaving their ships to contact bid price established for the vessel. the hall in ample time to allow Built in 1956 from an incomplete the Union to dispatch a repL ••LSD hull, the Carib Queen was the ment. Failure to give notice be­ first privately-owned roll-on, roll- fore paying off may cause a de­ off ship to go into service. How­ layed saiUng, force the ship to ever, high operational costs com­ sail short of the manning re­ bined with other factors forced quirements and needlessly make its owners, TMT Ferry Trailer the work tougher for your ship­ Ferry, Inc., to discontinue opera­ mates. tions after several voyages. Ask Bid For Carib Queen '-y % ^ %'•'•; • I' •'1 ,--V. -.i-' • ..... r-i: �• »SEAFARERS »• - .'»• IN DRYDOC •Mtip Pare Twelve Ifife^i' • fiP'K' SEAFARERS 'Sea-S^pray' -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink fs:r- A fish that "bit back" at the man on the other end of the line kept Thomas L. Teears laid up for a while, but he's now due out of the New Orleans hospital in about six weeks. Teears was fishing when a fish finned hun on the finger and the result­ ing poison almost paralyzed his heart. He was on the Del Rio. Good progress Is also reported on Vincent Pizcitolo, who expects an operation for stomach trouble in a few days. One thing pushing Plzzitolo's recovery is the assur­ ance that once he's out, he'll he packing a full Union book as a result of his organizing work on the SS Atlantic. George Wendel, ex-Del Valle, still has a long con'"Vaiesceijcg. ahead of him, but is doing imSib -beJtjger. He was in pretty bad shape w'BWHie checked in at the New Orleans drydock last Kellogg Wendel month. Walter Zasanc and Walter Sikorski are both due out in a couple of days after a short stay at the Galveston hospital. Off the Del Sud, Zasanc was suffering from gastritis when he came in late last month. Sikorski is being treated for a strained muscle in his arm and should be out soon. He was on the Mermaid last trip out. Hopes are high at the Baltimore hospital that recent surgery on a bothersome gall bladder condition should do the trick' for Charles Kellogg, ex-Calmar. Paul Strickland, ex-cook and baker on the Baltore, is behig treated for high blood pressure. The reports say he's doing okay now. In New York, the SIU roster at the Staten Island hospital includes Clemente Aguin, ex-Steel Recorder, whose pressure is acting up; Florian Clark, ex-Pacific Wave, with a thyroid condition, and Fred Blichert, who came off the Steel Chemist with a dislocated shoulder. Also in there are the Valiant Explorer's Ray McCannon, with a throat condition, and Leslie Johnson, ex-Wacosta, who's up for surgery on a cyst.' All of the boys seem to be coming along fine under USPHS care. Seafarers in the hospitals appreciate your visits and mail. Stop by to see them and write when you can. i::' lU-;-7||''t - ; \m-' [•^iV .•' ' I; i' ''•* ' #" i?: : 4-^ » •' .. V r- vy, • •,, '• r' • - '-• The following is the latest available list USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Harry Acosta Vincent J. McNeil T. P. Barbour Luther R. MUton Ben L. Bone Augustin G. Oporto Claude A. Brown Domingo Orbigoso Ernest C. Colby W. A. Oswinkle Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Simon Eftime Richard Savior Thomas D. Foster David A. Schick Leslie Sigler Guy Gage Aifrcd Sloman Jack Geller Bobby Stalworth Gorman T. Glaze WUiiam J. Stephens Richard Green Everett W. Hodges Paul Strickland Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgis Charles M. KeUogg Clyde B. Ward Lester C. Lord Paul V. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. • Cecil P. Diltz Donald Ruddy SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Woodrow Meyers Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer H. LedweU Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Amos Buzzclle A. C. Harrington L. J. Campbell John J. Kulas Charles Dwyer Raymond L. Perry USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert L. Cooper John Rawza Marvin L. Leache Isaac G. Shelton M. E. LongfeUow Walter Sikorski L. W. MacPonneU. Walter A. Yahl Roy A. Poston Walter Zasanc USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA, Francis J. Boner Crawford Lightsey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANOSCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Paul D. Liotta Joseph V. Bi.ssonet Santiago Martinez Michael J. Coffey Francisco Rodriguez Joseph Ebbole Arthur J. Scheving Myron E. Folts Henry J. Sehreiner William J. Kramer W. E. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Richard Chazarra Simcha Zablozki Lucius A. DeWitt Louis T. McGowan Reamer C. Grimes USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN Z2ACH, NY Lewis R. Akins Antonio Infante Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup Eladio Aris Woodrow Johnson Fortunato Bacomo Ledwig Kristiansen Joseph Bass Thomas R. Lehay Melvin W. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Warren J. Mcpityre Leo V. Carreon Jens Madsen James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrno Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. Driscoll C. Osinski Friedof O. Fondila George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs Winston E. Renny Joseph M. Gillard G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan Aimer S. Vickers Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing , Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough Donald Hewson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R, J, Arsenault J. S. Harmanson VA HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE. GA, Elmer G. Brewer VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND. MASS, Daniel Fitzpatrick VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gill VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas K. KUlion of SIU men in the hospitals; VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Market VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, BiUy Russcl SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIF. Nighbert Straton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Samuel Bailey WUliam Marjenhoif Robert Barrett Alexander Martin Louis Bentley John Mashburii ' John Bigwood Edward Moore Claude Blanks William Nelson Tim Brown Dominic Newell Jacob Buckelew Joseph O'Neil Cloise Coats Vincent Pizzitolo John Dooley Winford Powell Henry Foy Arthur Proulx Henry Gerdes R. Richardson Marion Goold Antonio Santiago Edwin Harris James Shearer Wayne Harris Benjamin Stewart Daniel Harrison Thomas Teears John Harrison Thomas Tucker Alvin Headrick James Ward John Hrolenok George Wendel James Hudson Curtis Wheat Henry Janicke George Williams Wooldridge King James Williams Edward Knapp Charles Wynn Leo Lang Cleophas Wright USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Clemente C. Aguin Ray Lee McCannon Nicholas Anoustis M. E. Mdkatanga David. C. Archia Lawrence T, Mays Anthony Beck Anthony Pisani Fred Blichert Augustin Rosado Frutuoso Camacho Jesse Shonts Apron CastUlo Thomas Smith Mike Chandoha Adblph Swensbn Florian R. Clark Exequiel Tiong Luciano Ghezzo Eduardo Toro Perfecto Hierro Stefan Trzcinski A. Irizarry Ramon Varela Leslie Johnson Joseph Wohletz Oliver J. Kendrick Jose Rodriguez William D. Kenny Robert R, White More On Rule To Limit Ship Time To the Fdltar? I'd like to comment on Broth­ er Wells' letter which Jt Just read in the October 10th LOG. It was in rebuttal to the propo­ sition of a 360-day shipping rule suggested by another brother (LOG, Aug, 29). Brother Wells places much emphasis on our "inherent rights" as Americans to job se­ curity. He fears these rights J?. tej- November 7, IS LOG Letters To "You're tall, Stonley. Yoo can get the overhead!" 'Sm6key'Hits Bottom; Fights Back The old saying that it isn't the fall that hurts so much—it's the sudden stop when you get there— was proven again when the Steel Artisan hit Abadan, Iran, Actually it wasn't the Artisan that did the falling. It was one of the Artisan's "artisans," ship's re­ porter M. E. "Sraokey" Byron. Byron had decided to go swim­ ming at the pool in Abadan, but instead of just hitting water, he fell like a sack of cement and didn't stop until the bottom came up and collided with his head. Byron was • given first aid at the seatnan's club, but shooed off the ambulance that had been called, to the scene. The chief mate was heard to say later, when he saw "Smokey's", head, that it was a good thing his head was square and the pool was flat. Otherwise, there might have been "some damage." The mate never made it quite clear whether he meant the swimming pool or "Smokey's" head, Byron added an extra warning— the first one Is to watch how you plunge into a pool—^regarding occa­ sions when crewmembers go ashore in most of the Persian Gulf ports. He said there had been quite, a few incidents of watches, fountain pens, etc,, being grabbed by street thieyes, especially ;in the native quarters. He urged Seafarers to leave these items aboard ship or at least to pocket them and keep them out of sight while walking through town. In that way, they won't be put­ ting. temptation in the path of the snatch-artists that frequent some Middle East ports. Many items that were lost can't be replaced, he added. Oiler John French looks on (left) as M. E. "Smokey" Byron gets first aid treatment from manager Jane Gallagher at the seqman's dub in Abadan. Byron banged up his head from a nasty spill in the swimming pool but wound .up okay in the end. All letters to the editor lor pubfication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will withheld upon request. would be ^jeopardized if 360day rule was adopted. But I'd like to point out that in any democratic organization like ours, where all rules and regulations adopted express the wishes of the membership through majority vote, no one's "inherent rights" can be im" paired or destroyed. Besides, there is seldom a rule or regu­ lation anywhere that meets with 100 percent approval. The brother also is a bit con­ tradictory on the issue of job security. He first, states that such job security as a 360-day rule is unnecessary because shipping is so good, as attested by the number of class B and class C men being shipped. Later, assuming the adoption of this rule, he says that if a home­ steader did leave a ship for a vacation at the expired time, he might be out of work indefin'tely afifer he came back. He says the homesteader might also have to ship in a lower rating because "of a lack of funds caused by his taking the vaca­ tion.. This of course ignores his previous remark about shipping being so good. It also Ignores the possibility that a member who. has been' homesteading could probably afford to wait out a job a little longer than those who ship out at intervals. Brother Wells seems to think he would be penalized by having to take a vacation. However, if a rule limiting the time a man could stay on a ship was adopted, it would ap­ ply to all. No one member or group could therefore consider themselves penalized. Although a ruling limiting each man's time on a ship to seven months was recently adopted by one of our affiliated unions, it is doubtful that any of the members in that union considers his "inherent rights" trespassed upon. The . rule just gives all hands a fairer shake and keeps the jobs rolling on a much more even basis. Under our present shipping rules, any member has the right to homestead or not, and this is as it should be. One of the most popular, reasons advanced in far vor of homesteading is that if a member is a family man, etc, he has to keep working to as­ sure a steady income. This man be so, but there are a great many family men who don't stay on one-ship indefi­ nitely and still make out okay. They consider it a great advan­ tage to be able to get off s ship at any time and be home with their families, and take their chances on shipping again ^ '/If-..!'. - like everybody else. This is an "inherent fight"-of these broth­ ers and of the rest of the liiembership also. Brother Wells further sug­ gests an amendment to the ship­ ping rules so that a member could insure his homesteading on any ship. His system would be to allow a man to leave for a vacation and have his job held down by a brother member until he returns. But this, 1 think, really would be poaching on the "Inherent right" to job security of the rest of the mem­ bership. It is also out of order because the proportion of the member­ ship who. are homesteaders is very small. And even with a rule like this in force, it is doubtful that all those who homestead would take advan­ tage of it. It would certainly work to the advantage of very few at the expense of the ma­ jority and thus be contrary to the democratic principles under -•schtch we operate. Regardless of whether any change Is made in^4be 4ihipping rules, I'm quite sure-, every brother member is aware that while he is a member of the SIU his "inherent rights" as an American and his job security will always be protected, , / V Art Lomas Si 1. To the Editor: This is reference to Brother Wells' letter in the LOG dated October 10, I propose we vote on the 12-month rule like pur West Coast affiliate, the SUP, A two-thirds majority vote would then approve it or.reject it,. rule or regulation ever made in any union was made not by 100 percent of its mem­ bers but- by the majority. Our vacation plan, which pays $360 a year, enables a man to get some rest. If a man stays on a ship 12 months and can't get off, he'll never have enough. There's nothing to stop him from waiting out the same ship or another one on the same run when he comes back. I have talked with ,numerous brothers and, the majority fa­ vored a vote. How about it? Bob Johnson (Ed. note: The Sailors Union of the Pacific voted a sevenmonth rule last spring. The. SUP previously had a one-year rule.) ft ft ft Welfare Assist Is Appreciated To the Editor: I wish to thank all the mem­ bers of the SIU for being so kind and helpful during my brother's Illness, and following his death. My brother, James A. Oliver, had been sailing for the SIU since 1949 and became a full member in 1955. He thought there was nothing like his Union. He sailed on the SS Producer February 20, 1958, as chief cook, and on July 23 was removed from the ship due to a heart attack. He was placed In the Army hospital in Korea, then recovered and was on his way home. ' , .. However, after stopping for a check-up at the Navy hospital in Japan on August 8, he had a fatal attack - on August 11. As was his wFsh, he was Jburied at sea on August 17. Thanks again to the Union and especially the welfare offi­ cials in Baltimore for handling everything for me. Anna M. Wingate �SE AFARERS 'LOG WoTtHiWr 7,. 19SS PORTMAR (Calmar). Oct. «—Chairinaiv R, Stahli Sacratary, C. tCfia. Bverytbiiif numlnc amootUy. DEL RIO (Dalta). Au«. 14—Chair­ man, A. Durachari Sacratary, L. Morcatta. New delesate elected. Increase In pay A ot rates. Repairs taken care of in NO. No logs to be lifted. Ship's fund S50. Oct. 12—Chairman, L. Eiiandt Secre­ tary, L. Marsetta. Two men logged in steward dept. Ship's fund S3»— spent S17 for party. IS hours dis­ puted ot. No beefs. Two men logged. Request clarification on non-paying passengers such as children. Repair list to be turned' over to steward for typing. Vote of thanks to messman. Need new washing machine. ATLANTIS (Petrol Shipping), Sept. 18—Chairman, M. Keetfer; Secretary, J. Grant. No American money or Bait. Crew Informed of death of brother member. One man rick. One man short. Waritlng machine being repaired. Take better care of cots. Notify Union of brother's death and arrangement for funeral wreath. Oct. 11—Chairman, R. Hampton; Secretary, O. Brown. Crew briefed re: letter to brother's widow: wires sent—no wreath due to trouble re­ moving body from Cuba. Agent writ­ ten concerning ot beef on deck. Re­ port accepted. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for time A effort spent during brother's death. Donation for widow to be taken up at payoff. STEEL KINS (Isthmian), Oct. 11— Chairman, H, Moblay; Secretary, E. Yancey. Few small beefs. Foc'sles to be cleaned up. Ship's fund S134.01 Few hours disputed. Beef on electri­ cian's and oiler's ot. See patrolman about adequate supply of sanitary equipment and other supplies. Need at least 18 mops for steward dept. Iron in steward's possession—may be used by crew. Galleyman questioned Steward on ot—okayed by headquar­ ters; also disputing ot for carrying stores; also if there are set working rules for steward dept. Ot in steward dept. to be settled by patrolman. Eggs tm be replaced—present ones rotten. Griddle too small for frying steaks. Screens over range need cleaning. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 11—Chair­ man J. Giordano; Fecretary, M. H$rnandez. Some disputed ot. One man hospitalized' — headquarters notified. New dfdegate elected. Army coffee to bb used first; French coffee last. Sug­ gestion to collect money for cable­ gram. Slop sink to be locked by deck dept. checks 00 board—notify fleatiquarlers. Letter sent to NY for clarification. Report accepted. Motion that Union adopt, plan for seamen's retirement with 15 yrs. seatimc. regardless of age or disability. Each member to contribute to ship's fund. All excess linen to be turned in. Check ship for number of windshutes needed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Oct. 12— Chairman, I. Criggers; Secretary,' D. Marine. One man ndssed ship in La Guria—given permission to see sick mother; rejoined ship in Trinidad. One accident. One man injured, not given proper medical attention. Ship's fund $324.40. No beefs. Suggest crew members go to chief mate in lieu of doctor. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. IlChairmsn, L. Moose; Sacratary, V. Hall. No beefs. Ship's fund S24.33. Request complete slop chest. One man injured. Linen not in use to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well dona. MARIA H (Harold), Oct. 11—Chair­ man, E. Saboya; Sacratary, R. Banta. a '.*1- ttfi Fait* Ttairteca BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 20—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, J. Gribble. Few beefs on repairs—to be turned over to patrolman. One man missed ship; one man missed payoff. Ship's fund $15. Delegate to see about rusty water. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard for Job well done and for good feeding. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oct. 18—Chairman, E. Sobezak; Secre­ tary, K. Collins. Repairs made. Discus­ sion on replacements and payoff pro­ cedure. Few hours disputed ot. One man hospitalized—returned to ship. 'Request variety in steak meats. In­ sufficient night lunch. Steward would like patrolman to see ell menus of this trip. Vote of thanks to baker for 'Job well done. Member who broke glasses would like to be repaid for same—to see patrolman, DEL ALBA (Miss.), $ept. 11—Chair­ man, G. Parker; Secratery, R. Calla­ han. $21.50 ship's tund. Request cargo boys be kept off riiip in all African ports, also not to wash clothes in ship laundry. No food to be given out without steward's OK. Messman to empty own galbage cans and not cargo boys. Repair list and disputed ot discussed. Ship carrying two soldier passengers MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. —discussion of ot for same to be corrected. Steward dept. to be 18—Chairman, D. Tlcer; Secretary, J. Balldey. Request no sign-on unless sougeed after loading and discharging cargo. Ship to be fumigated. Bath­ .all major repairs are made. Smooth room to be painted. Steward dept. to payoff despite few disputes. Vote of thanks to boarding patrolman for Job check sanitary conditions. Requisition well done. No beefs. Ship's fund for stores to be checked. Request travelers' checks instead of foreign $31.88. New delegate elected. money. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory), Oct. 11—Chairman, C. Foster; STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Oct. Secretary, N. DuBols. No beefs. All I—Chairman, A. NIckle; Sacratary, F. Omaga. Ship's' fund SIO. Some dis­ repairs'made. One man-missed ship from New Haven—rejoined in NC. puted ot—to be settled upon arrival in NY. Motion to revise shipping New delegate elected; vote of thanks rules—four 'groups Instead of three. to old delegate. Ship's fund $7A7. Request Coca Cola machine be in­ Few hours disputed ot. Make out stalled for cold drin^ in hot climates. repair list. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ DEL MAR (Mist.), Oct. 12—Chair­ man, E. Stoush, Jr.; Secretary, E. seas), Sept. 17—Chairman, C. Halla; Secretary, L. Themas. Obtained for­ Fusilier. S50 given to member for hospital. Captain pleased with work mica for tables and chairs. Cabinets, of crew and cleanliness of ship. Ship's port holes, and dogs to be fixed. Ma­ fund $375. Dumping of garbage on jor repairs taken care of with excep­ mooring lines on after deck by shore tion of retinning two sinks. No beefs. workers to be discontinued. Some Suggest each dept. take care of Jaun­ disputed ot. Reports accepted. To ty, spare bathroom A book room. purchase movies next voyage. IVashr - Discussion on officers cleaning laun-. ins machine to be repaired. Radios dry also. Delegates to get together to be repaired. See Sea Chest about on situation of only one washing library. . Vote of thanks to ship's machine aboard. doctor. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), Oct. I—Chafrmsn, P. McNabb; FLOMAR (Caimar), Oct. 11—ChairSecretary, R. Goodnlck. New delegate man, C. Carlson; iecretary, M. Duco. Everything running smoothly. Motion and reporter elected. One man missed to cut retirement to 12 years without ship in Bremerhaven; headquarters a disability. More food and Juices to notified. 80 hours disputed ot. One man short. Few minor beefs. Messbe put out. rooms and pantry need painting. Hot water heater, engine dept. shower ^ ALAMAR (Calmar), Oct. 11—Chair­ drains, and toaster in messroom need man,' E. Hoggs; Secretary, W. Orr. repairing. Refrigerator cpnstantly Complaint about lack' of variety in meals. Ship's fund $10.29. Report of breaking down. bonus area in Formosa waters estab­ RAPHAEL SBMMES (Pan-Atlantic), lished. Oct. 10—Chairman, B. Vern, Jr.; Sec­ VALIANT FREEDOM (Ocean Car­ retary, E. Stinehelfer. Some rooms riers), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Thomp­ to be painted aft. Some disputed ot son; Secretary, T. Berry. Everything to be taken care of at pay-off. Every­ running smoothly. Few minor beefs. thing running smoothly. Ship's fund $3.29. No beefs. Request men getting SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), off to notify delegates. Suggest bigger Oct. IS—Chairman, R. Prltchett; Sec­ room for electrician and crane main­ retary, S. Phillips. Need new trash­ tainor. Request cups and silverware ing machine. Few hours disputed ot. be brought back to pantry after using Request better grade of night lunch; same. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food A service, also to Charapples & oranges. Ue Henning for nice TV shelf buUt CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Aug. and Installed. One dollar donation for ship fund to be taken up at pay off. 14—Chairman, L. CConnel; Secretary, R. Martin. New delegate elected. Old ANGELINA (Bull), Oct. 11—Chali^ mattresses will be replaced. Clorox to be distributed to each delegate. En­ man, R. Principe; gscretary, T. Optaszeskl. New delegate elected. Some gine and deck will alternate cleaning laundry; steward dept. to take care of disputed OT. Proper attire to be worn recreation room. Hook to be installed in messhall. Rotate cleaning laundry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. in galley screen. Oct. 11—Chairman, D. Pashkott; Sec­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), retary, E. Martin. Some disputed ot­ to be taken up with patrolman. Dis­ Oct. 19—Chairman, S. Furtado; Sec­ retary, J. Douglas. New delegate cussion on American money to be given out at draw—none available at elected. One man missed ship in last port. Vote of thanks to steward Phlla. One man getting off with 60 days. Report accepted. Take better dept. care of washing machine. Use care when placing glasaes in shi^^ Write OREMAR (Marven). Sept. If—Chair­ letter to hq. re blotrara for foc'alea in man. R. Hampson; Secretary, R. Brown. Two men missed ship In engine room. Norfolk A GIobe-Girdler 5 Tunes Some of the "vital statistics" on the performance of a supertanker during a 412-day voyage came to light following the recent payoff of the Cities Service Norfolk. Details on the ship's escape from a dock fire during loading operations appeared in an earlier issue (LOG, Sept. 26). A "fact sheet" on the trip "This is the equivalent of five some of our men spent one-third notes that of 412 days on arti­ times around the Earth at the of their time under water in the cles, 336 days, 19 hours and 28 equator and^ should qualify us for engine room . . ." minutes were spent at sea covering a citation such as was presented The Norfolk's average speed over a distance of 132,629 nautical miles. to the sub Nautilus. Don't forget the distance covered was 16.4 knots loaded and light, enabling her to move 339,048 tons of various car­ goes—equivalent to 2,778,992 net barrels delivered to^cargo;" owners' specifications. Tbe ship hit 42 ports,:spending 75 days all told in port, and went into the Persian Gulf nine times to load. All in all, "35 well-seasoned men" came home with the ship of the "45 men and boys, mostly men," who started out together. Two were lost through sickness, two paid off under mutual consent and one missed the ,ship in Manila. The "boys," of course, were the "short-trippers" who paid off after only a year and 12 days on articles. • Norman Peppier was the ship's delegate. B. Nielsen, deck; L. V. Springer, engine, and A McCullum, steward, were the department dele­ gates. Hurricane Leaves Calling Card /> rri LOG-A-RHYTHM: Rain At Sea Oiler John Pedrosa (left) and deck maintenance on the Irenestar survey some of the wreckage after the ship ran into a hurricane near the Azores. Besides smashing the starboard lifeboat ahd de­ positing same on the engine room skylight (above), the big blow twisted the boom and tore away a couple of ventilators. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST ( . By Roy Fleischer The ocean was heavy gray And the sky shrouded with mist That dropped rain unceasingly. The waves snarled and hissed. "Everything falls apart. Families divide and die. Love—a disturbing thing— Leaves women behind to pine." The rain soaked the upper deck And seeped dawn to the crew. Men snapped, like turtles at mess. And complained about the stew. • - -- Water, starboard and port. No spot was dry below. Clothes were damp and soggy. The fire went .out in the stove. ' :i TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" EVERY SUNDAY. U20 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday! WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. TVFL-65, 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico,'Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95. 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, iVITD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue ,. . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WC<)-16908,8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMEHT "Life isn't worth the living. It is trouble, aches and pains. Listen, Neptune! I'll blow my top With one more day of rain!" The rain continued to fall. Nights and days for a week; And the ship sailed on For ships, like men. Have goals and ports to reach. •• And the man didn't blow his top. Saw his wife and child again. They were waiting, filled with tove. On the pier in the cold, gray rain. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS • ••S**$*' CITY STATE ••••*• ZONE ... 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Meanwhile, crew pantryman Frank Pieczy< koln (above, right) keeps busy on clean-up chores so every­ thing's in readiness for meal­ time. At right, 2nd cook Charles A. Borrough and chief cook Jimmy Jordan turn to preparing the main items on the bill of fore for the day. Photos by "Big John" Wunderlich. SlU, A&6 District h' ' t^'• t ti^•- :'^-. Uf--. 1-- -'V; • r--: RICHMOND. CalU....B10 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 20935 SAN FRANaSCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 28363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORE 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 88U8 Great Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Mahi St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. MC&S Phone: Randilph 2-4110 3261 E. 92nd St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex 8-2410 PHohe 21714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. 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Agent Phone 3156 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK. .. 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 28608 NORFOLK . . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9634 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 25475 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez ^Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 25986 S/rVANNAH 3 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 21728 SEATTLE 8505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 24334 TAMPA . 18021811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 21323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 605 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 22874 HEADQUARTERS 875 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney, Std. J. Volpian. Joint ALPENA Knowi. •(OIHEWS' KH!:- i:- •::;- • thO' membership through- the LOG. We would also' like to know what the other' think on this matter. Furthermore, on Article II, Section 46 (b), regarding the crew being called out to work overtime, the crew of the Kyska, and the deck depart­ ment especially, went on record unanimously that the 15-minute period be changed to 30 min­ utes. If they've sailed these ships in the winter, in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oreans, the brothers can see why we need 30 minutes instead of 15 for proper readiness. J. H. Pamell Ship's delegate (Ed. note: The above was signed by 24 crewmembers.) 4'. 4 4 Baby Benefits Draw Cheers To the. Editor: I wish to express my thanks . tq-,^|khe Seafarers International UnioiV'ior Uie $200 maternity benefit and'the $25 US savings entatives tb§ .iubject of ath­ bond which we recently received letic equipment aboard ship be for the birth of our daughter'' Kathryn. brought up. Not having the aforesaid I am very proud that my hus­ equipment at his disposal, some band is a seaman and a mem­ seamen have a tendency to ber of,such a great organization. "drop anchor" at the nearest: Mrs. Robert Layko bar as soon as they land ashore. If ships were equipped with even a minimum of body-building ap­ SIU B^od Bank paratus, these men would work themselves into top physical Urged By Wives condition and perhaps discard To the Editor: We three wives of SIU men their drinking habits. .1 believe it would be in the in lyiobile would like to suggest best interests of the Union's something for the consideration members and the shipowners to of all Seafarers and their fami­ Have this equipment aboard ship. lies. We think it would be advis­ Seamen would thus be better able to perform their duties to able to start a blood bank among the advantage of all concerned, our own members. It could operate for the benefit of sea­ Anthony C. Aronica men and their families through­ SS Hurricane out the world. Perhaps some­ 4" t 4" thing like this could be started. Sailing Board Mrs. E. S. Brinson Mrs. W. H. Johnson Chango Urged -Mrs. C. J. Vincent To the Editor: (Ed. note: A voluntary blood We, the unlicensed crewmerabank program in cooperation bers of the SS Kyska, unani­ with the USPHS has been tried mously went on record, when in various from time to the last shipboard meeting was time but hasports never covered all held, that in our main freight SIU ports. The Union is cur­ agreement. Article II, Section rently tryingAo work out a more 38 (a), regarding the posting of comprchcnsroc arrangement. In the sailing board, should be addition, the SIU Welfare Plan changed. already provides a blood trans­ We believe the sailing board fusion benefit for SIU wives should be posted upon arrival and dependents.) in port regardless of whether 4 4 4 the vessel's stay in port .is to be 12 hours or more. The week­ Offer Thanks end is a specific beef. The vessel arrives in port at For Condolences 1430 hours on Friday and, on To the Editor: My family joins me in thank­ this vessel especially, they never, so they say, know how ing the SIU and the Seafarers much cargo or bow long we will Welfare Plan for the $4,000 be in port, etc., so those brothers benefiit left me by my son Wil­ having the weekend off natural­ liam W. "Dutchy" Moore. We ly are quite worried when no would also like to express om sailing board has been posted thanks for the lovely letters of sympathy from several SIU offi­ by 1700 hours on Friday. This is an item that should cials after the death of my son. be brought'to the attention of They were all very kind. Mrs. A. Greenlee the negotiating committee and �t9age»¥UUitm IS i: ii F^Ait'etts* L'O'c Sir lfAB¥ ARRIVALS Theodore Calapothakoo Please • contact Jack' Lynch at Room 201, SUP hcadquarten, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco. ^ it> Joseph Padelsky "Your wife requests that you eontact her at once. The address l<i 312 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. % ^ ' John T. Howard Your brqther David urges yon to get in touch with him immedi­ ately. His address is Route Ho. 1, West Point, Va. 4^ 4. Alvin L. Blain It is Important that you contact your family at once at 1202 Whittle Ave., Olney, lU. Your mother has been lU. « » . All of tfie. following SIU famtlies have received a $200 maternity benefit plies a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Tina Cynthia Rnssel, bom Sep­ tember 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy Russel, Memphis, Tenn 4 4 4 Tlmetky Dwayne SmKB, bora July 21, to Seafarer and Mrs. R. £. Smith, Boaz, Ala. 4 4 4 Elaine Carol Stevens, bom Au­ gust 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter C. Stevens, Baltimore, Md. 4) W. R. (Dick) MasMy Tour gear has beeu shipped to Houston Hall and la waiting for you there. Geerge W. L. F. Flfait Anyone knowing the whereabouta of the above, please contact his daughter, Mrs. Delorea Buchwaid, 1580 MontpcUer St, BalUmore, Md. George T. Chandler Calvin James » 4) 4^ JoseiA Camso Bin Bcnaon Your shipping cards are being . Yett are urged to contact Thomaa held for you at SHJ beadouartcrs. C. Hephina. c/o Wttmhwlon ptaig Co., P.O. Bebi 1809, Wilming­ ton. NO. Ridiard Nomiapi.Jatir4, and bffitlioe Kbttbon Pafr[fji, Id months, stond for their por­ trait. iha two boys cAr# sons of Seafarer hfarry K. Eost. Boincy JBcuetl, brnm Septem­ ber to l^afarer and Mrs. Garland McHugh Bennett, Jesup, Georgia. 4 4 4 Robert nmothy Mabe, born July 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin B. Mabe,, Mt. Airey, NC. Dorothy E. Flanagan, bom Sep­ tember 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Flanagan, Philadelphia, P». 4 4 4 Deborah DegoHado, bom Octo­ ber 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Margairito Degollado, Galveston, Tex. - - '' ' ^ ' .•' •4: --'4 74 WHilam Larce Jr., bora Septem­ ber 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Larce, New Oyleans, La. 4 4 4 Jody Amme Pokrywka, born Sep­ tember 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman J. Pokrywka, Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 - " ;3; 4 Karl Lelter, bora September 1, .. 4. 4. • Thmnae Brett Lirady, bora Au­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex­ 4 4 4 gust 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ander Letter, Elmhurst, NY. Fierentino C.- Saya Thomas J. Lundy, Wflmm', Ala. , 4 4 4 * It ia important that you get in Cynthia Webe, bora September 4) 4 4 tsueh with Jo« Kite at «SS5 Water Bsvid ANsst Wallaee, bom Sep^ 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. WiL St., Jacksonville, Fla. tember 23. 1958; to Seafarer and Ham D. Weise, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs, Waltor F, Wallace, Norfolk, 4 4 4 4 4*4 Ivonne Mercedes Hernandes, Va. Henry B. Falle bora September 24, 1958, to Sea­ 4 4 4 ^ Your Union book and seamen's Jetty M. Parker, born October farer and Mrs. Juan Hernandez, papers are being held for you at 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Pucrta de Tierra, PR. headquarters of Eastern Air Lines. liam M. Parker, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Continued from page 3> 4 4 Judy Marie Gnarlno, bora Octo­ 4 4 4 ittacfcs on wages and union work­ Eldon M. CnDerfon Evelyn Colon,, bom October 12, ber 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. BALTIMORE—The first step in ing conditions. Please get in touch with, your renovating the Union hall in this 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo- Bennie J. Guarino, New Orleans, The chief responsibility for ex­ mother at 2014 Chippewa St., New port has been completed. Earl poldo Colon, New York City. La. plaining the effects of "right to Orleans, La. She has a check wait­ Sheppard, port agenL announced. 4 4 4 work" to the community fell to the ing for you. David Johnston, bora September The outside of the bualding is labor movements in the states 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ sporting a new paint job and looks where the measure was up for a bert W, Johnston, Houstcm, Tex, as if it was newly-built. Work on vote. The results indicate that o»interior of the building has not yet. 4 4 4 ga^zed labor did a successful job Brian Gngliotta, bora September begun, but it Is expected to start in ^getting its message across. 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otho in the near future. Besides beating back "right to Gugliotta, Baltimore, Md. Although shipping for the pert work" itself, voters in several 4 4 4 has been only fair, the registration states defeated candidates identi­ Dorinda CatalaneUo, born Sep­ list has fallen off somewhat. How­ fied with it. California Senator tember 29, 1958, to Seafarer and ever the membership is warned Willlain Knowland, who made Mrs. Frank Catalanello, Brooklyn, that the list is en the heavy side ••right to work" a major issue in (Continued from page 2> NY, his campaign lor governor, was From October, 1957 through June, in all three departments. There 4 4 4 (Continued from page 3) are still five Ore ships tied up in awamped by Democratic Attorney- 1958, there were no SIU fatalities Thomas Barns, bora October 4, the yards here, Sheppard reported, ail of which, no doubt, would be 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert General Edmund (Pat) Brown by due to accidents; the SIU ratio about one million votesl Governor of all accidents to total working along with the Irenestar, Michael operated by the fat-cat category J: Burns, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Goodwin J. Knight, who opposed membership was less than 15 per­ and the'Kenmar, The Michael is which he represents. Throughout his statement, "right to work," was beaten for cent; the ratio of lost-time ac- expected to crew up soon, bnt it senator by Democrat Clair Engle, ddents to men working was under is anybody's guess as to when the Casey repeatedly blamed unAn but his losing margin was less five percent. In each case, the others will find cargoes and come "frictions" for making his job out of the yards. difficult. His position is that all than Knowland's. figures matched estimateo based There were seven diips paying unions should accept what he Also defeated was Indiana Repub­ on a sampling of SlU-contracted off during the must period, five deems to be the pattern of con­ lican Goveraor Harold W. Handley. fleets. signing on and 12 were in transit. tract settlement. The sincerity of running for the Senate. R. Vance The SIU figures bely the grim Paying off were the Steel Scientist his proposal can be weighed in Hgrtke, Handley's Democratic op­ picture of ah industry loaded with asthmlan); O r e m ar (Marven) light of his reactions when his pat­ ponent, attacked Handley for ap­ "chronic" hospital cases and (twice); Eveljm, Angelina, Jean tern is questioned. It will be re­ The deaths of the following Settproving Indiana's "right to woik" . law by allowing it to go on the "claim-happy'' seamen. The total (Bull) and the Charles Dunaif called that when the licensed farers have been reported to the number of Seafarers receiving (Colonial).. Signing on daring the engineers .would not accept ajdic- Seafarers Welfare Plan and the books 22 months ago.' hospital benefits in 1957 amounted period were the Steel Scientist; tated settlement, Casey's answer SIU death benefit is being paid to Another "right to woric" hacker who was defeated was Ohio's Re­ to barely 13 percent of the total Oremar; Pennmar (Calmar); Char­ was "let's destroy the union by their beneficiaries. publican Senator John W. Bricker. active membership, Including both les Dunaif and the Dorothy (Bull). setting up a company-dominated J. A. McNamara, 31; Sailing on The 12 in-transit ships were the outfit for all ship's officers." Dropped with Bricker was Ohio's injuries and illnesses. Of those hospitalized over 86 percent were the SS Seamar, Brother McNamara The fact that he thought a com­ Yaka, (Waterman); Bethcoaster, Republican Governor O. William in only once during the year, and was reported missing at sea August pany union could succeed in mari­ Portmar, Calmar (Calmar); Steel O'Neill, who made "right to work" the principal issne of his campaign. four percent were long-termers Director, Steel • Navigator dstb" time betrays a lamentable lack of 9. He was a Union member since The only major "right to work" inactive for years because of major mian); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puri­ understanding. This is coupled 1955 and worked in the deck de­ tan, Alcoa Pennant (Akoa); Robin with the fact that a portion of partment. He leaves no known supporter to win reelection was ailments such as TB. The Marine Index Bureau, a re­ Goodfellow (Robin); Santore (Mar­ the statement consisted of a "pres­ survivors according to the death Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep., porting service, in its 1957 analysis ven) and the Emilia (Bull). All entation" on the structure of the certificate. Ariz)' 4 4 4 • . were reported in good shape with maritime industry which ia shot As a result of the Kansas .vote, notes: Roy Cain, 27: Brother Cain was full of inaccuracies. , . The maritime industry, in­ only minor beefs to be settled. there now are "right to work" laws As head of an organization pur­ stricken while at sea August 25. on the books in 19 states. In addi­ sofar as serious injuries are con­ The cause of porting to speak for a large seg­ tion Jto Kansas, they are: Alabama, cerned, compares favmably with death was not dement of industry interests, Casey Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Geor­ other, industries.. It thus appears termlned. A showed no signs of a bold approach, gia, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, that safety programs In the mari­ Unionmember and no enthusiasm for ways and Nebraska, Nevada, North and time industry, which have been since 1955, he means to encourage industry ex­ South Carolina, North and South intensified during the past few sailed in the deck pansion. It would appear to be Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah years, are producing the desired department. His incumbent upon him to devote results . . and Virginia. wife, Mrs. Sybil his energies to just such objectives, Cain, of Mobile, and, at the very minimum, he Ala., survives should fulfiU his function, of estab­ Stay Puf For Jobless Pay him. Burial took lishing good faith in relations be­ place in MobUe. tween the Institute and the muiSeafarers who are collecting state unemploymeiit benefits, while time unions. on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid 4 4 4 Richard C. Slar, 27: A victim of InsteuT, he cheoses to cut up changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue rethe industry In favor of an cxclih polio, Brother/Siar passed away celvhig their checks regularly., Several Seafarers have already experieneed interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting slve circle of subsidy beneficiaries. S^tember 28 in the US Naval Casey may be spidcesman for the Hospital, Guahtanamo Bay, Cuba. their next check Mter they notified the state uneifiployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. AMMI, but bis statement showed Joining the SDJ fn 19.55, he shUed . An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing no signs of offering a constructive m the engine depariment. Race rcohslderable hardship to the'^men involved.. iwlicy aimed at a healthy and ex­ of bnrial is unknown. Mrs. Jean Ann Siar, his wife, survives him. panding Industry. . Five States Beat Curbs On Unions '•^1 M Paint Job Dresses Up Baitimere SlU safety Sef-Up Cuts Injury Rate AMMI Head Against New A'- •' -I I �'- 0'^ f •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAREHS INTERNATIONAi UN lON • ATLANTIC AND ^ULF DISTRICT • AFL-ClO • AFL-CIO Visitor To Health Center Lead Barracks Life Chinese Facing Total Regimentation By Reds ^n-. [K [g, th'i rfef U.:; !5l-i 'Pi': Is Ordered For SlU Co. The semi-imilitary organiration pf workers and peasants tato communes in which eve^body ik. iroifofmed and regi­ A 35^0-ton deadweight tanker,mented and nobody has any money has been rfeported as the believed headed for American-flag latest "stride forward" of^^ operation, has been peered by Communism in Red China. lages from such places as Singa­ .Maritime Overseas Corp., an SIUThe total regimentation of hu­ pore, Malaya and Indonesia have contracted company. Heretofore, man beings involved in the new reported that they have been un­ Maritime has solely been Identified commune system even has Com­ able to locate the places they for­ with dry cargo shipping, operatingmunists worried, the "New York merly lived in or the graves of a fleet of eight vessels. J Times" reports, as ~ involving the their parents aiid ancestors. The taidcer, under constructloa. complete elimination of all per­ In addition to working together New York Shipbuilding' sonal privacy and individual ac­ and wearing identical clothes, com­ Coni:'5'6W*||Camdcn, NJ, will b« tivity. mune members eat in communal 676 feet >nil8BEH||^ In tho - Under the commune system now ijiess halls and leave their children beam. Scheduled fbe*TOBg^gt^ being set up in the Chinese coun­ in community nurseries while the in 1959, she represents the i tryside, everybody wakes up to mothers join the "workers' mil­ large tanker to be started id tfab 5 AM reveille, marches off to work itia." Even the funerals are run yard in the past 14 ^onths^ '' and meals in formation and dresses by the commune with the proce­ A number of other companies in uniform. All men and women dure being a uniform one. are. building supertankers for the . under 30 spend two hours daily in Alms Against Money American-flag, many of them with military drill including handling of A Seafarer in his early days, Nelson Cruikshank, (lirector of AFLOne goal o( the commime is to assurances of long-term charterg rifles. CIO Social Security Department, listens as SlU Medical Dire^ptor, wipe out the use of money alto­ with the Military Sea Transporta­ - To further the commune and de­ gether, which in effect means de­ Dr. Joseph Logue explains x-ray procedure used in the -Union's tion Service. Supertankers in tho stroy the idea of individual family priving Chinese of any type of medical centers. X-ray technician-Ben Ibnnotti looks on. Cruik­ 32,000 to 35,000-ton range are fast living, the Chinese Communists personal possession making them becoming the standard, replacing: are reportedly plowing under totaliy dependent Oh thh Commu-. shank proudly displayi SlU button in his lapeli a reminder of his the now-obsolete T-2 variety; sailing days. ,' , . . ' '! whole villages, uprooting homes nist government for where they —_—.— —• •' -u and even transplanting bodies from sleep, the food they eat, the clothes cemeteries into a common burial they wear and the work they do. pit. The cemetaries are then contrast, residents of Russia plowed up and planted. Overseas By are permitted to accumulate a Chinese visiting their home vil- variety of personal possegsions* insofar as their income permits. The military nature of the com­ mune is emphasized by the fact BRINDISI, Italy—Seven refugees from Yugoslavia, who were rescued two weeks ago by that federations of communes are the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge (Peninsular) in the Adriatic Sea, have finally found considered divisions and individual communes are organized as battab a home. For a while it looked as if nobody would take them, but the Italian Government, after originally rejecting aid, ions of from 600 to 1,500 men. decided to grant asylum to the sure and lack of food and water sanctuary was found. In addition After reveille, commune members winding up what had and Captain Stefan Kalegaro has­ the Valley 'Forge has no passenger seven, are checked off in a roll call and developed into an expensive rescue tened to seek medical aid at the berths which would have created WASHINGTON —Predictions Of marched to work. They eat break­ operation for the ship. The four nearest port. Upon docking in a problem of accommodattonSi five million unemployed by the fast at 8 AM, lunch at 1 PM and Brindisi, Italian authorities in­ days of idieness cost the. ship's winter began to take shape last dipner at 6 PM when the workday formed the skipper that the ref­ owners $8,000. week as jobless claims, reversing ends, involving a minimum of 10 ugees could not enter the country, It all began when the Liberty a flve-week downward trend, rose hours work daily, probably more. claiming they were under US to their highest mark since mid- There is one day off every second ship picked up six men and a wom­ protectionthat on a ship flying under an adrift on a rajit in the Adriatic, September«' The expected slack, as week. After the harvest is over, a result of suspension of outdoor the communes are put to work shortly after the ship delivered a the American flag. The skipper watf at a loss as to work with the colder weather set­ on road-building and Irrigation grain cargo to Yugoslavia. The what to do. US immigration laws seven were suffering from expoprojects. ting in, boosted the unofficial would not allow the refugees to Because yards and yards of unemployment figure to over enter the US, a return to Yugo­ red tape are enmeshing the ^op­ 4,000,000. slavia might result in serious re­ erations of merchant vessels, ac­ Government economists maintain prisals against the group and the cording to a recent survey made the rise is normal despite the gen­ by the Marinie Exchange, Inc., the Italians were hesitant. eral upturn of business activity. amount of paper work required for Appeals were sCnt to high Italian The increased production will not a merchant ship has increased un­ authorities, to the American em­ be felt during the winter, but offi­ til it is now more than four times bassy in Rome and to the World cials are hoping that the boom will that required by an. airplaiie op­ {This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Council of Churches. Finally, the begin in the spring and send un­ erating in a parallel service. Italian Government reconsidered provisions of the SW contract and will deal with disposition of employment down to 3,000,000 by various contract disputes and interpretations .of the agreement. If and allowed .the seven to enter. The report claims that a mer­ next October. , chant ship sailing out of the Port The latest national rise, was dup­ Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which The freighter resumed its inter­ of New York, for example, must rupted voyage back to the States, they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the licated on a state level in New while all hands breathed a collec­ prepare 22 documents as compared York, where layoffs in the con­ SEAFARERS LOG.) to five handed in by the airplane. tive sigh of relief. struction, paper, resort and food Article II, Section 38 (d). If the vessel's departure Is delayed and These consist of six documents There have been cases ' in the processing industries boosted the the delay is due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time for Public Health officials, eleven total of unemployment claims by of the departure shall Immediately be posted on the board and If past where' ships, unable tp put for Customst four for Immigration alien crewmembers or passengers 8,600. such delay exceeds two hours the watch below may be dismissed and ashore, were obligated to carry and one mysteriously classified aS The high for the current.reces­ shall receive two hours' overtime for such reporting. "miscellaneous." The airplane (f) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing Is them aboard for months until a which operates out of the same sion was last June's figure of 5,437,000. September's total was delayed on account'of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other condi­ city, merely files a general declara­ almost twice as high as the Sep­ tion beyond the vessel's control. tion and Immigration and Customs Make Checks tember 1957 figure.* declarations. t t QUESTION: If a ship, because it Is taking water and bunkers, does This problem of multiple forms To 'SIU-A&G' not sail until two hours after sailing board time, can the crew claim is not restricted to the United two hours overtime for delayed sailing? Seafarers mailing in checks States, the survey found, for it is An SlU-manned ship, .anchored in Singapore,, had posted sailing or money orders to the Union just as bad in other nations. For board time for 2000 hours. It did not finish taking water and bunkers to cover dues payments are example a iship. in London files 32 until 2200 hours and did not release its lines until 2251. urged to be sure to make all of documents,. 10 in Rotterdani and The steward department and watches below, in both the deck and them payable to the SlU-A&G Hamburg, 21 in Copenhagen aqd engine departments, claimed that the ship was delayed due to the District. 18 in Stockholm. loading of cargo and demanded Iwo hours' overtime. The company's While the maritime industry has , Some Seafarers have sent in contention was that water and bunkers were not to be ^considered checks and money orders in-the been doing a lot of "sharp pencil cargo and that no justified overtime existed. names of individual Headquar­ work" in an effort to cut operating i When the matter could not be decided at the payoff. It vtras referred ters officials. This makes for a costs, the survey concluded, reform to the contract clarifications committee. The committee ruled that problem in bookkeeping which in this area, on an international the delay was not due to the loading of cargo and therefore the men can be avoided ;f checks are level; Avould result In materially were not entitled to any overtime. However, to avoid confusion, the made out to the Union directly. reducing paper work and cutting expenses.' •' ship should properly have-posted a nOW sailin]g' 'b6ajhdi ' » Layoff Total Rising Again US Reports SIU Ship Rescues Seven Yug6s^ Causes International Tangle Ships Tangled By Paperwork KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT B'- •...;'i/--v'. i Send 'em to the Loe • �•' "iW . -/ i ..4 • l Ml J -•'•i I I 'The SIU—The First Twenty Years' V- . .5:^v;:-:^':f>ii,J j' /. v- . • I nr,[i'-\'-•l-iNj > •,-• •...rr,'., ,.'.1 �11- Puw tw« I SEAlTAlttiBS LOO S«(h Aulvcmwy IkuwlcMtel N this special anniversary issue, the SEAFARERS LOG touches upon some of the highlights in the involved, complex and crowded days of the last 20 years during which seamen have scored major advances as workers and as citizens. It also shows how the "bread and butter" union founded in 1938 has changed the seaman's way of living in ways in which its founders could scarcely have imagined. The Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, was chartered twenty years ago, on November 1,.-1938. The new seaman's union arose out of a need for effec­ tive union representation based on a demo­ cratic form of organization. But the new union did not spring out of a vacuum. It had its roots in some 75 years of unremitting struggle in the course of which seamen were beaten, shot, savagelymistreated and deprived of the most elemen­ tal rights enjoyed by Americans ashore.' As late as 1915, a seaman sacrificed'^rights as an. American citizen the minute he went aboard a ship. He could not speak up nor protest his treatment without running afoul of the supreme authority of the'skipper. He could be booted and teaten for petty or imagined infractions without having any It was through the efforts of a trade union leader, Andrew Furuseth, and Senator Rob­ ert LaFollette, Sr., that an act was passed, known as the 1915 Seamen's Act, which erased many of the limitations on a seaman's freedom of action as a citizen and a worker. As great a change as this might have been, it did not remove all of the deficiencies in­ herent ip a seaman's calling. He now had his freedom, politically speaking. From an eco­ nomic standpoint his existence was at the bare subsistence level. He had a sorry diet, cramped, dank and unsanitary quarters and was deprived of the accepted comforts avail­ able to workers shoreside. Except for brief periods of temporary ad­ vance through unionization, the seaman's repeated efforts to break out of the trap col­ lapsed in the face of the power of the ship­ owner, aided by a government in which labor had no status. It was not until the late 1930's that Atlan­ tic and Gulf seamen were able to weld a strong organization which was dedicated to a trade union program free of Communist influence. Thus the SIU Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict came into being, on November 1, 1938, as an organization which devoted itself to the economic betterment of the seamen it N«vcab«r 7. ISSt ... In die early days. Union hails may not have been mucli to loolc at, but tp o Seafarer they meant protection... ... Today the Union offers modern, spacft>us - facilitiei|. to provide for increased services to the membership ..• ' HEN the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District , was founded, the nation was in the midst of a union revival. The long-dormant sea­ men's union movement, which had been crushed J in 1921 by Government-supported strikebreakingr > had flared anew on the West Coast in 1934. -In the:: bitter strikes of 1934 and 1936 the Sailors Union • of the Pacific, under the leadership of the late i ' Harry Lundeberg, had succeeded in reestablishing a militant trade union. On the Atlantic and Gulf coasts though, there was confusion and chaos. The waterfront section of the Communist Party, ob• lejiying, the successes of the West Coast sailor, capitalized on the revival of trade union spirit among seamen and seized control of .the newlyformed National Maritime Union, easily displac­ ing the decaying International Seamen's Union which had never recovered from the loss of the 1921 strike. Large numbers of seamen were duped into following the leadership of the Communist Party which successively dominated the Marine Workers Industrial Union and t^e NMU. But a small core of Atlantic and Gulf seamen was not taken in by the Communist line. Neither the ISU nor the then Commuiiist-controlled NMU offered them what they wanted^—a union that would be run by its membership with pure and simple economic ob­ jectives on the trade union level—establishment and preservation of a hiring hall, imposition ofminimum standards of shipboard living and work­ ing, protection of the wages and job rights, of seamen. . ' , ' .... 'h-' Lundeberg issued Charter no In ' •U. These men went tp. Lundeberg, then secretary! of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and asked for • a charter. In this way the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District was chartered on November 1,1938; and ' became part of a new' seafaring international, the days breadlinfis and stew kitchens kept yoji going until the next s.hip,. .vYou had no money, , Seafarers International Union of North America^ tlxiphyinent and nothing to look forword fo if wi^^L'um^eli^^'^fe first presidettt^^' '^^^ rlh'i �. K*wmh» 'V IMt Pac« ThreA \ SEAFABERS LOajtOilL Amhrenuy AqnMamiil ... Robin Moor Seoforon were vicHmt of Nazi U-i^ts long .^before Pearl Harbor...^ip was first U S. vessel to Be lost... iiilillillli® fight against the shipowner, the Union maintained a,second front against the Communist Party, • • Alongside-the • Aloi ntched~ battles with the Communists, on both coasts were part of the scene until they were driven off US ships, HE immediate problem of the SIU was a simple one—survival. Under dual attack from the shipowner and the Communist Party, the SIU- monbership dug in and fought biUBk. The shipowner's attadc was countered with ihipboard organizing, strikes and job actions. The tinion sought and won recojrnitipn of its hiring hall and coniracts setting specific wage scales and a.few basic overtime provisions, plus assurances fihat the ship woiild. carry such essentials as a bar of soap and a box df matches. The Union fought for fresh milk,, linen change^ dishes to replace the .tini -plate, clean foc'sles, potable drinking water, fin adequate medicine chest and all'of the thourand imd one details that go inito shipboard living. .AisHed to Communist Threat .Alongside this fight, it fought the second front against the Cpminunist Party. It constantly alerted .'the seamen on the ships as to the activities of the jparty both in maritime and in the' international arena and exposed the Party's tactics and objec­ tives. The Party, which set the destruction of the SIU as a major objective, failed miserably in the face, of a determined, informed SIU membership.. {I Winning the first contracts was tough» Enforc­ ing them was equally difHcuIt. The shipowner from whom the contract was wrested, usually •tinder the pressure of a picket line, had not the slightest intention of meeting its terms if he yeasn't .; compelled to do so. It was the Union's membership who had to make him live up to his obligations. For many years after the Union was founded it was' constantly in battle with the ship­ owners over every conceivable item of shipboard living. Bitter beefs were fought ovec such items as assuring a seaman two eggs for breakfast and gegular linen changes. It was that difficult a struggls in which the membership scratched for every inch it moved ahead. Suspicious Of Qovernntent Role Nor were the shipowners and the Communists the only obstacles, Sgunen ivhp T! /twenties had and letter meiit pipping halls where a bill under the counter often was the Shortest route to a job. They remem­ ber^ how in 1921 the Government helped the operators smash the Seamen's unions by sun?lying thousuids of strikebreakers to the ships and break­ ing up union picket lines. Therefore, although the attitude in Washington toward unions, had changed for the better, seamen 'still looked upon the Government with jfuspieioh. In 1939, a few mohths after the A&G District was founded,and in the midst of depression con­ ditions and with'thousands of seamen on the beach, the Maritime Commission .instituted a •toaining program under which uniformed trainees subject' to semi-militaiy discipline were tunied out to man merchant ships. If this program was to go unchallenged the Union , hiring hall as a source of civilian seamen for U S ships could. be endangered. Consequently, the Seafarers fought the trainee p]^ogram in the streets and in the hall% of Con­ gress. Throughout World War II, the Union guarded Its hiring hall against repeated efforts to man privately-owned ships directly from Gov­ ernment training schools. HE first couple of years then, were turbulent ones. They involved organizinif and striking such companies as Eastern, P&O, Seatrain, Waterman, Bull, Robin, Calmar,- New England Steamship, Mississippi and others ; drawing up and voting a constitution, electing officers, setting up hiring halls in all major ports, establishing and enforcing contracts, blocking Government training programs and fighting an endless war with the Communist Party's waterfrdnt section. ... Mora than 1,500 SIU A&G District men lost their lives In U-boat sinkings and oir attacks on US shipping, SIU contract was assurance that the ship would be equipped with soap, matches, dishes, silver, linen changes, mattre^es,. medical supplies and adequate food stores. If it Wasn't, he and his ship­ mates knew that the Union would act promptly. If a Seafarer fell ill or was injured and went to a hospital, the Union would keep him in cigar­ ettes and spending money, and if death should come, then at least he knew he would get the minimum decencies at his funeral. Most important of all, when he was on the beach he could ship via the rotary system through an' SIU hiring hall instead of having to buy his job. This was far more than he could boast of just a fW years before. The, accomplishments of these few years indicated that the seaman was oh the way to ii better life. H 'OWEVER, in the immediate future the > Seafarer was to become deeply involved - with World War II. Even before the United States entered the war the SlU-manned Robin Moor had been, shelled and sunk by a German submarine. That led to a Union demand for war. bonuses and insurance protection for seamen: This beef, like others before it, was fought through on the picket lines. -. With the U S entry into the war on December 7,1941, the SIU faced a new set of problems. Now the need was to provide manpower, to maintain the identity of the hiring hail and to protect the rights of seamen in the midst of a period of mili­ tary rule of merchant shipping. Efforts to bypass the hiring hall were bitterly resisted and the ener­ gies of the organization were strained to make available sufficient trained men to man the thou­ On A Firm Foundation NeverUieleBS, by 1941 the Unioii was on a firm sands X)f ships turned out by the nation's ship­ foundation. A Seafarer now knew that if he had a yards. The story of the war years has been told many . beef over wages, overtime or shipboard conditions he had his Union to protect him. He knew when times and the SIU publication "Seafarers In World he went on a ship that he would be paid a set wage, War II" has dealt with its highlights—the disas­ g9(l a month for example, and that he wouUi g^t trous "Fourth of July" convoy to MurmUjnsk which hr fCOhl^usdairPage-i^l.'^ overtime'ifor ilr«rk out^di^his t^ulai^ dptietie Thg >'.1 T �Ttif Four 6EAFAREFS LOG tftk Aakltktm SnppIcmBBf NoTMlilMr 1, USt^ iiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'"niiiiiiiimmiinnHiiiiiniiiiiiiimMiiimiimiiiiiiiimiiiniui •• 4 1 • ¥l', i -. . wpa mighty hdrd fo find .V. You hong ' > 4 ? ^ (Biround th« iempany offieo while the doyidraped byW You tiept ert a |dck Woffed' -wlth^ihow.., You ilid Irt butkef^ wpthed up the tamo woy it-' t"" \ -, * • t. • Jta the Early Daym Before the XJhUm ''- T »-.* K • v..;- tmii ;•? If You Wanted a Joh, You Bought It,..* >4-4' 'f'-i. f'- ,• m---: M-'- - • f:•%•.. r •^'' The measure of the first 20 years of the SIU lies int the changes it made ip the life of the^ seeunan. The vay. of life of the man who wient to sea 20 years ago. bears little resemblance to that of the Seafarer today. It's not just the' passage of years, but a considerable change in his way^of living and working, a change wrought largely by the fact ^ that he met his problems through Union actioxi. What was it like to go to sea in the early-days•before the.Union? To start off with, work of any kind was mighty hard to find and a seaman's job harder than most. There were periods when men were feeding families on (15 a week,-and if they had holes in their shoes they filled them with cardboard. If you wanted a job, you bought it in the back of a ginmill or from the guy who ran the flophouse. Or you went.up to the company office and sat on a bench looking at the back of your hands while the days dragged by. Maybe, after a while—^if you got desperate enough the company would put you on as a workaway. That meant that you got a place to sleep, some stew and some watery coffee, but no pay. If you worked one trip maybe you would get knocked off. You might be lucky and get on the payroll. It might be for as little as (30 or (40 a month. Tiie "good" ships in those days would pay you up to (05 and even give you dishes to eat off. But on too many ships the routine was the same. When you went aboard you brought your own soap, matches, knife and fork, tin plate and cup with ypu—unless you wanted to go dirty all trip and scoop stew out of the pot with your hands. You slept on a "mattress" that was nothing more than a sack stuffed with straw covered with cheap blue ticking which served as your linen. You did your laundry in a bucket and washed up the same way. watches—four on, four off around the clock, seven days: a week. When watches,were b;roken ypu might, be turned to on field days—the whole gang including the cooks painting,' scraping, sougeeinS and cleaning up without overtime. You Mode Your Own Way Home' Then caime the payoff. Say you signed on in New York for a European run and they dumped you in Jacksonville. Jobs in Jacksonville might be scarce, or perhaps you just wanted to get back home. If you didn't owe your whole payoff for draws and slops, you might have enough left for a bus ^ ticket home. But you thought twice about it because you ' never knew how many weeks it might- be until you could eat ' regular again. That's why you grabbed a rattler one night when the railroad dicks weren't looking and hoped it would get you to where you could catch another ship. Or you hoofed and hitched the long miles and wished you hhd a pair of shoes that didn't leak. When you got back, if jobs were hard to get, the Salvation Army or some other breadline kept you going until the next ship. You often couldn't get local city relief because you had no regular home. In fact, chances are you would be a loner, unless your wife had a job or you were one of the fortunate few on a steady passenger^ship run. All in all you didn't rate for much. Maybe the law said you were a citizen like the people shoreside,but respectable people would just as soon as not come hear you. You had no money, no promise of regular employment and nothing to look forward to when you got a Job. That's why you wanted a Union—and the minute you got the opportunity, you and your shipmates began building one. Two Pot System Ruled What's the seaman like today, twenty years after the beginning of the SIU? Now when you want a job you come down to the union hiring hall, register, get your shipping card and wait for a good one to come along. If the weather's : right yOu take in a ball game, a picnic with the family or go fishing until you are ready to ship. Or maybe you pass the day at the hall talking with shipmates, or shooting some pool. The galley operated on the two-pot system—"steak for the saloon and stew for the crew." If you were fortunate, you got some evaporated milk to go with your coffee, but most of the time it wOuld be cut with water. You came aboard a ship to work and they saw to it that time didn't hang heavy oh yoUr hands. You stood three /-• - 1 • * * P a * a c f w P P I P �I> Novemter 7, IMft SEAFAItERS LOO tM|i. Aulvenwr Sapplemeiii Pare riy iiiniiiiiii»i«i»iiitiiiiiiiHmuimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiHUiimiiiiiiiiiBniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiig '• Billli ^ ^ •I •:4i j •m ' i ' f i-,t" 'llii -i' ;. • Now when yoy want q io,b> you come, down to^ the Union hiring halt register, get your shipping card ai^ wait for the one you want to cqnie along. ., You ship vfq the,rotary.sx^teiq'insjead 0^ having to/buy your job.., . - , it* f '.I'.'Tr.v A- -."i -• V* 4.^-" ,^i•. * •. ' B' '->.*.11 •."Br'" - -"trf.-r. I .: -;» .^•. ^ .f.r c :• -r - .'•' -.i »,• • ••- nWltli tlie XJnlcm. came not only a f«tir, democratic lilrinc; system, but an entirely new way of life ... " •"A I i\ _ k. You Pick Tho Job You Want ' ? w!hen you find the Job you want aind' thit>w in your shipping card, you put the car in storage and'pabk your gear--which today includes items like a camera ox* short wave radio--and head for the ship; Once aboard you present your shipping card and sign on. By Union contract you have available clean linen, towels, soap and other necessities."' When mealtime comes you wash up at a sink with running water and come in to be served. There's fresh milk, butter and bread on the. table and more often than not the main course will consist of a fresh roast with vegetables, plus soup, coffee and milk and pie or cake for dessert. If you want a second helping it's yours for the asking. The Union feeding program places emphasis on individual service and freshly-prepared food. , You Wtfi-k A Forty-Heur Week As a watchstander, you will stand two four-hour watches daily and get paid automatic overtime for weekends plus a list of holidays specified in the contract. If you are a day worker, you will put in your eight to five, bnday through Friday. Your duties are spelled out in the greement and any work outside of these specified duties is ayable by overtime. The same appliesjif you are called out hile off watch. Should there be any dispute over .your ssignment,-the shipbbard delegate elected 'y the crew takes t up with his department head. If it can't be settled, t's held over to the payoff where the Union patrolman ettles the beef. While you are workl^ng, the operator, luider terms of lis agreement with the Union, is making payments on'-your behalf for every day worked into the Seafarers Vacation Flan and the Seafarers Welfare Plan. In that way, you accumulate, cash credits'toward your vacation pay and become eligible", for a variety of welfare benefits. Among other items, these welfare payments provide for a system of retirement protection for the oldtiraers and those of any age who are physically luiable to perform shipboard work any.longer.. These men draw a $150 a month benefit from the SIU Welfare Plan in addition to Federal old age or disability benefits. Scholarships Are Ayailabfo Also Like-several Seafarers have done, yOu might .think of resuming your education under the Scholarship Plan, or if you are an older man, you might have one of your children competing for the five annyal awards worth $6,000 apiece. If you have signed on in New York and paid off on the West Coast, you go to the company office and collect the equivalent of first class r^il or air transportation back home. Then you hop a plane and go back to your family for a rest until you are ready to ship again. With a good payoff and your vacation money you can take some time off ashore between trips. ^ As a seaman today then, you differ from your next door neighbor only in the treuisient nature of your Job. There will always be some, because of the nature of the .industry, who will not put down roots, but most seamen now "belong" in the community. The change in the seaman's status is shown dramatically in the statistics compiled by the Seafarers Welfare Pletn. Despite the high percentage of young men in this industry, the figures show that close to 50 percent of Seafarers are married men with homes and families and that they support an average of better than,three dependents. To seamen of 20 years ago, marriage and a family, which should be available to every man who wants it, was a luxury they couIdn^t afford. It's commonplace how. In a sense the seaman of today as a family man has more responsibilities and more obligations, which explains why the Union has put so much stress on family protection, vacations,and health and safety. You no longer ride alone. Maybe you traveled lighter 20 years ago, but few seamen-who lived through that period would want to taste it again. As problems arise for you and your family in the days ahead you have assurances that they will be met satis­ factorily, because as an SIU man today, unlike your brothers back in the early '30's, you have a Union to protect you and represent your interests. And your Strength in your Union is multiplied by other unions affiliated with it in the Seafarers International Union of North America—eO.OOO workers in the maritime and allied fields. 'II n -il •^1 AM i''! ..'Bj B'l 'H- 'i'l �WfSIx SEAFARiaWH[.00^4Mh.^teMl« N««Mab^ tr WfHliwiiBl. J, if'" ... With th* war's •nel,th« $|U ambarkMl on a largo-tcolo organizing program aimed at bringing the major non-union ship* ping companies under coilective bargaining agreements... These drives succeeded iri strengthening maritime unionism.. • (Continued from Page 3) ANDREW fURUSETH 1854-1938 ^ Fired by the belief that sea­ men could be freed from age-old servHude, he dedi­ cated his life to their eco­ nomic and social freedom. His efforts resulted in pass­ age of 1915 Seamen's Act which broke bondage In which seamen. had been held. First leader of Sailors Union of the Pacific, he was father of US mari­ time unions. HARRY LUNDEBERO 190M957 'm ifej:- Front-line fighter In sea­ men's movement, he led re­ vival of maritime unions in 1934. flu pressed relentless fight on critical issues, in­ cluding estabiidiment and preservation of the hiring . hall and the destruction of Communist influence on American ships, meanwhile maintaining a ,constont drive to odvance seamen's econo^if well-jbeiiig. , loet 22 of 33 ships; the single-o run of the Sleatrain Texas to Alexandria with the load of Shenhan* tanks which turned the tide against'the German Army then threatening to seize the Suez Canal; the dozens of vessels sunk within sight of the East Coast and in the Mississippi Delata; the beachhead runs to North Africa, Normandy, Guadalcanal and other landing sites. When it was all over, more than l^OO Seafarers had lost their lives and man for man, the merchant marine had suffered more casualties in proportion to total numbers than the Armed Forces of the United • States. ITH"the war's end, the Union was able toface the new and pressing problems of the postwar world bigger, stronger-and more secure than when it started. It took on the issue of peacetime Government controls over wages and working conditions, the growing threat of. Com­ munist penetration in maritime which reached its peak right after the war, and the continuing problem of non-union shipping operations. W Maior Organizing SucceKM A program was set up to deal with these issues. A major organizing drive resulted in notable suc­ cesses. Such companies as Isthmian with 96 ships at the time, and subsequently Cities Service, then a citadel of non-unionism in the tanker industiy, were unionized after drives which were unprece­ dented in size and duration. These campaigns demonstrated that the SlU, which had started out a few short years before without money, with­ out experience and with limited organization, now had stature in the eyes of merchant seamen who looked to it as a strong force to serve their welfare. Organizing was not the only project which the Union undertook. In the 1946 general strike, the SIU, together with the affiliated unions of the SIU of North America; restored the right of free collective bargaining In maritime, breaking iron, clad Government controls on wages and workiim, .-•i. i' 1 _ ... The SIU wai in the forefront of the fight which smiashed the Communiit-front "G>mmittee for Maritime Unity"... forefront of the successful attack which split up and disintegrated the so-called "Committee on. Maritime Unity" the most ambitious effort by the American Communist Party to get a stranglehold on all of maritime. Not long after, the SIU, in cqncert with SIU of NA affiliate^ routed the Communist-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union. In the course of this fight Uie Communists unsuc­ cessfully sought to best the SIU by boycotting American-flag shipping in foreign ports. The last chapter in this story was written in 1955 when the Pacific District of the SIU of NA ousted the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. For the first time since way back in Uie early 1930's, the Communists were left without a toehold aboard U S ships. Other Unions Got A Hand Other unions, both in maritime and in shoreside industries, learned they could turn-to the SIU for help when they had a Mrious beef on their hands. The SIU expanded its trade union activities by implementing a program of cooperation with other unions -on their beefs. The program saw Seafarers joining the picketlines of shipyard workers, telephone workers, Stock Exchange em­ ployees, dectrical workers, printers, insurance salesmen, longshoremen, restaurant workers and countless others. IMULTANEOUSLY, the Union went ah^d at a rapid pace in improving conditions for Seafarers. Cramped^ unattractive offices Inaging waterfront buildings gave way to modem, spacious facilities better suited to the member* ship's needs. The new headquarters hail; the Bal­ timore building, the new Philadelphia hall in the offing and. the remodeling of halls in Gulf ports testify to a long-range program of improving shoreside facilities. They provide places where a Seafarer cJin check his g^r, pick up his^ mail, read a book, write a letter, get a haircut, buy new clothes, eat a low-cost meal, watch his favorite S T^^r^^<Sm hi|^ ^xtol |riSme all �N«vciib«r 1, If St UAVABIBS LOO Mtii AnBlvcnary Bawlemeat Pafe ScTca . k.r'' <.va-y i-'iii' , r' ' M ."4 •V ...Th* SIU policy of cooperation with oth*r unions saw ...A revolutionary SIU Vacation Plan gave vacation benefits Seofdrers oh other picketlines as well' as .their own ... to all seamen, available when and where they want.it... ... Oldtimers now ore protected by $150 monthly poyments under the SIU Welfare Plan plus Sociol Security... -^1 i'l .. .five college scholarships worth $6,000 each are awarded - ... The Union provides periodic medical examinations for ... With economic advdhcds made by SIU men, close to half annually to Seafarers and the children of Union men... ' Seafarers and their families through Union health centers... of Seoforers are married men with homes and families . .. surroundings that are bright, cheerful and com­ fortable. They testify to the fact that the Seafarer ';i8 ; moving put of the dingy, surrouhdinga he had. been condemned to In pre-u^n djuysi' (ig Improvements On The Job , Far-reaching changes were also taking, place where they counted most—on the job. The AB who was earning $65 a month or far less in preunion days now enjoys an income of approxi­ mately $600 a month in wages and overtime pay­ ments. The 84-hour week was replaced by the' two-watch system and the 40-hour week. ITH wages and conditions vastly im­ proved, the Union turned its attention to other needs. Seamen had new problems •now which involved more than simple survival, among them added protection for themselves and their families in the areas of health and welfare. Under the SIU Welfare Plan negotiated in 1949 and the related Health and Safety Program put in effect subsequently, a host of benefits was estoblished covering financial needs arising out of hospitalization, surgery, disability and death. The Union concerned itself with such items as periodic health check-ups for the membership and families, maternity benefits, eyeglasses for Seafarers, col­ lege scholarships for teamen and their children, a disability-pension system and a host of other items which reflected the new status of Seafarers. All of these benefits are financed by the employer as the direct result pf Union contract gains. On the shipboard level, the Union instituted a feeding program designed to provide individual service, improved menus, and "to order'^ prepara­ tion while cutting down the. wasteful practices of. mass cookery. The Union undertook to supply adequate reading matter and well-equipped slopchests. A system of communication with the ships was set up. Under this system, copies of the Union news^per and shoreside meeting reports are air- W t^ii^ 'crewis afttipil'iihi; and pass pn the business of the Union. At the same time, the results of shipboard meetings are mailed to headquarters for action on any beefs and for publication in the LOG. In still another shipboard area, the Union, in cooperation with contracted employers, undertook a joint safety program designed to reduce hazard­ ous conditions and practices on board ship and by doing so, cut down on the incidence of .ship­ board injuries. become solidly established. What once was won only through strikes and job actions is now nor­ mally decided on the basis of long-established contract terms. fT^HE kind of problems facing the Union today I are generally vastly different in nature from those of 20 years ago. An immediate problem, for example, is that of the runaway registries. Notable headway has already been made in this area with the Union taking action against a num­ ber of runaway-flag ships. The Union organizing NE of the most significant changes instituted program considers the runaway ship as its prime by the Union was the Seafarers Vacation target. Plan, first negotiated in 1951. The idea of vacations for seamen was in itself revolutionary; the runaway problem looms the chang­ that of pooling time worked for several companies ingBehind structure the industry and rapid advances toward vacation credit the best way yet devised in ship design of and technology. Twenty years from of meeting the particular needs of seamen who now, many ships will undoubtedly have some type went from company to company and job to job. of nuclear power plant. Large numbers of them Under the previously-existing system, virtually no could conceivably be submarines. Turnarounds Seafarer ever got a vacation or compensation for will be shorter and crews will have to be trained . one. The pooled plan put vacation benefits in the to operate complex engineering and navigational hands of all seamen. Now a seaman receives vaca­ devices. Much of the day-to-day maintenance work tion pay at the rate of $360 a year. Since the such as exists on today's ships — the chipping, vacation money is available to him every 90 days painting, securing of cargo ^ear, opening and he has the option of taking it whenever he accumu­ securing hatches, oiling, firing and the like—will lates 90 days' time, if he so desires. be reduced or eliminated. Already there are fiber­ Union action also helped win a fair shake for glass lifeboats, automatic hatch covers and travel­ Seafarers in the legislative arena. Whether it was ing cranes instead of booms and other cargo gear, fighting for the passage of the "50-50" law; de­ as a foreteste of things to come. Bigger ships feating plans to shut down all Public Health operating with the same number of men are hospitals or going to bat for an expanded merchant further illustration of the problems of the future. marine the SIU's legislative activities were di­ In the future, the men of the SIU, like the rectly reflected in improved employment oppor­ Seafarers the past 20 years, will face challenges tunities and better protection for its membership. like those of indicated here and others that cannot Dramatic Chang*'For The Biitfer be foreseen. Whatever they are, these challenges The picture of the past 20 years then is one of can be no more difficult than the ones the Sea­ dramatic change for the better for the seamen of farers of 1938 faced. The problems of 20 years ago the SIU. The group of union-minded men who were met successfully because of an alert, in­ started out in 1988 were clawing for survival in formed and determined membership. That same a hostile world. Whatever they did was against kind of dieterminatidn can solve the Seafarers' stacked odds and they had to fight hard. In 1958 problems to come. For seamen have a Union to the,putlQqk.i&4il 5rent. These men vWbo paiitici- m^t «nd beat-such-problems through their com- O SrSilSei . •;/ - - ..m- ! f' �SBATAUM LOO tOtk AulrnMrr Sawb tntf tsMgn N«Tenlwr T, ItSt \ ^ K' r?. :;.•••• li:'• ' |.i V'--'--. 6-'! ' c--; ; ,"J • . ;C\V. I. 'M -Ij-- •' -fc-.- »*'"•. •'- V.>W,.->'r.-r.- , \ ••\ vvf^'^ ^y^•<••'^' '-. ,; .''.v .' •" '• . r''!••"• T'^''::-•--is • *-•,> • -», '••i' •r . p ;i(. '• ' •' '' •i'r'"'.., : -r' .»• • /• i]/-'. O"' ••':r C'5 jT jMv'f- • I-,.-,,.'. :"y' -• " •'•' -J ;•;; •';^/ v • ^ to dur Brothers ^ :;;>v:y::;;:;;;;:S::-:<;:::;;;:':':':v:::::y:i;:y:; <?". In their years of fighting.to win improvements and chang* their way of woricing and. living, the Seafarers of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District were not isolated from their brother unions elsewhere who were also fighting to advance the welfare of the man who went to sea for a living. No account of the accomplishments of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis1;^ict would be accurate without acknowledging the many instances of joint action and assistance by the dl^er affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The member unions of the SIU Pacific District — the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union—have fought side by side with the A&G District on many occasions. - These joint actions resulted in improvements for seamen everywhere, Similarly, the close working relationships with the SIU of NA's Canadian District and the Great Lakes District have been of mutual benefit to all seamen concerned. Close relationships with the fish, cannery and' allied marine sections of the international "have also contributed to the economic betterment of the workers, involi^. Obviously the future holds many challenges for the man who goes to.sea, but based on the record of close cooperation Jn the past between the affiliates of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, it is apparent that these challenges can be V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 7, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 5 STATES REJECT CURBS ON UNIONS SIU SHIPS SHOW ACCIDENT DECLINE SIU SAFETY PROGRAM CUTS DOWN SHIPBOARD INJURIES FISHERMEN VOTE ‘NO’ ON BRIDGES LOG CHECK-UP EXPLODES SEAMEN’S ‘ACCIDENT’ RATE THREE MORE SHIPS BACK TO US FLAG VOTING BRISK FOR 38 SIU OFFICES ITF SETTING UP DETAILS OF BOYCOTT AMMI HEAD BALKS AT GROWTH OF US MARITIME TALKS PROGRESS IN CNS BEEF PAYOFFS SMOOTH IN NY AS CREWS DO FINE JOB FMB OPENS HEARINGS ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID CANADA SIU TO GET HOTEL AT LAKE PORT 2 SIU CREWS WIN SAFETY AWARDS CHINA BUYS LIBERTY SHIP MA SEES ATOM FLEET BY ‘70 BROADER BENEFITS VOTED BY BME WELFARE PLAN EYEGLASS NEED RUNS HIGH, MSTS FINDS MOBILE ON RISE; JOB CALLS MOUNT NY LABOR MERGES ON STATE LEVEL SIU SHIP RESCUES SEVEN YUGOS; CAUSES INTERNATIONAL TANGLE ‘THE SIU –THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS’ Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/07/1958 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XX, No. 23 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log