http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/500618e38e9b6404d2c6130e24040a08.PDF 80b217cb6291c7ca753fad78859c42a8 PDF Text Text March 11 ,1960 , OFT.H E SEAFARERS ·t'NTER.NAY.IONAL. UNION A.ND · GULF o·tSTRICT • AFL-CIO • · ·.Perfs Cal,. F_Gr Vote· _ _ _ ___,...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ·• ' . . , . .~ • - · d . Out of bed and getting around for the WeII•E.qUlppe • first time since mid-1956, .Seafarer ' 1 Jlugh Fouche, 45, ·poses in his new motor-powered V[heekhair. The. chair w-as purchased ·for Fouche by the SJU Welfare Plan·ru:nder the 1 . : provisions of th~ special equipment benefit. Fouche, a sufferer from ~ multiple sclerQsis, has peen O.n the disabiiity. J.>enefi~ lisf since July, ,·, -._ 1956, when·the· aUment forc~d hill\ to stop wor~mg. . . Boost Vacation Pay· To $400 Fam ilY Su rgi ca1 · "' .. • . Story On Page. Z . Benefits·.Raised . _________________;._ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 -;- ..... , , Canners Ro.u f... Bridges· .. :.. ~------""""---:-----__,_ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 3 ,. ."" ,,... -. ' . . ' ·• SIU CONSTITUTION ·C·O MMITTEE . REPORT See Pt;19e 8 �. ~ ·areaklns All. R~ords' . Vacation Prla·n ·B.enefits; -Raised -To ·$400-Y~clrlY. Seafarers will soon start ·collecting ·vacation pay at- ·f i $400 annual rate as -tru~te-es of the. SIU Vacation Plan agreed to a Union proposal for an immediate $40 annual benefit boost. This is the fifth such increase in the .eight-year-old Vacation Plan. The latest boost in b'enafits+·------~·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - for SIU men was .made possi- Plan under-a contract reopener. the seaman. takes time off the ship ble. by the action of the SIU The $40(!.. vacation benefit repre- or -not. ' negotiating committee in obtain- sents better than one monthS' P~Y The SIU · va_cation plan wb!eh . ing ·a 28-cent daib' increase . in for the grea~ majority -~f ship- was the first . of its kind In . the operators' contributiOns to the board - ratings. Under the -recent' . ~atitinie lndustq', has P,aid ·out pay increase, base pay for AB.C, over $13 milli~n. and is ,now' pay.;. ' oilers, and firemen is now $369.17 ing benefits at the rate· of $200,per month. 000 per ·month. · The agreement on the increase Benefits are. based on the num-' · does not rule out the possib~ity ber of day! wer;ced, reg11rdless· of of subseque~t boosts on vacation the.. number of vessels · or cornpayments in the event tlie 28-cent _panies involved. Once a man has increase in operators' .contribu- worked . 90 days or more, he ls tions results in the accumulation entitled t~ 'Claim ' vacation j>ay. of sufficient surplus to ·cover addi- Payment is usually made in a few MONTREAL-Four former Brit- tional in~reases. hours atter receipt of the claun. . · ish-flag ships owned by Canadians, . Under the S~U. Pliln, th,e trustees The. Seafarer is not required to have switched to Canadian regis- can act to increase benefits ariy be either unemployed or actµally1, try, and SIU Canadian ·District time the funds are available. Their on vacation to collect,,his benefit. contracts. · The Canadian ships, action does not hinge upc)n.' con- · · Established origin~lly at the $140 monthly. figute, the benefit which in the past have been sail- tract r~newals or other dat~s. . \- . . ing under the British-flag, have Benefits have been · increased- rate was ~creased to $176 yearly Alcoa Roa~'1 got a tough one to beat, 1, 135 days without a lost been crewed- by the British, Sea- f!ve times since vacation pay~ents· in 1954, to $244 in 1955 .and .$260 men's Union, and had been sailing began on February 11, ~952: Pay- in 1956. The lar~est increase,- Jn · time accident. Two of tl,e Seafarers who .are helping keep it in~ such until the end of the s~iP­ ments- are an earned right whether 1958, pui the fteure at $360. 1 • tact are V. T. Nash, ~B, (left) and David Nunn, chief steward. ping season. Sri.fish $hips Return To Canada Flag A • 'I o· B" ' . •B , , . . ~vi~~~io:ed::~~e.c~~::;;~~~ ~~: :I ftffC.U . f ure·. ep f . CIC..K. S_. -.CK I.Sf.,• s · , · · ;:!~:~:~:=~~:;'.:=~:.~:"~~~~ Iu-CreW -Chqrges· Abuse By_·1 9ypt ships to Canadian registry only after being assured that this was Flag-switching by Can ad i an owners ha<;l long been a problem to the Canadian District. At a meeting of the International -Transportworkers Federation, last year,' Hal · Banks, secretary-treasurer of ·the · SIU-Canadian District, together :with. the SIUNA representation and the British Seamen's Union, reached agreements on those · flag switches involving Canadian ship transfers to the United Kingdom. The Canadian District problem had been aggravated by the · fact that Canada lacks coastwise shipp.{ng regulations limiting domestic trade to Canadian ships. The operation of ships In Canada under the British-flag was detri· mental to both Canadian Seafarers a~d Canadian-flag shipowners who were paying a higher wage scale~ ~t was also a hai:<lship_on .the British seam.en, particularly smce they had to live within the Canadian price structure while serving in Canadian waters. ·~ I The transfer, actually transacted a_ . . WASH~NGTON-:-T;he Department. o.f Agriculture is openly supporting th . e .Arab ,League blacklist of Am . eri~-ftag· h p d t d t f h -n 1 b · 1 s s, e~p1 e repu ia ion o sue .t'o 1c1es y President Eisenhower. A spoke$man "for the Department decla.red ' it was no conc.e rn to the Government that a llpmber of American-flag ships were being barred by Arab nations•from ,the farm _ ... • • · • • • surplus ,cargo trade, despite· . · ...--1 • the fact that these cargoes are also written President Eisenhower force the principal of freedom of- American-flag ships, he wrote, then 'gifts of American taxpayers detailing th~ Union's position and the seas and no interference with -the Nayy should purchase its oil to the nations involved. calling upon the US Government American shipping. If certain in o.ther ·countries, which do not The ships are being barred lf to· use its fullest authority to en- Arab stares ~persist in blacklisting participate· in the blacklist, such they had previously · touch.e d an . as Iran, Indonesia or Venezuela, er else buy its oil at home in T'exas, Israeli port. No freightship can · get Ii · WhiJe' th4' .Na.~ Department has a charter unless i;t signs a declaration of, a type which:'S ays that it is wjthdrawn the ' blacklist , charter _"prohibited _from calling at Israeli . '. "..~· . _ I · · agreeI{lents, it has not. indicated waters . . . and has not traded it •wm ·insist on the right~ of to Israeli ports." . American. ships to carry A'mericanMeanwhile; SIU .headquarters . owned oil, lhi>uld an "Arab state received a detailed report that deny port rights to ,any AmericanSeafarers manning an Americanflag tan!'er. Without such backing, flag ship on -the Arab blacklist had . _• ships , on the blacklist are still been abus~d and mistreaied by ' · ·. ..· · . . .• · eftectively-bann:ed · from bidding Egyptian authorities when the WA~HINGTON-:--When i\r_ comes to determinmg the US for Navy charters, vessel was hung up in Si1ez be- Governm'e nt's policy.- ori tbe Arab blacklist of American-flag .It wa8 learned that the 'mistreatcaus~ _of . fillanc_ial difficulties. ships,--it all depends. on' which section of the Government you ment of Seafarers aboard the WestShip'~ secretary Andy C. Noah . . · · ; ., . · p&rt took place last fall ..When it reported that ' crewmembers -of the are dealmg Wl~h; · · "·' 1 ~' • · was hung up by · the Egyptian Westport we.J,"e kept virtual prisonAccording ·to Presiaent Eis- ,-~owev~r. t!te Agriculture De- authorities at - the southern end crs under guard were not allowed h •'t • " t · · 1.....· t par,tment is still permitting the in- of the Suez Canal. Seafarer Noah . •. . ower, 1 is ~er am y.,n~ ~ur clusiop of: the "blacklist clause" in · · . to commumcate :Vith anyone, and policy" to support the Ari'b black- charters involving shipment of repo~ed that the sbip had alr~ady .. had th.e ir seamen s documents im- Ust This statement by the Prest .. . _ rt d been blacklisted some time ago . . - surp1us gra1n caAgoes as repo e b£cause 'tt to . o't a g t. I 1 It's Official: Pound. ed · '-Th e 51·t u at•ion . .was _su_c h dent at a ~ecent ptes~.- confere~ce tn the adloin~ng story, an.d the · ; " car 0 sra~ · tqat m o~de~ to commumcate with was spelled out..in· s9me detail by Navy .fDepartment, while withdraw- When it ~rived in .Suez, ~e said, the out_s1de world, cyewm~mbers the State Dgpad mept in 8 'letter 1 th bla kli t kl 1E~ypttan polie~men were put .f ~ad, to ·pretend they Wl!l'1f:c·o nauc-· sent to.SlUNA ·President Patil Hall." ng (~ tine . ds,. c1~use, llr)an aboud. Crewmembers, he· rehng a fire and boat drill. They Oil ue on page ported, were showered with re/ rowed the boat to another Ameri~ · ,, ' t, • marks describing them M "rich can ship wqicb happened to be vermin who : don't ·pay their bills, . .. or ' Jew-l overs." Crewmembers in port and passe d the news of WASHINGTON - All marine their plight to the authorities and , were confine~ to the ship with forecasts and warnings emanating the Union. CF6~(ull details: ~e ~ -:,~:.:-· ·· gGoAm'MINT ~ STAT& their only con~ct" wttl;l the outside from the us Weath~r Bureau will Noah's verbatim report ·on page ;, . ~ . . _.. •...-. / world 'being lett~rs the captain · · '@ / •• ,, ._~ ,. ' · 1t ma·ned through the Egyptian now carry wind speeds in knots- 13.) per-hour rather than the previous The Agriculture De~artment's ' , laroi . •· 19~ · authorities. miles-per-haur. The change was po~ition _on the blacklist Chl,lrters . I . .· -~-::.. --"----.--.-.-.---effective March 1. came after the . Navy pepartment. . ,. & ., The Change, ihe Bureau states, announced it · was witlidra\ving . : . . .~~,,. · . ~ will affect l he following areas:. all similar charter agreements. The »ear~· Hall• -: -,.·:',~to tht ~ C"~~!:'~:' March J.1, 19~ · -V~I. XXll, No. 6 coastal waters of the US, includ- NE.:ivy hh-~_d ~cted .after President : _Th9 ~i:~ ~ c~~c~ ~a11--' ·•• ..- ' • . · 1 · ~· · .uin alAllM '~ ;>• .. · -·- ref....-___.. .......i ... i·ng the eastern Caribbean Sea, 1sen ower, .in response to .a press·._ w.n corif.ract1 ·Qf ~ c , 16 Jaeel•,.,_ ?Oil allO · .. Gulf of Mexico and ·r uerto Rico,· . co~~erence quel'3t,' declareq it was . . ' ortin& i h9· Antr ti0111.ot~ ~ lldPP!JIC• . . .., ·Hawaii and Alaska waters -the ~·certainly not our pglicy" to' ass'lst ~~-- p~bf~-,..,~ecU..llJ · · · · ' Great Lakes, western North At- or. S';1PPOJ:t .~lacklists· oj ship. ~is.: P.AVL H.u.L, ' SecretliTfj-.TrecutH'"' er t· · b · · · HaHn; BaAJfu, Edf,tOft. . BJERNARD. SIA• · lantic, eastern North. Pacific, Cen- · , i~~!la 10~ ~ • aqy 'government. MAlf, ATt .Ed6tor. H~MAK AlrrHUR, ·- ·tral No,,!'th ·Pacific, harbors, bays, ~g~m st · Americ~n-jlag · or other, IRWIN SnvAcx, AL MA&IUlf, .JoJDf Ba.uu., · sounds, inland dams; resei:voirs, v~s.se s, , .. . . ..-,, ,; .· / ,.-1 ·: " t "AM,Bt1• B1111Gu, CJMar.ls B IA.vMn , DEL . and rivers. · . . '. r. Before the Presider.it?s iln~iounce'\ · RO:BI1'~H, ·Stat! ~rltera . . Bw. Moonv, · Recommendations received from -:me~t; tlie sri:J tn e ·Mallitime ·fra'de~' · · Gulf 4 ,.ea Repreaentaeu-,. : · ship captains; boatmen, 'yachting .. D.epal'.tm.ent;· ·an~ J>tn~r_ gtpups liad.'.: Clubs and other . marine ox:ganiza-· deno~~ced ~he . ~av.y:s -practiee('of.', tions . in the'-us were largely re- . req~ir~ng oll tankers to sign the · · sponsible f~he change, , blacklist agreements before tl~ey ..The · knot is ' the ·equivalent of could get charters to pick up Navy· r :t515 ·miles per hour anµ ·is th~ owned oil C~Dgoes· at Arab oil port s. " ' iame· as · oge:· ~utical; Dille. · · ~. . S~UN~ Pre~ident Paul Hall 'had Gov't :. :A'gen · :c•ies o•t ( fer , 'o·n · ·a1a • -· . ·.c·kliiIS1· , .0,1··1c1es ? Wind To Bl'ow ._ In ·Knots Now r SE' ti! .... &BERS LA·G . '° I 1 / . .. • .- I �-Boast SurgicaJ ·Benefits ··under SIU Welfare Plan· Canners Go SIUNA Nix Bridges In 2 Alaska Fish·'Plants SAN FRANCISCO Ha r r y suffered still another whipping in a direct contest with an: SIU West Coast affiliate in an election among seafood workers in Seward, Alaska, SIUNA headquarters reports. The winning unit, Lhe Marine Staff Officers and Allied Personnel, a division of the Marina Cooks and Stewards Union, soundly trounced Bridges' -International Longshoremen's and ·warehousemen's pnion in. the balloting. At stake in the voting was rep· resentation i·ights for workers of two shrimp canneries, the Halibut Producers Corp., and Seward Seaford Inc. both of Seward. In the National La!>or R~lations Board voting, the SIU affiliate won by 25 to 11 at Seward Seaford with challenge4 and one ~ridges . . The following list gives an idea of the incrf'ases 1ilade fil the Family surgical benefits. j . . , .. ·. OLD NEW ILLNESS . FEE · FEE A:ppendectomy $10.0 · $150" ·Catal'act reniovaJ i.5o. 225 · 15!) '225 IJysterelltomy .. ,. , ernia (single) 100 . 150 He~ia (double) .i50. 187 · Then, at the other plant; the SIU unit rolled up a lopsided 21 ·votes,··to one for t.he IL WU. As the vote count reached that stage. the· ILWU, in desparation, cballenged all of the rema.ining ballots, 24 in all . Howeve1·, the challenges and other objections were dismissed by the NLRB regional office. Th.e Marine Staff Officers, Office and Allied .. Persoqnel, was chartered by the MCS in the eal'ly part of 1958, with its nucleus· being pursers in -a previo4sly-existing SIUNA affiliate. - It organized mis- . cellaneous personnel aboard passenger vessels not under the jurisdiction· of any of the s_hipboard ·departments, and also went into t!ie shoreside field in a ·-direct challenge to Bridges' operations. The Mes has particular· reasoIJ to tilt with Bridges because it was Bridges' support which for years kept the now-defunct. --N4tional Ubiq__n of Ma.i:ine Cooks anti, Stew· ards In control of stew·a rd depart• ment . members Coast.ships.· . - on West _.,, ,· -, ' �. · February 17 Through-Marcl1 1!'. l960 : ..- .-- . SIU shipping hit the upward .swing again· following a seasonal decline the larges_t gains Jor. the petio_d. Houstoli ·shipped a gain of 80 men _. , ~:~ '..' ,__ , ., . In · all departments. ,..T he upswing reflects a difference of over 200 .men Decltnes·were listed only In Norfolk,J'dlamfand Wilmington. Despite , . shipped in the ~o-week period. "Regist~ation this period reflected ·a ~e drop-o'!; No~ol:k alld -Wilmington _V{ere stnron the"' g~d· .~J~e.''""' ·loltO ~ I ;· . _ . _ . .. . · Registration ·.~~ftected little change,lrom the )~st period~ Th'e- deck . l ,: •·;-·: _ very shght . dec;~ase to 1,051 as _comppre_d . t~ 1,070 far the previous . and steward . .dep.artme.n ts had a drop whiJe the engine". deJ)attment-, ~ew !~r; · ··· ~J':... .p£>riod. · ·· · . - . .... · continued to gain;. The largest change watr in ihe steward C:leparfm.eQ.t..; · ~1cN1,1p•I• • • 4_ . . An incl'ease in vessel acttvity .:was shown in near1y ·all ports. '.Vhe which r~corded '29 'less registrants tlian ]rt tbe''.fast . perlod. :'Jl!e >Overall" ~IH~•.. • : • t 7 ' /' ·~~~:. .,,}·: ~ . . _ ..... ·' '" · ., · .,.:··- "Orio• · ~ .:.., , 2 , 2 . . . . .. " 1' increase saw 33i ships serviced during the period ... The a(:tual break- registrati~ show_s ·a decrea~ of 19 men. _- down; ;is sho\\'.D at the rig~t. lists 70 payoffs, 36 sign-ons and 131 ships ·The incr;ea~ in sly.pping acttvlty accounted ~r - the ~4'cr~ase in ·,IG~llYIHe .••-~ . ....., .1 •. 12 c · 11 In tr;i~sit. . .: regist!ation on the beach. The_ ports ,9f ..Joston, Phlladelp~l~-- Norfolk, ·:Ml.ii, ...... .: - . ...;.. .•.,. ."· ;, _7 ' _ Jacksonville,_Miami an~ Wilmington -re~orted nh payoffs or signons Jacksonville, Miami and Wiln:ilhgton hav.e le~ ~bal).. _100 me~ . in a~ M.-ille •. . •.• ·•• ~ 1 '_. 4 • '.J1 ...:.-ll· f!>r the period. All ports had vess~s v~siti!tg in. transit. The ports of depanmen.ts. PJ!~Iadelphla i~ the only -~n~ _ ot the!Mt portS t~t -~oes Ne;, Ori " ••· · t . 1 ~ · 19 ; .,36New Orleans and 'Houston traded posltions- in the in transit co1umn. ·not have less than 50 of the top senionty mep -regJstered... ~ .~ · · • · " .' · ,- · . • · Houston · recorded _.29 visiting ve,~s~ls while. New Orleans showed 19. _ ~e followlitg i~ ~he ~outf<to1:, port~·~y. ~rt: - ,'*···· .. ~ •· _ . ·· ·- ~~=~ ~· ~ "'~ ~ ~ ~: This wa8 a 10-ship increase for Houston and a two-:ship drop for Ne_w - Boston: Fair ': ·.. .Ne-W~ York: M;aY·· ~l'Op, .• ~-· • Pldlid'!IPhl•: Eafr 1. ·•• ·._ -, ~~ · ·: ~'{'. ' - ,.- .·.: ,. Orleans. · · _ -! Baltimore: Will 'slow down .•. Norfolk: 1',emain· slO-w ; ·. ·•· Jae~Ylll~ ~'l ~· ~· · ·· 1 ·· ·~ . ... - A.rise in shippin~ was in~cated in Bos~on,"l'!ew Ydrk, Philadel~hia~ Eai.r ... Mlam!:. Jllo change· ... Mobll.ei Pr~tty •:good ... ~~,.... Orleans: -~·,:..,· ~~: 1, ~ : · ~ #. ' ·" .. ~ Baltimore, Jacks~nville, Moblle, ·New Orleans, Houston, San,. Francisco steady . .· Houston:· Stjll bustling .• ;.• .W~,l'toa,- ste.ad~ "·· •• San .,. "- ' -. · ~. -:---- ..:::. ·. . . _.;; ; _ •. .. ._ · and Seattle. 'Of these, Houston. Mobile, New York and ~eattle showed Francisco: Good •••. $eaUle: St-eady. " · Told~• • ,• ... ~ • 70 ,n .r. p1.-~~ .. u7 _ . ·.,. trl' ,the previ~us period: A total of 1,124 -rnu w.ere dfspa~ched to Jobs in _all departmet,?ts. . -; . CLASS... A - GROUP ,Orf Boston . : ............ __ New Y·o rk . . ·....... : .. Philadelphia .. .. ..... . Baltimore .. -:- ........ . Norfolk r . . . . : ...... . Jacksonville ..........· Miami-. . . ......... : .. . Mobile ~ - .. .. . . • . . . .. New Orleans . . . . . .· . . . :Houston . . . :- .. .. ..... . Wilmington . .. ."...· . . . . San Francisco . . . . :.. . . Seattle . ....... . TAL 1 2 j .~Registered_ · CLASS 8 · GROUP · Shipped · 4 )9 ;!5 9 26 (;ROUP CLASS a· . .,... GROUP ._ 3 ALL 1 _ · 2 _ 3 ALL 1 ------~.-.'1'1~· ~5 .7 11 . 2 .... • 3. 2 .. 2 ' 2 3- ·7 13: 1 - - · 4 -.?-· 1 - 5 3 -'1':0" ::_ ' -:- . 1 ·- 9 11 .. 45 8 . 43· 3 10 13 5 13 1 8 -'17-157 ... Shipped_ A ~LASS _:: Z 3 ~ALL · I . 2 -5-8~1~ 14 3,-1 - - -, - , 4 ·1-9 25' 12 541 . 1 6 12 . D n · 42 3 8 4 l:J 2 l 3 ·-4 5 11 19 6 36 3 4 17 24 5 15 2 . 8 1 11 2" 1 3 - ,_ 1 10 6 3 6 2 3 9 1 -5 1 1 ·- -_ 4 3 ALL ' l -· 1 3 7 1 , r2 8 . 21 .. 2 . 5 - 2 1.. 5 · 1a ·11 -. 8 / 31 - 7-i ....:... 5 ztr - 8 - -- 47; l · . . 3 63: l 6 --- 3 •"5 18 -.,, 1 2 1 1 1 1 '- - 2 -1 -28 ' -;~-) - -"3 63 -9 : 25 / -'ENGINE DEPAR.liMiNT..-. ~ .. Registered- · · GROUP , .. ,Orf -=1 Z 3 ALL · GROUP 1- 2 .- / • lo _,£LASS ·~ "GROUP 3 ALL ~ 1 e-._s- ALL . 2- . ~.. ~G~R~O~u=p,=.-. --~- -1 8 --s - -11 ....,....1--1-1· -~-s -= . · i---:--1 -2~~-2 '1Boston . ... . ..: ...... . . 9 31 6 ' 46 .8 11 1~ . 9 34 - 8 51. 1 ·:...._ l _ :-9 . New York . . ......... . 5 4 . " 9 _.... 4 . . t .._ 10 ·'4 H ·- · 2 · 4 Philadelphia .... .... . .._ 2 31 3 36j. ~ ·15 .. 7 .221 2 - .24 3 . . 29 ''l 9 ,.- 5_ Baltimore . ........... . Norfolk . _ ........ . - ·1 5 2 - ".8, 3 · · ·7 .. ~01 ....:... : 4 · -::- · ~L - . ..:.2· _ :2 2 4 ~ -6-1 •1 ·2 - - ~ 2 _, - - 1 Jackspnville ......... . Miami . . . : .. : ........ . Mobile . . .. .. . ... . .. . 5 . - 3 , 2 New Orlean·s . . . . : . .. . . 8 17 6 311" 1 - 6 . .. 5 '..U 1 -9. · 23 4 Houston . . ... . ...... : . . 10 25 5. 40 4 10. .· 14 , ,28,~ 10. ·31 . I 6 1 5 6 2 1· 3 ....... 2 1 ... Wtlmington . .. ....... . 9 :! 16j ·3 2 . 4. · San Fr.ancisco . . . . .... . !i Seattle . ........ . .6 8 H'l 2 .( -:-43--:i5z - u · 23'1;- ;,-5CJ -59 · ·JOTAl.S. ~ ~ . "~~I / Regist~red ~ CLASS ~ROUP .Boston . .. .. •.. ....... -New York . ......... . .. .Ptiiladelph!~. ; .. . . ... : Baltimore'. . : ...... ... . Norfolk :--:-.... ... .. ,. . Jacksonville . ........ . Miami. ....•......... ~obile ... '. .. . . . ; . . .· . . ~ew Olllea:ns . . . ...· ... . . 'l louston . . . . .... -. . .... . ' Wilmington . . .. " .. . . ' ~·· ".' .'"'i • I • ~· ::1 ~ ~ I • _. s~ n t - - - f\.l'!,lnCIS<:if- . .. ... , . S~at < le •111 - A =-=- .. _Ship~ _. Registered CLASS 8 ; - · CLASS ·A - .. _ . .. Registered ·.!". 2' 4 ·ii -1 •• -·11- 47 3 3 " - �With all signs pointing toward an unusually-early opening of the Great Lakes naviga· tion season, affiliates of the AF,L-CIO MaritiI~1e ·Trades Department are getting set for full-scale organizing drives among z:ion-union workers in the area, as well as campaigns · to raise the present level o f - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .· wages and benefits for union,- tion with the ILA's readmission to sailing again by the second or ized employees. the AFL-CIO and the Maritime third weeks of this monttr.. Life lpoks _comfortabJ,e enoug,h for Seafarer Robert (Slee'py) Paschal, AB, ¥.1ho l!roke-.his ankle· on the Morning Light. The locale is Bremerhaven, Germany; th•. hospital, St. fosf!ph's. Sorry, the nurse ·is not identified. Photo from United Seamen's Service. Two[ $IP ,Operators ·ltsk ·., .foi Vessel Trade-Ins. WASHINGTQN_:_J\. bill that would allow US-flag unsub'sidized steams.hip com , ·panies-to fr~de- in old vessels for rela· tive~y ~ore modern, Governmen!-o'Wned ships; has received a great deal pf supp.ort in Sen, ate subcrommittee hearings. warned G. c. Halst~ad, vlce~pr~sl./ Most of the maritiine or-. ~ent and director of Alcoa, "we ~ w· -...; ' ganizations, including both Amer· · lean Merchant the Marine Institute z and · the America'n Tramp Ship · Owners, sypported the pvoposed ·measure, which . wou'ld '·auow the -.: . t , steamship are faced wl&h the probabilitJ' o( havinr materially to reduce our IU'.vlce with . Yesaels of United States re1'istr7." · .. . c~mpanies Ito modernize, J·an,~e and ·. thus compete t~eir vessels r Trades Department. . Jui·isdictional questions also came up for discussion at the Chi.ca~o meetin~ an~ one agreement reached was that between the ILA and Local 2S, the marine division of the Operatirig Engineers. · Under the agreement, the two unions will appoint a joint committee to iron out jurisdictional 'problems before launching organizing campaigns in any Lakes port. The · jurisdictional issue arose . because .the Operating. Engineers represent' dredgcmen whose work overlaps with that of longshoremen in some ·Lakes areas. Meanwhile, hopes for an early ·opening of the season were heightened by reports that. a substantial number of Lakes ships should be In the SIU Great Lakes bistrict. Seafarers who laid up their ships Jor the winter were being recalled to their job!J ~ccording to the seniority protection afforded them by the Great Lakes Seamen's Job Security Program, which the SIU won from its contracted operators last year. Officials of the St. Lawrence Seaw&y -announced that the Welland' Canal, between Lake on.. tario and. Lake Erie, would Ire· the first facility to ·open this year, ora April 1. The Sault Ste. Marie Canal will open April 4 and tha new locks and canals between Montreal and Lake Ontario will open April 15. The dates, of course, are tentative and subject to weather variations. Maritime Union and other MTD ' . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . ffiliates. • One of the season's goals, as far as the longshorefnen are concerned, ~ill be.. to raise Lakes wages anq working conditions to a level consistent with those in coastal poi;ts, according to Captain · William v. Bradley, ILA president. Another goal will be to level off the wage differentials for longshoremen which now exists ·tn the American Seafarer.s weren't the only union men to get an various~ Lakes ports. irrcrease recently. Pakistani seamen .a lready earning a re· The ILA now has jurisdiction ported $30 to $45 a month have just received blanket raise 'over Lake.s longshore workers as of $2.83 monthly. The wage · a result of the ILA's merger with increase was part of ·a new departments work a 56-hour week. the International Brotherhood of contract negotiated by the The day-man Pl!~S in . 50 hours. Longshoremen last fall, in c,o nnec: Pakistani Seamen's Federation, ef- Saloon m·essrnen have had their fective ·J anuary l. hours reduced to 63 per week ancl Pakistan Sea Pay Up: 'It's $45 Now a ,·ct ·s1·,gn"e·d· . P_a- · _ Last year ' the 116-day steel strike, with tlie consequent lay-up of a good part of the Lakes fleet, bamgered organizhig activities al. though some successes were scored, including an election victory by the SIU Great Lakes District among the unlicensed crewmen of the 12-ship Reiss Steamship fleet. This year MTD affiliates are hoping tci pull all the_stops arid to make significant inroads into the non-uiuon· and company union are~s of Lakes maritime employment. Plaris for / the season were mapped at a meeting in Chicago last month attended by representatives ol the International Longshoremen's Association, Operating Engineers, ~IU, . National . The contract resulted from joint action between the P.SF and the International Transport Workers' Federation. It also calls for an improved scale of working hou_rs, new overtime rates for some seamen· and ' the start of a welfare plan. The · contract . highlighted · the enormous gap between wages of American sea.men and th o s e abroad, and the impossibility of the gap ever being narrowed to any appreciable. extent by the exercise of "restraint" on the part of us unions, as has been proposed in the past. The Pakis•an Central Labour pumpmen and their assistants COD• tinue working 84 hours . a week. The pumpmen will be the next group of PSF members to ha:ve tlfeir hours' and conditions examined. ,....-----__;•: .......-------. Jn9re effectively with foreign ·operation,s. . . · , t:wo SIU-contracted com'panies, Following up on settlement of the· dry cargo contract reBull :J.,ine- an_d the Alcoa Steamship openeF; the SIU negotiating committee has reached agreement Co., . have vigorously championed with tankship operator·s on new wage scales for tanker crews. the bill and have ind.i cated thlit The~ agreement provides· for pay boosts'-similar to those in the dry they pian. to use the trade-in plan cargo contract with monthly increases ranging up to -$31.11, and new ~f fl\e ''measure passes.,,. , ,overtime rate; of $1.78 up to $2.~3 _per hour. All wage and overtime Bull _plans to exchange betw~en changes are , effective as of March 1, "1960. · ' ;,.two and four \ vessels !~ ls. ~ow · In addition, operatQrs' .cont,ributions to the SIU Vacation ~Ian have ~.. . using for larger and mQre ~ff1c1ent been incceased 28 cents a day. to a total of $1.48, effective February · C.;4's. The c_o mpany would·, prob- 15 1960 · aldy alter· the ·. vessels :for use .as , Tl;le agreement lncludes a wage scale for galleyman who is carried containersh~ps in the Pu~rto .Rico as an ~dditionarsteward department r'a ting on supertankers. The new run. f . . .:· -- wage .scales and overtime rates appear in the chart below. ,or .vessel• · . . The Marine Cooks and Stewards . Convers1orr · costs -would run · between an estiinated ~ ~ Union has received a letter .of com$375,0po'for deck and minor altera-P:: ,_ Commissioner in awarding the mendation from the USPHS hostions, and · $833,0~00 for extensive~ . I Ca settlement of claims, also became pltal at San Francisco for its conconver.sion, tliat would 'allow · th~ ' f' chairman of the welfare plan. tribution of 38 pints of blood to the Effective March 1, 1960 \'esseHo carry up to ,356 seventeen-·' DECK. DEPARTMENT An overall pay increase of 13.8 hospital from the Union 's reserve 'lo.of vans leaving a - space the· New rupees .pe1· month went into ef(ect. fund. The letf;.~r, signed by Me-equivalent of a C·2 in cuoic ·cap1,1c' I "Ol!t I / New OverOf this increa"se, the seafarer will dical Director Dr. David J . Zaugg, lty for break-oulk cargo, - B'y offer~ 'f!m~ be taxed one-eighth of a rupee lauded the MC&S for its participalng cBntaif!el' servJc,e, with a \\i'(de· lta~inc. - · S~itl~ Imm~@s~ Sc@le for fhe welfare plan and the ship tion in the program 1vhich, he noted$2.33 . t 'b t th h . Bosun · ..... ..........-... . .. -:- $476.66 · $31 .11' $507.77 \'ariety of,... ct>ntainer -sizes, and . owner w1 11 con n u e ano er one- was for t e welfare of Americaq 18.85 428.74 '2.28 d h If ( b t 32 · t ) . _ . • . ~·B: Maigtenanc~ ...... . .. .• 409.89 ""' ~ b rea k- b ulk service, Bl.!!l L~ne cou~d · _a.n · -a. a rupees, a _ou cen . s . seamen. 373 .84 2 .2~ Able .Seaman .... . -~ ... . . . . 367.68 6.16· ~ ~ r .., - ,t IlU§. ac5comm.o8ate the _n eeds of · , n . . The "-overtime rates agreed up911 ~ Ordinary Seaman ........... 290.31 4.83 "' 95 14 1.78 _ <l' most individual shippers. · r . OS Maintenance J~ will ~be4l paid some seamen -at the Sliipping on the West Coast got .Adlicqa. said thfai. -itccomB ','tehrt?Plates ). Cwh~n carded) . . . . . . . . . . . r~te of time and a quar~er and will an unexpected boost last per iod 345_, 58 1.78 t ra ng m ten o . its 1- s ips for ~· involve hourly rates of 15\ 21 and when two liberties of the Alaska · v~2 or1'JP"~ ~b1• . an~h':o~h.,er bdett~· . 533 .78-. 26 , c~nts r~spectively. In some Steamship Company received char2 .33 # .. ·J'~~se1s ' avai ~ e; w.· ic ...,.~ wou· ..ue 533 .~il -· 2,33 . . instances, men well made to take ters fo1· intercoastal runs, thereby · suitable for its Caribbean service. .compensatory time ·off in · port in creating employment for some 58 422 .34 2 · ,. _ . I.", . • • ~'Wit~o~t · the a id ·of' Jeg~slation" 3_ · : ~: lieu ?f overtime 'Payment. members of the SIU Pacific Dis37 84 ' " '373.84, -~.2 8,T~e new pay rates will give the , trict. The two vesse ls are the Ne345.58 1.78 ... ;E><.kistani seaman a start toward nana and the Talkeetna , which a welfare plan. The seaman will ·were · taken out of winter layup contribute approximately two-and-a aftei; their charters were obtained • . 507.77- •. ·"2.:fa' half 'cents per -montlr while the ~ ;\:. ;\'; 4'54.84 2.33 /'. Among the latest gi·oup of Sail-· 2.33 . ships' .. owners will contribut~ 32c 440.64 ,~r · man . per "'"mo,nl h. _ ors Union of 1he Pacific hiembeL·s 388.85 ·:" 2.28 Work. hom:s are still a sore spot t o join the ranks of pensioners is 1.78 ' by American standards. Watch Brother Lawrence A. Monson, an standards' In the deck and- engine oldtimer who started 'to sea during World War ·I aboard the gunboat Yorktown.' He \vent back to sea again duri~g . World War II, this time with the SUP.· HisJast ship was the USNS ,Schuylkill: Br.other Mons!)n pla,!ls to ,raise cattle and qo soiile fishing ,in his hometo'Wn of '· Arkail.sas. · · ... r>, N" 1 1 eW w Qft·A er . age. s I Among our Affiliates _ e 1 2 Ozark. I �WASHINGTON-:--Indep~~de9-t taJ}ker operatoz:~ who pave .difficult~ meet~g mortgage payments on·their recently-constructe.d vesseJs pav~ urge(tthe Senatfi-Merc_h ant Marin~ SUD-' committee to ·promote legislation .A o relieve their financial problems. -Otherwise, they _ · · ..__ . . warned, the Treasury Dep~t- . ment would have to pick up urged to use its powers t6 r4iqtiire oper~tors said. This proposal; sup.the tab for some. $200 million oil importers to bring -in hall of ported by. the SIU... NMU and other 1 of these mortgages under Govern: their cargoes in , US-flag vessels. . maritime unions, is n<Jw~ pe~nding ment guarantees. This, if enacted, woul«J solve the 'before .the Oflice of . G~vil-and DeThe subcommittee was ~ ~lso- problems of the independents, the fense Mobil.lzation-t .Both- pr~posal~, the mor~gage · __ · · • • - <" ' · · · -. -~ ~id and. the· -0il ·imP,ort quota, h ave Sey-en Seafare;rs Ret1-re ~=nr.:::!;:"r:~~~ebr~~i~u~=~~ v a· ene',.,· ·t :;!~ti~~;:f~i::at~!st::iJ:~~~ · b1·1·1tiJ On Sll~·u- 0·1sa. _ . mafot . .,ofi conipaqies. At a recent 1 for a'ssisting the operators of the . . . •. - . - ::.=~~~~~stan:rs.mv~!tg~=~- ;~iThe sui blooil bank aupplfa 'se0:[arer1 01' membef'I of their 1fitntlfel ,. One of the 1arg_est_groups of Seafar~rs approved for dis- ments. The 4¥MI passed a reso-_ with bfooa an11U?here in &he Unifed ·rstate1. Sei1.fa1'e1'1 can donate to ability-pension benefits in one sitting, seven in all;. have· been Jution ·calling f?r aJ!: eild to such -the bank at !he SIU c~inic. in Brooklyn. .List~'d here are a few .of 'th• I . d . th b .fit 1}" t t the last meeting of the trustees assistance, and urging that - the s{~afarer• Cln6 othn• WM Ji4ve .d0nat4fcl• to_ t~e blood bank.pace on e ene s IS a + · tankers _be permanen~lr lafd . up. c~ EUb....W· , · Grobberc Nab B _·of the Seafarers W~lfare Plan. . . . . .Particjpating ·in ~the .A MMt meetWar.t.., U:·A. •,,.. . · . ~::. Gronbe : Nlli). • All seven of the men, who oth~r conQ..ition .. Sc~farers fn tli1is ing were rep.resentati_ye!l of maJ,or Du1an =be~t Reid, A~ert: J. . . . · · ' - · _ ; :. . categcry have a nu!_!im~m of 2 oil companies who cauy oil tinhave· .been Judged permanentyears' seatime to qulllify -· rt ~;. k ~" 'rlesla•, Raal . • - Vidal, ~Ula . .. . . . . · po s on ·! unaway;-....~ .t;rs. w,a19.,- ~Cttrant J. Marer, Prederlelt B. ly unfit for duty, will receive the The seven ~ Seafarers approved Speaking . tor the U!nlcer operMeG.dr . J b F - ·WUll ' Cb ·1 8 monthly disability benefit of $150. by · the trustees ai:e: Lu.is E. C. ators a~ Uie _!iearing w~s Josep1!· · M~· r... .· ams, ~ · ar ~ : In _addition, along with ·other Gutie!ez, IS8; Fmnk E. Gardner, ~ahn, president of · the · Snf-conAdams WWlam r. disabled Seafarers, they and their 59; Ralph A. Kirchner, 67; _Angelo tractcd Transeastern ShipJ>.ing .Percollm John- • Ma_ciel, 6_3; Hermap _J. Meitz, 67; Corp. an~ -~~d of the Committee Pan.r 1 ;,._e ·families automatically becoine Isal!C .Sieg~r• .66; and John Big- of Am'er1can Tiu~ke~ Owners, . Inc.. . M~e:~ Albe:.a. wood. T~~ hearln~ was ~~all~~ .. to., det~r".'_ . Baler Emmette mme _what . speeifi,c . Ieg~sl!ltive Kori;' Wa L. , measures sho!JlcI be taken to fmanKemi'nis ~ennetb ~· r -J>HILADEI:.PHD\~hippfDI ltH ' clally aid these taf!ker oper~tors -Quinn :iiober& a. · ·: 1 . c(jnUnu~-, ~o : boid :'if~ 9w.n ..!rrd . , and prevent any_poss~~e mortgage Pinott. Ra1 G.• ··. '>' ... -should --rem11trt fait for the ..... next . defaults. KaDowlG. Herltert : 1>erlod. Thlnp r i rela~vel.Y.~ qU'Jet· · - - Jlill Pendi~r Cortes, D!Jnu E. in_.the port ~ ·none of tll'.e al· . 1 , ·:A. bill now pending Jn the SenDanllu~, Alexander. fillates are involv~d hi any disgute1 · • ' ate would a1Jthorize· the seei.-etary' Zablnll:I, Slmeb,1' _, . ,of m.ajor- lin~rtance. ·~ ~ .- · " ~ · , · '!.. . ,. SE,ATTLE - . A- fishing boat ofCommerce to advance funds to Goodman, Theodore · R. · · Dui:filg: t'1tf last Pe.t110d:/ 1he. fpl· .. .. owner recently found -guilty the operators to meet. their prinel_Sum1l1,-·BeaJamJ• \V. :; lowing, shitflf paid oil: . Feltorf " .. • Maciel · P.aJ 'l'nd tn.t erest pay~ents. These· Morals, ltamo•<Marven): o-Olties Sertlce Mt8Dll. Salllvan, JOhD J. ' (Cities ,Setvite).; . Y~ar. ·. 5. by a Federal court her~ •. of wn:.. would be repald"later, · and woul~. fully sinking .his ship, tlle Cape tide the lndustry "over 'the present 'J!ripp, Ka:r :mar·· CCalm&l")- tbe ..sIP,-on'll were Douglas. The Cape Douglas ii!. ~n .financial situation . whieh; Kahn MeMah:Oq, Juan .P. : reltof' -< Marv.en),; •°'¥0.rkmar and._,.' t " 11!"· 85-foot American-fl.~g_fisbing ·vet1- told tile lawmak-ers, was "tempoHo~man, Jghn' . · · t.osmar , u:;~~~r·>.. ~.' .- " J ;;· sel rary in- nature.'~ ·He ~xplained that Go~111-.., JHyUaJ!.... ~ · _ The foll~~~.. · sh~ps. .,. wer~ la.;,. · · . ' within t1te next two or th~ee years PhllllPB. Ge.orre · · tra~lt :1 Masmar - (Calmar) ;-1- Benu · .. The vessel, raised from 6~ feet· ."we feel t.h ere w!ll be ampl~· bust.: ~;..,. :~-~~---·~'""'!--.-.,.--.....;..;--"!'!'"-• Fort C'Cities· Se1.1Vice) ;, Jean· J;ditb. - • . of water I~ Puget Sound _seyeral ness for -o~ . new ·sh~ps ~t c~m. • . " .. -Eriilla -.(,BuiJ') ; Steel seafarer ,. . months ago, was found to ha\'e no _pensatm:~ rates.·" He based this .. (JKthinian">; · -seafair ,_ CColo,Jlial); "'· hote in her hull, ·lfut 4ll the sea- for'eeast· on-the ·fa-c t that war built ' ' - · " · ·- ·' ·· · Alco·a ~· Patroit - ( A.Jc'"-a)· -,..,,0."1 cocks -were -found to be optti. tankers · will probably -have -been ~ ·a . c,r~wmember ~ultt, w~ll• Goodtetl~w'-""' <Rob:) u U:a P~;.i; ,:·~~-01 rt ls- charged _that the. 'wllfull ret'i red b"y tha·t-· t1m · . e " thereby' r' e "~Shi~ ud "~~ . p~~t-. dt~g-abteau' : . h (V ) • ".. .... · nil f 1 •.-:: ., .. e.. as.e .... con!rac ue -. c ' e~ ·~e ._ ·a,e ._.. .•::·' -~' . 1.,., Sieger Gardner slnId_ng was or nsurance .pur- 11ucmg surplus tonnage;· i 1m ·~ ed . i t Jv . f · -·- · , . The . new hall .here is reac~ln• 1 1 1 . ·bl e f or "' "IU hosp1ta · l-surg1ca · I poses· ' · that: ; 'the · opei:ato~~ · · .. ~e?'"· · ,me~t. m, Fast e .raction, or ~ their · re~acen. "· ' I1k_e th e11g1 . . . Kahn '!la1d par,t · ..... e ·w ·1~t;·wh ere ,it l OO•a ·• . 00 c:overage provided by. the Weifare The owper received -a fiv~ear pecteg that other a~verse factors, WJ}J-: koep all' .lobs. aboard ' sblp Union wil~ be , mown1~· 1n v.e'f.~ · Plan. . Federal-J?rison sente.nce l}n,d· . a . such .as .~x~ess ~tocks ,,of J>~f~ole~m, . r'. fillea ,"at •limf;. · shortly,. Howev:er, its hatd to~ set .&· The $150 disability-pension goes $10,000 fine for attempt tb defraud. ~nd m~<J~uate port 1 faciUtie~ f~r ; uate- ·tile · chance' of the . alil:P 'target" date -.As the little . ~inishin& · to Seafar·ers . at any age be- .Federal marshars h~ve taken the. the larg~r tank~rs, ~ho~Id be tiµc~n nllin& lhortbanded · ·· ·, touches ·have a way, of de\a.)rfo1 cause of injury, llhies1, age - ~r accused to Wal•a Walla .prison. care of l>Y: 1962;' , mattj'rs; · ·' -. _. 0 - J: , , .. - . J:.: ne His-Error: No Hole ln~t was·- I SllorthandeCff .- J 1 all : tJmei and'· , ,- Are You. \ . '• . ' . .: �Coast Guard Drops 2 R-oSa Charg,s �E, THE' UNDERSIGNED, as .t he tions .which were encountered. It "'was more costly, because of the provisions of · mine our .seniority are. fair and · reasonagreed :by your Committeuo reduce these this anti-union '1egislation, 6ut, our fun- 1 able; it follows that our membership re-. members of the Constitutional quirements are al.SO just, and the prOJ>O,.s ed dilfei:ences and._ to this end, the proposed . llamental p~aotices and procedures needed .Qommittee elected at the regular amendments spell this out. amendments to the · Constitution were • bu't little· change. l)lembership meeting ·of February 3, 1960, dr.awn so 'as to pro\.ide a uniform frameAs an . example of the type of. ch•nge 1 - There are many other · e~.!lmple!, too at lleadqu~rters, in accordance with Artiwork for the~ relationship and cooperation · which these proposed~ arhendmen.ts woul<! ma'ny, in fact, for detailing. However, the between this Union and its subordinate · accomplisq_Jn .order to bring the language cle XXVII, Sections 1 and 2 of our Union examples given illustrate how technical bodies and divisions. This has been ac- 'o f the Union's Constitution· into line with we have to,be because of the ne\V law and, Con~titution , have studied the amen.~­ complished by providing minimum con- the requirements of the . Landrum-Griffin of CQUrse, this reinforces our urging tha't-· -.. ments to the Constitution which were Act, we note the subject ·of · suspension . everybody ' read the proposed Constitution stituti~nal provisions which each of these proposed at al~ ports on :tebruary 3, 1960, bodies must adopt if it -wishes to affiliate frooj. membership for failure to pay. dues, carefully. ~ · and .make . _this report to the membership. with our Union (with provision, of course, fines or assessments. The current consti- . The members will recognize that these for addition.al provisions, if they are not tutional language provides for automa~c-propoftd . amendments · will prdbably bi;., As the resolution pursuant to which 'the ·inconsistent with this Constitution), and suspension from ~emi~ershi~ for failure _come eft'.ective, If they are approved' by proposed amendments were initially subby further providing for representation mitted to the membership stated, the - of th.ese subordinate bodies and ·divisions to pay. fines and assessments, as well as • the membership, ' in about June '- ~f· l96q. for failure to pay dues. The_ proposed At that time of course· the officers .:w-~ amendments result from three principal on the Executive Board and to the Con- amendmen_ts provide 'for ~uspension from eleeted. in· 19S8 will still' be Jn' office and , vention of the Seafarers International membership for failure to pay fines ~r ' wiil reinain In office ·Until Januali'y- or factors: the . expansion of th\ Union s acFebruary of 1981. The o.fficers ,we e1ect · tivities, the growth of its membership,. - Union of North ~ America \tl>On meeting · assessments only by way of.- the a_ppropr1under the amended Constitution will not and the new labor ·1aw known as the take office until that time. That means we Landrum-Griffin Act. would have a Constitution with new titles/ The expansion of the Union and the for: Oar-9fficers and many o{)>ur elected growth of its membership_ has, to our . jobholders in pbOut June of 1960. But those new titles won't be filled till we mind, made it advisable to ai:nend the compl~te our elections this year. ThereConstitution in · two major respects. These fore, in the transition · clause, we have two changes can be summarized in a few -provided for changes · of titles of our - words, but translating that into the Conpresent offi,eers and eJec.t:ed. ~ob holders._ stitution requires numerous changes of ·The membership · w.m . note- that the changes are· primarily in name. only. 'l'be· wording. We advise all mem:bers to read -functions, duties, responsibilities, et_c. of ca!'.efully the proposed amended Constiall individuals affected, _are, -for all pract6tion, and therefore we ,,-have annexed a tical purposes, just '\bout the same: Tliere copy of it to ' our report and labelled it ls no additional term of 'office granted. "Exhibit A." Additional copies will be In only one new office will there ~e a vacancy. wllicb the President will fill in made available to the membership at · the accordance with the·-Coristitution. Keeping various Union meeting places. ' I Jn ~ipd lhese facts, the r_transition clauseThe first such' change, in effect places _Pll~videi;, f~r the . fo1J~r'Jng transfers in within the Constµ ution the administrative title of office: ' · ' .... organizatibn WQich V.'a.s approved by the New Titt• ~~diuirlual ' Old Title members at the membership' meetings President Paul Hall Seey.-Tr.eas. Exec. ,Vice·Prea.,Ca1ton Tanner Asst.~ Secy .•Treas. • beld o'fi November 12, 1!!59. This -admin' Vice-Pres. 1.n Claude Simmons Asst. Secy.-Treatr. istrative re-organization, which has been Charge of Contratcts and functioning successtully since mid-Nov.em., Contract ' ber 1959, •provides for increased delegaEnforcement Vice·Pres. In ~ Earl Sheppard Asst. Secy,.Treas.• tion ·of functions and responsibility, thus Charge of the ""' • recognizing the 9eed for tpe chief execuAtlantic Coast '' tive officer to aevo e more time to the Vice·Pres. In Llndse_y "'As~·t. Sec;y.~Treas.I! ·' Charge of the Willlam1 , • .ll!Tger problems affecting the Union in the GuJPCoast ,. most general and important sense and at Boston Port. Agen' Vice·Pres. in Al Tanner the same time spreading more of the •nd A:dmin!Stl'a· . Charge o~ the .. ,, . tlve Dire'ctol' of Lllkes.and aoministrative responsibility among our " ·Great L•kes lnlaQd Waters ()ther elected officials. For example, ·the. . District l5ecy.-Tre1111. 'vacancy new ~dmin istralive structure takes into · (To be ·~med by Preeident In -geparate account the important work ina~cordance with' ConstitutJon > "Biil Hall ~ Asst• .secy.-Treas: Hdq.Rep. volved in bargaining, maintenance and Ed Mboney Asit. Se~.-Treas. · Hdq•. ftep. supervlSlon of Union-Management conJoe• V.olpian Asst. Secy .•Trea&. . Hdq. Rep. ' I . tracts; and in centering .immediate re-• (Ed. note: - Under the present Const£. sponsi:bility for the proper, careful and , ~~tion, the_"'port · a,gents of ~ Mobite, ' Balti· correct making and maintaining of Union more ' ~nd 'New Orleans-hav,e · the Status of · ·books · and records, ' bo~h financial and .I assistar;itr secr.etairy·fif!asurers.) ''' Gtherwise in one officer. Finally, the pro' r posed amendments to the Constitutio.n · ·'[he' fir~ ~even · _9.f ' tl1ese new ·· offic·ecarry forward the current practice-- of holders constltUte the 'Executive· Board t placing other officer.s in charge of geo, wtµch,~ ,agaip, reIJl.~ins .w.h at i~. 'i s todar~ · " ...... graphic areas, and of bringing -all-- the Vacancies or incapacities in any - of •tnit ' .....<·. principal officers tog~ther in the form ·of fo1egoing;;.wU, .. be filled 'accoraance 'Yith ' . an Executive Board, ~ith ·the office of tbe7,'Cons'titution. Jt J! ,emphasize~ ~gaiq Secretary-Treasurer, which title is being ~bat the , foregoing i_n4ividuals ar_ e- s~mp_Iy i;.; changed to P resident, in over-all charge. carrying out tlleir present functions under , · J Similarly, new titles for the other officers a new ~me. The electioµs_to be hel,d tli~(. ·'· ""1F.[ have also been cveated, in order to pin,_ ... , y,ear, if the; new Con's titution is. adopted, ·"' . point more accurately their authority and wHl . deterinin~ · who ' holds these off~le1 '-~ ~ ~ functio~s. The new offi~er designations 11tarting .fn 196l. · • .. ... ~ ' .. are: · We re.hind an members that c.;ples ~l • f..,., President ~he pFeposed amende~ Co_~stitutibn \IJHl. \ :: Executive Vice-President " - r • be available .for you to read at all Union . 1..-...;..._...,..._ _ _ _ __.;._ _ _ _ _...;.;._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~-----~----...,...---· '~ halls pd9r to and du rin~ the re!!r.endu!J.l. '. V}ce-Pre!iident in Charge of Contracts / and we !'gain .urge1 that you re~d · tho~e "' .. and Contract Enforcement ..:· , copies s9 ·you may be able to vote in. elliSecretary-Treasurer ,, r ' gently. ~ _. . . · . Vice-President in Charge of the ", tria, l proce1;hires; Automatic"suspen. s ion The Constitutional Committee wishes to .ate Atlantic Coast'' for. .f ailure. tq . pay ' dues remahjs. - ' thap members ot' headquarters (or their Vice-President· in Charge of the Gulf :Another example of the -~~anges 1. w~iCh .r ·c ooperation du~ing .~u!:..deliberatloils, .and ;~~ . Coast , the ·'.If8ndr1:1Jri:qrift.in Acl,~.re 9 utres and. to assure au:m~mbers :tJfat ·we· believ.e: the' "'' Vice-Pr'esiCleilt in Charge of the L&kes ·whicl(.:. these . proposed aniendm~pts are ·· · proposed .ram.end~d Constitution ' ~iU serv8 and Inland Waters designed to accomplish has· to ~do with the..i UniQn and the mem~~rship .well," .b~. •· The second change brought about by 'membership. Th~ new law dir.ects that_ '. cause .it will ~treainline,.; its ~unctioningf' ·~:11 the' expansion. of ~he Union results from tne rules- and· regul'ations wtth respect to - · adapt i~ to chan! ed · condit~ons, and to the the coming · of age of wbat were formerly different merilbers}\ip --categories "''be 'spe: new ~ law. ~ ' . . ; "• various administrative parts of the Union. d !ifically wl'itten into : the Union Constitu.·we · ~~~'l.OJP~ri<L. : that the Jjroposed During the last' five -years the membership · tion ..This part "of .the - laW. ha5J. 'nq effe~t - amehded·.c.onsfitittiQn, ~nnexed herefo. and· · has '.established organizing committees to -m;ule: a part .o f this· · r~)loi:t; be approye.d. • on Union pra,ctice; it :qi.erel~- ~ade~ ne.ces. ~-by ihe 1 mem,tier~hip' and' submi~ed ,!to, • ,bring the benefits bi unioDization to har}'eferendu.m v~te ( aS'y.er .ou~ presen~ .Coil-: . 1 bor and inland water.way workers and to Co,nsti.t ution 'in ,. · ~ · workers in ·~marine allied lndustdes, and With the ad'tice of l~gal . counsel, '' which~' stitu'tion~ - f' . , ~ " . · · ,, · -~. · . Rdgectfully submitted, ·· has authoi:ized the gr~nting of .assistance ·:was 'sop gpt in '.r.eg~?d ~o all of 'th¢' am~n~· .to,. and -:-cooperaJion . with, .other groups ~f ~ ~~~Ie~~~f~·· B~nn~r; ~.:2111 1, • ,. • . '·'ij workers 'in•· related areas, such as the . .,Jolin iJ" Giordano,. G-32 . · )j . , . • fishing fielc!;· for .example. - . ·· FrededcJt. ';Jiait~borQ, B•563 3 .,._ , · ' . .. •• ·, W 81 ·U . ,' ( ) L •.; in ~l - 1 ':l!•-<0 ,, • ';; • • ~ •C,,em~pt' ~~"' ,Hosp~4alcs, >{l!~lip ·If· · · c'f· M.'!7:· : ".!•• •~ -~ ·~ 1.Jotdan, J-t ·. z,f-"&71 ' .... . ,...: b-16_1. : 'f ' . :/' , ' /• r · �Pap Nhle us·LiberlYs·Starting N·eW -~INQulitING-" S&AFARER_,. . -, . . QUESTION: Have you eve.r taken1G. job as ship's ~elegate? lf'l1ot, why? . .'.· .·. · .... TraAsfer M erry-Go-Ro.und in the eveni of an emergency: The MA also bars these vessels fr_o m trading in certain strategic materials with Russicin controlled na· tions. The new MA policy is apparently the Government's response to a tramp operator plea for some kind of aid tb enable them to compete with foreign-built vessels and for- · eign operations; An appeal was -Sent to Congress by the American Tramp Shipowners · Association citing the fact that curreptly some_ three-fourths of US foreign traµe consists of bulk cargoes, shipped mostly by foreign stiips. The current policy indicates that the American merchant marine is-beading .to.wards a .state in which all ·the smaUcr companies will die out and there will be only a few, large, subsidized operations . .: Isthmian Bid For SUbsidy lnche,s On . . LABOR ROUND-UP WASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Board has removed another obstacle to Isthmian Line~. Inc.'s request for a subsidy on its westbound round-the-world service. But the Board's latest action does not constitute final approval, it merely means that the SIU-contracted shipping firm ' is one step clo er to receivil"!g this Govemment assistance. The major issue for Isthmian in this proceeding is whether or not existing US flag service is adequate. The FMB ruled it was not, and- cledared that th~ route could support the line's annual sailings plus seven more. This covers 14 sailings per year by Isthmian from the Persian Gulf and 16 sailings by it from IndiaPakistan. The Maritime Board also ruled that American Export Lines, I.nc., a pr esently subsidized operator, and Central Gulf Steamship Corp., an u_nsubsidized firm, do . not have present regular services on their routes. Consequently, no . waiver under adequacy of US flag ·service was granted them. American President Lines, Ltd., aslml th~ fMH f-Q!.. ;m im;rnas~ o! ten on itc; presently-authorized 2428 annual subsidized sailings, and was turned down. The Government agency agreed, however, that the Line 's Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, North Atlantic service could use some additional sailings. . .} l \ G«tt Polio ·Shots, PHS Urges - The P~ic Health Service urges· Seafai·ers who have not already dpne so to get their polio shots as . soon as possible. The shots can be gotten at any PHS hospital without charge. -Plenty of vaccine is available so . there is no delay in the administerihg of the shots. The few minutes a Seafarer takes to insure .himself against the crippling .. disease by getting the shots are well worth _the saving 'of tiD}e. money, and most of all, th€ avoidance Of suffering "and POS&~bl,e disabili.ty. · ~c..~~ • '· ' 7' • \.....~ .... �Seafqrer Ja~ . ·Garcln,r, off----the . Vat.~ _ &.~f;r~e WhiCh 'we•.· abandoA9,d in Ce.yl~n,. sta~ds loyal vtgif with ~hiP!ftGt•s' b~9g4ge -· atJdle~11d Aj.rport. Gardn..frwas one of 56 repatriated "~ewm'm"'.· lien :Off ·th'• . Enterpris_e .and the. John -8. K11luku!'~is. . : . ~ · · - Pa:-.Arrests ,1~8bhlrder : On._Str,ike-reak:~~h~rg~: : a .. PHILADEI.iPHIA-Bl6Qr Schleppey, who "lor ' n'llllnber . o~ been jur1iishil}~~ W'ell-paid ' Str.ik~br~~kei;_s :fqr._struck. newspapers throughout ·the nation,_pleaded not guilty to t-fi.e · . _ ~ .: charge ' of ·violating,, Pennsyl- · ye~rSJ~!iS Your Gear,. .. . -- ..vania!s "1lnti-striltebre.aker:im£ _porting .J~w. ~is:. d~y iJi: ~ourt will be· -Marci! l'* · · · •· ..:' Schle'ppey. was arrested in .: the pre-dawn ·hours: of F~bruary· 12r ~ ·following a hotel-to-motel chase.Meippers . of Phliadelpbla's F~g'f. -... Iii . • for .s_hip . -~ • lor shore·· . in Whatever you need, , w~rk or dress~· gear, your S.IU Sea _Chest ·has it•. G1!t _top · quality gear at substantial sottings by .buy:. ing at your Union~owned cfnd UniOfl• operated Sea Chest store~ . .... ~ ., �eontinue to use tlfe blackli11t ch~r­ ters. The Navy Department hH withdrawn the charters, but e)n.. phasizes ft will do nothing beytmd th~ • The SIU is pursuing the matter further in attempt ,to get some teeth into the US policy position and also to get the Navy a'n d the Agriculture Department to coop. erate in putting the Government'• stated, poltcles .~to effect. , �•~ Seafarer H. Bjork, a former deck maintenance man on the SS Jean Lafitte is hospitalized. in Norfolk with a brain Injury. He had an operation and is progressing very slowly. Also In the Norfolk USPHS -are Seafarers G. C. Langely and R. C. Camatique reports Jeff Gillette, act-· ing port agent. Langely last sailed as c.bief cook aboard the Hurricane and was admitted- with a ·case of pneumonia. C~matique was utilityman bn the Penn Tunsporter.· He is J>eing held fof djagnosis ani:I tl~ere is no progress report on him. In the Staten Island USPHS are Seafarers JQseph A. Blake, Walter -Snell and .Willis R. Thompson. , Blake's last ship was the Denton, which he sailed on i't as chief cook.· Blake Snell ' Langley _Thompson _ He has been. hospitalized with impaired yision an&' is responding slowly to treatment. . Snell,- a former AB aboard the Ines, came down with hypertension but has been responding to treatment and expects to be discharged shortly. Thompson who sailed last as- quartermaster . on the Seatrain Savannah and before that 6n the Atlantic, was hit with a kidney ailment, but is now progressing satisfactorily. ' Seafarers on the beach or on shore leave should take time out,. to -Visit their brothers laid up in the hospital, or drop a not to say hello· ·a nd cheer them up. · ' The following is the late~t lisf of hospital patients: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Ramon Aqueda .Johan- Nord1trom Arthur Brunell Voldemar Pold C. L. Ciesielski Eugene Senff Willie Coppage George Silva · Ollie English .1ose Soares Eusebe Gherman Vernon Stiebig George For.rest Paul Strickland Leon Lockey Edward Trainer USPHS HOSPITAL . BRIGHTON, MASS. Kenneth Gahagan · A . .1. O'Connell Charles A. Moss USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Lawrence Floyd Bobby Stalsworth Frank Nelson .John Ward Ro!Jert Nielsen USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Ernest H. Webb David E. McCollum Louis Cevette JUJian S. l\finese1 A. A. Turlington Edward Polakoff USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA : Thomas E. Andrews Leo H . Lang John W . Bigwood Clyde R. Leggett Accurso Bonti William Maise Edward Brevier Felix P. Marciante Grady K. Brown .John G. Naugle l<: Thomas Dailey · Ubie E. Nol;an Woodrow Davi• Louis W. Peed Jesse T. Green Otto H. Poisson Chas. Hablghorst Hugh C. Randall · Wtiile llallady Chas. R. Robinson Foster Juneau C. L . Schartzer G. M. Kasprzyk Harold P. Scott Norman W. Kirk Andrew Stauder -Edward Knapp Irvin W. Suddoth August Kothe Edward Wllisch USPHS HOSPITAL . MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Joseph Bass John Bazel Matthew Bruno William, Kenny Gregorio Caraballo . Primitivo Musa -Leo Carreon Henry Smith · Wade Chancller R. Waterfield Mallory Coffey Almer Vickeu John Driscoll Luther Wing But Gu1·anich · Pon Wing USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN fsf.A.Nn: ·NY Henry D. Adams Chades W. Hall Oscar . .J. Adams Eugene R. Hall Cha's . O. Bergagna Juan Hernandez .Joseph 'A. Blake William R. Horne James Carter Michael Kennedy Joaquin · Cortez Charles Klnnke · • Michael Di Ferio Stephen B. Kutzer Victor Doca Thomas Lauer Keith L. Donnelly Thomas R . Lehay J . W. · Eichenberg Cecil Leader ~amose N. ~mott John S. Lukas A . .N. Fernandez Edgar W . Lulce John .J. -Flynn . A. T. McDonaid Aupstus Francis Carmine Mancino Mar~os E. ltli!dlna Victor D. Solano : Ronald F. Oliver E. A. Spaulding A. Picclr1llo Willis R. Thompson Raymond Potorsld Fernando TJaga P-hlllip Pron Dominlcli: Trevisano Alejandro Reyes ' Claude A. Vireln .Kassim B. Samat .John Walken Walter ·c. Snell · USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINtA Henning Bjork William H. Mason H. H. Broughon Steven E .. Purifoy Rufino Camantique Henri J. Rol11.n, .Jr. Isaac B. Duncan R. E. Singleton Henry L. Horton ~ Hobson Willis, .Jr. . USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Frank Pieczyoln Dean A. Kis~ler Samuel P. Drurir · William Wilcox George H. Hill David J,. William• Edw. H. Huizenga Wm. L. William• USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTI:.E, WASHINGTON Sam Bowser George B. Little Arthur w. Brown Jamew c. Mltc~ll Edward E. :t;dlnser s. c. TqJ>ervUlt VA HOSPITAL FORT MILEY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Howard J. Watts , SEASIDE· MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH; CALIF. G':.tnnar .Johnsso.n - USPHS HOSP!TAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS R . B.· Appleby Max Olson B. F. Deibler _ Peter W. Sotb-a' Woodrow l\leyers Bozo ,G. Zelenci'c VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, · TEXAS Willard T. Cahill ' VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VIRGINIA Joseph Gill . - ~• SAILOR SNUG HARBOR , STATEN ISLAND, NY Thomas Isaksen _ · . /I • • TRIBORO HOSPITAL • JAMAICA, LONG ISLA.ID) James Bussell ·· . US SOLDIERS HOME FlOSPITAL , WASHINGTON, DC Wm. H . Thomson . , VA HOSPITAL CENTER HOT SPRINGS _, SOUTH DAKOTA · Clil'Eord C. Womack BATTEY STATE HOSP.ITAL ROME, GEORGIA • Quentin §. Lee VA HOSPITAL . HOUSTON, TEXAS R • .1. Ar5en11qlt . VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Maurice '.J. Flynn HARBOR GENERAL HOSPITAL TORRANCE, CALIF. Edward .Johnson �LOG-A-f!.HY-THM: , SHIPBOAllD SKETCHES -.AIL ·S(. Patrick's P()r:ade" I'll And have the gr.eeif of alta_m rock _....:, ~merqlds - in my eyes As I .time the bagpipe rnmic With 'haughty Irish strides• ... -. . - �<Wate'r'!tnan), Jan. 31 el'foJ"t ~ made · to feed· th~ m~n goinK. • Chairman, Vall / Parken Secret•ty, on watch first. One tal>le· in , either Peter V;irl Wygerden. More American · : mess hall to be broken down ' after coffee shoulil be put aboard s)lip . so meals so that space be made .available for recreau_on. that .f,;uropean coffee will pot have to be consumed. Vote of thanks to the galley. Tl)e. crew would like to have ISRA'DFORD' 'CCltlel ierv· at least one LOG fo1· each department · lceJ, F.eb. 1-Ch•lrm•n, Reld1 Secre·instead of two copies. tary; Carpenter · No beefs. Payoff in. Tampa. Arrangements being made to Sl' EEL AllCHITECT <Isthmian), Jan. · :1pray all foc'sles J:n order to get· rid 9-Cl\airman, V. Susk•; Secretary, J. of roaches. New mattresses ordered. Feb. 20-Chalrm•p, Morris; SecreP•tterson. Ralph Tindell electe d ship's tary, W. R. Morgan .• One man missed delegate. Suggestion w;ls made to ship- in Lake Charles. All watertight keep books and magazines aboard doors have been repaired. Ship paid 1 ship. Keep the washing machine in of! in Tampa without patrolman. Vote ood repair. oi . thanks to the steward department. SANTQRE <Marven), F:eb. ~Ch;ilr· HELEN <Cargo & Tipk;hlpJ, Jan. 27 m•n, W. J. Smith; Secretary, .R•lph f'. Tyree: Saw captai.ii about separate - -Chairman, Biii D•r•m Secret•ry, Al· bert Espeneda. Lack of. food supplied watch for!!castles. 52.88 in ship's tiy e,ort steward in NY - and New Or· leans brought to the attention of Ted Babkowski in Seattle. Results prom· lsed. ..itequest will be made to Bill Hall for clarification of'. worlt rule,s during the time that vessel is loading stain for Japan. J.J.7.!IO in f9Jid. Food supplies will be replenished in Japan. J ·,itm®li~lh· ' .. ~OOLE ~WllIP~ ~ ' .. ~D .·Digest Of SIU Sbip Mee~ings fund. Repair list to be turned" in to· ship's delegate 72 hours before arrival In port, • ' Jan. 1'-Chal~man, J. Michael; Sec·retary; R. F. Tyree. No beefs. More . applesauce and' more cups requested. Loud, vulgar ta~k should be discon· tinued in the messroom. The pantry to be kept clean. The crew asks that co.l'fee be made early before meals. EMILIA <Bull>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, C. Madsen elected ship's treasurer. $5.75 in ship's Iund. No beefs . . Some dis· puted OT. Crew is dissatisfied with' SIU Food Plan. Meats, etc .• not up to s'tanda rcl. Steward not getting what be orders. Two padlocks have been_ broken and silverware is being stolen. It is requested that the messhall be kept clean. J. H;inners; Secretary, c. Welch. \' HURRICANE CW•term•n), Feb. 12Ch•lrm•n, C. V. M•lette1 Secretary, I T. F. GrHne-,. No beefs. Everything running smoothl:v,. Mllk situation to -be checked .in Southampton. A vote of thanks to ' the steward depai;tment. One member hospitalized In- Soutbampton. It ls requested tha_t , there be less noise in pasageways At night. 0 e. \T 0 YOUNG AMERICA <Waterman), Feb. 14-Chairman, 'Robert Hunt; Secretary,~ · W. Champlin. Ship running smoothly. There is no ship's fund but one will be rnised. Treasurer :-Proposed volun· tary conlribuHons· on the next draw. -ROY.AL OAK !Cities Service), · Feb. 18-Chairm an, J, Parker; Secretary, c, Burns. No ~e~Is . O!Je !!l<!!! g~tti.pg off. Repairs to porthole in deck de· partment foc'sle. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Feb. 12-Chairman, C. E. Martin;· Secretary, J. T. Siney. Balance in ship's fund is $15. Delayed sailing disput ed in two if'fstances. Motion was made and passed to have · shipboard . meetings l>oth leaving 41nd returning to the · ~_!ates. It was suggested that special STEEL DIRECTOR <lsthmlan), Feb. 7- 0halrman.- Frank , A. Timmons; Sec· retary, Charles Stambul . . No · beefs; • some disputed OT. Repair list turned. ·In. $28.-06 in ship's fund. It was re· . quested l hat the SIU Welfar 1!_-l>ept. consider making available to the mem- , bership a laminated Identific'a Uon Card. A motion was made to' donate 1biR's fund tQ the American Mru·chant M3Tiile Library Association. A -vote 1Jf thanks was given to the steward dept. for a job well done. A suggestion was made that a 2 hour minimum 011 any ·call out for Ute crew after 5 PM weekdays or before 8 AM, and a 4 hour minimum , for Sat.; · Sun. and . · holijlays, for the c omplete crew. Sug· · gest, SIU Safety Committee check into deck cargo lashings and catwalks and deck cargo ladders. · ~ Eager 11eaVi~r Ori The ~ss Stee·i. Age ". Santore .. · On the Santo1·e, reports meeting secretary,· :k. F. Tyree, there w'as a beef~ aboui applesauce. An apple.sauce · enthusiast felt tbat more was re9uireu and requested I such. i I ;\'.. ;\'.. A'rlzpa Peter Van WY&"erden, meeting secretary ' on ,the- Ar.izpa notes that the men want American coUee ins tead of European. It's senseless to have espresso on a s,low ho.at~ to Panama City·, a~d- the me9 want tl~e-familiar A-me;iean-styJe coffee they are used t o drinking. ;\'.. $'' ;\'.. ~ Orion S(ar, The chi'ef engineer is causing trouble on the Orion Star according' to a ' report receh:ed from the vessel. He seems to have bucko tendencies ; ~ . no· time for delegates,· like in "tire _good old days, -. and similar shenanigans. 1>~ ALCOA "ANGEil CAico~), Feb,_ 7-, SANTA VENETIA <Elam), Feb. 11- Chairman, John A. Smith; Secretary, Chairman, :J. Purcell; Secretary, R. Cecil ·a. Wiggins. Ship' s delC33le Guerin. Most repairs have been com- · elected. Stevedo1'l!s' toilet to be re· pleted. Various beefs to · be referred' paired or locked and stevedores are to patrolman, such as rusty water, etc. to be kept out of inside by · mate on A motion was made to 11sk patrolm11n wat ch. It Is asked that coffee be bot to request · new linen and cots from and fresh at meal time. ~company. A vote. of thanks to the· steward and his department for the ORION COMET (Orlon), Jan. 9excellent rnenus • .food and service. It . Chflrman, J. Surles; Secre•11ry, J, is requested th;it there be J.ess noise Just. No communications from bead· quuters pertaining to draws request· II\ the passageways at night. \ , ed on 01'. Received $2 , from ship'! ROVER (Rover>, Feb. 14-Chalrman, delegate for the fund. Delegate re· c. Horton; Secretary, W. L. Compton. si ~ned and a new ship's delegate w:is All repairs have been- made except to ·elected. Crew requests ,. that ship 's the washing machine ringer. 'No beefs. delegate pick up mall upon arrival. Some disputed OT. ,,- - -·' MADAKET 'l waterm•n>, Jan. 30FAIRPORT <Waterman!, Feb. 7- -chairman, Peter Blanchard; Secretary, ' Chairman, Terry J . White; Secretary, Charles,... Ellzey. Everything runnin~ E. ~. Watts. John Castr9nover, sfiip's smoothly. No be"tfs so far. $4.50 in delega te, wished to be relieved of his . sl1ip's fund . Steward arfd hi s J?~n.!! position. He was given a vote of . 'tryin,g to mali,e everyone hnppy, C:1ow thanks for a job well done. " It is sugls salisfactory to all. gested that the ship's delegate assume. the 1'esponsibilitY. of the Iund because GUL!FWATER (Metro Petroleum), he is · the one that 1 has u se Ior th'e Feb. 9-Chalrman,, A~ S. Sargent; Sec• ship 's fund . Ship repairs , sliould be · retary, N. G. Treddin. .The crew i~ listed as . the voyage goes along and reJJlinded to make l.e ss noise in · pas· : not at the e nd. Vote of thanks was . sageways: return cups to pantry; and< given · to the steward department. to be sober at payoff. The-inen re· . turning from shove 'leave are asked to CITY OF ALMA <Waterman>; Feb. '. stop giving the gangwaywatch a bard 14-Chairman, Mason Nunn; Secretary, ' time. Repair list to 'be made up . It Jose Ramos. ' Attached letter to ·be· Is requested that\ .stores alfoard have publicized in the LOG. All c rew .Jn sufficient stock· for long trip to India: · Iavor. An iron to be purchased fo11 Another meeting with ·patrolman b the crew. No beefs. · 'l'equested before paying off. · · . ' ~ ~!1 ~rnii~ ~ ALAMAll <C•lmar), Feb~ 14-Chalrm•n, T. E. Yablensky; Secretary, G. E. Bellenolt. Only two cartons of clga.· rettes alloV(ed on arrival in Long Beach, Calif. No- beets. New 'Ship's delegate elected. It is reques~ed "that crew please remove dry laundry from lines· when dry. HILTON CBullJ, Feb. 13-Ch•lrman, L. Bordeaux; Secretary, V. ,Doug- · las. Ship's delegate resigned and a new delegate was elected. Sh.iJi> just out of iay-up. ' Everything r ,u nnlng smoothly so I ar. No beefs. ' -OCEAN ALICE <Sea Llbertle5', Jan. · 31:;...chairman, W. Petersen; Secr.etary, · E. Andersen. It was suggested that OS and wipers .keep laundry room in order and the BR- to clean recreation , room. All cups to be place d in sink . and not in rooms. Vote of ' thanks to steward ' department. Great improve1 ment Jn food over last trip, -" .... . . -;\'.. i "'t . . Mount Evanl . Lovers of Italy on the Mount Evans are disappointed, notes Guy ··Gage, the meeting secretary, becau-se it looks Hice · the ·ship . will ,,. ·1bypass the ItaUan . p<,>~ts on this:' trip. On the last .one 'it stopped at Gen0,ct and the men· had a wonderful time. Where else can you find , pizza's~ jus.t .like you find _around j Ute Union- headquarters in Brooklyn? · · · _,. · ' · . $ - ;t. t Steel Maker Brother l\tcLellan donated sftoe-snining tree to the crew of I the Steel Mak~r, ftOtes :m~~ting secre't ary L. Relnchuck. From . now on the boys shoura be Beau-Brum-- · ·me ls and the qapper-cfan Seafarers will ·undoubtedly be the ra'ge of Yokohama when they get there. · i~t ... i ,. , Heleni From the Helen -- comes ·a report ' from Seafarers Pete, ·N:Ick, w..K .. Kelly and €harlie OgleSby that the little" p(Jp found on- tlte road at Geismar, La:, is .. now a full 'gfown girl . who answers,... to - the ·name Lassie. ' · "· i I -t ·, ~ ';: • The plastic agitator -on ·the Penn ' I Vanguard's w~shing ,.machine' has been letting the ' men down and metal ones nave been r equested so that the clot\]es· g_e t proper thrashing· and 'an the dirt taken out of them. ' a· -. �Page l'lffeea · -:-SEA.FA.HERS ·L O'ff IPERSONALS' AND :NOTICES I ' • .- Income I Correction.On Reefer W•geti _In the . text of the dry . cargo wage scales in · the last two issues · of· the SEAFARERS rioG the scales tor reefer engineer: w~en three are · carded, were transposed from the passenger ship agreement. :rhe correct scales for this rating on ·a ·dry cargo freightship are as follows: . . 11 Reefer engineer (when three earriecl): Chief . .......••.•. 517.H 1st Assistant . • . . . . 450.98 · 2nd Aaailtut . . . . . '89.81 Passenger sl)ip. reefer engineers, when . three are carried, eam 548.95, 489.79 and 480•66 respectively. Vessel Blows· Up; Castro Blom.es-US WOilam Saltel' Tu Betands' HAVANA-A French cargo ship laden with munitions for Contact your wife as soon as Refunds are being held for: Ernest C. Anderson, 'Claude D. Berry, you can. Cuban premier Fidel Castro's army blew up with a series of t- t t Donald L. Christensen, Arthur L. explosions that took the lives of more than 75 ·per~ms, injured Anthony Czeezemsld -· Craig Jr., John J. Doyle, Fong Yao C e c i l i a . <Babe) Kurek and King, Raymond Miller, Pablo 100 others resulted in the Thomas Fahey being marrJed April Ojera, and Bernardo · Torpbocon. detention of an.American citi- and injuries JS the seconCi explo" sion, the greatest of the series, 27, 1960, at 1.l .:00 AM H.oiy Angels Get In touch ·with Jack Lyneh, zen. caught the firefighters and police Church, Bu~alo, NY. Hope~ t6 ·see Room 201, 450 Harrison St.; San The explosion started in the trying to put out the flames that you. · ' . Francisco to e,t them. Havana Bay area, not one mile surrounded the French freighter 6\:t I i\io •> . '•;.t. ;.t. ~ . from the spot where the US battle- La Coubre: Castro ~ immediately Esien. Johmoa Seafarer JohaniOn h · 1 bl . charged the US was Jinked to the . ~] Contact your brotiler. Regret to (ex-steward Wanl',Knight, 1959)· 10 8 18981 suspected sabotage that caused the Ip Ma ne was own up inform you 'your . older . brother Contact Paul v.. Barbes, .3426 E. . with a loss of 266 lives. . explosions. American citizen DonI J. "passed a~ay. Call ~ 8~7740 and Flowers Ave., TucS'On, Arizona. He Firemen and policemen suffered I aid Chapman, of North Bend, Neb., , r~v«:tse cbargeg, or wi'tte Clarence wants' to ' know about his two ·sui~­ the greatest amount of fatalities a passenger aboard the La Coubre Johnson, ~· 115-58 .220 street, Cam- cases. '-------------~~--------·-·_____ , wa!i held by Cuban authorities as a briu Heigltti , ~001 Islatid; NY. , .· . t , t t possible saboteur. Chapman was ~ 7 . ,. _ "' t - ~ · . . Stanle;r Sawicki later released as having no connec·1 .... . . JOleph ·MaHu1 . . Get in ,touch with Mrs. · Veronica tion with the havoc that was spread .. ~rite to ' Richard Jones~ 12 Lyons; 536 Hudson Avenue, Rocbover the harbor but, the charges of T'rinlty Lane~ Blac~wood, NJ. ester 5, NY. . US sabotage have not been drop' t t. ' t . .~ ;\"; t - t · . ped. . •. . l. KleJPa~o . , Room for Work · Speaking at the mass funeral 1 1 ~!ease :r:eturq book and , :10.t e• · A perisiqner is wanted willing services for 27 of the dea!f, Castro hon-owed from J. Cook. He can t d r h( · t d 't• k claimed that the crewmembers b~ reached :c/o SS 0 E ., : .o ~ 1g _ supe.rm en .en s wor . .. ., ._ . . cean , ve1,, n. · m two small houses m • Queens, aboard the burned-out vessel were jlllll!P.IRJI!!•' Astoria in exchange for a Dice experienced in handling the un. 'room. Contact George L. Pitour, loading of munitions and could not 31-49 36th Street, LIC 6, NY. : have started the chain reaction .t .\:.. . .\:. that rocked the Cuban capitol. John B. Marr.aJ' The new charges of sabotage are :J'ne deaths of the following Seafarers have been f'eported to 1tle added to the growing list of such ·This Is third notice. Important ' . you contact your son, c/o Gerner. 'Seafarers We.lfo.re Plan: Castro complaints that have acSame address. as previously. Frank Rolllli. ..&l: Brother Rossi, · Michael Grochowski Jr.,- 57: cused the US of responsibi'Iity for t t ¢. formerIY of Brooklyn,; NY, passed Brother Grochowski . died of a incendiary bombings of sugar cane fields. Pat · MurphJ' ' away of natural heart ailment at ex Gra~e Line .. causes on Februhis .ho me in Contact Jean Moods, Riverside ary 4, while a paPhiladelphia on Post Office, Box 35141, Miami, 'ti e n t at the • February 9. Gro.Florida. l,J.SPHS hospitai:. , ., chowski who is S t a t e-n Island, s u r v i v e d by a NY. He had brother, Anthony, no known surYialso of Pbiladelvors. Place of phia, had sailed b u r l a l is- not in the steward . known. department. 11 e t t ~ Joined the SIU in May 1948: BuArthur • R. Kini', 50: Brother rial . was in Saint Masimir CemeKing was 'stricken by a coronary tery, l!J'eeland, Pa. ailment on JanuSeafarers and other crewmemary 31. An SIU mJ!mber since Jan Encelhardt, 66: Brother bers on deep-sea ships will be able J a n u a r y --1942, Engelhardt. formerly .of New Or- to exercise their voting privileges leans, ~.. died in the forthcoµinng elections by Brother ~g ~d of cinhosis at sailed in the deck ~ the USPHS Hos- taking advantage of · the absentee department.. H e . , ~ pital in New Or- voting laws enacted for members leaves no known TO SHIPS IN A""'ANTIC EUROPEAN leans. Brother of the merchant marine, the milisurv\vbrs. Burial AND SOUTH AMERICA~ WAT.RS Engelhardt· h a s tary, and others who cannot be in was at the Greensailed SIU with their home state to comply with wood. Cemetery, the deck depart- regular voting procedures. Brooklyn. ment since May, Election information materials, 1940. Interment . . including official election balloting was in the Gor·, -.;_ . . - . . . . . postcards, which are applications don Memones Cemetery, · Jeffer- for absentee ballots, are being • -~ IVBY. 'SUNDAY, (11:20 HT . 1620 GMT , . Sunday]. .. ,,.. son, Loui.siana. He left no known made available to Seafarers in the W~K-39, 19858.KCs Ships tn· Caribbean,. !ast Coils~ survivors. Maritime Administration at the ofof South ~erica, 'South Atlan- ·i tic and .,East Coast of · United fices of shipping commissioners, States. Henry W. Porter, 61: Death came steamship owners, maritime un~FL-85, H8sp .KCa· Ships in G~lf of ~~co,:C~tilJ;; . All of the ·folt'owing SIU families to Brother Porter as a result of ions and seamen's institutes. Cards are available at the LOG office in heart d i s e a s e · · . b~an, West Coast of · 'S.outh have f'eceived a $200 maternity while a patient at Union headquarters. ,America, .West Coast of Mexico· benefit. plus a $25 bond from the .a Baltfmore bos, and ·US Ea~t Coast, . The cards are to be .sent to loUnion in .the. baby's . name: , . . pital on ~e:t>ruary cal voting officials for the ballots . . ;. WFK-U: '15~00. KC. · Ships In Mediter_r.anean . 1 Elkabeth H. Atchiso1t, born Feband voting information by- eac-h 8. He is survived ·· ''~""·' , ·"' , _,, '" ' · ·-'North Atlantic,.. Eµropean and ruary 9, 1960, to Steafarer" and by his daugbter, Seafarer. The Maritime Admini. ''-' ·" . · US East Coast. · ' -~ . •.:$!--.. .. i - : . "1- -•._ ,;_. Mr~;. Joe. N. Atchison, .Ho~ston, Jean E. Porter of stration has also listed instructions "'• »t"'N!l~~- ·/' ;r: ~ r.( Texas. . . . Newton Center, for obtaining and voting the state '· . Mass. Brother . absentee ballot by members of the -; Susan Bemer, born February IS, Porter had sailed . merchant marine. Meanwhile, 'Round-The-World 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. ·Herbert in the steward . It is , hnport~nt to fill the post C. Berner, Moorestown, NJ. department since July; 1948. Incard out completely, on both sides, .Wirel~s~ Broad(asts Continue ••• David Chermesino, born Feb:.. terment was in the Mt. .Feske and to sign it with your full name. ..- ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT ruari 6, 1960, to Seaferer and Mrs. Cemetery, Massachusetts. The card should be mailed to the · (2:15 PM EST Sunday) John Chermesino, B_oston, Mass. .\:. ~ ~ appropri'ate county, city., or other WC0-13020 KCs . ·. · · Europe and North America . · Catherltle Denise Gradick, born Zachariah G. Willilbis, 75: Broth~ election official, as shown in the : . ~ ..; / . ... . February 26, ' 1960, to Seafarer and er Williams died of a hypertensive V 0 ti n g Information Pamphlets, . . WC0-16908.8 KCs · heart disease at which are to be posted in offices Mrs. William H. Gradick, Mo.bile, - . · Eait · Coast South America Ala.! - - ·-- -~-~.,,..,..,..,.,,,,, the Boston City ind places accessible to Seafarers. ·'· . Hospital on FeIf a 'Seafarer does not have an ; David Wayne ·eress, born Debruary 4. Brothofficial .election balloting card, he · cembel' 27, ·1959, '.to Seafare'- •and· er · Williams is cap obtain his absentee ballot by Mrs. Carl L. Kre~s, Baltimore, Md. survived . by his writing a letter to the appropriate Hear,- ·Oliver · ThomPs«tn, born widow, Frances local official, as listed in the Vot· December ·27, 1959; to Seafarer .Williams of Rox- ing Infor~ation Pamphlet. · and Mni. Kasper ' 1 Thompson, bury, Mass. Born In the case ot' Seatarers, the s _a van.n ah, Ga~ · . " in the British . necessary oaths may be sworn be• West . Indies, he fore . masters, first officers, chief .,JOlan. Doyle-, Willdns, born Feb. ruar,Y .19,. . 1960, to Seafarer : and bad sailed ~n th.e ·ste~r'Ci depart- engineers aµd pursers of. vesself M~~ - Tliomas ·.F. :wilkillS, Mobile. ment since 1939: Interment was· at documented under the . Americad I' ' and I .. FI I IL DI.SP A' T~c H ·'em to the _ ... - ........... . --> ·Loa US Issues 1960 Ballot Applications EVE.RY ·1. SUNDAY . I. DIRECT. ~VOICE I BROAD .CAST l I - .... I· MID" "TJI' VOICE OF.THE·. '";, ~. SIU . BABY ~RIV~~~ .) .. ma. . I:· Mll?. . .. :a. Aia( ·· - -.. · koXburY, I Masi ~; "' • , .'... ' ' . • - ·~ ~-'fig. · ·· .-'""·' ~ °:' ) �Vol. XXll No. 6 SCHEDULE -OF .s1u ·MEETllGS SIU - "?e~ber'ship meet- ing's are held regularly every two v.:_eeks on .Wednesday nights :cit .1 PM .in all SJU 'ports. All Sea- farers · are expected to attend; 'th~se' who wi~h 1 to. be ~~cu·sed s~ci~I~ .request p~r.,,ission · by telegl'atn (·be s~re to foclude ·..regb• . tration n!'mber). The "el't : SIU meetJngs-will be: · • ·~ ..Mar.~h t6 · .,. . · Ma~ch . 30 . ~pril ·, 13 · Houston Still Ship-Happy . HOUSTON-Shipping has been pretty good during the last period, and with a couple of . ships definitely scheduled in for payoffs and more expected; things should be petty good during' the next two · weeks. During the last period five Ships paid off' five ships signed-on and ' there were 29 ships serviced in· tanslt. -T he breakdown is as fol· lows: Paying off , were: A!ice Brown · <Bloomfield}; Penn Vo ya g-e r; Penn. Transporter, Penn. · Trader .(Penn.); The Cabins (Texas City); and Iberville (Waterman). Signing on were: Penn. Transporter 1 Penn.Voyager (Penn.).; Del Sol (Delta); John "C" (Atlantic) and Steel Fabricator (Isthmian). The following ships were intransit; C~ntigny, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Fort Hoskins, CS Baltimore,.. Br,adford Island (Cities .Service); Gulf water, Atlantis ( M e tr o); l\jichael (Carras) ; Bienville, Beau· regard (Pan Atlantic); Pacificus (Orion> Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain Texas CSea train); Steel Seafater, Steel . · · · .: ; ~ · · · · .. · · . ·. · · -~=~t1::t~~ ~i~~~rr:~~~~t~~ba~~ee~~ Ca noda· s···e;. ./Is.-" ·-~.-u""'n'.:a·~wa·.~" - ~l:e · . ·s -"'.~s·... f,I-' :.... , :·~ i:~LIP~~E~ I ~·~ ~ .· , ,-. 16IJIALL1 &T~ ·e· ban Marme I (Coyle); -Mornmg · Light, ' Hurr~cane, ·Ch.i ck as .aw - . ,· _ · , - .· f H~LltAX, NS-The sale of tqe "orpJ::ian~d" 'tupaw~y. ~e~sel Geotgios: J;.. ·\y~_s . <;o!llpiet~d, '. IL.IS~ ~·s~~-CIVll~ '.." · ,. here! Maren 1. The · ~an~ma~ian freightel! ~old,for $159,000 .·in a short. but spir~~eq ~her~'$ . :::r~'=&:'T\fm~· ~:. Marino <P-eninstfla, Liberty); auction to ~ettle cred1t9rs. claims. . . . ". . •. . . ...... . _. ~."·. '., _ .. ... _,._: . ._· . . . . t1li ~·~ "." . .Robin Trent (Robin> ; Elemir _ The auction was the clrmax + · , .. . __ · 7- , ;: - , , • .. • >. _ ,. . , ,. .., . . . . . . . " ,-.. . ~ <Oceaii Petroleum> of a long series of legal ma~- t.~~ , cr~w'-ag!l~P,8~ the .~~s~el, s~~~er7 ~rs. was br.op~lit to ,th~ ,attentioll;. ~ 1 ~=~-~, .. · euvers by the SIU ·.Canadian .s~!P of th~ . Tl\eo~oro~ .A. that~ was of. the ~~ .€An~dian D~.s~ct. 11~e~ :l ~~:i~~~7a~~tft:~ A~~~e~~l ~;:!· .,- .. 1 District ,to .. aid the f!bandoned s1mfl.arly .atiandon~d · last "Noveffi... Can~dia~ S~U proyl~~d- i~~e~~e. , . , . , .. . Greek crew._ wpich was left. adnift . D~r~ in D~t11plt.. Attor'!eY;s tor - ~h~}eg!IJ:·;assis~a,µc~~:· fo~ii .:and _ c_i~at: 1• 1 ~ ~ after the SJ1Jp'S ow,iers deserted ,claijrl~m~s. ~otJt.r the ' ~reek _crew. e.tte~. ana otller. person~1 _nee.<fB/ ' . , . ' ' ·, ' . " . 11· I.~ ' ' _ eaviilg a · ,mountain · of · unpaid · a~~- those rep,reie!lt~g, other cred• ·The uni~~ kept"",'watcli ';over ;i·t11e;· 1 ·~,, · ' · « ' ~ · , ..,. · . ltors of unp,a\d.bills, hl!V~ J.l<>t ·bee~ sit~atfon all . during the. µplo~dinlf' . .' bilfs estimated at $BOO 000 . . .. ~. ,· . . ·· · . ' · · · able. ~o fin«! tliJ!;-W}l~reabou~ · of; prociss an~' ul.~l~ate sale ....... "" : •laieb.ii' •. ' ' 1; 1:1:.:t:,,;.;~ ":! .,·£'1. ~m~ng , t~e unpa1Cl bills , t~ r.e- ~PY o_! .~htJ -~~~ef.~:'.: .- :., . "'' '. .. - Pl!r<!l}ase C?f the ~~tgtoi '!{: w~s r'Erv~~ .. ·~· :. - ceive !i~t . ~ttention will be the '!;,Pe all~feelC'c:~ew-wal! strand.eel . i,nade !>yt A. So~nens~b4!~; ·of Ne~ . _}•~- l;ATll'ffl,.A_ _ . ... ~, . . , backwagesofthecr~w. . 1lfte.r ·the ,shlp ··-ran ,f~d~nd · oft. .Y~rk; .:'V!t~ h~· ,n ot .. i~en\ified .Ji~., ~~fl!l~~~~,,,..~ - -, ' , ., '" The purchas~. figure- will~, more1 €ape ·:QretQn•.~Il!Jan~ ~~ur.. ~onths ·,cpn~ectioiifi. .:butc has ' ll8Md .. his in"'.. :':- SCU0~f ·~..~! ·~·• .1 .~ban satisfy th~ claims Jit~~ed ·1by :'ago• . ·~e pllghl ; !»f, the .-e~~w~~m- #rea~ to.~ -~~.·Pana~'an!,°''!rilJ..n. _~~ ~~~.. . .'~ .· 1 • • ) • , ,. , , , ..,,,. ti:/, '1-·rr. 1,.-or;,!l • • •• : ·•• �,.~- .· ... .- ·. •' J Of . / ,- 'n . ' '"lo;~fj ¥Qfefl ~II. secret _; ·refe;ef!~.~ h~#t~t-by-t!t~ ~. .;e.P. b•rship~~:-.M arc:h . . J.i·-~·· ... April;29; ·1960~J ~(Voting -; ~ • I . -4 j7° - ·~ o1 ~ . - ·- .. ~ . ~·~· ,-' - .. ' ·~ . '·· ~ .. '· ... ,, -. ·~ . .. ' .,, j �"""! 1De0t1 J. ' > • . • THE. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION' OF NORTH . . - AMERICA . . 1 ~TLANTIC, lockout. --i GULF, LAKES -.A~D INLANp WATERS·,D1S1'RfCT ... , ,. pursuant hertto~ ·no person shall ~ . · • full ' book member unless and . until he h., anained .the higl{eJC , -tniority ratini' ~ out iil· the u}d. col.lectiv~ .bar~ining tisrteme.nt.·. Oillf lull book' membet1 shall ~ .ent1d~ci to vote and ro'hold anJ Office or elective job, except as Otherwise specified herein • .All ·~· bers shall have ·a voice in Union proc:ttdinp and shall be entid~ to vote on, UniOn cootuc:ts. · , SectM11 2. No candidare-· shall. be srantcd qiembership who is & member of any dual orpnization hostile to the aims, principles. and policies of this Um9n. · · -S.~11 3.· Members more th~ one quarter in arrears in dues shall be. autooiatially .suspmded, :-and shall forfeit · all 6e1tefit1 and all · other rights an<J privile1cs in the Pnion. They •ball be 1utom1tieaJ11 dismissed if they. ate more. th!ln two· qua~ters in art~rs in· dues. /a.JI llrreara;e in dues shall \>e computed from Jhe ·first day· o( the applicable. quaiter; but this -time shall not run: • 1 . (a) :'wh;le a member · is actually pariicipatina ;~ ,,.. strike or ." t ,,. d~tf ·promu•ted · -· _ • . (b) While a member is anJn·paticnt Jn a.- USPHS ~r other ' / ac~itcd hospical. , - "' ·' . · Atllliatecl with A11;19ric.,. Ficleratien ·ef l•H( ;- Con1;•1 ef httlnifial °'9aniHt~ (c) While a mem~r"is ,qnder--.n incapacief du~ to actiyity -iri behalf of the Union. <~·· Amen.iecl ........................ , 1960) - (d) While a Q\cmber · is fo the armed scrvic~s of the United Statcs,~roYid,c<l the member-was in ,g~ stan~ing at the t!mc of enttf 10ro the armed forces, and fuulicr prov1dtd he applies for • rcinst•rcment within ninery .,..(90) days· after dischar1e from ()le. ·. p I IE A M I l E process of the .Jaw of this ·union. No member shall be compelled armed forces. · -- . · ·; ' :. · , fO be a witncss . .apinst him5elf .in the trail of any proceeding jn ' (e) While' membef' 'has no opportttnity, , tO..~y dues, beCause• . ' d maritime and allied workers· and realizing the value an which he may be charged with."failurc·tO ob~rve ...e. kw o.f mi• cf clnpJoymcn~ -~t4 It\ .Amcriean..'. Jla.C mc~chant ~esiel. J necessity- of a !borough "o rpiiization; we.-uc dedicat~ -~o ~e. fo~m- UJ1ion: Every .official and job holder shall be 6ound to'upholcl and . • fog of one Unton for our pcbplc, the Seafarers International Unu~n Protcet the rishu'.o f e.ve'ry member in accordance "with the princi• Sectf... . 4. A 'majority vote, of the membership sh'all be sulficien't . C>f North Amcrica--Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Djs· · pies stt forth in the Constirution ·Qf the pnio6. ~ '-to dai1nate additional cireumJ mnccs .dutin1 -...hicnahe cinie .JpeCi• , trier, bascd ·upoirthc following principles: . _. ~ . 1ied _in Secti~ 3 shall-not run. ~t shall be the riJ.ht of •ny member-' All members shall -be cntidcd. to all the rights, privile1es ind IV (0 prescn~ m wrfrinit to any Port at, any rc1ulaermecting, .any guaranrecs as set forrh in this Consritu~ion, and such . ~isb;rs.·. ptivi· Ev;iy ·memkr shall -have the ri&lit to · be . conirontcd by his ._ ·q~estion :;Jith regard t~ "~c app!~cati~. o( Seetion 3, in ~rda~ce Jegcs·and guarantees shall be preserved m •ccordan~ with us terms • .. accusc~ :whcrrcvcr fie is charscCl _with -violatins the Jaw of· this , wuh l?r~dur~ esrabltshed by ~,m~1~r1ty vore of the·member~!P. We declare that American seamen .arc -entitled to receive. their ·union.-ln all such cascs, ·thc accused Shall be suarainced ·.a fair and A ma1oru~ foce. of .the :mcm~rshap shall be necessacy to ~decide employment without interference of crimps, shipown~rs, .fink hall$ sPcedy trial- by ~ an impartial ~mmi~t~ of his brocher 'l!nioa such q~e~uons. . . . 1 • • . ..C>r any shipping bureaus ma-inraincd by th~'1Govcrnmc!1t· .. · mcm, ber;._ • . -~ - • _. ' . · . • _Sectie11 ..5. the. mem. L·.tsh1p·s_ball be empow_ered . . to csrab_hsh, f_ronr . We affirm that every worker .has the rasnt to receive (air · and -V ,,. tune 1to'lame, l>y ma1o7."tf. v~te, ·rules under which 'duer:and· assdl!;:!~!im~it~!:i~~ ~~d h~hisi:{• r:C~~:~::in. sufficient leisure for No m~mbCr shall be denied. thetisht ~o expr~s. himself "freelr, mcnts may I>& ex~sed -where ·a. ~em~r ~ ~n u.111l;le W c proclaim the · right· of all seamen to receive hca1rhful and on the: Jloor· of anr.Union meeting or in committee. , dues and as~ssmentS\~or th~ ~sons pr~vtdcd 1n ~~~ an · • sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. ' ~ ' ' · . _ r SectlH f, To preserve_ uniry;-and ~o promote·' tile common welfare ~ .. .VI, j . ., . .- of the 'm~bership, all members of the· Upiqn shall uphold and • We defend the-right of all seamen_to be tr(!.tCd in I decent and icspcctful manner by those in command, and, • · A militant mcm~rship ·being necessary to the secu'ri(fr of a free=- ·defend this Consfirution and ·shall be ·1ovcrned by the provisions .of We hold that the above rights belong:" to all wor~crs alike, UJ'!ion, the mcmbcr~." Sh!lll -11t all times s_tand ~ca~y to ~cfcnd ~is . this Constitution and. 11J .policiClli'i1.1linis, order's .nd decisions dut1 . ' irrespective of nationality or creed. · ; · · Union and the principles set forth inthe Consttru_uon o~ the Umon. made. . . , · ' Recognizing the foregoing 15 our foalicD"ablc rights, ~c a(c con• , , '· ~vii·. ·· . Secti... 7. Any member ~ho 1ives ald to the , pri~ciplcs and · " a<;ious of corresponding duties to thcisc in command;· 0 l\r employers, . - . ·~ • policies of any ltostilc or dual" o-rpnizaJiqn shall be denied f~rthcr C>ur craft and our country. · -\ ·. · The power~ not delcsa.tcd. to. -rhc 0Jliccr:s,, 1op holders, an~ ~ccu· - membership in this ·Union. to ~he "foll extent permitted by fa.w._ We will; therefore, try by all just means to promo~ harmonious tivc Board by the Constmiuo11 of the Umon shall be rescIVcci to_•. A majority vote p'f.the! membership sha!l decide which organi~tions · . relations with those in command by exercising due care and dili· the mcmbe~s. arc dual or hostile. . · '· . , ·. ..,,_ . gcncc in . the performance of the duties of out profcs~ion;• and ~ 1 giving all possible assistanc:;c- to our employers m c~mg for their ~ONSTITUTIO" Sectie11 I. Evidence of membership .or-other affiliation witn rh• 1 _gear ·and property. · . ._ ' . . Union shall· at all times· remain the property of the Union. Mcm-·. Based UPQ..n these prinoiples; it i~ a!Jlong our· objects.: To use out'> . Arth;le hers may be required to sho.w their evidence of mc19.bcrship i.n order• 1" inffucncc individua,lly and-colfectivdy for the put'pc~c of_ mainrainName- and Gener~( Pawers to be admitted to -Union meetinp, or into, or .ori Union proj)cro/,. .ing .ar·d -developing skill in seamanship and -effecting a ~h~ngt! in _ , • ,,. ../ .the maritime · law of the United States, so as to render tt more This Union shall J,e known -as the Seafa~s International Union _ i · ·' equitable and to make it an aid instead {jf a .hindrance · to the;_ of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters I>ls· :-~ ~ Article · IV <' . • acvdopmcnt of a merchant mtrine an.d I · body of Aqicrican· seamen. trier. Its powers shill be leg°islativc, judicial, and . executive, and. Rejnltat~inenf -'"'." ' . To support a journal which shall voice the scntime.nts._ of mari· !hall include the formation of, and/or 1ssuance of charters to, sub. ", ,. time workers and · through its columns seek to ml!-inta!ti their ordinate bodies and divisions, CQCporate or •otherwise, the fofma:. ·.., ~bees dls!J1isSed . fr~ tile Uni9n ·miry bcnei~stat.cd fn-'ac~ordlmowlcd~ of, and i°ntcrcst in, · ~aritim.c a!f~irs: . . • tion of funds and pauicipation in-funds, the ~stiblishmcnt of enter• ancc W·ith such .rulCS" and u.ndcr sUCh condttiQJ:l's IS ar°e ·adopted, To assist the seamc:n of other counmes m the work of ·organt· prises for the benefit. of the Uniori, and similJr vcntu(.es. This from ·ti"e tq_. time, by _a. jnajor.ity v~ o( the membefSh'ip. . :zation and federation, to · the end of csta1'lishing the. BrothcrhOod Union shall .exercise all of its powers in :aid of subordinate Wies . .,, • ._ ·-"· the Sea. • . and' aivisions created ·or chartered by' it. For convenience of-..dmin- · - To form and to assist by legal means o.thcr bona fide .labor organi· isttadon and in furtlfc~ancc of its -poljcics of •id and assistance, the , . .. ntions whenever possible in the attainment .of their just .demands.. l!nion may ma~ its pfopcrty1 faciJiti~s · and J'c:rsoilncl ay~-i~al>le :,•.• · ." .Dues in~ l~!ti_litlo_~_ .'F•.• , · ... To regularc our ·conduct as a Union . and ·asjndividuals so as to_ . for the ust anc! .behalf of ·such sulfordmate 1bod1cs and .d1v1s1ons... . ··. ·· · . . . " ·-:. -' . • · , ; ' S-ectl~~ 1.: :All _mcmbc~s s.h all PA.J: dues q~arJerJy on ~ , calc~dar... make seamanship what it ·righdy is--an honorable and useful A majority vot~- of .the p)cmbcrship shaJI.'bc ·authorii.ation for any calling. And bearing in mind that we are. migr~tory, that ·our work . Union action, . unless otherwise specified· in the €onsti!'!:!i~n !'' ~ year ~a~1s, n~)at~"}fan tJ1e first b~sm~ ~~y of, ~ch. qu~rtc~·- cxccpr takes us away in different dir~ions from any_ place where the by law. , This. Union shall at -all timcs..J>rf)tcCt and ; m~tntat~ ni . as he~1n - ot)icr'1t~e :p~v;,1d~. ...'J'..~ .du~ ~hill be dlose payaol~ as of· __ the date '?f a~o~tton of rhas Const1tut1on and may be chan1cd onl.J majority might othct'wisc meet to act; that ~ectings can be-attended ·: jurisdictioq, · _ by only a fraction of the membership,. that the absent members, b Co!lsuruuonal amendment. , ., . .. , Who cannot be present, must have their interests 1uardc_d from . 1 Article ii' /... ' ·"",' _.. : s•.~tfen :2. Nd ;.ndide;c'· tor memberjhfc' shad 'be-'adm,i.rtcd into ~hat might be the rcsults·· of-:,cxcit_ c mcnt and }>assions aroused by •p _, , persons or condirions, and that those who arc present may ac:t · Afliliaiion membership without:haVing paid ah injtiation fee of Jhrce1iundrcd for and in the inrcrcst of all, , we have adopte~ this Constitution. Sectioit-1. Thi~ Unio~ shall be affiliat~ with the Seafarers Inter-. ($3_00.°,0) ,!fo!lar;s, c?~ept_ aJ ,oJ~ei~~ ~r:widc4 .i.~:_ft!s Cons~itutio~· " ~ - national Union' of North; America' i"nd the American Ecdcrati.o a :;:J•ctle11 3. :Payment· of dues aild; 1,,iitfatioJ\ fees mat be 11•1ived for .. . "of"'Labor-COn1ress of Ind~strial Or-priizatiqns. All other -~Ii~- organizational purposes in; a'cco~dancc witl:i SIJCh rules as are a<loptcd ... Statement of Principl's and Declal'ation of Rig"t1 tions by the Union or:. iu subOrdinatc bOdies. or alvisions shall ,be ·,by a majQr~ry ,vote o( Executive B9ar~. • .... In order to form a more .perfect U~i,d~-. we .;.,.orkcrs .·_in the made or ,withd.fawn actcrmi"ncd ·by' .':r i;najority vo(e · of,- the, . I , ; . -~ •• . ma~itimc and allied industries, - realizing the value and necessity Eicecµtive ' Board. ' .: · · ' . ' ,."'- ~ri·" J VI ' of uniting_ in pursuit of our improved economic and socia.l welfare, Section 2: Jn ad<lition to ·such. od)cr·· provisions 11 are _cbnra'ined . . ·, • .: IC • . ' .1 - i.. -'..._. ~ · •: · " have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers Inter· herein, all ~a~rdio.~tc bodie~ .•n4 .divisions see.king a .chatter ~ro!D . z· . Rehr•r!!•n~- from. -~~m~ersn~p - , -. ·national Uriion of North . America-Atlanric, Gulf, -Lakes and and/or aftilaatil>n with ditt Unioni shall be required to adopt, w1th1n • .... L • f · • L. • ...,. . _., ·. ' ltihrnJ Wim:rs. Distrifr; ·:;.ua hereby d,ediciie ounelves to the fol- a time period ~r- by the Executive Board., a ?onstitu~ion cotjtaining S~;:~1•n.f • .1.•fam~rs . m~y re~ir~ rem m~iit!s~1p ~ 1 surr:e~::icr:na · 1qwing principles: . . . provisions as set forth in Exhibit A, annex~ ·to this Constitution ::.- ~cir .Union :books, or _other .cv1dc'?ce of, ~ffi~1~tton. 1n~ pa .•~g all In promoting our economic and social welfare, we· shall ever .be and made · a part hereof• . Ail oihcr tito".isions "adopted 'by such .unpJld ~ucs fo~. th~e quutc.r m ."".htCh they . .rcu!e~ ·•$JC'm~ts'! fines •. mindful, nof only of our rights, but also of our duties a_nd obliga· subordinate bOdies and divisions as part of their cons.tirutions shall and. other m!>~ICS due an<\ QWlfl.g the Unu~n .. ~hcn .. ~c mcm~t tions as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our not be inconsi~tcnt thcrey.'iili. No_suc:h .cons_titut!o~ or ,a~cndments su.rr~,nd~rs his ,b__o!'k or ..Oth~~ evJdencc of affil.1atton. m 9>'!.ncqt!>~ · .luty io combat the menace of · communism and any o.rhcr enemies · thereto shall be ~ecmcd to be effective without .the "ipProval ohhe · with: his appltca!aon f.or ;i;~tarcmcnt he sh~ll be gi.vcn a. rccc1pc e>f freedom and · die d_emocratic principles · to which we seafaring Executive .Board of this Union, whiCh shall· be exccutca in W(iti,ng; ' thc~clor. An official re~1rcmcnt card shall be u,~ucd by Hcadqua~ters. Jncn · dedicate ourselves 'in this Union. . on. its behalf, by the Fr'6idem--o.r., :iti 'his a_\>scncc, _by any othe~ ' upo,n. request, d~t~d '!s of th~ d.ar th;1:t such ~co>ber ac~om~11sh~ ' We shall affiliarc and work ·with other free Jab~i organi.zaitons; ·officer designated b'y it. Such approval shal~ be ~eein'~d· to,.~ feco,&?°'~ . thcs~ ,payments, an~ shall. h_( gav~~- co. ~he, mem~r ~pon.:Jus .P~C'.° we shall ·support. a journal tq give additfomal voice- to our views; ~irion of complianc~ hercwidt br. su.ch_. !."!bor~l~ate b~y 9r.divisjbn,.. spntuig. the •:orcsaad ~ecctpt._ -. .' .. , • . : . • ,. , ~' ·, ~ ~- . we · shall assist ··our brothers Of the sea ~nd other workers of all . :Where ~ s':'i;>!>rdtn~te bOdJ,'.of-,d,!vl,!!o.n v~olat~ any __o( t.lf~ · .!oJe. $.•chon ~· All . the r_ights, ~PC)vtl~g~s•. duh~s a!1~ oblasa!•pns. of . , :;; , . -.,. -countries 'in these· obligation~ co . the fullest extent c,onsistcnt with go.ing, al!a, tn _parucular;.· seeks ·io "' cffecn,i~te any constJtuttonal - -m embership · sha1J··6'e suspended. durmg the- pcmxl of .rcttrcrncnr. C>ur duties, obligations, atf<f .law. W:c shall seek to· exert our individ· p~ovi~ion n~t 50 authoriz~~ ',~~d-. a)fpr~vc~, or ·~o~mits ,,.sett, ·~a· · ·~xc~pt; th~t a rc~~r~d ~ember shall• ~ot -~ ~,i.~~<;>~al- t~ ' -~he tl~io~. , · •,. · .... nal and· collective influence in' the .Jight for the e!lactmcnr of labor· · v1olat1on o_f Jts approved const1tut1on, or- fads _toz,act . m-.1u9r~11nce noi' rom or rcmatn tn any dual O( hosu1~ or_pnlZa'"ft!Jnj upon ~nalty1 ( .ad other, kgislatjon an·d P<>li~ics· which look to the attainment of . thcrcwidi, this Ui:iion, through its E~ccutivc Boat:d~"inay ~J~Clra1,f f~rfciture pf his .righ:t to--=r~.instatcmcnt, , .· '"' .. - a free and happy society, without distinction. based -01\ tacc/ creed . h d/ · ffi}' ' "f th ' h ' h ' . ' """ .......r color. · · Its .c artcr.an or sev~r; us . ~ iattC?!l 0~ ..w!t ,'- ~r:~ sue · ter~ ' , Secif~it. 3. Any pcrsoii.;'ia tetiremcnt for a"'pcr'od Of tiv uartcr• 1 h · ~ ~-. ·d" · ... . . . · . · . .:. .· as 1t may 1mpPsc not mcons1sttnt with Jaw, •1n/ adamon to exerc1s• · h. ll b , · ,_ d · · be" h-' To govern our co!ld,uct _as. a Umon and bearing. If\ mtl\d· that ing any and all rights it .lll@ynave pursuant to anfappllcable a&fcc·. or mor~ s a . c r!store t0"1nc~ r~ 1p,.. cx~pt ~s ~rem _!~ . 1~atc • ~·ost, Qf. OU~ mc,mber$ ·arc . mtgra~ory,. that their duties carry them , rnents or undcrsta:ndin s . • -;· ~ ·'"' <:,... . ~ •. . ~ by p~Y,l~~ due- fQr_rhc.,surrcn~ ,ua~tcr, ~ well IS !iU ,asses_sments all over the world, that their "rights "m usr.a.nd shall be R1otccted, - . : . ·' . - .. ' · :: ; r . : ·: . •. ~ • .. . . Cr ~~€~\Ung 11nd .newly lc~1Ccl d¥!1fl~ die pcrao.d of .rctlr~c~_r; I(~~e. 'i 'We hereby' .declare these_.rights as members of the Union to be Sect1011 3. This Umon shall. also have .t he power , acung· thfough '-<- J?.criod o( r.cttrcme-9t 'i1s· less than two quartets, the rcqu1~cd pay- 1 inalienable. .' · . · . its Executive Board, ahd :after a: fai! hca~Vig, to imJ>O$c a trustee··' me,its 'snail consist or ill aues. aq:ruing during the said' . ~riod,.Pf-' ~: ship upon : any- su~or~lna~c ,bpd:f,. 'o rd'iy,i'Sions" Chartcred by ,11'tjd .1 'iet'ircm~nt, in~ludi~g · $h0s.e Jq~ th_e ql_{rent_quarrcr, .an,d ~.11 as~r,. ,. , . . . . : .. · . : . . affiliated wit~ it, for -thc.reafon8".an\l to" ~c extent provided by law... ~merlfi. accruc'Ci'.- a·na '.'cwly,~ lc_v1cd durm,at. 'that ' ~rio'cl. ·Upon suCh No'-llle}J1b~r· shall ~c Clcpr·1v_e~. o,f .a~y of th~ i1~hts or prtY!~eg~ · -· , ·_ • · ':. . . . ,, '•' ~ ·. paym~n!,; thc ~rs~p ·m rc~11::em._;qt;,~~all ,.~e ~esto c~ Jo· mcm}:>frsllipr . •· • • · :-:: ·auar~ntecd him under th~ Coiist1tut1C?n. of .the Umon-.. · . · .. ~rt!cle .111;2· "°' .. 1 , ,: .• , •~d··h1s m~mbersh1p, book•., PP(Opr1atcly SJ&)npe ;-s.h~ll ~ rcturnC4 ·- "' \. , .4'\/,. ,f 1 ~ , i .. ,' u_. ,.: L :=' _,, b• '· ". :~ ,_ ",,.!' ""';., tO"fli.ii • .:. .. ~; , P' 'I~· . . ""':", , , , . : ' ·' . . , .. .As tori 'I ·of me- as . v :A'rticl• of 4 .. >' ·; . • I • • · • - ' . ,/ r '\ , ...."'-" •P . ~ -,. ' _., "'. . . ~· be • t' . ,,~ ••,, • ,.A L ~ .,. I~ . . ' ,. ., •, ,. . . ·-~ '\ ea~ .J·d -:- ~ r ;.::.Z be h" . ffiall~ 'cfm' d~ S.et~ 4, n -ft:le.tn. CID /Cl!regJ..eQ(~J~~5fOre<f to,m.c~bcrshtp ,>. 5- • • ".!-"·: ·Every qualiJied lllt.mber shall have die. r.1~t to n~matc himself . L- 5•:·.~ J· ~· a_J~ J.';h· ~J,'~ ,.d ~red 'fire ~c~ afte~• tw0:ycar period of tc_tt[emenr conltStini'. Qf'i!i~l)iWquarte111~~ · · 0 IOi,/aod_. if el«red or appoinr,cij, to !1';pJd ollic( in this Unipn. I -";'~ tbp ID a~r .•nee WI f:-. ~:: -( :.> .~ h~!e -~:!i:.....!i':..m J=~~. ' '.onJy b)r m.-;oritj "yore ··of" the meml;c(aliip~ 'IC , •• • ' ..; ' . - •• ' . .~ ~ . . ._ -;:;~ / _ .~ ,- · :· _ . . , . .-- . -, . ·: · ~ ·• · · · ...:- •:.Pc,· _ya maJorJty V.Qtc ~ . ~•C'. m~~!, 1;1:.~' t.l"~~~·~· ~ ~ , J•~··~ " ,, , . , ,. ... - . ,:,_, .. . •. ... . _.. . : ...". · , ;,: . ,\, -~ · ·~ .:___..::'- :·~ ·•,-,' ~ ...- ' ., lit ... .-· · uons ~~II .~011respond ""an~ r&;lepe~tl upon:-~1uopty ~ ~·~~· .... .,,.,:~Ct.J~ r.,~~1M.'of · ~F!!~ent -1hl.lli be,~~'tca·iq~tbi:. , , . r,:. - .·' •. ..- "'""". ~·· • , -.., , ·. - · · ~ •. - " ~_ · · · , cstabJ1shcchn •acxorda~ce ""1'-h· othe sca.W.td ~llectiy~,, uun n,rday follQwma.~thc ,~ J(l ,-w 'ifh · r'~ ' v. 1' • ,~:~uarttt · " , -~~~ ' ';µ·· ~~N~-~ki~~t~; ~~v.cJI of Jiit m~b'ier~ip w.i~o1u· due -· ~B!;ecmem·oi• thil'JJaioada " · 1 die · -· · • .,, -'r - / . ·: ·~ '·; , ~ , : :'· ,,· ..' : , i"· '1-'IO~jl :.:-~ .::~r~·~ \,. \', • ,. • ';. ~r....:,r.'! ~' ' '• • '' ,,.-.. .: ), ' ~ • ' -' • ,• '-" }, ' 1 ' .-:. '· , ·. ' ., A ~· . ·. ,, · ; •f'_,,;l'. I • ,/"t ' md.1 \.I l\I ~· ... ~ , ' ,·'I ../ • 1! t ," "/#!; l.r 1•~. :,,. ("'.• ' " f •l't ~ <(' ~· it' 't· Tt I <i\ • ' • ; , I; 1 1 "' 1 ' : '• • • I ' .,. , • - 't.;.... .t ~ !'! • �Jrlll'ela , ll, 1 • . SE.4P.4RERS Arifcle VII Syste . of lutJ or.•n.- (f) ''11ie President shall Le diairman .and may cut ·o ne TOte i9 that body. . ·; LOG of the Executive , Board . .. m Oii . (g) ~ shall .be responsible, within the limits of his powers, 1. ThiJ Union and all Officers, Headquaneta Represen~~ · · for the enforcement ~f this <;:onstitution, the polides. of the Union, tives;,Port Agents, Patrolmen and members •hiJll be governed· in:. .and all rul~s and rulmgs d~y ·adopted by the ·Executtve Board, and di.ii order by; ' · those duly adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Within (a) The Constitution.. tlfese limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, position, and . hctloA the pam, and dte ~nminct thereof on .the takei and Waters, including . their organizing activities. . , In order that he may properly e~ecatc his responsibilities he .it empowered and authorized ·to retain any technical or professional assimnce he deems necessary, ·subject to approval of the Executive• Board. · · . . ,imna · Section 8. Dlrodor of Orgmnizing and Pul:ilications. ·· prestige -of the Union. · The Director of Organizing and Publications ·shall be appointed (b) 'The Execu~ive Board. (h) · The foregoing duties shall be" in additio~ to those other and may be removed at will by the Executive Board of the Union. (e) Majorjty vote of the membership. " duties lawfully imposed upon him. · He shall be resp6nsible for and supervise all publications and · _Sodion 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be. located in (i) The responsibility of the President may not be delegated, public relations of the. Union and shall serve ~as co-ordinator of New Yorlc and the headquarters officers .shall cansist of a President, but the President may delegate to a person or persons the execution all organizational activities of the Union. In adaition, he shall and Exci:utive Vi~·Prcsidcnt, ooe Vice-President in Cllarge of · of such of his duties as he may. in hfs discretion decide, subject perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated to him by the Executive Board.· · · Contracts and Contract EnforCCJl)ent, a Secrctary·'frcasurer> ooe to the limitations set forth in this Constitution. Vice-President in Charge of thc·1Atlanric' Coast, one Vice ·President ( i) Any va{;llncy in any office or the iob of Headquarters Repre• Section 9. He•dq'uorters Ropre~ntltivos. ·in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and ooe Vice-P.te1ident in Charge sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman shall be filled by the President . The Headquarters :Representatives. shall perform any and all 'of the J.akes .and Inland 'Waten. . ·bY. temporary appointment of a member qualified for the office duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President, Execu• .· · ' of job under Article XII of diis Constitution, except in those tive Vice-President or the Exeeutive Board. Sodion 3. The staff of .each port ·shail consist of such personnel cases where the filling of such vacancy .is otherwise provided for .,. ii provided for herein, and che port .shall bear. the name of . the by this Constitution. · · Secffon 10. Port Agents •. .city ~r,. which the Union'~t o~c~ are-iocateci, (k) The Pre5ident is directed to ·take any and all measures and (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administra• tion of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject to the Section 4. Every me'lnber of the Union shall ·be registered ii:J. one employ .such means. which he deems necessary· or advisable, to · of three de~rtmcnts; namely, deck, engine and stewards depart· : protect. th~ interests, an~ ~rth.er the !'elfare of the Union ~nd . its direction of the area Vice-President. · .meot. The. defiqjtion of ~ese departments shall be in accordance · ~e~bers, mall i:n~tte~ mvolvmg i:iat1onal, mte ~r local legulatt~ · ( b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be responsible for .the en~orcement and execution of the Constitution, the poli~cs with aisrom and usage. This definition may be modified by a .. mues, and public affairs. ( 1) The Presid.ent shall have authority to require any officer or of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive Board, and majority vote o( the membership. No member may transfer from OR~· d~( tment to another except by ·approval as ~idenced by a ~mon .r~presc;n~uve to attend any .~egular or ·special meeting, if, in by a majority .YOte of the member.ship. Wherever there are time rcsuictions or other considerations affecting port action, the Port ma1onty vote of the me.mbership. . his opm1on, 1t 1s ·deemed n~essary. Agent shall take appropriate action .to inrure observance thereof. · Section ·2. Executive Vice-Prosidnt. (c) He shall ~ prepared to accotJnt, tfinaocially or otherwise, Article VIII · The Executive Vice-Presidetl~ .shaU P,Ctform any ancl all duties for the activities of. his port,. whenever demanded by the President, 1• ~ceri, Heaclqu.rte'rs ,Rep ' ; ;__tat1·~-· P. ....- ~nil · assigned him 'or delegated'' to him by th_e Preiident. In the event the Vice-President of the area in which his port"is located; or br ,......... - · ..,., the President shall' be unable . to carry out any of his duties . by . and Patrolmen · . reason of incapacity or unavailability, the Executive Vice-President the ScCretuy-Trea5urer. · ( d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Secretary· · . . .• . shall take over such duties during the period of such incapacity or ~ ~· ~ offi~1 o~ the Unipn shall be elected u · othe.nvise unavailability. Up0n the death, r~signatiOn, or removal from office ·:t'reasurer,- a weekly _.financial report showing, in detail, weekly JtfOYJdcd ~n th~ Cons~ruaoo, _ ~ e>Bicci:-- shal~ ~ the President, • for any reason of the -Pres.ident, ·the .Executive Vice-President shall income and expenses, and complying with' all other accounting aq ~ecut1ve. ~~ce-P~es1dent, one Vu:e-P~tsadent •!1 th~ge of Coo· immediately assume the office, dutiCs and ttspoosibilities of the direct~ issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e)-" The Port. Agent may assign ·each port Patrolman to ·such · traaa apd Conuact Enforcement, ·a Secretary·Treasurer, -one ·Vice· President until the next general election. . ' The Execut!ve Vice-President shall be a member of the Executive duties, as fall within the jurisdiction of die port, regardless of the• President in Cllargc Qf .the Atlantic Coast. ooe Vice-President in deparirilental designation, if any,, under which the Patrolman Ctiarge of the Gulf Coait; and one Vice~President in Charge of the Board and .may,.. cast one..- vote in that body. · 1akca and tnlaDd Watt(I. . · . .:.. . · . . w~ elected. . ·· · · ' Section 3. Vico-Prosiditnt. in Ch•rge of Contruts end · · (f) The Port Agent shall desipte which ,membCrs at that port Contr'•ct Enforcorilont. · . . · · · . lldion ·;,Pott Agents, Headquarters Representatives,' and Patrol. may serve as representative; to odier organizations,. affiliation with me~ shall be elected, except ~ otherwise provided in this The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce· .wb.ich bu been properly.. authorized. Co.ost,inition. · ·. 1 . ment shall perform any and all duties assigned him or delegated Section If. Patrol-. to him by the President, In addition, he shall be responsible for Patrolµien shall perform any d~ties assigned iliem by tl;ic Agenc .Article IX all contract nego'tiations, ~ formulauon of bargaibing demands, •/ and the submission of proposed collective bargaining agreemenu of the Port to which they are assigned: Other Elective Jobs to the membersllip for ratification. He shall 'also be resp0nsible, Sectio11 12. Execimve loanl. • • • . • I • except as otherwise provided in.Article Section 14 (d) (1)' for The Exerutive Board .shall consist of the President, the Executive S.dion ·I. In ~(ljt!on tc? ~ elec~ve Jobs provided for in ~rtide strike .authorization,-.signing of new contf!lClS, and contract enforce· '\'Itt, the followmg Jobs 10 the Uwon shall be voa:d upon .a.n the· ment. He shall also act for headquarters in exec\iting the. adiµinis· •Vice-President,. the Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and . trative functions assigned' tO headquarters by this Constitution with ~ntract Enforcement, the ~rctary~Treasurer, the Vice-President ..W.nec presciibed by thil ·Constitution: . A. Delegates to the convention 6f the Seaf~ers lntern.atfonal respect to trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party m Charge of the .Atlantic Area, the Vice-President in Charge of . · .. thereto, in which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his the Gulf Area, the Vice-President.in Charge of the Lakes and Inland ,pnion of North .America. ..JS. ·Committee' members qf: place. In order that he may properly execute these responsibilities Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive officer) of subordinate body or division created or chartered by the , ( 1) Trial· Commi~s . he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help"as be ca~ Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained (2) Quarterlf'f'mancial Committees deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwi1e; subject to approval of a membership of 3,200 members and has mainrained that member· (3) Appeals"<:~funmittees . · the Executive Board. · . for not less than · three ( 3) m~nths. Such National Director ( 4) · Strike Committees 1'he Vice-President in -Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforce• . ~hip (or chief executive officer) shall be a :member of the respective (') Credential& Committees .~ ment shall be a member of the Executive Board · and may . case subordinate body or diTision · and must be qualified · to hold office ( 6) Polls ·Coriunittm one vote in that body. • · . ,. under ~ terms of the Constitution of . such division . or subordi· nate body. · . · • ( ? ) Union 'rallying Committeet S.~on 4. s.c,..i.ry·TrHIUret'. The Executive Board shall meet in headquarters no less tha.11 (8). Colisritutional The Secretary-Treasurer shall j>crform any and. all duties .assigned once each quarter and at such other • times· as the President or Sodion 2. Additional committees may be form~ ·u provided by him or delegated ro him by the .President. He shall be. responsible his absence, the Executive Vice-President may direct. The Presi! a majority vote of the membership. Committees· may.also be ap~ for the ·organizati.on .and maintenance of the correspondence, files, in ·JlOinted ,AS permitted by this Constitution, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound dent shall he the chairman of all Executive Board meetings unless accounting and bookkeeping. systems; the- setting up, and mainte• absent, in which case the Executive · Vice-President shall assume \ Executive Board shall the chairman's duties. Each member of >~ince o(, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; I. the proper collection, safeguarding. and expenditure of .µ Union be entitled· to cast one vote in that body. Its decision shall be pon or Otherwise. He shall: stibmit to the membership, for determin~d by majority vote .of those voting, providing a quorum Dulin of Officen, H.u clquarteri Representative.s, Port ·funds, each quarterly period, a detailed repprt of the _entire Union's finan• 1 ~f three JS present. It shall be .che dunr of the Executive Board to . . . . Agenll, Othe;. ~ . JOb-Holden and · . ·. cial operations and shall submit- !simultaneously therewith, the develqp policies, strategies and ·rules which will advance and · Misc.Uan~s .Penonnel Quarterly Financial Committee repon. for the same period. The protect the · interests and welfare t>f the Union and the Members. Secretary-Treasurer's report shall be prepared by an independent It shall !>e the duty· of the . Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence. Section .1. Tho PrMWeat.· , Cerfified Public Accountant. He shall also worJC: with all duly elected an appomtee of the Executive ~d. to keep accurate minutes of final.cc committees. The Secretary-Treasurer shalr be responsible · all Executive Boarcl meetin~. 'J11e Ex~cu~e Board shal~ appoint . (a) The.· Presiden~ shall be the executive officer of the Union for the timely filing of any and all reports on the operations of one person wh~ shall be designated Director of Organizations and .ad~ shall ~resent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union iii all , matters exiept as otherwi$C specifically provided for in ~ Con· the Union, financial or othe{Wisc, that may be required by any Publicati~ns. The Executive Board shall determine per capita tax - .Ucution. _ Federal .or state .laws. In ~der that he may properly ~te his to be levied and other ~rms and conditions of affiliation for any groµp of workers· desiring affiliation. The · Exeaitive Board "may ( b) , He· shall be a member ex-offido ·of all committeeS,. except responsibilities, he is hereby instructed and authorized· to employ direct the a_dministtation of all Union affairs, properties, polidcs any help he deems· necessary, be it legal, accounting, or otherwise, a othenvise herein expressly provided, ' · . · and personnel in any and all areas not otherwise specifically ·prosubject to approval of 'the Executive Board. . (c) The President shall be iri charge of, and responsible for, all . The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive vided ~or in . this Constitatio.n. Notwi~standing the foregoing, the Vn~on property, and shall' be in charge of h~cfquarters · and port _Board and may cast one vote in that body. ~ecuttve Board· may act without ho!ding a formal meeting pro'. . offices. Wherever there are time resttictici'ns or other considerations The · Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of . the . v1d~ all m~bers of the ~d are sen~ notice of the proposed •iec:ting Union action, the President shall take e,ppr-0priatc action Credentids and Ball!)t Tallying Committees. In addition he shall ~on ·o racttons.an.d the deos1on_th~reon u reduced to writing and 'to insure observance · thereof. . make himself and the record$ of his office available to t~ Quarterly 111gned by: a ma1onty of the Executtve Board. . In the evenr that death, resignation or removal from .office fo~ · . {d) Io ~~det thiif he filay"ptoperly ace91~ his responsibilities, Financial Committee. · . · · llny reason should occur simultaneously to the President and .Execu· ·~.IS hereby mstructcd ~ authonzed to employ any help he deems tive· Vice-President, the Exeeutive Board b y majority vote shall Section 5. Vice:Pre1idont in Cima• of th• Atf•ntic Co.it, . aeccss~,y; ~ it·~esaf, a~counti~g or O!.herwise, · . The Vice-President. in· Charge of the -Atlantic .Coast shall be a name succes5ors "'from its own membership who shall .fill those .C:.e) Subject to approval ~Y a: majority vote ot the membe'r~ip, vacancies· until . the next general election. · , ·~: P~esident sjia:ll designate: :~.e ·~UJiiber and location of ports, .t he member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one If the · Executive Vice-President duly wumes 't he office of the vote in that body. · jur~sd1ct1on,, status, . and ~t1v1ties thereqf, and may close or opea. re-assign Vice-Presidents and. the Secretary; . He -shall supervise and be responsible for the activities. of all President and dies, resigns, is removed from office, or· is incapaci• liich ports and the ports~ rand the persolll)el thereof on ·the ·Atlantic Coast, includ· tilted for more than 30 days during the remainder of the term the 1.'r~asurer : :without ~educ~ion in wages. He· may also. .r;e-assign Headquarters · ~epresentat1ves, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, ·to. ing their organizing activ~ties. The Atlantic Coast area is d_Femed Executive Board shall elect a successor for the balance of the ~erm • •other duties; without .reductipn ·in wages. '.(he Por.ta of New York, to 'mean that area f.tom.«nd includi_ng Georgia ·through Maine~and from its• ownI membership • shall .also indude the Islands in the Caribbean. In order that he • ~itction 13. Dofeg•tos. Philad~lphia, Baltimore;.. . Mobile, New . Orleans, Houston and :Detroit may nOt- be,.closed except .by, ConstitUt.ional amendment. may properly execute his · responsibilities he · is empowered apd - (a) The term '.'delegates'.' spall mean those .m~~bers. of the . ··W here ports are opened betweeq eltctions. the P.tesicent shall authorized .to . re~n any technical or professional · assistance he ~oion ~d its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected in deems necessa~y subjecno approyal of the Executive· Bo~d. · , designate the Union peraonnel thereof. accordance with. the 'provisions of this Constitution, to .attend . the ' · The piesidenc· ihall designate, in the .e\lent· o(: the incapacity of conyentioo. of the Seafarers International Union of North America. · any Headq~rs :Representative, Pott·.A,Seilt or ·Patrolman, Qr any Section 6. Vi~e-Pr•sldont in Charge,, the Gulf Coast. ~ ciffi~ .o.~er tQ8;'1 ~e ~i:~.n~•.a'replacem~nt,.io, a~t ai ~ch dU!ing ·· 'fhe Vice•President in· O.rge. of the Gulf Coast shall· be a , · (b) Eadi delegate shall attend the conventio~ for which el~tCd · -the per1o,d of 1n~paCIJY,: pro~1.ded S\!.Cl:i, replacement as qualified .membe.t · of the· Executive Board and shall be entitled· to cast one and fully }larticipate therein. (.c) ·Each delegate shal~ his vote and otherwise, supJ)ort those: under Artjcle':'lQI. of the CO~ifutiol;l~tO fill.such )ob. · · .. vote in. that body. · · · ' · · ·.At. the ·regular meetioj·in Juty' of every: election year, ., the Presi.· lre shall su~.tvise. and be responsible for the activities ·o f all the · polic.ies .agreed ·upon by the majority of. f}le delegates ·to the Conventton. · · ·de~t sha1bubnti~ to the membC.tship a pre--balloting.report. la:i his . Ports, :and · th~ i)ersonnel tliereof on the Gulf Coast .includiDg ~eir '.repqft he. shalt iecomme~d ·~ n~~r and, J.oca,tion of porfSt µic .. organizing ~tivities .. The Gulf· Coast _area ·is deemed ~ .mean ·ihe -.(d) 'l'he President shall assign to each subordinate body or" , Atm\ber ,of,licadql,:W'ters ~prcse~tat1ves,: ·P ort ..Agentl ~nq Patrol• State of Fl~ida, aU ~o\lsh the Gulf, including 're~. :· . division that number of' delegates to which this Union would have . Jd.CD wbjc,h iare to be iJec~ed. ;>';le •Jla.ll ·.also i~~nd a bank, 4 In order that he may properly exeaite his responsibilities 'Ile !>ee~ entitled, .~f its membership had been increased by -the .number bonded. warehouse-, a re&War o~cei' thcfeof, Qr any other 1imilat ·is empowered and authorize.dro retain any"technical or professional of members of che subordinate body or division, in ac(:Ordance . dep<>sitory, to~ which .~e b~ots ·are to be·mailM or delive.red .at usistancc he deems necessary, subject to appjoval of the Executive with the formula set forth in the Constitution of the Seaf~· • .. · ·· · · Intemational' Udion of North .America, except that this provisioa . ~e <!~ . C?f ead.1 clay's vo~in& except ·m~t die P~.sid~nt ma~~ Board. Iris d11erenon, postpocte the· reco~md•ttOh as to the depository ·., . . . . . '-•~- ~ ~ not . be. a.J?Plied so as to -rec!uce the number ?f ~ele~ to u.tfl n!J· 1-te( ttrst (Cgalat meetins· id OCt.obcr. : f · ~~ ~; Vb:P~'l!I ~of ... l.H~ INicl ·~ w~ . . ·which . ocherwJSe have been . th.is Uluoo would . ,,: . eouded. · . Tb~ iecommepdatiod itJ!.y ~ ~~i~ whe~r any Patt~ · . T&~Vi~-Presi~pt 'in Char~ o,f t~ ~es · and ~nlfJiil ~acers Secfion·14, CommlttHI. 8'Jd.lf!!C H e a = : ·\r~~~Jr l. ~. d!'-lJ~ ._, .~P"f• ..~ ,~~ ,qi~¥. -,,£.-the &ei:utave Board a'1'i ~ 1Je· ~~ (a)TrWca.-11.W. · \~ ,,~ ~ · · - · .~. •e ,~~t k~.. .be .-su_~j~-' ~;.tl>l. ~yal Q(.. to.9ft~ v,~ .:i~, tbat ~~ -J . L · c.• , . _ •• ,, .; '"· ~q · .,, ' a ' m · •Ol· uav 'mem~n:.. -...a~. ·'' .......: • •• nf .U 1".~.rtt; r '.1'.bc!!~i!!'.~.~~!!~~~~~o~i-,~~.,. . • , • • -. ' • ' • •• • >. }''·! . . .."". .• '-r ,, .. ,.. "'"·'ae:' -· , 1:-. ' . fi~ -:"".ffr) ~,.,. ,~· ,fll!f. . , .I ~ 11o11; • - ',.~ ~;.t;T<-~·1,• tt»" ' :x:, Commmces the ·.may by m.n ·me !>'. ' • ~ .. ' .;.or ' ' ' • - ...... '\- • f �\ . ,- and slall submit findioss and recommendatio~~ as prescri~ in:· this Con.stitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial· . Committee to observe all the requirements of this . Constirurioq · with regard to charges and trials, and 'their findings and rccom.. Jnendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of tl1e Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under · this ·<;:onstitution, were properly safeguard'ed. · (b) AppHls Committn. ,. nssels,_covered by cO"ntract with this Union, _or fou.ll (4) moothi of emplo}'}Jlent with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsi~iar!es apd its affi~ia~, ·or in any- empJQyment at the Union's dueeuon, . or a combmatJon of .these, betwesn January 1st and the time of nomination in the ·election year, and ' ( d) He is a Citizen of the United States of .America; and (el) fe is not disqualified by Jaw. · , · · . Section 2 •. .AU· candidates for, 'and holders of, other electi-ye jobs 1. The Appeals c9mmittee shall hear all appeals from .trial judgments, in accordance with -such procedures as are set forth jn this Constitution and such rules as may be adoE!ed by :lf majority vote of the membership not· inconsistent therewith. · : 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later ·than one week after ti1e clos.e of the said hearing, make anll submit findings and recommerldations in accordance with the provisions of this Con· stitution and such rules as may he adopted by a majority vote of the membership not inconsistenr therewith. (c) Quarterly Finmncial Committee. not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. . · _· . . . Section S. All candidates .for and holders of elective offices and. thi-Constl· J'ohs, w.hethcr elected or ap.pointcd in accordan~ '"" w1't'-ll" .. tution, shall maintain full book membership -in good . standing. Article XIII . for OfRcen, Hudqu•rten Represent•tives; .P ort Agents •nd P•troUnen · Ele.d ions - - 1. The Quar.tedy Fiqancial Committee shall make an examina· tion for eaf h quarterly j>eriod of, the finances of the Union and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee -may make dissenting reports, separate recom· prejudice to his written' -appeal, the applicant may apj>ear ·in ~ before the committee within two days after·the day on '91hidi the telegram is sent, to correq his application or arsue for bis quali• ficarioli. · ·· · · . ' .The rommittee's report shall be prepared earJy 'enough to ~low · the applicant to appear. before it within the time set forth in thil Constitution and still r~ch the ports in time for the first regular meeting after , its election~ · • ·. ·-(d) .AL~ajoffirity vote o(-the m embershdii.P sha1.1 , in. the case .of ~ch appea1s, oe su c1ent to over-ru1e any squa116canon c·1ass16cattoo by the Credentials Commiftee, in which event the' one so pre• viously classified shall then be deemed 'ualified. ' ( e ) The c·rl:'Uen -.l t'iaIs Com. • ' passing • upon the quaJ'fi ' m1ttte, Jn • • cations of candidates, shall liave the right to conclusively pres~e that anyone nominated and·qualified in previous elections for candi· -- !lac:Y fo,r any office, or thC-. job of Headquarters Jrepresentati\·e, Pore :Agent or Patrolman, has'"met all' the requitements ·of Section 1 (a) · of .Arti£1e XII. · •. · · Section s..laltotint Proceclui:es. ,,- . . ,- ' Section 1. Nomin!tions. (a) The Secretary·T~ur:er Shall insure· the proper and timelr · Excep . t as provided in Section 2 (b) of this .Artide, any full preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. boo ffi The ballots may contain general informatio~d instructive comk member may submit hiS' name for nomination 'for any o ce, . ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this .Constituti.o n. · mendations and ~parate findings. . or the job of Headqui1'ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, .AU qualified candidates shall be listed ~ereon, aplhabetically within 2. The findings and ·recommendations of ibis committee shall be .by delivering or cal,lsing to be ·delivered in person, fO the office each category. 'the listing of the ports shall follow a geographical , __ completed· within a t_easonable time ·after the election of the of the Secretary-Treasurer at ·headquarters, or sending, a letter pattern, commencing· with the most northerly port 00 the Adantic members thereof. and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer' addressed to the Credentjals Committee, in care' of the , Secretary· coast, following the Atlantic coast· down to the. most -southerlf '=who shall ciuse the same to be read -in ~1 ports, as ~t fortli herein. Treasurer, at the addres:s of headquarters. Thia letter shall be dared port on that cbtst, dien westerly along tlJie Gulf of Mexico ind 3• .AU .officers, Union personnel' ~nd members are respo_n~ble and !hall =:'lain the follo'9'ing: sd on, until the list of ports is exhausted.".Any port outside the for · complying with all demands made for records, bills, :vouchers, (a) The__nam~ of the candidaite. Continental United ·swes ·sha11 then be adaed. There shall be receipts, etc., by th~ said Quarterly Financial Committee• .The (b) His home i14dreis and mailing ·address. allotttd write-in spa~, oii cacli ()Atfot,- sufficient 'to .permit each committee shall also have available to it, the services of the inde(c) His boolC number. member voting to w~ite in as many names as there ·are, offices and pendent certified public accountants retained by the Union. . · jobs to be :voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as ro hive 4. Any action on the said report shall be as ·determined by a. (d) The title of the office or·other job for which he is a candi· the number thereon placed at the top thereof -and shail be 50 ~r· majority vote of the membenhip, . · date, including _the n!Ulle of the 'fort in the event 'the posi· forated as to cnabl~ that' portion containib1t the ,,aid .,num.,er 10 'be . ~ ·tion sought' easily ·~~ -ov.ed to insu·r e secrecy· of .1.e !,._.,....,, On th . i's·· rem,,_able of seven (7) - · is. that of .Agent or P~trolman. u1 1>1Wu• ..... 5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall 'consist membe~ in good standing to be elected as follows : One member (e) Proof of citizenship. ' ' . . portion shall -also be placed ·a, short Statement in<ficating the nature ·from each of the following ports: New York, Philadelphia, Balti· · (f) Proof of seatime and7or eniployment-as required for can• of .the ballot and the .voting date there0f. · ·" · • · didates. . . . (b) The".ballots. so prepared .at the direaion of the SCcr~ry· more, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. 'No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent or Patrolman,. shall be (g~ lo the event the· member is on ,. ship he shall notify the Treasurer shall be the only offi~ial ballots. No others ·may be used, eligible for election to this Committee. Comqiinee members· 'shall . Credential5 Committee what sh'ip he is ori.. This- shall, be Each ballQt shall be numbered as indicated in the ,preceding para• be elected at the regular meeting designated by ·the Secretarydone also if he ships aubsequenf."to forwarding h!s ere- ·sraph and shall be numbered · coosccutively, commencing with Treasurer. In the event a resular mee~ing cannot be held in any· • dentials. · . - - number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributtd to port for lack of a quorum, the .Agent shall call a special meeting (hf .Annexing a certifi~te · in the fellowing form, signed and .-. each ~ort. A record of the bal,lots~ _both l>y_ serial numbers and as early as possible for the purpose 'of electing a member to serve · dated by _the proposed nominee: '1JIOUOt, seDt thereto shall be ~aintamecf by the Secretary-'rreasureJ', on dfe Quarterly Financial Committee. -Such committee members • who shal1 also send each Port, Agent a veri6c_arion list indicating "I hereby certify that I ani not now. nor, for the"five· (5) Tears the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each · Port shall be furnished transportation to New York and back to their respective ports· and they shall be furnished room and board during Jast past, have I been either a ·member of. the Communist Party .Agent shall ~aintai.n separate records of the ballots sent ,,him and the period they are performing· their duties in New York. Com· or convicted of, or served any parr of a prison tcr"1!"resulting from shall inspect and count- the ballots, when rreeived, to· insure that mencing on the day following their election and continuing until conviction of robbery, bribery, otortion, embezzlement, gand the amount senr, ,as we11 as the numbers ther~n, conform to the ~ they have been returned to their respective ports each committee larceny, burglary; arson, violAtioh of narcoiics laws,. murder, rape; . amount and cumbers- listed by the Secretaey-frmurer as h 11ving member shall be paid for hours worked at the standby rate of pay. assault with intent to kiD, assa\llt which inflicts gievous bodily bees;i sent to that port. 'Pie Port Agent shall jm~ediately execute but in no event.shall they-be paid foi: less than eight (8) hours injury, or violation of ·title II or III of the J..andrum-Griffin' .Act, and return t~ the Secretary-Treasurer I. receipt acknowledgi~g the · per day. or conspiracy to C01'lmit any such.:·crimes." · co~ectness of the amount and numbers of the ballots ~; or shall noufy ·rhe Secretary-Treasurer' of any discrepancy. Discrepancies (dJ. Strike Committee. Dated: .............................................................................................. shall be correct~ as soon as possible prior to !he v,otin~ period. Io 1. In !10 yvent shall a general stri~e take pla.ce unless approv~ ; · Sigfllll#r~ of f!}ember any ~vent~ rece•t>tS sh~l ·be forwarded for b•llots' act1,1ally receiv~ by a ma1onty vote of the membership. Book No..................................... ~........... The Sccretary-Tr~su.i:er shall prepare a file, in which shall be Ice~ 2. In the event a_general strike has been approv~.11 by the J}leJD• · • , memoranda and ,corresPQndem:e dealing w)rh the ~Jecrion. This bership the Port Agents in a,ll a.Hected ports . shall call a timely Printed forms of the certifieate shall be made ·available to norni· .file shall at all times be available to any 1member for inspection special meeting for the purpose of electing a strik~ comdl.ittee• . nees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certifica~, of the same at the office of tlic Secretary7Treasurer. ·.: . This com·mittee shall be composed of three full bOok members · but is, in fact, legalty· eligible for an office or ·,job. by, reason of the (c) BaJloting shl'll .talce pfaC,e ib. ~rson,, at Port · offic~. and and theii: duties shall consist of assisting the Poit-.Agent to dfectu· restoration of civil rights origi~ally revoked bJ such conviction or shall be ~ret. No signatures of any voter, 01' .o ther distin3l1ishing ate all strike pol ides and .suaregies. : . a favorable determination by the Board of P41role of ~e Uni~ed ma.rlc,. shall ape.ea_r on -~he ballot, ·except. mat ·~ny '...mel!lber may States Department of Ju~tice, .he shall, in .lieu of the foregoing wi:1~ Jn the n~_me of_names of. any member or members, 'Is appra. · certificate, 'furnish a complete . signed statement of th~ facts of his pnate, for· any office, or t~e JO~ o( Headquarters Representative, • case together with true copies of the documents supportipg his Port Asent or Patrolman•.· Article Xi ~Alled~umenis required herein must rci~h headquar~~rs ;,,o (d) ·only fuU -book members 'may vote. However, immediltely earlier d)an July Uth· ·an~ no later than .A11gust 15th of the .prior thereto they must present their books to 'the ,Polls 'Committee. . t ' ' -of the port in whidi' they are' voting. ....The· \;oter!~ - book DUD)bei e Iect1on yea • ' ' . hall s.= 1 • ...i h i (. ( wh'1ch 'sh~l be kept_ in · The "Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the' safekeeping of these 1 • PC p~c~- upon t e os~r.,,sneet · l d h 11 th · th ed iaJs Co · dupbcate) Jn the space opposite the proper ballot nu'm ber; and Section 1. The foll~wing elected offices and •jobs .shill! be. hel~ - etters an. s a tur~ em over to e r ent · · mmitte~ upo~ the member .shall sign his n~e. '.Jhe ,portion of the ballot on whicfi · , for a term of four years: · r the k.tter s. request. .the ballot_number is~ printed •shall then '_be · femoved, placed near President Section 2. Credentials .Commlffff, ._ - .· ~ th~ ros~r sheet, and -the me~be;~ slial!.;.,pr~d - f!> the voting site Vice-Presidents (a) A Cr~entials Committee shall be elected. at· the r~,sular with. the b~llot. ..\.n appropr1a~ no~t10~ of ~he d~~ and o,f the Secretary-Treasurer . meeting in Ausust of the . election year, at the port where head· .. fad _of ".otJDJ.<Shall._bC placed IQ th~ ~em~rs Unu~n ·b.ook._ Headquarters Representatives -1 quarters is located. It sh~ll consist of six full b®lc ·members jn · ( e) . Each .Pott Agent' shall be i:e5ponsible '"for the ~tabhshpient Port Agents attendance at the meeting, with two membeu tO be elected from ' .of. a booth or other vo.Jing site :where each meDJber I may, vore in - Patrolmen each of the Deck, Engine ·and Stewards Departmecits. No Officer, pnvacy. •. . ., _ i •• "/ The term of four .years set f'Orth herein is .expressly subject to the Headquarters Represen~tiv~, Port Agqit or_Patrolman, c_>r candi:. ~ (.0 Ut'OJi ·compledon of voting the,member ~11 fold the bait~ ·· provisions for assumption of office as ·contained in . .Article XIII, -date for office or the Job of Headquarters Repr~ntat1ve, Port· so 't hat no 1patt ·of the· printed or written ~portion· is visible. He ... Secti6n 6 ( b) of this Constitution. Agent or Patrolinan, shall be eligible for elee?tion to this Committee, .. shall then drop-the biliot inJO a narrow.,1<>.tted ;'ballot box which. Section 2 • The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated except .as provided· for in Artitle. X, Section 4. In ·~e event~ any. shall ·be provid~ for ,that. purpose by 1the Port. A&ent a~d kept in Section 1 of this .Article shall continue for so long·as is necessary. ...~o~m~JW.t me~ber is unable !O' se~e, .the· c~mmittce ~h~l~ suspend Jodee~ .and. sealed-except _as"hereinafter ~i;forth. " , ' to complete the functions thereof, u~less sooner terminated by a until. ..the .Pfe.sident or Executive Vi~ Prr:si~ent, or the ~reta_ry.. .,.. . .(g) Voting shall ~ommence. on November 1st of the election majority vote of the membership or segment of the l1nion, which- · ·Tteasurer, 10 !11at order,. calls a s~aill meetmfa at ~e Wrt , wile~- yeiar and · shall continue d trough Dccember,,.3'1st, exdusive 0 f . Sun• ever appl~es, whose_vote was.originally necess~ry i:o elect the one or H~adq,uw.rters JS located 10 orde! t~ elect a r~p ~e~!· The· ~-- ~ays an~ (for ea.ch individual Port) ..holidays legally -iecolPl_ized mmee s results s~aJ! ~ by ma1on ty vote, W!th .any u.c .vocc ~!ng, ~m rli~ cuy m w.hicli µ.c; i'O! f ilJcctOd 1Srloeat~. If"Novenil>er .1st ()nes serving. . resolve~ by a ma1ority ·vote of the membership at a special -?,leet.1J1g . or ~"µ,iber .~1st falls, .90 a. holiday Jegally reco~ized in a ..port in .. Section 3. The !=ompensation to be paid the h_older of any offic~ called !or tha~ purp~se at that ~~t: the£•~ tn whtdt .t hat .port JS. l~ated, the balloting period in such . or other elective Job shal1 he determined' from time to t.jme by the (b) /1fter us electto~, th~ Committt,e shall immediately. go 1pt,o- . poq:·-$hall . c~ml]len~e ot ters;nin~t~; as the, case mat be•. on the Executive Board subject to approval of the membershi,!>, sess1c;in .. It shall ?~ermine wh,ethe~ Jhe. person has sub~1tte~ his nexc, SUC~liig business day, SU~JCCt to the ·foregoing, voting in',all . Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do. not apply ~ppl1ca~1on . correctly" and pos~s_ses the, ~CCC$5'fY qualjf\canons. ·pprts shall comme!lc~ at 9:0~ .A.M., ·•11d continue unt il .5_:6.0 ,P.M., · to any corporation, bu.siness, or other venture in which this Union ~e COmmmee shall preP,&Ie ~ ret>d!.t l1StlJ?g ea~ apphcan~ a~~ .except that, ~n ~arurda", voung shall. co~~~ce~. 9.:00 4.M. and participates, or which it orga,nizes or creates. ln such situations, his book number under the office or Job.he is seeking. Each apph· contmue until 12 nobri: ., · ·. ..,. 1 •• instructions conveyed by the Executive Board $hall be followed. - cant shall be marked ·~~ualifiedl. ' or· "d~alifie'd'. ' accordfog' to ili~ .. hctfo~~4 ~· JI C "111 · lff \ · · . ·, ~r · . firidwgs Of the Committee, Where an applicant hiJ· J:iiCO Mat~ed . ., • O I · O I m. HS, • • . · 1" ~ . •• ', • "disqualifie~", the!feason :theie~O'r must ;be s'fll:ted. i~ ~e repd.tr. · • (1&) - Eadt .,P<>~t sHaU ·elcer. prio~ -~~ :the pegi~p!n&.;of.,the voting·. Where a ue vote has been · resolve~- J:>y a special m~g. of -~ ., on ~ voting ·:d.ar., ·a ~olls Committee; ·consJSt~ng oJ three full · Article XII · mem.bership, that fact shall also J:>e n~, wi~ sufliCierit <fetail. · book' ~.J>:ers ~one ·o_f wbom· ~all'":.lle a .. cat1didate, officer or an · \ Qualifications I.or ·()flicen, He.dquarters 'Representa• The report Shall be signed by all Qf the Committee' members, and. el~~ )ap~•n~ .J~~ :<holde~..F.or d:!.e • pu~~ of hoiaing _. · ti'ves Port Agents Pat I d 0th· be· completed and submitted to the Ports· in · tim- ' for .t he'.. neXt meet1,ng 1 ~r . the e!la iqn p f a..;}>Qlls;C;Qmmittee only, an.d notwi&; .' ' . ' ro men an er -~ - . regular meeting after . theii ' elCerion: .At this· m~cig, it siualL"' ·~41~g the pr~v~ii>nsJ<?f ·Al'ticle"X.X'Ill, Settion ·2, ·or ~y other,. ele~iye Jobs . be re~d and in':otporated m ~~.<iJ!inut~, ~d then1'>bs.ted_ bn~th~ , preylllon O~ th1s . CO~stitq~ioli, .fiv,· ;(5 ~ m~~rs shall constitiiq= \ . Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate bulletin ~ard ....1n .~ch ~tt•• · . • •I • '·' • :.. ' • • ~, . • .a.qUQfU.11;1 fo~ ea'?_por-t;.Wlt~ tlfe ,sa1d, ~eetmg ,to~ ~eJd betwetfl.. · ., .. /or · and hold, aiiy o{fice or the job of ·Headquarters Representative , · G>n.thc; l~t da1 of_nO!q'lpat1ons, one ·mem~r 'Of ~e ,CQmm~~' , ~o:.1.i\::f1t !ln~ ~·~fQ ..A.~•. Wl~· n . ' ~O~IQ! ~~r~1equ1~e~. ·lt s.IMJl. . • . ·p 0 .A.gent or Patrolman provided: · ' shal! $fa9a. by in Hea~quart'ers 'o acce~. ft~Il\:~fl'.- of,, cfe<Jent1_a~. . . • e .o"' ~gauon~o. each ~~mbt;~ y.'Jshin:f· to~rv~ on a, Pol1s· €~m~ 1• , _, · · . ~ . .. • • · · • .All cre<lent1als must be"1q h~guatter~ :by,Jllf4n1g&11.of cl~mg__day. m!~· or to~ observe .~e elect•~~..•ther~~f? .to be,' pi::e~nt durmg ',. - . • (a! _!:Je has .at least thr~ (3) years of seat1me JD ~°':1Jnhc~scd ~tc)' When a Ii arit has been d' ualified b the' COQUIUC.- ' t~IS ~e ~ri¥, ·I,t .shall be ~e res~ns1b1l}ty of ·the''P'ort 'A~nt ·< capacity aboara an Amencan-flag n..erchant _v essd or vessels. In t' . h .h -11 be' .. ~fed~ .• . _u• tel b'J.Sq . t ·ie· am · ty ~.. · -.ld"r es·-. : to lee• that 1theJ neenng for.iii... purpose of' electing the said Polls · · W'r ' t. ' '· t ·' th · 1 • f h u ~ · ' ·. b . ee, es 4 nOtµ1 lmml:'Ula y ~Y, e .,,_ · a 'Uleao eo · • ·• ,.., "dth ?i: • . 11 d ~~p~tmg llJ!e. um~spen . II~ e empoy 0 t e mon, Jts .,su. r d J) h' " r5 . f ":' ' ·1 f'tb· 1 . H •I ha1r •• 1so mnu~ JI i-µe au at UI~ punut~· of· the said ,meetingcare . '-~.d1ar~es ~nd 1ts . affil~ates, or· 10 any !!IJlPloy~ent ~t the Umon's iste Y im pu \la~t.to . . c:: ion;, . 0 f .ss ..,./; c.e._ le.ii' · b · .sent cJl.dy to the Setretarfi'rreasuret! MiCno. c:aYe ':Shall votiQg .take · clirecuon, s~all count the same as sea ume. Umon -records;..Welfa're b~ sen~la le~r 1 cdonl~~!~ng,th,~ .r~~~!;· l,~~~·.11~~~Jr:!',d!,;! plac~ unlesi a dµlt. electelt-Fo1IS"'C0mm'ime ·1s•runcrionirig. ·. · , 'P lan records ~nd/or company r~ords· aiJi be used 'to ,determine air mdai • 5PFc1a•· g,!J'!f1.•-re(s11 )..tcrf' .:.J·1. .a '-n·!.l~:A. .!'i'B .« i''.Ci"".J···p · pf.·" « ·{b)' 1be ·duly·· ..-..__. _-.,, PoO!l contfiinee s'hall • oll ':::1 .!'•..::J ·' eligibility· and · · ,< qare pursuane to ~t1on 1 b o ·µdS ..lll ue. ·u squa wo;g .,,, l• 1.:;, . · , • ,,..~ • . 1 1 ' . . ...._~ • .,, .c~ ec:t ·11.11_ unugq 11 · · ' · ./. "" · .. ·- • · - ··~ . · cant shall' have the ~i~t tc). takC~an .appdl f: to' the .mt'1lifersliip ·· i"r ,o~, ,,the vonn.g t~ters, 'di~ t niµpPC;t.Cd ,stubs of.: di~ -ballotsr :.. (~) He-h.as. ~n ·irJull· ~k member J~ .co~t10liol!S, good, ~d- .from die~FcisiOJi of die'.,foiruilittee; l{e :$~ .; lftfo~a1a· eopi"~~f such .,1~~ ."· , u. ~.;. ~·.bal~9t ~~ 'otl ~ ~ . d ,fb~ ,ibaJfot ilicorcbt ud ~g in. ~e · ~~lOn 'for; i t ~eas~. ~ree (3 )-years Jm~~~e]y prior. to apPeP• .t(> .eaCJi'.c R(>iJ;.~ j/~ere .th,'e< ap . .:s,bill: be'."pteseq~ .ana jjJ~,~f ~~~ ,igo~C. .A#.nfl;'.l_t s~: Jb~o •Por~;tb"·ci;iiii~ tbcf• hll DODU.DattOn; and . > ! . ,., ;.,. '.._ .' : . ' fr'~VOted UpOn at-a' rejJ18f., ftting Oj>. .ih8.n. tlie . secon~·meeting • ~!!~ ...n~~S,_~, lltJ, 9f'·1stq . / WltJ\ ·the'~~wn~ · of,.JW;Qet -· . ·(cf) , He .has at1east -four - ~4 ~ ·months .Of• ~ ti~e; ·in an un• - aftfii.-the (olrun~fiee'f: ef · · ( tis:" ta- ~sj~litl'; 6!~ ,,appli• ·_· !'f!~: a>~res~di · · '~ •· • ' ~~ ."°'°hi; ' -~ ·. ·· lice~ .ca~ty~ a~d" .aa..~ ~•-µa11 :m~c: yesscl . or f;lllt 'to ~ ~.'11 ildi " :· :., :'~~~1 -~':9'( ''. ' , ,'.:~R~ilf im , ~ Y; ·• ' · ,. ,» 'i51... "'· ·• . •·, .. , ~ ~~:,., ,~~ ..... . i.,l/ / ~ , 1. " ·~ !;-"' ' ;[' ' ;~~~I 'fi~1'U ,• 1 .kt >;t·~ r • . ,1 - • ·, ~: ~~ ~ ..:"~ r.,. ,f:. ,_ ~· '.j/: ... . • ·t \ '~ 11 ... Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and' ·O ther Elective Job .Holders, Union Employees, ·-•rid Othen '. c . . . . o; ;t an ·a:-ti se 1 .. ' " ' ,"' • 't ~ .. · '/ • • ' 1• • • 't"" 1 -~i•,:, '. I ..J' ,- t _,. (... ~.i· • ' 1 1' ' ··:._ 14, ·•.. l ,, .~ • • > '·;.(. . !~.i . '~~ ·~ ~,_,it r. I > 1. ./ "' • j ' ' • �. 8app1ement-Pase lhe ( \.' . . . . . tlon llit, as co~rected, and ucettain .whether .the uaUsed ballots, bOth aerial numbers and amount, represent the diiference between mt•verifiication Jist, as cbrrected~ and the ballots What •rpetl:S used. I any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall ' All certifications· ~le4 for uader 1 tltis ArticJe XI~I shall be deemed made according to tKe best kriowledge, and l>ehef of those r~uited to midc:e such 'certification. . terms of such special· vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail• able to Port .Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. ImmeOD diately after the close thereof, the Port .AgeQt sh~ ~~arize the be drawn by the ]>oils Committee finding such discrepancies, which (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist oE 14 lull book r~ults and communicate them to the Secretary-Trea5urer. The r~rt shall be in duplicate, and-signed by all the niembers,of such mem~rs. Two shall be elected from each of the seven portS of ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the · Polls Commi~. Each member of the Committee may make what New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, ·special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in separate- G'>mments thereon he desires, provided tliey are signed and, Detroit. .The election shall be held at the regiilar meeting it' the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port December of the eleetiorr-year, or if the· Executive Board other· praqie?ble, but, in ant case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer Agent, to , \)e presented at the next regular meeting. A copy. shall wise determines prior thereto, · at a special meeting held in the in time to enable him to prepare his report as required. by this also be simultaneeusly sent to the SeCrctaty-Trea.•.urer, who shall aforesaid ports on the first busipctSs day of the last week of said Section 5(g) • .An accounting and certification, made by the Port · · · be d f h ·h I month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port .Agent, Pac:ause ~n 10vemg.mon to ma c ors Wit ;- The resiJ ts ·Of such -uolman, or candidate for office,, or ' the ,·ob of Headquarters Rep· .Agenr, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be· enclose.I ·therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer sha11 then- prepare a investigation shall be reported to the membership as so.on as com• pleted, with recommendations by the Secre•"rv·Treaswer . .A ma- , resentative, Port .Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election report containing a combined summary of the results, together 1 • to this Committee, except as provided for . in -.Article X, Section 4. jomy vote of the membershj.p shall determine what action, if any, In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying with a schedule in.dicating in detail how they affect the Union ahall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary ·. Committee shall be charged with the tallying: of all the ballots Tallying Committee's resit.Its; as set forth in its tlosing ·report. The contained i.ri this Constitut(µn~· the E~ecutive Board shall not make and the preparation ·of a closing report setting forth~ in- complete form of the latter's report shall be followed as cl~ly as possible. any determiD,t.tion in ~ese niatt~rs. . . 1 • detail, the results of the ctection, including a complete accounting Two (2) copies.shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (c) The Polls Committee shall ialso_10swe thl\Mhe ballot box JS of .all ballots and stubs •and reconciliation of the same with the . be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the ~ocked and sealed, w~ich lock and seal shall not be opened _excet?t rosters, verification lists; and receipts of the. Pon .Agents, all with meeting membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasqrer's report, the · Jn the manner · heremafter set forth. The sam~ p~ocedurc as is detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each num~rical results set 4orth in the pertinent segments of the Tallyset forth i~ ~e !?receding paragraph with rega~d ~ discrepancies,,.. ' total .broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall ing committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final be ublized UJ the event the P<_>ll,s Committee has ~~n to be, permitted access to the election records and files of all J?orts, without modification. which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered wuh. If ordered, a . recheck an_d recount, and the repol't thereon by the (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book .members only diseretion. The teport shall dearly detail all discrepancies discovered, Union Tallying Committee, shall · be sim_ilarly disposed of . and ~ "Vote. Prior thereto, it- shall stamp their boo'k with the word and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis- deemed. accepted and final, by majority vote. of the membership ~·vote4" and the. date, .issue ballots to voters, insure that pro~r crepancies. .All members of the Committee shall sign the report, at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. resisfration 011 .the' roster takes place; collect stubs, and keep t6em · without prejudice, ~owever, to the right of "any member thereof _ If 'uch recheck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com· in numerical order. It shiill preserve goo9 ord~ and decorum at the to submit a dissenting repon as to the accuracy of the cqunt and the mittee shall ~required to cqntinuc its proceedings correspondingly. 'Yo.ripg site ·and vicinity thereof: .All m~mbers and others affiliated validity of the ballots, with. pertinent details. . . · · S.dfon 6. Installation into office and the · Job of Headquaners ._;m,· the t:rrilon are Charged witlf the duty of assisting the Polls . The Tallying Committee is ~15o charged with the receipt and eom hittee,- when called upo ' in the preser..ation- of order. and evaluation of. written proies~ by 'any member who claims ·in illegal Representative, Port Agent or Parrolmao. decorum. . . . . . denial of the right to· vote. If it nods the protests invalid, it shall (a) .T he pers6n elected shall be that person having the largest (e) In order to main;.io the sec~ and accuracy of fhe ballot, dismiss the prot~t ~na s<>'' i_riform the protesting ~ember, ·by ~ire, number of votes . cast for the· particular office or job involved. and fr·tliminatc !he p<>ssiJ>ility of ~rrO,rs '?r irregulai;ities. in any one on -the day o.f dis!111~saL If it finds !he protest valid? ·rl?c commit.tee Where more than one person is. to be elected for a particular office da~ ..allotiog affecting alt the balloting 10 any port,--thc following sha~l or_der a si;ec1al vo~e, to'be had no later than. w1th10 th!! penod or job, the pro~r number of gindidates receiving the successively · procedure shall be observed: . · ~f its proce~mgs, OQ. such terms .as arc. pracucal, effec~v.e; and highest number of votes shall be declared erected. 'These determina.At the, en'd of each day's,....voiing, ·the- Polls Commi"ee, in . the JUSt,. but which ter~s, JO: any ev~nt, sh~I~ mcl!-Ide the prov1s!ons _o_f tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted ·presence of any member desiring to attend, '·provided he observes ,Section 3(c) of this .Am?e and the des1go~oon of the votmg stte as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President · proper decorum, shafl open the ballot box oi boxes, and place all of ~e port !Dost conv~ment .. to the pr~tesm~g me~ber. Where a to notify each individual eleaed. ·of that ·day's ballots therein -in an envelope, as requited, which shall . special vote is. ordered ~1:1 a~cord.ance with th1~ .Secuoo 5(c), these (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall tak'e p{en be sealed. The membe·rs of--the Polls Committee stlall 'there- . terms. shal~ app!y, no~1thstandmg any provmon to th!! con!r~ry over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, upon si8o their names across the 11ap.of .the said envelope or enve· contamed .m this _Article. Protests. JJ?ay be .made only. 10 wnt!ng at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the Jep,cs, with their book numbers- ·next to .their signatures. The and m~st be ~ece1ved b}'. the Umon Tallying ~mm1tt~ during next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results committee shall also place the datt and. name of the Port on die said !he P,Cnod o~ i.ts proceedmgs. The reports of ~ts commmee shall as to each .o f the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as proenvelopes, and shall.certify, on the .envelope or envelopes, that tlfe mcluae a brief summary of _.each protest received, the name ahd vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue •.ballot box or box~s were opened publicly, that all ballots for that ~k !1~mber _of th!! protestmg member! and a summary of t e up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything fu the day only were removed; and that all of those ballots are enclosed d1sposmon of the: sa1~ protest. The comm~ttee shall ~ke all reason- contrary contained in Article XI, -Section 1. This shall not apply in mt- 'envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that able. measures ~o ad1usr th~ cou~se o_f Jts .proceedmgs so as to where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he Port. The Polls Committee shall check th~ rosters, and any other enal>le ~e ~pec1al yotel set forth 1.~ this Semo~ 5 ( c) to be cQm· ·is at sea. · records they deem; appropriate,. to insu~ the foregoing. ·At the pleted wn~m the time. here!n specified_. No closmg report s~all ~ In such e\.ent, a majority vote of the membership may grant discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre· mad~ by tt unless and until !he ~pec1al v~es referee~ to m this additional time for the assumption of the office or job. Io the event pared for the purpose of enclosing the -ballots and the .making Section 5(c) shall have J>een duly completed and tallied. . of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the of the afor~id certification, ,wi.th word,ng embodying the fore· (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro· provisions of -Article X, Section 2, ·as t0 succession shall apply - ·going inscribed thereon, ·in which event these envelopes shall be ceed to the port in y.ihich headquarters is located, as s09n as possi· - until the expiration qf the term. A.II other cases of failure to assume ·used by the Polls G>mmittee for the aforesa.id purpose. Nothing ble after .their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port office ·shall be .dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee prfor to the first business day after December 3-1 of the election membership. from adding· such. comments. to the certificate as are appropriate, year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in S.ction.7. The Secretary-Treasur~ is specifically charged with the provided the comments are signed and dated by Jhe member making · which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, preservation and retention · of all election records, including the th'eln: Tfae envelope or envelopes shall t!ien be placed in a wrapper · meals,. and lodging expense occasioned by their tte.veliog to and . ballots, as required· by ·4'w, and is directed and authorized to -issue or envelope, which, at the discre~ion of th~ Exectitivc Board; ·may returning from-that Port. .All .members of the committee shall also such other and Jurther directives as to the election procedures ai be furnis~ for that purpose. The wrapper or . envelo~ shall then be paid at the prev~iling standby rate of pay. from the day subse- are required by law which directives shall be part of the election be Hcurely ·seale4 and .eith1=r delivered,,. or sent by certified or · quent t.o their elec:tion to the day they return, in normal course, procedures of this Union. registered mail, by ·the said Polls ComD)ittee, ·to the depository to the Port from whi~ they '!ere eleqed. The Union Tallying Committee shall eled a chairman from named · in the pre-election report. adopted by the membership. The Polls P>mminee shaJV not be discharged from its duties l.ftltil thi~ among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con· ·A~icle XIV . mailing is accomplished •!id evide~ce of mailing or delivery is stitu.tion, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to .special votes, Other Elections furnished the Pon Agent, which evidence- shall be noted and kept protests, and the contents ·of the final report shall be valid if made · in the Port Agent's el~on records or- files. . . by a. majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance;, Section 1. Tri•I CommittH. The PoU.a Committee shall also insute that the ballot bpx or boxes which quorum is hereby fixed at ~inc ( 9). The Union Tallying are locked.and 'sealed before handing them back-to the Port'. .Agenr, Committee, but not less than ·.a quorum thereof, shall have the - ·.A Trial Committee shall be elected at a ·spe<;ial meleting held at ~nd_ 'lih'11 place th~ key 9r keys to the l>oxes in ~n envelope,. across sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the aepository imme- 10 ;00 A.M., the next business day following the regular meetipg of' the Jlar of-which.·tlic m~bers of the committee shall sign their diately after the termination of ·bidloting and t~ insure their· safe the Port where the Tri,al is to take place. It shall consist· of five '18D1CS, ·book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The full book members, of whi~h three shall constitute a quorpm. ]'lo seeurcly; l,P. addi~ion to delive~ing. the le~ a.nd ballot ~box or bo:x:es · proceedings of this commi!fee, except ·for t~e actual preparation officer, Headquarters Represen~tive, Port .Agent, Port Patrolman, as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port .Agent of the dolling report and dissents therefrom, 1f any, shall be open or other Union ~sonnel may be electd to serve on a Trial Comone copy of each of. thc'. rqster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, • ..to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event, shall mittee. No member who intends to be a witness in the pending any reports called for by this Section 4; any files that they may the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closiqg report of' the trial may serve, 'nor may any member who cannot; for any reason, have received, and ·all the stubs c~llected both for the. day .and those Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi· render an honest decision. It shall k the duty of every member to · ~rned over to it. The Port ..Agent shall ~ be responsible for .the" ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com· decline nomination if ·he knows, or has reason to believe, ahy of . proper safeguarding of ill the afo~csaid material, shill not release mittee shall .be discharged· upon the completion of the issuance 'the foregoing disqualifications apply to him. The members of this any of .it until ~uly called .for, and shall insure that po one illegally and dispatch of its reports as -required in this Article. In the event committee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules .,.. tampers· with the material placed iri liis 'custody. The remaining a recheck and recount· is ordered pursuant to Section 5 ( g) of this as arc adopted by a majority -vote of the membership. ' . copy of each roster sheet .used for the day shall be mailed by 't he .Article, the committee shall be reconstituted ·except that ·if anY. Section 2~ Appe•I• CommilfH. Polls .Committee r.o the Secre,tary:Trcasurer, by certified or · regis· member therC9f is not available, a substitute theref6re shall ~ . The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book members, ·tered mail or delivered in person. ,· _· elected from the - approp~iate port, at. a special mec;ti11g held for five 9f whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at· the port where (f) . Me~bers of the Polls committee shall serve without com• that purpose as soon as possible. headquarters is located. The same disqualifications and duties of pensa~i~n, except that. the Port .Agent shall compensate ~ch P?lls "' ( ~) The report of the Committee. shall be made up in sufficient, members .shall apply with regard to this committee' as apply to . Comm1~e_e:mem~r -t1th a r~onable sum for mc;als wlule -se~v10g copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies the Trial Committee. In addition, no member may serve on an or provide meals 10 lieu of cash. . -· .. . shall be sent by the committee to each Port hgent and the Secretary· .Appeals Committee in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Section s. Ballot Collection, Tallying Precedure; Proiesti,-and Treasurer prior to the first' regular . meeting 'scheduled tQ tak~ - C1tmniin~ d~isi!m: if the ~id m~ml>~~ w~ ~ m~m!?er ·of the S • I Vot J , • place subsequent to the close of the committee'~ proceed·ings or, Trial Committee. pecia - "· in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place· four days or S~dion 3. D•l'9•tH• ..:....(a) On the day ·the balloting in c;adi port"is to tc.l'minate, the less from the close of this committee's ptoc~edings. ~en at least .As soon as the President is advised as to the date and duly Polls Q>mmittee elected for .that day shall, in addition to their other five days prior to the next regilliir m~ting. Whichever meeting duties hereinbef0re set 'forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail ·to applies shalt be desjgnated, by elate, in the report and shall be authorized number of delegates to the convention of the Seafarers· headquarters ( bY certified or registered mail)·, all the unused .ba,lots, referred to as ·the ·"Election Report Meeting." .As soon as these International Union bf North America, he shall communicate such together 'with a·certificatioh,.signed and dated by all members of the copies are received, each Port .Agent shall post one copy of the facts .to the Port .Agent of each Port, together with recommendations Committte .t hat · all ballots sent to · the port and not used are report on the .bulletin board, in ..a fOnspicuous manner. This, CC?i>Y as to generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. These enclosed . therewith, subject to the -right of member of the · shall be kept posted for ·a period' of two months. A.t the Elect1on facts and recommendations shall be announced and read at the . COnimittee'fo. tn'ake separate .comment$ :.un4(.r his signature aqd Report Meeting; the 9ther copy of the report shall be read verbatim. fir~t ~egular meeting ther~after. Unless changed by a majority vore of the membership during that meeting, the election rules shall .late. The certi6catiop. shall specifi,ally-identify, by serial number •. (f) .At the Election Re:p.ort.-_meeting, there shall be taken u. p apply. These rules .shall not prohibit any foll book member from · and amount, the· unused- ballots so forwarded. Iii ~c· same package, - bur.bound sepatlitely, .the committee sball forvrard to headquarters the discrepitncies, if any, referred to in Section 5 ( c) of-th'is Article no~inating himself. ~e results of the election shall be communiand the recommendations of the Tallying , Com~ittee submitted cated ,to ·each Port .Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and an· . all ·stubs, cofleaeq during the period 'o f voting, togeth~r with a urtificatio'n, signed by ail ·members of>the committee, that all the therewith. A m*jority vote of the membership shall decide wh&:t nounced· at the next regular meeting of the Port. Rµles of election · ·arubs collecte(!.· by the committee a~e enclosed th'ercwidt· subject to action, if an.y,, in ~ccordance with the Coo~titution, shall be. taken hereunder may include provisions for automatic election of all thereo~, wli1ch aCbon, .however, shall. no~ "-1C~~de ~c _-ordenng of qualified -nominees, in the event the number of such nominees does · the-ri_siit of each meDiber of the. committee to make separate com.,uents under 'his'>signature and date: The said ~oils .CoJJUQ.ittee a spec1,a l vote unless the re~r.ted:· d1scr~panc1es .. affect the. results not exceed. the number of delegates to be elected. members shall not l)e· discharged from Jheir- duties . until the for• · of the· VOte f'!r any office Or'. _.)Ob,. 10 Which event, the SJ>!!Claj VOte •--'warding called for her«;_undor is . a~ompHs~ed arid evid!!n~e of• sha,l. be restricted th~reto. }(. ma1on~ of the. 'V!Pbe~s~1p, at-,the Article XV mailing · or deliveey is furnished the Port .Agent, . which ~vidence Elec;uon R~rt M~~1n~ may ord~ a rec~eclc_ and a recount when _ mall be noted and kept in me Port tt:¢nt's election records 'or files. a dissent. to the clos!ng"repor.t has ~n. mued by three or more . Trials .and ..Appeals :._ . ·· , . d 'L . _ . . JDtmbecs of the U~1on Tally10g Co111.1111ttee; Except, for the con·(1>:) All f~rwardmg !O headg11;arte ·!Calle. ior ~ni:ler this. Secuon, tingencies provided for in this Section -5 (f) the closing report' S•ction' 1• .Any member may bring charges agai11st any other '· shall be JO the Umon T,Jlying £o~1.ttee, at the address of ahalrbe accepted as final. I \. ' . ' .. member for the commission o" . ..~. ,se as set forth in this Con· headquamrs..·In the eyent a· Polls Comnuttee cannot be elected . . ',/ or -cBnnodt~t on the d!if the .balloting in.each Fort is to terminate, (g) ·A special -vote ordered purs~t to Seci~on HO must take Sti~tion, :__These charget shall I !.: •'- Nriting . aiid signed by Jhe ac~ser, who shaJJ also include h:· .ok,.number. The accuser ·shall ~the_,iJJon .Agent sha:U ·h'ave ,th~ dutyi to ,lo~#d..rthe- ·~re,rial ,speaffi- 'place and be. cotnpl~ted -wit~in seven·' ( 7) d~'ys after,. _the ~ection C:!tJlr: ,set.loiith .in ~i~n:5(a). (un~sed ~llots_ and· s~bS)·, to ..the - lle~n ·M:eenng, at ~ch pon where.... Jhe d~screpanc1~ .so. acted deliv~r these charges to the Port A.gent of the port nearest die place :.- Uni~ '.falbing ~a~•• ~h.i~ ~ill\ th~ ,carry ou~ ~ {uf'.lct~o~ . ,u~n took place~ · SubJect ~ the foregoi!i8• · an~ to . the Jun1ts. of the of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if the offense·took place aboard, · _·. i.n. t~pid 'dierero' ofihe ·sai.!1-P."olb· CoilUlla~~:·~n ··•~4t . ~en_!• ·th~-~ vote-'~· f>y ~~~ ·m~_bcrshap, . as.:afqresaid, .the P~rt :l\gents . ~~ ~ch sJlip. He sh,Jl also ·request the Port A.gent to present these diargp · "·· Portr .Ajebt.abalhlso forwatd ·.it · ~ ma~ri_. .qeesned·~liecesSu,1 · au~ pott.slilll - ~vt ·the f~-~ 0£ th~ ~fm1..comau.nee as . at the ·next regular . meeting." The accuser may. 'Withdraw his clwaes .~foie. the .JD._ecting ~es · place. · • a,f·'M aiiOD'-TilllJiM eciinmiaee to· exeaite tbc.e lwadlom. 1et.... iQfcb ,io::&ctioo ,, {o).._ ·~far· t-s ~mat ·seaioca •.te.Ja wath• the shaµ eaeti 0 .. ,f I • \ . Jl. '··' . • ~ ": , ' !,, ~t ' ' , 'l•i. ... ,1 ' • ~ •', , ,.. l :t/\.:fi1 • ~:4 I l f • ' ' • I '- "'._ o 1, ,J' • 't ' ~ ' '- •! 'I '' • brl . \; '\\· '"' '~.. .,&.'- ,. ·- .. ' . : } . -~ ... 'j ,/ \,• �. • I me evideACe .to IUpport ~ • Wina iiDdr ill such case, llppeals -(c) - Mila>Glluct d~riDI ..., meeda1 ()f othet ' oi&dal· Uaioa. Committee shall not make its 0110 IUidiqs u · to cbc weiabc of. proceeding, or bringing the UaiOli iAto disiepme by C(!Ddu« DOC at the said meeting. '- _ ' . · evidence. . . proviCled for ebcwbete in this· Arcide; . . . . ·· If the. char&CS .are rejected l?Y • .majority YQte ,o{ the part., DO • -(b) In oo event shall incressed punishment be recommended. (d) Rdmal or neBli&ent failure to carry. ouc . ~der1 oi -thole further aCtion may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise by a (c) AJiew trial shall be tec:ommended if the ~ppeals Cammi~ dlily aullaorized to make such or~ u UJ· ~ _ · . .finch-( a) thac any member of the Trial Committt.ie should baye hdion 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the followfq : he shall be autooiatically on notice that he will be uied the fol· been disqualified, or (b) that the accused was not adcqua~y olfen.sCs,. membet~ shall be penali~ up t!) and including I iioe Ol lowing morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed "until· informed of, the decails ·o f the charged· olense; ·which usultcd in $,0.00;· . the morning following the next regular m'Ceting, at which time the his not havin& been given a fair trial, or (c) that -for anJ ocher (a) Refusal or wilful fall~e to be present at sip-ons or pay-offs; -•--.J He .shall also be· L--ded a . reason, the ucuscd was not given a _fair uial.. L--t. Tri.al Commr·ttec will then Luc aC1.1CU. UlllU ..:_,i!_ f (b) Wilful failure to sub(nit Union l1UUJI, to Union iepmenta~ written. copy of the charges made qainst. him. · · . • '· (d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a nnu.i.uig o tives at pay-off;· H the.accu$Cd is not present> the Port Agent shall immediately guilt, the Appeala Conuni~ shall recommead that die charsie on cause to be sent to him, ·by registered mail addressed to his last which the finding wu based be dismissed. . ., · · ' (C') Disorderly conduct at ~y-off or sign-on; known mailing adc1ress on file with the Union a copy of the (e) Th~ Appeals Committee may recommend Jes9er punishment. (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union ·represenmives in discharges, the names and book numbers of the 1ecu~rs, and a noci· .. . d . • . d chargjng their duties; s.ction 14• The Ai>J>eals Committee sh.it deliver its ccuion an (e) ·Disorderly condu~t in the 'Q'nion hall; fication;that he must appear :with his witnesses, ready for uial the morning after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the dissent, if any, to headquamrs, .w hich sb9ll cause· iuflicient copies (f) .Gamblin• in tbLUnion hall; . Trial Committee will be elected. · to be published and shall have them sent 1each .port iD time to ._ In the event a .majority of the membership '?f the Union shall reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. 'Headquarters .-(g) Ne&liaent 'failure to join ·ship. . · , "\ to accept charges after their rejection by ~port, the trial shall shall also send a copy to each accused apd uQiser· at ~ir Jase Section 5. .Any member who has' committed an offense ~Hzed take place in the Pon where Headquarters is located. Due -notice known address# or notify them in pers0i1. · · ' by: no ·more than a tine of $50.oo· may elect to waive his '.rislus Semon 15. ~t the meeting indicated in Section 14 of thiJ ·Article, wider this Ci:instinirion subject to the provisi~ns of' Article XV, thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be informed of the name of bis accttSCrs, and who shall ieceive a wtinen sratement the mem6c~hip; bf a majority VQft, shall accept the decision of the Section 20 and to pay the maximum tine-, of $50.00 to the duty· of the charges. At the zequest of the accused, trans'portation and Appejils Commitree, or the. dissent therein. If there' is no dissent, authorized represemative of the Union:· ' · · ·· · subsistence shall be provided the accused and his wit.oases. · the ·decision of the 'Appeals Committee s"8Il · stand. , Section 6 • This Union, and its. members,' shali not be deemed to . 3. • TLT n·a1 'commJttee . shall h ear . al . r .t"' -••·aoent ... -1·.J-ce lf a headquarters new trial is ordeml, .thatintrial be held 'in the any .dlWD. · . of personal o·r· pro-"" Se ction •ic aai where is lOc:atcd, the shall manner prOYided forport in 'W"=ve .,•••, ri-1.ts _., to which it 'Or its . and' shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required .hr coum members are entided, by bringing ·the mcinber to-tpal or enforGin1 of Jaw but _inay receive all relevant testimony. The Trial C~itte@ ' Section 2 of. this Artide. Any decision .SO ptOY.i'ding for a new trial a penalty as pr~vidcd"j.n dli! Co~itutipn. . . . .. . may gr~t adjourrunen~ ~t the _reqµest of ~ ac~, to ~le shall contain such directions as .'fltill insure a ~ir hearing to the •• .......,_ 7 •. ~Any ___L.:~ under ;..,_,.nsion for an oifeflse . ·undef ·. · ·, · -- , __,°" --.-. ._. hl·m to make a proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee . accused. . _· · ' · this Atticle $hall continue tO pay all dues ana ilssessments aa4 muse falkbeneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quo~ ~loes exist. · Sectioa.16. Headquarteu shall ~otilj the ~qised an4 each accuser, observe his duties' to the Union, members, officials, and jqb holden. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusen are eirber- in pcrspo or in . writing , addn:sscd . to their last knowo ' . ·· . present. ThC Trial Committee shall conduct the trial exeepc that the address, of the Jdulcs of the •pee.al. A further. ·appeal sliall be Artlct. .XVU accused shall have the right to Cf°'-'-aamine the acaiser, or iccu5ers, a~ as set. forth in Sectio~ 17 of ?Us Article. _ and the witnesses, as welhs to conduct his own defense. The accused • · Sectio. J7. Each member is charged with Jcac)wledge of the proPublicatioos -may select any member to assist him in hi~ defense at the trial, .visions of ·the Constitution of the· Seafarers, Intema_t~ Uliioa I provided, (a), the said- member is available at the .time of the of North .America, ·and the rights of, and prOcedure as to, .further Tbls Unioo may pubfuh such panphlets, journali, news~ trial and (b) the said member agrets to render such assistance. appeal 8$ provided for. therein. Decisi9ns reaOied thereunder ah'all mAIJ8zin;.., periodicals ~d , peral literature, in 1uch manne~ aa If ·the accused ch;a.llenges ·the qualifications of the members .of .the be binding 9n all members o( the Union. · . .. may be d~rmiocd~ from time to time, br the .Executive· Boardo . .' • • • • ' f •• .. ... Trial Committee, or srates that the charges do not adequately inform • · · ·d f all L-- of th U • \ • • him of what wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and· ~e SectiOll 11. It sh~ be~ uty_o . man"'"s e IUOn to • of such commission, such matters shall be ruled ui>on JUKl dis-' take. all iStepS w1th1;0 their. ~opsurua~ wwci to car.q out ~ Artlde :XVIII ~ of, prior to proceeding on .t he JDe}'its of the d~fense. pie terms of any eff~ ~'OfU. . guilt of .an accused shill be found only .if proven by the weight Section 19. Every accused shatl receive a written copy of the , of the. evidence, a~d the burden of.such proof ~hall be llJM?n the • ,charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasona~le time.O ffi(ers and job hoiders, ~hether -elected or· tq>pointed ·u .ftl1 accuser. Every finding shall be based on th~ quality of the evidence to prepare his defense, .,ut he may thereafter plead guilty and all other · employees ttandling monies of. ttie U~ion s~ bs. and not solely on the number of witnes5eS produced. waive -any or aH of the other tights and privilcSies srantcd to him ,15 bonded as iequired by kw. ,. \ Section s. The Trial Co~ittee shall make findings to guilt b~ this Art~cle. If an ac01;5ed · bas been prc)perly. notified of his or innocence, and recommendations as to punishmen! and/or .other trial and fa1~s- to atte~d without pro~>edy. rectu.esttng ~ postponeArticle XIX Union action deemed desirable in the light of the proceedings. These ment, the Trial Commmee,may hold 1ts trJal WJthout hlS presence. findings and recommendations shall be those of a majority_of the EXpend~ · committee, and shall be in wr~ing, as shall be any d.issent. The . _ Article XVI committee shall ,forward its findings and recommendations, along S.ctiH 1. Jn the event no contrary polici& or instructions are ia ·Offenses •ncl Penalties ' with any dissent to· the Port Agent of the port where. the trial took existence, · the President may authorize, make, ·or incur such es:.. place, while a copy thereof shall be forwarded· to the accused and and expen.ses as are normally encompassed · within tbe Secti~11 1. Upon .proof the commission of the . following off~ses, penditures the· accusers, either in per.son or by mail addressed to their last authority conferred upon · him by Article X of ·th~ ~itutioa. ' known addresses. The finding5 shall include a statement ·that the the member shall .be expelled from membership: S.C;io11 -2. ~ proyisioQS of SCction 1 sball similarly ..apply to (a) Proof of membership in any orpni:iation adyocating the rights of the accused undet this Constitution, were properly safe· . the routine a'cc0W1ting and administrative procedur~ of the Union ..guJrded. The fi~gs also must contain the chargeunade, the date overthrow of the ~ernment of the United States b1 force; except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiatiops; of the uial,:the name and address of the accused,.the _accuser, and (b) Acting as an inforn)er' against the interest of the Unio11 · suilces, and electioos. , ., · each witness; shall describe each document wed at the ·trial; shall or the membership in any organizational campaign; contain a fair summary of the proceedings·, and shall state the hction I. The provisions of this Article •hall -~uper~e to th4J • (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company agai0$t findings 'llS to guilt ot innocence. If P<*ible, all d~inents · used at the interests of. the membecship or the Union; ex~t appliabJe, the proviJiOlls ~ Article X \of tbi,s eocsti'~ , . the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations shall be . (d) The commission of any act as patt .of ·a conspiracy to made a part of the regular files; · destroy the Union. · · Article XX section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial sha,ll, up9n receipt Sectio~ 2. Upon proof of die commission ~f.anf of !fhe following Income of the findings and recommendations of the Trial ~mittee, cause "' the findings fiid recommendatio~ to be presented; and entered · offeoses, the member shall _bC penalized. up to ·and i~cluding a penalty of expulsion from the Union. Jn die event the penalty of ~ 1. The income of this Union shall include dues, initiatioli into tl1c minutes, .at the next regular meeting. . expulsion is n~ invoked .or recommended, the penalty shall not fees, fines, assessments, con'tiibution's, 1~ interest. diYidea4s, .8 '· , Section 7. The Port A&e\lt shall send the record of the entire exceed suspension from ,the rights ' aJJ<l.- privileges of· membership well as income derived from any other legitimate bminess opaatiOA . proceeditigs to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies for more than two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both: · or· orhei legitilD4te source. _ · · . · thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for ~ next (a) . Willully misai;propf~8 or, misming Union ~roperty of . ·: Sectio11 2. Ab -~~ Union iecei}>t, ~~oPerly filled out, shall ~ .regularly· scheduled meeting. the nlue in. excess of $50,00. · given to anyon«; paying money to the U01on or to ~Y .{>Crson aut!lSection At ~ latter meerl~g, the proceedings shall be dis- I (b) Unauthoi.iFd use of Uni0n property, records, stamps, ala, · or.ized .l>Y ~Uni~ to receive ~ney. le shall b.,: the dury 'of eye~ awed. 'The meeting shall then"vote. A ml!-jority vote of the mem· etc., for ,the purpose• of personal gain;. · , · · peraon · ~aatcd. "'!1th the U1U0n wlio makes such paymenis. tO. J,ership of the Union shall: . 1 ( c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within the demand such r'~ipt. · . . .. (a) Accept the findings and teconimendations, ot Section a. No assessments shall . be ,levied except after ·a· ballot· Union for the purpose of personal pin, financial or Otherwise, or (b) Reject the findings and recommendations,· or the wilful refusal or failure ta aKQte the duties or functions conducted under such general rules as may be decicl!:d upon by~ • '( c) Acee.Pt- the findings, . but· modify the reconimendations, or of the said office or . job, or gross neglect 01 .Jbuse in executing niajoriti vote of the. membership, provided· that: (a)· The ballot must be aecret. . (d) Order a new trial after finding tbat ·substantial jt.istjee has such du'ties -0.r_ fynctions or otht;r serious misconduct or .br~ of President. may, d~nng· die pendency ~ d_~iplinary (b) The ~ssessment musi: be approved bY. a majority the Mt been done with regard to the charges. In this CYerit, a ·new trust; . . - , .· · _ . · . trial ·shall take place at the port where headquarters is located proceedmgs under this subsecnon, suspend the _officer or Jobholder valid ballocs cut. . , . . .. . , and upon appJication, the accused, the accusers, and their wirn~ from exercising the functions 6f the Office or job, with o.t\With~t 1 pay, and designate his tempc)raiy ~placeµient. • , Section 4 . ..Except .as otherwise provided by- J~w, all paymeocs _ -sru!ll be furnished transportation and subsistence. " · (d) UoautboriZed vonng, or unauthorized li&nclliog of ballou, . b}' members or,other affiliates of this Union shall be applied IUC•. Sectioft. 9. After the· vote set forth in Section 8, 'any punishment ~~I>~. ~~~r~, v~d~Qtieri !is~, baligc:, box~, o~ ~tigg tiles, oi ,essivMy ta die monetary obligations ow~ me V~ion c~~~I iO deeided upon shall betoine effective. 'Headquarters shall cause election material o any son; . . ' · with the 9ldest in point of .time, as measui:ed from the date of · notice of the results thereof to be sent to each accused and accuser. (e)' P',refer~ing ~ dtar&e$ with knowledge .that such charges ~ are- accrual ofSU.~h obligation,''llie period of atrears .sball be Calculatccl $ection. 10. An accused who has Qeen found guilty~ or who ·is false; , ' according!f• · · under effective punishment may appeal in the following manner: (f) Making or uansmitting, with intent to ·deceive, false ·reports · He may send or deliver a notice of appeal t.o Headquarters or .conrmunications which fall. within th~ .scope ~f Unii>n bqsihess; . Artlcle )(XI within 30 days after receipt of the notice' of.1the decision of the (g) Deliberate failure or re£usaf to join one'•· ship, or mis· Other Typ.. of Union Affiliation member~hip; . coqdu,ct or neslect of duty aboard ship,,JO_ the, detriment ol. the , 1 Section li. At. th~ next regular meeting of the port where Head- Unioh _or its agreements; . ., . . · · ·. · · "l'o the extent permitt,d ~ ·· tajV, ~~is .Vr:ii~n •.. ~Y -~jor~ty quarte~ is located, afrer receipt of the notice of appeal, the notice (h.)' Deliberate and unauthori2:ed foterference,, or deJiberate ~rut of the- ~embership, may prov~ for iffi.~~tion y.-1th at -~Y. 1rid1v1~~ shall lie presented and shall then becoine part of. the .minutes. An malicious viliification, with ie~d to ·the ex«utio."l of the duties · uals in a· lesaer. capac,~ty ~~n membe~ship, or 1n • ·~paaty · o~ .Appeals CQmmittee shall then be elected . . The Vice-Prelident in of any office or j~; _ . ~ , ·. . , '· --: - than me~bership. B_y ,ma1onty v~ of"th~ ~bership, .the:.Un'°!l charge of contracts ·is charged with the duty -of .presenting the (i) Paying for or receiviog maney for, employment· aboard .a may.,pr~·~ ~or the rigbu ~d obliaati~s 1r:ic1dent to ~µch ·capacl• before-mentioned ~oceedings and' an available tlQCUments used as · . · ' . • · · , .· ·ties or affilaat1ons.- 1bese r1sflts aocI oblJMtJOQ• ~Y Jilc.lude, but " evidence at the trial ·co· die;. Appeals · Committee; as weir as any 'V~~l, ex~uslVC oi proper eami~gs Union pay~!115• . ure not limited to ('a) the ·applicability or non-applicability 9f all · written statement or argument submitted by . the accwed, The (J) Wdful !e!usal to sub_mit. evide~ of affihation for 1 .the or any pan of this Constitubon; (b) the ter~ of such ~iatioOi accused may argue his llPpeal ~n . person, if he so desires. The pu~ of ~01dl!lg or de~y10g m~~ paym~ts to .~ Uw?Jl, ( c),; die . ri ht of ·the, UnlOli to peremptOry; termina,tion. :of "1c~ · appeal shal! be &eard at Union Headquarters on the night the or ~!l'lth~!Y u~eui11~ . or ~ 1ecemng evidence of Union affiliation ·~ (d), the .fees requiml for 1Uch, affiliation. In· n0 committee is elected. '-It shall be the responsibility of the ·accused a~liauon, with intent to dece~y~;; . : . ·· · ~ event may an'yone noc a: member ,.reC:i!iiu, cvitlenee· .'o f ~iatfua / to io5ure that: his written s'tatemen.t or argument' arrives at head(k) ~Wilfulfailur~ '(>t refn~l to ~.r.rf~t the ru:aer ¢ di~duly . ~uivalent to. that of ~bell. · iece_m ptibfity or "i~gbtl . ovu qtjit~ters in time fol ·such .p.resentation. : authom:~ to makctlfuch orde~ duung ~uµe of amke'i ··, · ;r members; or be termed a mealbef. _ . · .· " . (1) Failtire ortefusal to pay a!.fine ·.o t asswmenc widi~n the time ._ , ' ' · . Section . 1·2. "7he Appeals Committe~' ~hall · dedde the appeal as .. ·~:-xx11 aoon as possible, consis_tent with .fair comiderat~on of the evidence limit set the.refor either. .b'y ihe" C:Onsp~~cm or by acti.1>n talce'n.~. : . - . -'\ . ~d arguments before it. It m~y grant' adjourrunellts and may. accordance with the Cooseitution., teqilest the accused or accusers to present 3rgumenrs, · whenever Section 3. Upo~ proof ~i the c~issi~~ o£ ~' ~. f~~ing . . ~uoru-· iiecessary· for siidt fair ·consideration. • ,-. ,. off~ members .shal\ be pe!19lized ~P..,' 9 ana •~whpg • sµs• · 'SMtiell 1. :unless elsewhere ~e~ Otherwise speclfi(allf. .provided, . ;_sftti.. '~a. '.fhe ~isiOo_~,"cbe Appeals· ~ '~hall ~. by pension .f!om ~,ti~ l&od._.P,r,1rite~ .•ot -Diem~ for. cwo the ;qu~ J°' ·a .~ Jiieeqn8 Of· ;; pprc "shall.be 'm mlt l>oolt · · · ~bfti.. , ·· ,. :1, : , .. / ·, .1, 1 ·:.,,. soa~~jty y~ ·aiid- shall tie•~n the form of"fi•ss 'and ·ucommen· Y.?1''• or.a fine of $50.00 01 llQtl): , . , ". !-.· "· • • • • . • . ·: • ·. datiOQ,,; DisSen'u"' wi'"' be a~ed. Deci$ioas:·aud ,diSsaits ·sliall be- ·i n. . (a) Wilfully miSai>Pr~"Ol'. millllinl U.W. · p~ • '~"-" . 'The . " .. ~ :•;Jfl;· w'"' ""' · ~~q,~·~a· ililsiiisutbd«Woo'. ordissc:ot. of~ vibie'l'.mder .,o:~~ ..r~t.;; ~-\'! ::·( ...... , ~· (, '. '':'. ,.. r 4: ..!'~a~· · :~~-~~ .!~~ .0:~ "· ' ' , •• _-;;..J ~~........ .;:....-. ·p.1:. _ _. _, ..,. -, ~ .. of the charges and the request to the Port Apt, the Port Agent shall cause those charjpeS to be .read leCllelt 2. Airer presentation :S=r~t::! :f:r;;n.;:~. ~d ~~°::::!iiis ~= ·- ro. vote· ., . '" •. .., . , ·as. L . .. .. . " a: of 1:f1e ,. 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'/ . ~ "!.. .. . ~ • ' ·1"' .~· . . .... - . ;/. • . ~ • - •. ..' .· ~"j ...... "":~.... ~ :' .. �· SE'.4P.4RERS LO'(; S•PPlement-Pa~e . (f . ; IQO:lentlof the Union requiring a qµoNm .to act officially, shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official or e.ff~vc. 11ole,u the quorum requiremellu are met, · · - 8n• \ 1 Article XXV Amendn;tents · ) This Constitution . shall be amended in the following manner: .EXHIBIT A Minimal requirements to be contained jn Constitution Soctlo11 4. U~less 'otherwise indicated'-'hercirl, where the require· of subordinate bodies •nd divisions chartered by or menu for a quorum are not sprcificaUy set forth, a quorum shall Soctio11 1• .Any full book member may submit at any regular affiliated with the SHfuers lntern•tion•I Union of ~ deemed to be a majority of those composing the applicable . meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constituti9n North America-Atl•ntic, Gulf, bkes •nd Inland Waters 1e,ment of the Unio_!J. . . in resolution form. If a majotity. vote of the roeinbership of the District. · Port approves it the proposed .amendment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further ac_!ion. Article XXlll I M • Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma• Y ee._tings ,, j?rity vote of. the .membership, it shall be 1refc_rred. to · a Consti~· .All members shall have equal rights and· privileges, subject to • foction 1, ,:Regular ·mqnbership meetings shall be held mQnthly ttonal ~ommartcd' IQ the- Pcfrt whe~e Headquarters is locatecl This reasonable rules and regulations; contained- in this Constitution, only in the following major ports at the following times: Commmee shall be composed 9f s1.x [ull _book _members, ~o from inCluding secret election, freedom of speech, the right to hold office. Dl:lririg the week following· the first .Sunday of every month a . each depamnent _a nd shall be.. el~cted IQ a.ccordance with such and the right of secret votes on assesslJ!ent and dues increases, all ' meeting shall be heJd on, Monday:.__at New.r.York; on Tuesday-=--t . · ru!es as a_re established by a n.a1onl\r vote of that Port. Th~ Com· in accordance with the law. Philadelphia;·-on WednCsday~at Baltimore; and on Friday-at rnm~e .wall act on a!l proposed amen_dments ref~rred to 1t, The Detroit. During the next "'{eek meetings shall be beta on Monday· Comm1.ttee _may receive whatever advice and asm~ance, legal or II ( '• at Houston; on Tuesday-at New Orleans and on Wedn.esday-at otherwise, flt deems n~cess:try. It shall prepare a repo.rt ?n the /' . Mo~ile. .All regular membership meetings shall commence at amendment t?gether with any proposed changes or subsu~uons or - No mea:nber may be automatically suspended fr~m membership \ i:30 P.M. local time. Where ·a meet,ng day. falls on a Holiday recommendations and th«: reasons for such rec??1mendations: The except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall be afforded officially designated u such , by the authorities of the Sia~e or ,latter sh.all. then be submitted to the. membership by the President. . a fair ~.caring upon written charges, with a reasonable time to pre·. munkip@liry io whkh ·a port is located, the port meeting shall If a maiortty V?te of the membe~ship app~o.ves the amendment as pare defense, when accuse_!! of an offense under the Constitution. talce plat:e on the following busjness. day. Saturday and . Sunday tcsommended,_ it shall then. be VDCed upon, in a. yes or no vote _by shall· not be--deemea . busines3 days. · the membership of .the l!naon . ~Y secret ballot .m accordance with Ill -r The .Area Vice Presi~ents shall · be the chairmen of all regular the _procedure oudmed JO Amcle .XIII, ~ecuon_. 3 (bl · ~hrough meetings in ports in thier respective areas. Jn t~e event the .Area Secuon 5, ex{ept ~hat, unles~ o~h~rw.i.se required' by a nla)ority yote This Union is charter,ed -by (and/or affiliated with), the Sea· Vice Prdidents are unable 'to attend a regular meeting of a port, of the membership at the tu~e it g1~es the ai;iproval ne~essary ro farets lhternational Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes .they shall instruct the fort .Agents, or gther elel:ted job holders, . p.ut !he ref~rendum to a vote, the Unum TallyJDg, Co!Dflmee shall and Inland Waters -District, and this Constitution and any amend· to acr as chairman of th'c meetings. . ... • · consist of _six ( ~) full book !Dembers, . two from ,eacli of the thr~,e ments thereto, shall not take effect unless and until approved as set .., Jn the ev~n! a quorum is not pre~nt at 2: 30 P.M. the chai.rman ( 3) departmeht~ of the. Union, el~ted from Headquarters'· Port. forth in the Constitution ·of that Union. fff the' meeting at the pertinent port shall p0stpone th-e opening of The amendment shalli either be pnnted· on ~he ballot, or 1f too the Jneeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M. · ' · Je;ngthy, shall .be ref~rred to o.n the ballor._.Copies of.the amendme!1t 1v· · · · ,,, . . shall be posted on the bullettn boards of all ports. and made avail· · ( '•,ction 2 • .A special meeting at a port Jl\ar·be called only at the able at .the voting site in all pons. .An object of this Union is, within Its r eas.onable capacity, to . ._ · . ·. . f · . b . d h._ 1tion of the Port .Agent or Area Vice President. No special promote the. welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers Jnternllcrional Union meeting may be held, except between- tpe hours of 9:60 .A.M. and Section 3~ If approved by a m~?mY. o th~ valid al19ts _cast, of North .America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes an·d Inland Waters ':00 P.M: Notice· of sych mee . ting shall be poste& at l~ast two hour~ the . amendment shall become ~ffecuv~ .m:1med1ately upo~ ~oufica· District. I in advance, on ' the pott bulletin board. . . ,• · · . tion by the Headquarters TallyJDg Cc;>mmmee_to the P~es1dent .~hat The Arca Vice Rresidents shall be the chairmen ·o1 all special .,.. !~e ame~dment has been ~ app~oved~ unles~ othera..1.se specuJC<t meetings in ports in their respective area'S. In the event the Area m the l!mendment. The President shall 11nmed1arely notify allJ!Orts Vice Presidents ate unable to attend a special meeting of a _port, -of the results of the vote on the amendment. The charter {and/or affiliation) relationship betwet"n this Union and the Seafarers International Union of North America-Aclantic, 1 t~ey ·s hall instruct the Port Agents, .or other elected job holders, to Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not be dissolved so act ·as chairmen of th~ meetings. , -· · Article XxVI · T~~ c9n.tci11s of this· Section 2 •are subject to die provisions- of long ·as -at least ten members of this Union, and the Seafarers ·.Article· XIII, Sectio_n 4 (a). · · Tr•nsition Cl•use · Intcrnati<,mal Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, lakes and· 1 Jnlal'!d Ware~ Distrkt acting through its Executive Board wish to - S•~ie" Notwithstandi.ng anythin~ to ~he conu:i,ry, all regula;. · .. Se~tiol\' 1.1t is. ~he purpc;~e and. intent .of this .Artie.le' to p~o~i~e · continue such relationship. mectmgs shall be governed by the following: . for an orderly transi tion from Union operations and acnvmes · 1. The Union Constitution. as governed by die · Constirutio~ "in ·effect prior to the adoption: VI 2. Majority ~ore of the members assembled. . of this :i,meqded Con~ti~tion, to operation.s a~d activities ~onductcd in accordance with this amended Constaruuon. Accordmgly, the No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless and following sections are to be given the. interpretatio.n required to until approved by at least a two·thirds vote of the membership in a etfectua' t e the foregoing purpos~ and JDtent. _ Article XXIV ' secret referendum· conducted for that purpose. In , any event, the ... Section 2 . .All routine ;d~inistrative', accounting, and other similaC adoption of this Constitution ana any amendme'nts thereto, v.•ill not Definitions and Miscell•neous Provisions · proced4res and processes of this Union, in effect immediately be effective unless and until compliance " 'ith Article II of the · . Rela~ing Thereto· · prior to the adoption of this amended." Constitution shaU:J.>e deemed Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America _._Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Jnland Waters District iS- first made. Section 1. Incapacity. Unless ·otherwise set , forth or dealt with · to be permitted heruender and shal{ continue in cffecc unless or 'llcceiq • th~ term "incapacity,'.'. shall ipean a_ny illness or situation u11til changed, in acco~nce with the provisions hereof. VII pr.,evenr-ing,.the a'ffccted person from carrying out his duties for more Section 3. All methods and means of.,.. collccting and disbursing I · than ~lj days, provided ' that this does not. result in a vjcancy. Union funds, all se8regations of Union funds, rules of order The Seafarers International Union· of North America-Arlanric. . · However, nQthirrg contained fo · this Article shall be ·deemed to generally follo!"ed, . bonding procedures.: reinstat~mcrnt _procedur.es, Gulf, Lake.s and Inland Waters District shall have che right to .prohibit :th~ execution of the functions of more 't han one job and any ocher practices or procedure~ lO effect 1m!Ded1ately pnor check, inspect a11d make copies of all the books and records of this - and/or office in which event no incapacity shall be deemed to to t~e adoption of this amended Constit~tion,_ sfiall be deemed Union upon demand. exist with regard to the regular job or office of the one taking over to be -permitted hereunder, and shall contmue JO effect unless or the <{u~s and functions of the one incapacitated. T he period of · until changed · in accordance with the w-0visions hereof.·VIII incapacity shall be the time ·during which the circumstances exist. .r Section 4 • .AU Union policies, customs, and usage, including those ~~ _ 5octlen 2. Unless~ otherwfse set forth or dealt with herefn, the. . with regard to admission into membership, in effect immediatc:ly This Union shall not take anv action v.•h1ch will have the effect term "vacapcy" shall include failure to perform the functions of any prior to the. adoption of this amenMd Constitution,-shall be deemed of reducing its· net assets, calculated through recognized accounting o{fice or j6b by-r.eason of death, or resignation, or suspension .from to be. permitted hereunder and shaH continue fn effect unless or procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness to the Seafarers International Union of Nonh America'-Aclanric, Gulf, Lakes and membership or·expulsion (rom the Union with no further right to until changed in acc~rdance with the ..provisions hereof. Inland Waters District, unless approved by thac Union throu,!lh itl • appeal- 'in accot<lance .wirh the provisions -of Article XV. of this Section s.'.!JI offic:ers and other jobhoiiters elected as .a result · of Exe·cutive Board. ' £onst!tution. ~ · the balloting held by this Union during November an}l Decemb~r Section 3 . When applicable to the Un~on . as a .whole the 'term, of 1958 who ace 'serving at the time of the adoption of this ·- . IX ''majority ·vote of the membership", shall mean the majority of all amended Constitutiori, shall continue to serve, with.out red~ction the valid :votes cast by futr book' memb<=r_s at an offitial meeting of in salary, in the office most closely rela,ted to the one held p~1or to So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union 10 the those ports holding a . meeting. This- definition shalt prevail not· that adoption, and for a. term no~ to exceed- that·. for which he_ Seafarers lnter'!!ltional Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, 'Widistandin~ that one or more ports cannot hold meetings because was elected in the ballotfng held IQ 1958. For this purpose the and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have the right t>f no quorum. ,for the purpose of this Sectipn, the term "meeting" .following table sets out the new office and job, the present nearest Lakes to ~ppoint a repre$entative or representatives to this Union who ·•hall refer to .those meetings to be held during ' the time period equivalent in tetms of. fun~tio~.~- presently ~eEforme~, and the shafi have· th.e power to accend all meetings of this Un ion, or its 'Wjdiin which a.. vote must be taken in ac(ordance with ·the Con- identill' of· the person occupy mg it. The adopuon of this amended · sub·divisions, or governing •boards; if any; and who shall ha:ve the · indicated Constitution shall constinue ratification of this t~bl~~ •titlition .and tlie custom and usage of the Union access to all books and records of this Union on demand. This • . priority:. representative, or these- representatives, sball be charged with the OIJ.Title I nJi11id~11l duty of assisting this' Union and its members.hip, and acting as a • 5'ction 4. When applicab~e solely ~o. port action and not con· Secretary-Treasurer PAUL HALL P~sident liaison between the Seafarers International Union of North America · cerned with, or related to, th: Union as a whole, and not forming part of 'ii. Union-wide vote, the term, "majority vote of. the mem· Executive -Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District ~nd th~s Union, Assistant Secretary· bc.rshi,p", sl\all reier to the majority of the valid votes cast by the . Vice.President.. Treasurer CAL TANNER full ' boo~· 1nem~rs at ~ny meeting, of the Port, regular or special. Vice-President in _,,. . . Section J; The. term, ''.membership action''. or referentc thereto. ~h;ug'e uf Centr:icts _,..!. So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebtedness •h~ll m_ean the same as the-term "majority vote of the' membership". .Assistant Secretary· and Contract · of any sort, is owed by this Union to the Seafarers International Treasurer CLAUDE SIMMONS Enfo,P'ement Section 6. Where the title .of any office or job, or the holder Union of North America-11.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters 1 District, such indebtedness shall constitute a first lien on the assets thereof, is set fortl\ in this Constitution, all references thereto and Vice-President in the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be eq1,!ally charge of the of this Union, which lien shall not be· impaired without the written , .Assistant Secretary· ' applicable' to whomever i~ duly acting in such ·offic:e or job. approval of the Seafarers International Union of North AmericaTreasurer EARL ~HEPPARD Atlantic Coast :Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through Soc.ion The term "Election Year" shall · be deemed to mean . Vice-President in its Executive Board . ..h_-t calendar ye,.r prior to ~be calendar year in which elected · offi· Assistant Secre~ry•. charge of the· cials: arid- other" "elected job·holdeq aie required to ass4me •office. LINDSEY WILLIAMS Gulf Coast · ,.,, Treasurer XI The first election nar hereundcf sha.U be deem~d ~<'> be 1960. Boston Port 'Agent -Vice-President -in The p;er capira ta:c payable by this Union to the Seafarers Inter· ..,.·· Section I • . The terms:'...~'this Constitu~ion", ·and "this am~nded and Admi'nistrative char.g~ of the Lakes national Union of North 4merica-A.tlantic, Gulf, Lakes and :iWf\stitution", shaU 6e deemed to have the same .m eaning .and shall - and Inland Waters Director of Great .AL TANNEll Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in accordance refer to the €onstitution which takes the pJace-of the one adopted· Lakes Distdct with the terms of the Constitution of that Union. -by the Union··in· 1939, as lmended up through .August, 1956. ·rfo be filled y the ' 'So~tion ..f. The term;· ''.member· in good standing"; shall'- mean a President in. accord· XII .. memlrer wnose monetary o.bligations. to the Urliorr are' not iii-arrears '.: . . ance with Constitu· for .thirty da~ or more, ·or .who is pot under 'suspension or expul·- ,Secretary-Treas~rer tionL VACANCY This Constirutien and actions by this Union pursuant thereto · lion effective -in · accordance with this. Con'stitution. Unless other. :;. are supject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers .Assistant Secr~t!lCY• .'Wise expressly indicated, the term,,-~cmbe(, shalrmean a mefiil:>cr· HReadq~arte~-s Treasurer '. International Union of North America-Atlantic, ·Gulf, Lakes and ~!~L HALL gOod standing. ' . ':" .. . · . : ~· epresen~uve Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, disaffiliation, trustee.Assi~tant Secretaryships, and the granting a_nd re!11oval of. charters. . . 1 . · Section 10. Unless plainly oth.er'~ise requ-uea by the·-~ontext ·of ·. )Rleadquarrc~s Treasur.er ED MOONEY -their u.se, 'the terms ''. Union boo~'', "membership book'\ and "bqOk'. ', · epresentauv.e 1hill m~an offici_al evidc:~ce."o f Union m;mbershi~. ., Headqiiarters ·' .Assistant Secretary• '>-. Xiii --.. . s.ctien ,11 , lbe) etm '.'fuil-book" or "full Onion book" shall m~tr Representativ~ . ]OB VOLPIAN Treasurer This Union shall be affiliated with t he Seafarers I~tcrmuiooal :; ,; ~I; .an o~~iaf~rt~ficate issu~~- as ·e.videni:e of,,U_nioh ,'~e~b.ership ... · Since l}o ;-elected ·officer o.r' job~oider ,currc~tly performs··_the. Union.of North America through the Seafarers lnternatfona,l Unioa . 'iiliac~~ .~n )e -~ttau~i;d 0.nl~ · ~y · t~ose ..m.em~rs . '!"ho ~ve first · functions of the new offii:e of Secretary-Treasurer, that offici shall of .~orth America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes. and Inland Waters Dis· . . . •~u~r~ die . h!g~est SCnt«?t&t}'· titan& se~_.forth: m .the stan4ard be filled by >t~it Presiden• pursu~nt to Article. X~ Secti?n 1 (j). of tri~t. I~ s~all share. in, and participate· as part of, the d~legation. of !(; i' ·a>~~ve -bn~a1_01ng~ a1recmen(, · .,· ' •., , tlii!- &>1\s.tl~uon. From the,da~ · of the ai;lop~1on «?_f this· ConsUJU· that Distract t~ t.he ~onvenuon of th~· Seafarers l~t~rnauonal- Un1oa ·:;, ,J' · -JectlH 1~:·The t~rm • ."full fiOOlc J!Jem'be!"• shall mean ·a· riJember tfof!, ;the' officers, ~ s~:ve. desmbed~ ~~all execute ~he powt{s ·•nd o~ -~~r~h Amena. m accord~i_icc .wi.th . th~ -provm9ns of the _Co~ 1 ...:.. ·~ (ft)\[W~ a •fulf· J)oPk h... ~ duty iiiue~- and wpo ·is' entidecho. (ulCtfohs, ~ ass11.1;11e ·.the ·m1>0~ib~ltt1:ea ~f ~the · saul offices as ~t· . ,smut1<?n of the 'Seafarers. Internauonal_Un~on pf Npnh A~e~1~~ ~ ~ ~onb . in cthiS ~U~UOD. ' . .-~ . • l. :~:~~"'" ~~f·~- .~ul.f. !t~~ !-!1d Jot n ' Wa~r~ 1?~.sm~. ' . (,,,.. "·' ~.· . . t . ~..... ...,,..... . .. v s: r m x 1: in .. . . ', ,. . .. . • i 'If : .. ~. ..,. ~ ; 'I'! ~ i!\I: • ~ • • • ,. ... - • .. • - .- ·' �• -" ·-.: .. . : .. . . ... ..~ - ~~' '" :( :.. ~... ·~. ~ ·-:_:::.... EYERY SJ!JAFARER is GUARANTEED . ' I - • Pr~teciia11 ~I tli~ r,igh~s an"iipri~il~eis: Kqtira~tef~ him under the,;Cons./itution of t~e Unfii~. • ·Th~ right to .vote. --::, ~ ~ ·· , . ' - _,,,: · . i ' -9'... The· right Jo_f!Ominate. himsell )or, "t,J. hJ h~ltl, any office itt:the Union. ·~ · ·· . ~. · -• That. every~fffcial of the.Union sliati bt b~u~iJ., to uphold and .protect 1h~ rights· of .epery mem~er and that in · no --c~s~. shalfany· membef, .be .depri'Qe'd of his 'riglits aiuf p1:ii}ileges as a member without due 'Process of t!J,e ./air1.ro/ the U1#011• . :_ . · · , ·• The t:izht .to }e-r:onfro.-n.ieJ' b -his ·a_c-c_qser an'J to_.. be given ·a /air--trial by an impariit.,/ Cf>mmittee of : .his brother union memb~ri if he shou"lil ,,,.. ~ ~ charKed ;with--tondu_ct ,J~trtmentaf tu~ f/i"e :.fiielf~rl ~ tJf Seafarers banJ~J:·. tpgetfi.er in~ ~hisYnioi;. ~ -"' . .. • The riihi'-to ., ~x:Press ·ki°m:self.Jr,.eely .o:n -~he~ Jlo_or'r>f any Union · tnf!.:etinK. o.r · itt~committee. · -~ ·... · - ·...;: . , • l - .. .... • ")' .. ?"' ..- .. ' . ~ -· .....,/ I -:-~ - '• ,.,. ·~ J• .. -, • ~.I _,,, ~ · ~ The-~ assu~4:nc·e ·. tha1--~~i~ -hr~th~ Sedfat~~s.~ will--: . sta'fn/·with.h.im}n· de/eni~ o/.~b~e '!ilnoaritt;c P:ri~··,, ~ .' r;. ~ ciples. set forth irt_ thi·Coiis.titiition. ol ·t.h·e.. l;Jnion~ ·- · " .. .. ,":" - ... • -. - · .. .._ ( t " ~ I "' • t I ..... • � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the 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 Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource March 11, 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: AMENDED SIU CONSTITUTION UP FOR BALLOT BOOST VACATION PAY TO $400 FAMILY SURGICAL BENEFITS RAISED CANNERS ROUT BRIDGES PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUTION SIU A&G DISTRICT AGRICULTURE DEP’T BACKS BLACKLIST; SIU CREW CHARGES ABUSE BY EGYPT BIG MTD ORGANIZING DRIVE SET FOR LAKES THIS YEAR TWO SIU OPERATORS ASK FOR VESSEL TRADE-INS SEVEN SEAFARERS RETIRE ON SIU DISABILITY BENEFIT INLAND, DEEP-SEA COMPANIES UNITE FOR ICC SHOWDOWN US LIBERTYS STARTING NEW TRANSFER MERRY-GO-ROUND BANKRUPT SHIPS’ CREWS BACK VESSEL BLOWS UP; CASTRO BLAMES US US SHIPS QUITTING SEAWAY AFTER 1959 RED INK BATH CANADA SELLS RUNAWAY VESSEL PRESS HUNT FOR SUNKEN GULF PLANE 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 03/11/ 1960 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. XXII, No. 6  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log