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Pictured here working with trainees are (clockwise from top right) Recertified Bosuns Guillermo Castro, John Pierce, Ray Todd and Gene Nicholson. s.^! ii.;| ..-•i, '^.'1 vsA:^' r-f .•! •< .• : h«i'i;- t-. -A I »-• -'i'-'j i., .... r V• . :J mm •. fc>, -mf\ . .. ,»;. -:p UM 'i ' " . . ^ - - ... / - M ...« -'-L...._ �I.- MTD Briefs Industry leaders On Progress of Oil Import Bill I " WASHINGTON ^ The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department briefed a group of shipowners, representatives of the shipbuilding industry and labor rep­ resentatives on the progress ctf the oil import bill at a meeting held here July 2. organizations throughout the United States in generating grassroot support for the oil bill. He said that a victory for this bill "would represent a victory for the entire labor movement." Paul Hall, president of the MTD and president of the Seafarers International Union, told the more than 100 industry and labor leaders that the labor move­ ment had established a united front in support of the energy transportation bill and he u^ed the industry to take a more active role in promoting legisla­ tion to strengthen the U.S. merchant fleet. MTD Administrator O. William Moody outlined the progress of the oil import bill since its approval in the House of Representatives by a vote of 266 to 136 .and predicted a victory "if we keep up the momentum." Peter McGavin, executive secretary of the MTD, reviewed the coordinated efforts of the AFL-CIO and its affiliated The oil import bill—^which would re­ quire that 20 percent of oil imported into the United States be carried on U.S.-flag ships—was voted out of the Senate Commerce Committee by a vote of 14-2 on June 27 and action on the bill by the full Senate is expected later this month. (See story on page three.). Paul Hall, president of the Maritime Trades Department and the SlU addresses maritime industry leaders at a July 2nd meeting called by the MTD in Washing­ ton, D.C. "i' Labor Secretary Brennan Praises Upsurge in U.S. Shipping The 20-year employment decline in shipping and related maritime indus­ tries has been halted by new U.S. for­ eign policy initiatives and the expansion of the U.S. merchant marine, according to Secretary of labor Peter J. Brennan. Speaking at commencement cere­ monies of the Merchant Marine Acad­ emy at Kin^ Point, N.Y., Secretary Brennan praised the "new spirit" in maritime labor-management relations, and said: "The U.S. merchant marine is now in a position to meet foreign com­ petition on the world's sea lanes." He noted that seamen's unions are cooperating more and have loosened rigid manning requirements to make use of'new technology and to boost productivity — all of which help to make the U.S.-flag fleet more compe­ titive in the world market. As an indication of this cooperative spirit in labor-management relations. Secretary Brennan also noted that Union representatives and shipping executives are appearing jointly before Congress and the American business community to win back cargo lost dur­ ing the decline in numbers and quality of the U.S.-flag ships. But, he also said: "Clearly, I am not suggesting that the days of strikes are gone forever. The unions have not given up their duty to represent their membership, nor companies their stockholders. But the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: W E IN THE SEAFARERS UNION have learned from experience that our strength is in our unity. Through the unity and understanding of our'memhership, we have accomplished much—-not only for ourselves, but for the maritime industry and the thousands of workers in maritime related industries. I';' i i • Paul nmU i-A., On the broader scale, the labor move­ ment in this nation has long recognized the need for unity to accomplish, not only its parochial economic goals, but to fur­ ther its deeper social objectives. And, within the family of seagoing unions, all of us recognize that a unity based on mutual respect and understand­ ing is essential to the continued growth of the maritime industry and the wellbeing of our membership. •1 Within the management section of the industry, itself, with some few excep­ tions, there is a lack of organization—of unity. There is a lack of involvement by some of the shipowners associations in anything other than commitment to their own personal interests. - /-V' . •: the level of hostility has diminished." Secretary Brennan said that a major result of this cooperation based on a mutual understan^ng of the problems that effect both labor and management is that "both unions and management can look forward with confidence to the continued growth and prosperity of the shipping industry." Commenting On the shifting attitude of tlie government toward the nation's merchant marine. Secretary Brennan said that the history of the merchant marine has been one of "feast and famine." "The. feast," he said "has been the product of the boom in shipping en­ gendered by the two world wars—and the famine has been a product of the failure of people and institutions since World War II to understand the vital necessity of maintaining a competitive merchant fleet." He observed that since the passage of the 1970 Merchant Mariac Act, federal maritime policies have been restructured to revitalize and improve productivity in the shipping and ship­ building industries. Pointing to advances in maritime technology and a boost in ship con­ struction, Secretary Brennan said that these add up to jobs—-"good jobs on ships, in the shipbuilding yards, on the docks and in those industries that sup­ ply the shipbuilders." ' "jB ' It Is Time to Talk Together But, the time has come to talk to­ industry and no articulate spokesmangether. We must take a hard look at this representing a united industry—^to speak industry and the problems which concern for them. us all. We must become aware that ours We are nearing the end of this round is a common cause and that the many in our fight for an equitable oil import problems that confront us can only be re­ bill. We think we are going to win. But solved through a unity of conviction and —win or lose—we will be back for the commitment. next round. And—^win or lose—^we vvill Our efforts in the past two years to have achieved a major victory if we have secure legislation which would provide learned that only through unity of the our industry with a fair share of cargo entire industry can we expect to build a for American-flag ships illustrates both strong, viable and competitive Ameri­ our strength and our weaknesses—and, can-flag merchant fleet. more important, forcefully illustrates the It is time to talk together and to take need for closer unity of purpose within a hard look at where -we are and where the industry. we are going in this industry. None of us Witliin die labor movement, we have can afford to go it alone. Individually, we achieved a unity which has, galvanized a are all at the mercy of the many Federal concerted effort toward enactment of the agencies that regulate and control the Energy Transportation Act. This legisla­ maritime industry. But, together—united tion—which began with the Seafarers, —^we can achieve our common goals, alone—^has become a trade union pro­ Within the labor movement we have sucgram. The success of this effort will be a c^ded in forging a unity Of purpose and victory for the labor movement. , direction. It is time now for the industry Within industry management asso­ • to organize itself and to understand (hat ciations diere has been little, if any, in­ ours is a common cause, which can only volvement. There has been hp effective- succeed through the unity of out com­ organization to present the views of the bined determination and strength. Change of addre«B cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers Internatlonat Union, Atlantic, Gulf. Ukes and inlarid Waters District, AFL CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue Brooktvn New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at BrooMyn, N. Y. Vdl. JOCXVi, No. 7. July 1974, i v v"' Seafsrars Log- ' r! �• Energy Transportation Bill Moves to Full Senate Senate Committee OK's Oil Import Bill by 14-2 Vote WASHINGTON—A bUI which wiU require that 20 percent of the nation's oil imports be carried on U.S.-flag ships took another step forward when the Senate Commerce Committee ap­ proved the measure by a strong 14-2 vote on June 27 and sent the bill to the full Senate. A vote there is expected sometime after July 29. The bill—which passed in the House of Representatives in March by a vote of 266-136—will require that 20 per­ cent of petroleum imports be carried on American bottoms this year and that the quota be increased to 25 per- INDEX Legislative A/ews Senate Commerce Committee passes Enetgy Transportation Security Act .Pag|3 Washington Activities ... .Page 9 Union News John Hawk, former SlU official, passes away.. .Page 3 HLSS president appointed to federal committee . . Page 3 President's Report .Page 2 Headquarters' Notes Page 8 Membership meeting in port of Philadelphia .. .Page 10 Investigation reopened against SlU over SPAD.. Page 5 NLRB agrees to hearings on Sabine election Page 3 SPAD works for jobs and job security Centerfold General News Secretary of Labor Brennan speaks about upsurge in U.S. merchant marine . .Page 2 California newspaper tells about efficient San Francisco ports Page 12 Calmar cuts West Coast service ?Page 9 War bonus arbitration Page 7 Meeting of maritime companies Page 2 Shipping Dispatcjiers' Reports .... Page 24 Ships' Committees .Page 19 Ships' Digests ..Page28 Vantage Horizon........Page 25 Ultramar ............. .Page 13 Long Lines Page 22 Transoregon .....,... .yPage 29 Pecos .Page 11 Overseas Alice .........Page 15 Training and Upgrading Twelfth class of recertified bosuns graduates ,.Pages 6-7 Bosuns participate in wide variety of activities. Page4 Five more "A" senioritvr upgraders graduate .~.. Page 21 Upgrading class schedule, requirements and . application .Pages 30-31 GED high school program at Piney Point ........ Page 30 Membership News Young Seafarer performs "act of courage" .... . Page 14 Horace Jones receives high school diploma . .Page 30 ' New SlU pensioners .. . .Page20 Final departures ....Paiges 26-27 cent in 1975 and at least 30 percent in 1977. The Senate version of the Act—S. 2089—^is entitled: "A Bill to Regulate Commerce and Strengthen National Security by Requiring that a Percent­ age of the Oil Imported into the United States be Transported on United States-Flag Vessels." In reporting its version of the Bill to the full Senate, the Commerce Com­ mittee added three requirements not included in the House version: • No ship older than 20 years, imless it has been reconstructed and is still within its economic life, would be an acceptable vessel under the Act; • Owners of eligible vessels must enter into a capital construction fund agreement with the government to set aside part of earnings for new tonnage by the end of the ships' economic life; • Any vessel greater than 20,000 deadweight tons contracted for after Dec. 31, 1974 or scheduled for deli­ very after Dec, 31, 1979 must be equipped with a segregated ballast ca­ pacity and must be fitted with double bottoms. The Senate Committee mark-up and vote came June 27 after a week of hearings during which government, in­ dustry and labor spokesmen testified before the Merchant Marine Subcom­ mittee. Continued on Page 23 *— HLS President Asked to Serve On Federal Committee on Apprenticeship In recognition of her success in for­ mulating training programs for young men entering the merchant marine, Hazd Brown, president of SIU's Harry Lundeberg School, has been invited by Secretary of Labor Peter Brennan to serve on the Federal Committee on Apprenticeship. This Committee, composed of repre­ sentatives from labor, business and the public, is responsible for advising the Secretary of Manpower in setting up apprenticeship programs and establish­ ing labor standards to protect the ap­ prentices. Recognized as a leading educator in the field of apprenticeship and training for her work at HLS, Miss Brown has been appointed to the committee as a public representative. As dir^tor of SIU's training program at Piney Point, Miss Brown's appointment to this in:>ri NLRB Orders Hearings Tolnvestigate SabineTactics The National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. has ordered that hearings be held to further investigate the charges brought by the SIU against Sabine Tankers and Transportation Co. for alleged illegal actions taken by Sabine to unduly influence the outcome of the recent NLRB certification elec­ tion. The SIU was narrowly defeated in the election, which was conducted by the NLRB to determine the bargaining agent for Sabine's employees, and con­ tends that the company's unfair labor practices and anti-SIU campaigns over­ turned the election in their favor. The recent ruling of the NLRB na­ tional office upheld the findings of its regional office in Houston which rec­ ommended additional steps be taken in the investigation. No definite date has yet been determined to begin the hearings. During the organizing campaign, SIU officials compiled a lengthy record of Sabikie's tactics, and after the results of the election were announced the SIU immediately filed the report with the NLRB for action. The SIU charged that on many occa­ sions during NLRB sanctioned meet­ ings aboard Sabine ships between SIU representatives and the unlicensed crews, company officials, guards and licensed officers were illegally present, creating uneasiness among the crew and fostering reluctance to support the SIU. It is also charged that Sabine held back mail from their ships which con­ tained SIU literature while delivering only company mail and anti-SIU ma­ terials. In addition, evidence was entered charging company officials and other Sabine sympathizers with deliberately misleading the unlicensed seamen as to the SIU's Shipping Rules and fringe benefits, and harassing Sabine em­ ployees who openly supported the SIU. The SIU is determined to continue the fight to organize Sabine and provide its employees with the same benefits en­ joyed by SIU members. The LOG will continue to report on the progmss or outcome of the NLRB hearings in upcoming issues. ; . 'i ! II t'r r , PA Hazel Brown fluential Committee reflects the Labor Department's high regard for the train­ ing and upgrading opportunities offered SIU members. Set up under the Fitzgerald Act, the Committee was allowed to sink into in­ activity during the Johnson administra­ tion. Secretary of Labor Brennan, shar­ ing SIU's belief that apprenticeship and quality vocational training is the right way to get young people into skilled trade positions, has reactivated the Committee. Stating that Miss Brown's "leader­ ship in apprenticeship and in other areas of manpower activities is well es­ tablished," Secretary Brennan believes that her experience with the highly suc­ cessful SIU training programs will make her a valuable member of the Commit­ tee in its attempts to help the Depart­ ment of Labor rework and renew na­ tional manpower training programs. 0 I r T>' i -! t I.' v• r| SIU Offkial John Hawk,67, Passes Away John "Whitey" Hawk, an active SIU official from the Union's incep­ tion until his retirement in 1971, passed away June 28 at the Valley Park Community Hospital in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 67. Brother Hawk was a charter member of the SIU and served as Secretary-Treasurer, of the SIU At­ lantic & Gulf District. Later he became Secretary-:Treasurer pf the SIUNA and served in that capacity until his retirement on May 10, 1971. Paul Hall, SIU president, ex­ pressed sorrow and regret at the pacing of John Hawk. "Brother John Hawk was a comgeten^weU- the trade union movement, he will be greatly missed. In accordance with bis wishes, Brother Hawk's remains will be cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. If anyone would like to give a contribution in John Hawk's name, his choices would have been: iohn mitey* Hawk liked Seafaret and Union official," President Hall said. "His death sad­ dens those of us who worked with him and had the opportunity to know him." To the ma^who knew him in St. Joseph's High School for Boys Archdiocese of San Francisco PO Box ISI Mountain View, CA 94042 or St. Vincent's SdhNMl fmr Boys BoxM, Civic CentorBmndi San Rafael, CA 94903 m V. •-'il r f H'n �• 4- .;U. During Two-Month Program \\u< f Bosuns Participate in Wide Range of Activities "i;' ^7. - if •i i 1^ iS ^ : t • '• 7 • 5 '• ' i r.., J i |V.. • 1'• .'i i'- -' •1;. The twelfth class of Seafarers to participate in the Bosuns Recertificatlon Program stand for a group shot with SiU President Paul Hail, seventh from the left, and Lundeberg School Vice President Mike Sacco, ninth from the left. Ail were in Washington, D.C. in late May to attend a special, meeting, called by the Maritime Trades Department, of the AFL-CIO Ad Hoc Committee on Maritime Industry Problems to discuss the Energy Transportation Security Act pending in the U.S. Senate. From left are: Guillermo Castro; John Koen; Ronald Burton; Stanley Sokol; William Bushong; Paul Turner; Hall; James Colson; Sacco; Eugene Nicholson; Ray Todd; Robert Gorbea; John Pierce, and Earl McCaskey. Ihiring fhc two-monfh period thai ' ^ groups of Sill oosuns attend the Bosun Recertification Program tliey ' leam and observe many aspects of ' -fhon* ilteir IlniirbM Union ana : the mamfirnik'iiuintt.1 mantune mans* • try-!n the time they spend at PIney Point they are brought up-to-date on •4'^ LNG/LPG, SL 70 being constructed. They also ,. receive a thiirougii course in die his" tory of the SICJ and its present oigannsptmnai structure. ^' The i^^ssosti! at Piaey Point also includes one or more trips to Washington, D.C. where they are shown the importance of the SIU's • ' Mir* A. A . 'AW ' hospital, £Uid visit the tlnifcd tni trial Workeis in the Searrain yard ip Brooklyn. All these activities comp ^program, which Is providing ohF trnM WJHF tku%yrrs%:%t^^jqufg^u itttSM they win lieed to he effective leaders on the SIU sliips of the future; ' d-wSavfi'' ' d*A . "v. A!":'-'\:'4 importance of SPAD In tfei® continn* ous fight for job security and a good future for all seamen. " ' During the sswo •4 . .'! 1 : v*^s IScadijuai^Cra »H ^ ami sees firsthand what learned In piney ^own how" ^ey all fit ^i^niaationai stmctuiRe. elude Welfarc-Ciafms, Seafarer Bobby Gillain, who graduated from the eleventh tontroi r/. class of bosuns to participate In the program, is shown here wearing the hard hat that Is a requirement when visiting the former Brooklyn Navy Yard where SlU-affili•ated UIW members are building the TT Williamsburgh. .1. In the Control Room at Headquarters, Bosun Robert Gorbea reads some of the very useful information which Is kept on all SlU-contracted vessels. ;<£»• VM ••;••! :C 'y'j • i i •.,;••.' . • • • / I'rl' "•••"•^7: '• .. I 'I ,, •v;' i'?7' ..A '' /.r-7.vj' As part of their one-month stay In Headquarters, bosuns help to register Seafarers at the second deck counter. Here, Bosun Paul Turner, right, regis­ ters Wiper Ignazio Passalacqua. . , Page 4 The veteran and the novice come together as Bcsun John Pierce watches: two trainees rig the sails on the 135-foot schooner Capt. James Cook at : the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. While the bosuns learn about the' new ships coming off the ways today, they can also give some good, sound sea advice to the young fellows coming Into the industry. ' ' • -"^r Seafarers Log �i / Everything was above-board and all contributions were made by check and clearly reported. So, why the story? In the article on June 18, the Post story deals with the Justice Depart­ ment's harassment of the SIU which ended in 1972 when the U.S. District Court dismissed the case against the Union. According to the Post, Jaworski's office found no evidence of improprieties—still he recommended that Justice begin a new probe of the original charges. Why the new investiga­ Jaworski Dredges Up SlU Probe Who Is Behind This Plot? The tuning is interesting—^but the comments of Watergate Special Prose-, cutor Leon Jaworski are even more interesting. . Just as SIU President Paul Hall was presenting testimony on the Energy Transportation Security Act at a special hearing before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, the Washington Post "reveals" that the SIU had made political donations to several Democratic congressmen. And, on the eve of the Senate Committee's vote on the oil import legis­ lation, the Post reports that the Justice Department—at the apparent sug­ gestion of Jaworski—had reopened its investigation of the SIU's political activities fund (SPAD). In the first story, ths Post finds nothing wrong with the SIU's donations. tion? It seems quite obvious that every time the SIU moves into the area of legislative, or political action—as it has every legitimate right to do—the issue of SPAD and the SIU's political activities is questioned. The timing on the publication of these two articles strongly suggests that the giant oil interests—desperate to head off the efforts of the American labor movement to win enactment of the oil import bill—are behind the maneuver. The coincidence is compelling. Perhaps, too, the Special Prosecutor in his zeal to indict the President thinks that he must tarnish anyone or any organization that has supported programs of the President. This is a symptom of the "throw the baby out with the bath water" syndrome that is not uncommon among prosecutors. Whatever the reason for this latest attack on the right of Seafarers to engage in political action, the membership of the SIU will continue— through their voluntary participation in SPAD—to strive for a stronger U.S. merchant marine, and for better job security for American seamen. " The following are excerpts from the Washington Post article which appeared^ WiMay30,1974. By Bob Kuttner :,:::WRjhiagtonP6ai8^ seafarersVunion has distributed fSid checks to several Democratic congressmen, earmarked for each metnber's office .accdiint. The union pported the money as a political con­ tribution, The congressmen did not. The Republican senatori campaign committee reports spending tens of thousands of dollars picking up the t4h for TV tapes, produced for GOP senators by the Senate recording stu^ dio.s. One senator Seeking re-election;'; Peter Dominick of Colorado, repdrted . • the paynrient as a campaign contributipn. Another, Jacob Javlts of New York, did not. "Frankly," says Chuck Warred; Javits's chibf legislative assistant, "I don't think it's something we've really thought about. But I'll mention it to the senatph Maybe he'ii want to startreponing it." According to Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, one of the House Demo- • crats who got a check from tlie sea­ farers, that contribution went uhreported because office-account money is nonpolitical. "It's for our news­ letter," says George Dalley, Rangel's administrativh assistant, pointing out that the newsletter is jranked, and therefore couldn't be political. Other House Democrats who re­ ceived tradC'union contributions for their office accounts include Mario Biaggi (N.Y.), Frank Annunzio (111.) John Culver (Iowa), Charies Carney (Ohio), Lester Wolff (N.Y.), William Ford (Mich.), John Murphy (N.Y.), John nineell (Mich.) apd Charle.? Wjlson (Calif.). • Campaign finance disclosure is still a -myriad of gray areas. An examinatiph of the quarterly campaign-finance reports on file with Uie clerk of the House and the secretary of the Sen­ ate reveals that despite Watergate, a variety of loopholes remain open to special-interest groups wishing to con­ ceal contributions to legislators. stxallad "In-kind" conttibuMbna lb may be a free ride in a corporate a printing bill picked up by a ipedal-interest campaign committee, phone-bank volun­ teers sui^^ied by a union local «r tapea purdiased^r a GOP senator by the Republican campaign committee. The 1971 law is clear; all sti^ lerms of assistance are supposed to be reported, by. both the campaign committee making the donation and the candidate receiving it. In the 1972 campaign, many of these contributions went unreported. But this election year, in the wake of Water­ iMigate special-interest groups seem to he reporilng expendi­ tures somewhat more care­ fully. In 8ome cases, the groups and the candidates are using different standards-—to the embarrassment o" " j •1 " >i •As •V'-,:? • •.)! he following appeared in the June 18th, 1974 edition of the Washington Post • I')' members to make supposedly voluntary contributions. Because the 1971 campaign The Justice Department has iiepjptencd its Investigation of - finance act changed the law the Seafarers International explicitly to permit unions Union (SIU) and lis political end corporations to operate action fund, apparently at the separate political funds, any suggestion of Watergate Spe­ hew indictment would have to cial Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. show evidence of illegal pres­ A 1970 indictment charging sure on the membership tb SIU president Paul Hail and contribute. A number of coiimrate and seven other "union officers trade political funds do with violations of the Corrupt reportunion identical cimtribctioni Practices Act was dismissed from large numbers of em­ by U.S. District Court Judge ployees, which seems to re­ Mark A; Costantino in May, flect at least sodal pressure to 1872, on the ground that the The courts have Justice Department had unac- contribute. not determined whether that \couhtabIy delayed pressing constitutes the case. About three weeks 1971 law. a violation of the after the Justice Department discided not to appeal the dit* Uovernment imi-st)gators missal, the SIU borrowed view the Seafarer.s as one un­ $100,000 to mbke a cbntributioh ion tli.1t in substantial to the Nlsen re-clectioa cam- arm-twisting to fatten its polit­ Ptlgnical war chest. ihe prosecutor's in­ Union president Hall dis­ vestigation found no evidence missed timt diartje as of improprieties, either in the "ridiculous."' According to Justice Department's delay or Hall a large portion of SPAD in the 1972 campaign contribu­ funds come from solicitations tion. However, Jaworski in the union's newspaper. cecbahnend that Justice ibegin However federal investiga­ a new probe of the original tors in the 1970 case found charges. that union business agehta Those were that the Seafar- called "patrolmen" collect po­ cii violated the Corrupt Prac­ litical contributions at the tices Act by maintaining a same time they collect comSeafarers Poiitieal Action Do­ pulsory union dUes as seamen nation fund (SPAD), which ac­ are being paid after voyages. Union officials agree that. tually was, a front for the un­ ion itaelf, and by coercing the practice occurs, but conBy Bob Kuttner ; ; m 9lat( WriWf tend that many union mem­ bers decide not to contribute. . and that so / repri8^;Kh»^^^^ taken. "With a declining member­ ship, the Simfmers in recent jmars hove relied heavily on lobbying efforts to keep sub­ sidies flowing the American , merchants marine. Reports filed with the clerk of the House indicate that the Seafarers political action fund spent nearly $:b)0,000 irt 1 1973—including $100,000 to repsy the money borrowed for 1 the Nixon contribution and $50,000 for off-year contriboi tions to House and Senates members. The union raised almost ahother $100,000 in the first mive months of 1974. The Seafarers also operate s nonprofit research organiza­ tion ibe Transportatioh Institute, which is financed by compulsory employer conti'SbBtions totaling about a mR, lion dollars a year. .The professed pmiwse of the Instituie is to conduct re-, search aimed at demoiatrating the need for a strong Ameri­ can merchant marine. Howevcr for several years the in­ stitute was best lumwiivfor:' its now discohUntied Wednesday luncheons, at which congressmen were invited to deliver speeches drafts ed by the institute for ariums % i . ' u -n ' i- was reprinted in papers across the country. " 'i.': -I Pro-Nixon labor chief reporteid Jaworski target WASHINGTON—Since leaks spring two ways, it now can be reported that special Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski's staff has forced the Justice Department to investigate one of the nation's most politically influential labor leaders. He committed no crime. But he's proNixon. Jaworski's Headquarters took this action when it determined that the union leader hadn't violated any electoral practices law during the 1972 presidential campaign. THE PROBE IS ON. FBI men are in the field. Witnesses, frightened by the doomsday at­ mosphere here, are being interrogated by Jus­ tice Department officials. Old records are being uprooted from dossiers in which they've mil­ dewed for years. Someone is out to get this man, Paul Hall, president of the Seafarers International Union (SIU), national vice president of the AFL-CIO, and chief of the eight million-member AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. And in this capricious capital's highest circles, the feeling is that someone is out Jo. prove it doesn't pay to he pro-Nixon these days. They point out that: On Monday, Oct. 22; 1973, during an emer­ July 1974 1 11 Labor reporter and syndicated columnist Victor Riesel shows the other side of the story in this column which VICTOR RIESEL I, .iB.: gency breakfast session of the AFL-CIO Execu­ King Midas never examined his gold coin tive Council, Paul Hall alone stood against the collection more closely than Jaworski's auditors 30 other hoard members when they passed a went over those hooks. This went on for months. resolution calling for Dick Nixon's resignation. Hall's union had donated $100,000 to the .Nixon Later that day his delegation was the only one at campaign. To do this, the union borrowed the the federation's national convention in Bal money from a hank and later SPAD returned it Harbour (Fla.) to stand mute in protest against to the SIU, which repaid its loan. the adoption of this resolution by a laughing, FINALLY THE UNION'S political activity applauding crowd. records were stacked up. Jaworski's men. even ON NOV. PAUL HALL introduced those of the Kennedy-McGovern-Lindsay camp, President Nixon to the international Seafrers couldn't find anything wrong. Not a misplaced convention in the Statler- Hilton here. Warm penny. applause. Later that week Hall presented his old Reluctantly they wrapped it up. They gave up friend, Vice President Jerry>Ford. And Secre­ ,on the records. But not on Paul Hall. They went tary of Labor Peter Brennan. to the Justice Department. They spaded up an Between the October resolution and the old (circa 1968) probe of SPAD. It had been November convention. Hall told me when I in­ launched by then Atty. Gen, Ramsey Clark, who terviewed him during a broadcast he would believed that SPAD-had muscled big sums for hack "Jerry" for any office, including the political action in the '60s. Clark was a Lyndon Johnson appointee, of course. And the late presidency. In December, a few weeks later, special President's sensitivities were hurt when Hall prosecutor Leon Jaworski subpoenaed the outlohhyed him on a maritime issue in the records of the union's "SPAD"—Seafarers Congress. Johnson had admitted this during a Political Afitvity Donation. SPAD is the SIU White House meal with some labor men. campaign machine similar to the AFL-CIO's IN THE FOLLOWUP to the Ramsey Clark COPE or the United Auto Workers' CAP (Com­ action, the Justice Department rounded up munity Action Program). sailors, loaded them in buses, took them in and served them subpoenas by the score. But nothing came of this. Mass political action collections are trade unionism's traditional tactics. This is a separate issue and should he argued elsewhere. In May 1972, the case was heaved out of the federal court. There the SPAD affair rested until Hall and his union coalition stayed on hoard with Nixon because of the President's vast maritime construction program, This is trade unionism—which never is simple. To Hall the vital matter always is—what makes jobs for his followers. But recently, when Jaworski's investigators found nothing illegal in the Seafarers' 1972 political action, they went over to"Justice" and laid it on the line: Hall should be probed again on possible violations in 1968 (and earlier) of the Corrupt Practices Act. BY CONTRAST, there appears not to have been any investigation of unions which con­ tributed to the McGovern campaign. I don't insinsuate there should have been. If I knew of any violations, I'd print the story. But the con­ trast is vivid. ' �i' ;,- J • - -' • • ".fS". -l J,'r ; • • ^ • suns Recertificaiion Program % -'• Eugene Nicholson Seafarer Eugene Nicholson, 49, has been a member of the SIU for 31 years, and has sailed as bosun for the past 20 years. Born in Baltimore, Brother Nich­ olson ships out of that port city. He and his wife Marie make their home in a Baltimore suburb. After finishing the Bosuns Recertification Program, I can say that 1 was most impressed by the excellent job that is being done at Piney Point where the staff and instructors work 24 hours a day to train anyone involved in the program. Also we were in Washington where we saw our SPAD dollars at work. We ?'so attended the firefighting school which to me was very educational and informational. I think that our elected officials are doing a very good job, and I urge every member to attend and participate in all meetings ashore and aboard ship. A better informed membership is a stronger membership and that is why we are, "Strong In Unity". •I. \ r-: -^ • I" •• ''m •••'-• • '• '- fer JvsJ ctiTviiSTiEy - Robert Gorbea Seafarer Robert Gorbea, 45, has been a member of the SW since 1950, and has been sailing as bosun since r--'fliers all. SCS^aTvaS. V'"; "• On ;thei^.two;jj^g^;itt^ program describe sth^ it has tdemfl tdtteim.. 1959. A native New Yorker, Brother Gorbea now ships out of that port. He makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his wife Inez and their two children. I have looked, listened and sighted every aspect and function I possibly could of this Union, and all my ques­ tions were answered here at Head­ quarters and Piney Point, by very capable and reliable people. I found out this Union is in pretty good shape and it will even be healthier when the Energy Transportation Secu­ rity Act is passed. There was, and is, a lot of hard work and money into getting this bill through the House and Senate and before the President. This bill will mean that 30 percent Of oil imports to the U.S. will be carried by American ships by 1977. This means new ships and more jobs. So we can help by do­ nating to SPAD because there are no more picket lines. It is now done by legislation in Washington, and that's a fact, no fallacy. Like it or not, SPAD is where it's at. .iS; Paul Tomer Seafarer Paul Turner, 47, has been with the SIU since 1946, and has sailed as bosun for the past 16 years. A mtive of Tennessee, Brother Turner ships out of the port of New Orleans where he makes his home. During the last month of my stay at Headquarters and the time I spent at Piney Point, I iound th^ a lot of the things I took for granted before take a lot of work on the part of the officials and office staff. Before I just paid my dues and didn't ^ve it a second thought, until I needed my vacation pay or some kind of welfare. I also found out that our officials don't just sit back and draw they pay. Every day they are out in the streets or on Capitol Hill in Washington trying to save our jobs or get us more. Believe me men, SPAD money is well spent. It keeps your jobs and ships. It's money that's needed. When you put out $20 you are betting that you keep yoiu* job. And so far, we have been collect­ ing our bet prettj' well. • -• The B<»ims Receitliteirtiun12di cfapss iiif l^rs ihis nionfii, and & comtlainiijg fb ^vide more of our bbsiiiis with L a greater knowledge of their Union, its prohiems and how it is meeting •i-.lheni. 11m ho^uhst who have gauied a Imtter nadnnstmiding of tim mm^hiie indnstiy im on ouCconfracilMl h now 118. They are able to retum to their ships iand inform die memberdilp about what SIU will be facing ui the hiture, and how ft is light- the functions of our Union. Believe me, it was interesting and educational. All the people I came in contact with would go to lengths to explain any question 1 might ask. I know where our SPAD dol­ lars go—it is money well spent. I sug­ gest that those of you that don't under­ stand why we need SPAD, speak to someone that does. Then, let your good sense and your conscience be your guide. Stanley Sokol Seafarer Stanley Sokol, 64; joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1944, and has been sailing as bosun since then. Amative of Poland, Brother Sokol ships out of San Francisco where he makes his home. I came to HLSS in Piney Point to attend the Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram, sponsored by this Union, to find out the true story after hearing sonie criticism from some members. I'd like to advise them to come to Piney Point and, like myself, to find out the true story how this Union operates to ob­ tain job security for this membership. During my two months that I spent in HLSS nobody brainwashed me. I had the opportunity to be three times in Washington and see for myself all the action of this Union in fights for tlie rights of this membership. Times change—our struggle is no longer on the picket lines on the waterfront—now it is in the political arena in Washing­ ton. We the membership, must.strongly support SPAD to secure what we gained on picket lines, through many years of hard fighting. In the near future I'm going to retire after spending 48 years going to sea and 30 years with the SIU. I'll get my pension and remember always what this Union did for the membership through all those years. ^ Earl McCaskey . - 1ft ^ ft M A GuOlermo Castro Seafarer Guillermo Castro, 53, has been a member of the SIU since 1945, and has been sailing as bosun since 1947. Born in Catania, Puerto Rico, Brother Castro now makes his home in Dorado, Puerto Rico with his wife An­ gela. He ships out of the port of San Juan. I have had the opportunity and privi­ lege to attend the Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Program. After having seen all the inner workings of our Union and all the problems they face daily I can only say that our elected officials are really dedi­ cated and doing a fine job. Our main problem lies in Washing­ ton, D.C. where the oil companies and federal agencies ^re trying to put us out of business. Our only way to survive is through SPAD. We had the oppor­ tunity to attend quite a few meetings in WasUngton and those donations work. They know the SIU in Washington, and it is only through our donations and par­ ticipation in all phases of labor activi­ ties that we are recognized. We all have a job to do not only on the ship, but also to support SPAD and our Union. John Pierce Seafarer John Pierce, 46, has been a merhber of the SIU for 29 years:; and has sailed the last 15 of them as bosun. A native of Philadelphia, he ships out of that port and also makes'his home there with his wife Mary and their four children. The month I sp6nt at Piney Point was well worthwhile. I had been there be­ fore and when I was called to go through the Bosuns Recertification Program, I thought 1 knew what to expect, but not so. I learned a lot about the new ships coming out and what is expected of the sailors that man them. While going through this program, between Piney Point and New York, I came to realize how little I knew about Seafarer Earl McCaskey, 53, has been with the SIU since 1942, and has been sailing as bosun since 1956. A native of Alabama, he now makes his home in Mobile. Brother McCaskey ships out of the port of New Orleans. I have just completed the Bosuns Re­ certification Program and there were no questions left unanswered. We par­ ticipated in every phase of the Union. We were at the HLSS where young men who will be future Seafarers are taught. Too much praise cannot be given to the staff and every person who is connected with it. They are doing a typical SIU job. "Well done." I was in Washington quite a few times and saw how our donations to SPAD work. We should donate generously^ to SPAD, it means our job secu­ rity which is what we all worry about. Without jobs, we don't exist. So give and give generously. It was also a pleasure and a privilege to see how our elected officials are working for each member, to protect and seek more rights and benefits for him. Ronal4 Buitoii Seafarer Ronald Burton, 55, has been with the SIU since 1942, and ha: sailed as bosun for the past 10 years. Born in New York, Brother Burton novy makes his home in Alexandria,Va. with his wife Ellen. He ships but of the port of New York. The five weeks in New York City were more than excellent, as I was able to see and learn what my Union has to do to operate properly. No matter what, the ball has to be kept rolling at all times. When it isn't our internal affairs, it is our external affairs, which all be­ come a part of us, one way or the other. While in New York I was fortunate to attend a rally for the United Farm Workers. After the rally, on returning to my car, I passed a building known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Labor Center and was amazed at the inscrip­ tion on the mural which was, "If there is no struggle, there can be no progress" by Frederick Douglass. So gentlemen, it is very clear we must keep on strug­ gling to meet our goals. In order to do so we must keep not only SPAD but maintain a steady support behind our Union and elected officials. Seafarers Log V' �• o;>^ mM^m FoUawing iXte the names and home pp^ts of the 118 Seafarers who have success0ky completed the SlU Bosuns Recertification Program: , •<>•' Anileis^y Al&^No ^Anderson, Edgai^ NtiwlTofiE Annis, George, New Orleans Armada, Alfonso, Baltimore ^ Addn^n, David, iSeattle BarnhiU, Elmei^ I ll^udoiii, James, Houston ? Beavers, Norman, New fliieans Beeching. Mari«n^Hmi#an f^igei^ David, ;^fieye,^,New\^ Bon(^ Andrew, Norfolk Booigot, Albert, Mobile Bryan, Ernest, Houston Brjmit, Vernon, lOanij^ Burch, G^rge, New Orieans Burke, George, New York ' • Burton, Ron^d, New York Bushong, Willi^, Seattle Buttermn,Vt^ierv^^N^ Aavwswss €a£^^GiiMeimo,SaiiJiian Christenbeiry, Cisiecld, John, 1^ Francisco Ctegg, Williani,New York^ Colson, Jmnes, Scgltie Cocker, Fred, MoibOo D'Amico, Charios, Honston... Darvffle, Rkhaid, Ho '' Delpi^, Jnii<^ New York ^ ^ ^ Dixcm, James, Mobile Dscwcs, ^t£^;Ncw Ytnk;':' Fddlns, John, Baltimore Fc^ra, Raymond, Nm^ Ori^uus , > , .7f-. James Colson Seafarer Jimmy Colson, 41, has been with the SW since 1959. Brother Col­ son, who has shipped as bosun for the past two years, is a native of Seattle. Seafarer Colson ships out of Seattle, where he makes his home with his wife Pat and their two sons. While attending the Bosuns Program at Piney Point, 1 not only got the chance to learn about the new automated ships, I got the chance to see how our Union is working for us. The month I spent in New York I saw first-hand just what our Union ofidcials are up against and their endless struggle to keep our Union where it is. I, like many others, at one time or another have thought being an official was a soft job. Believe me, I'll take a ship any day, as being an official is like being on an endless line. This is a 24 hour, 36.5 day job. This is what it takes to keep us working. I Iwlieve every man in our Union who is eligible should attend this pro­ gram, because if they have ever had any doubts, they will come away with a true knowledge and understanding of theSIU. War Bonus Arbitration Die Military Sealift Command has accepted the ruling of an impar­ tial arbitrator concerning the pay-, ment of Vietnam War Bonuses. The arbitrator's decision, reported in the June issue of the LOG, stated that all cbinis for the payment of the Vietnam War Bonus prior to Jan. 9, 1974 must be honored, and that such payments after this date would bedeni^. The arbitratSon is binding only between the and the Master, Mates and Pilots Union, which called for the arbitration. A meeting of th6 SIU and the other maritime unions will soon be held to deterinine if this derision is acceptable to all without further ar­ bitration* The LOG will keep SIU members informed on new develop­ ments in the War Bonus situation in upcoming issues. Jiil, fi74 • ? JohnKoen Seafarer John Koen, 61, has been going to sea for well over 40 years; first as a serviceman in the Navy for seven yearsi then as a member of the old ISU and then finally joining the SIU in 1938. Brother Koen, who has been shipping as bosun since 1940, is a native of Alabama. He ships out of the port of Mobile, where he makes his home with his wife Sue. I can see now that each member in our Union is well protected while away from home. I have gone to sea for 40 years and I honestly thought I knew all about our Union's programs. Welfare, Pension, Vacation, Shipping Rules, Constitution, but I soon found out 1 didn't know as much as I thought I did. But after being at our SIU Headquarters for five weeks, I found out that if you didn't know just what everything was all about, all you had to do was ask. And although 40 years ago most of the Seafarers' ball games were played the hard way, on the streets and on the docks, today they are played a little dif­ ferently up there in Washington. And just like we participated in our Union's affairs years ago on the streets and on the docks, we can and we should par­ ticipate in our Union's affairs in a dif­ ferent manner today. We should give ourselves a hand by donating to SPAD. Vl^niiamBw^ Seafarer William Bushong, 60, has been sailing with the SW since 1953, and has been shipping as bosun for about the last 10 years. A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Brother Bushong ships out of the port of Seattle where he makes Ids home^with his wife Sue, and their three children. The portion of our program at Piney Point gave us new knowledge and in­ formation that was priceless: history of the Union; first aid knowledge; seaman- ship; new ships and equipment; Union politics; firefighting, and many other subjects and activities. We saw first hand new men being trained for our way of life. This is an important threemonth program and wiU give us better qualified and better informed future SIU manpower. At Piney Point the SIU men in charge and the very fine staff are well qualified and dedicated people go­ ing out of their way to help anyone there. The New York portion of our pro­ gram gave me thorough knowledge of what goes on at Headquarters; what we are up against every day in our fight for survival and what we are doing about it. Our participation in Union activities in other fields as well as ours, gives us future friends who cw help us develop a solid labor front. We found out where our SPAD money goes and why it is absolutely necessary. C^uner, James, New Orieans Giangiordaiio, Donatp, PhiHde1phik| GOk^, Robert, Jau^^^ Goibrii, Roberl^ New York Gonnan, Jamj^, New York Greenwood. Perry, Si^ftle Hanbackj Btirt, New York Uelbnan, kail, Seattle Hk^^ Dmisdd, New York , HvdgsS, RSjiSv3d,,Mvblte; Hodges, Raymoiid W^, Babffiiaorir He^e, Elbert, Baltimore Homk^ St^heB,New Yoik James, Calvaln, New York ^ Jandora, Stanliy, New York l^msson, Svcn, New York • Kera^Mid, Morion, Baltimore RIeimola, WIBliani, New York Jolm, IVBrbile Konis, B»nry, New York Kosa, ]>o, BattniMHe Lambert Reidiis, New Orieans Manui^ San Jmm ' ;'K 'GMoj . . w . Levin, Jacob, Bidtimoie 'we Lihby. Georae, New Orteans Mackert Robriit BalfBnoie Manning, Denis, '4 -t • if i McGionls, Attimr, Meehan, I^EDI^UBI, Norfolk Miller, Clyde, Seattle Edwa^ *- f Nash, Walter,New York J; Olson, Fred, San Frandsco Oromaner, Albert, San Franci^o Raymond Todd Seafarer Ray Todd, 38, has been a member of the SIU since 1960, and has been shipping as bosun for the past five years. A native of Mississippi, Brother Todd makes his home in Collins, Miss, with his wife Martha, and their four children. He ships out of the port of New Orleans. After my completion of the Bosuns Recertification Program, I leave Head­ quarters with full knoweldge of how every phase of the Union works. There were no questions left unansweredWe have the greatest training facili­ ties for our young new members and also the old-timers at the HLSS. Too much credit cannot be given to the staff and all of the instructors. Also, we were in Washington and saw the impact our SPAD dollars have there. So I strongly urge you to support SPAD. Our elected officials are working 24 hours a day for our benefit and I think we owe a debt of gratitude to our leadership. If you read the LOG and study it you will be well informed on the prob- • lems we face and what can be done about it. We also attended the firefighting school and it was most impressive. I think it should be compulsory for every member to attend, as it gives you more confidence to fight a fire aboard ship. ; Poiianen, Hanlsen, Vemer, Seattle Radkh, Tony, New Ori^ms . --j 11 , Wlluam, Saii Fraiicisco \' Rodriqnc^, Laneelot San Jnan Rodripiez, Ovidio, New York ehwai^ Robert. MdfaBe elf, Thomas, Btdtkmiie Sheldrake, Peter, Houstirn &***&, Lester, Norfolk •v/f • i. .r- Teti, Franlr, New York Thomp^tt, J.^R., Houstojs Todd, Raymond, New Orieans Wallace, Ward, Jack^nville Wardlaw, Richard, Houston Weaver, Harold, Houston W -f' " Workman. Homer tetcrfo,NewYoik^^^ Page 7 ''u �mmrn . •- - Finance Committee Meets / ,• >-.' - ^ LNG TRAINING Twenty-five Seafarers have thus fiir completed the LNG training offered at the Lundebeig Sdioolin Piney Pcwt, Md. I cannot stress too (rften the importance of getting LNG training. If you want to insure the job security of diis membership, then all Seafarers eligible should participle in this course. More and more in the future you will see these mietgy carriers—^LNGs and LPGs—plying the waterways of the world, ff we are to secure these ships for the membership we must show that we can provide qualified men to s^ them. Requirements for this course can be found on page 31 of this issue of the LOG. The next class is sdieduled to begin on Sept. 23. i • ^•^T-' BOSUNS RECERHFICATION PROGRAM The 12 Seafarers who graduated this month from the Union's Bosuns Recertification Program bring to 118 the number of men who have completed this very successful program since its inception on June 1, 1973. I am proud to congratulate these 12 men and wish tfe;n the best of luck in the future. They are: Ronald Burton; William Bushong; Guillermo Castro; James Colson; Robert Gorbea; John Koen; Earl McCaskey; Eugene Nichol­ son; John Pierce; Stanley Sokol; Ray Todd, and Paul Turner. Since there have been a few inquiries as to how the bosuns are selected for the program, I would like to note that each month a special meeting of Ix^iins is held after the regular membership meeting at Headquarters to elect a three-man Selection Committee which chooses the 12 bosuns who will par­ ticipate in the next month's class. This is the procedure that was established by the bosuns when the Recertification Program was set up. NAVY TANKERS As reported to you last month, the Navy wants to give ks manning con­ tracts for nine new 2S,000-deadweight ton tankers to Marine Transport Lines, even though Falcon Carriers was the low bidder. We are currently investigating why Falcon was not given the contracts ais the low bidder. * Both Representative Frank Clark of Peniosylvania and Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman ot the Commiffee of Commerce, have sent inquiries on this matter to the und^ secretary ot the Navy, William Middendorf. U• 4' •'• 4 «A'* SENIORITY UPGRADING Five more Seafarers have completed the SIU's "A" Seniority Upgrading Program, thus bringing to 99 the number of brothers who have completed this program since it was begun last year. I am proud to congratulate Thmnas Bartd; Thomas Galka; Don Knight; Darry Sanders, and Thmnas Vanyi. I encourage each and every one of you who are eligible to participate in this one-month program. . -1 a.: > • • • ^ fir y--'^- '• • •- •• ' '• -J'f\' •'' -...A\-- :- ..J.!-'-- '• . • •Mi' ^ 'V-'. NEW CONSTRUCTION SlU-contracted Zapata Bulk Transport signed a contract to build three 97,000-deadweight ton tankers at Newport News, Va. with delivery to take pla^ in 1979. Also this company expects two of her 35,000-deadweight toh diesel engine tankers to be launched in 1975. Watermm Steamship Company's Robert E. Lee crewed in New Orleans on-June 24. The Stonewall Jackson will be crewing later this month and the Sam Houston in August This company has also acquired three American President Line vessels: the President Bitchanan, to be delivered at the end of this month; the Presidera Jackson, also to be delivered this month, and the President Garfield, to be delivered later this year. Interstate Oil Trmsport reports that the keel has been laid for IIuU 4643 which is one of three 265,000-deadweight ton MFC Boston tankers to be built for the company. The firm also noted that shipyard problems are delay­ ing the ddivery of toeir two LNG vessels, the Kentown and the Montaria. Sea-Land Service will deliver the Sea-Land Consumer and the Sea-Land Producer later this summer. Seatrain Lin^' 225,000-deadweight ton tanker TT Williamsburgh yt'HU be christened on Aug, 17. I would al^ like to note that on July 1, a consolidated agreement between Cities Service Trankers and Interstate Oil was signed. The company is to be known as International Ocean Tratisport Corporation. I-. ?. . J.,-;. The SIU's Quarterly Financial Committee, elected at the general membership meeting at Headquarters July 8, review the Union's books and financial transactions. They are, clockwise from the left: SlU members John Carey, Warren Cassidy, Pete Drewes, Conrad Gauthier, Otis Paschal, M. E. Reid, and Nicholas Damante, Must Know Sailing Time According to the rules outlined in both the SIU's New Standard Freightship and New Standard Tanker Agree­ ments with our contracted companies, a Seafarer must be aboard his vessel at least one hour before the scheduled sailing time. -And, it is up to the indUvidual Seafarer to be aware of what that sailing time is. As noted in the Agreements, sailing times will be posted "at the gangway on arrival when the vessel is scheduled to stay in port 12 hours or less. When the stay is scheduled to exceed 12 hours the sailing time shall be posted eight hours prior to scheduled sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between mid­ night and 8 a.m., sailing should be posted by 4:30 p.m., but not later than 5 p.m. For ships arriving on weekends be­ tween 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Monday, sailing times will be posted "not later than two hours after arrival." Any changes for weekend sailing times previously set may be made, but these changes will be made "no less than eight hours prior to actual sailing. This provision applies to all vessels sched­ uled to depart during a weekend. Full details covering penalties for failure to arrive on time, and compen­ sation for delayed sailings are outlined in Article II Section 38 of the Freightship Agreement, and Article II Section 36 of the Tanker Agreement. Port Work Requirements On certain occasions. Seafarers are required to perform various longshore duties to insure the smooth continuance of operation of their vessels. These required duties and the com­ pensation payments for performing them are completely outlined in two" specific sections of die SIU's Standard Freightship and Tanker Agreements. The first, Artide II Section 10(a), states: "Members of all departments shall perform the necessary duties for the continuance of the operations of the vessel as set forth in this agreement. Necessary work shall include the prep­ aration and securing of cargo gear and the preparation of cargo holds for the loading or discharging of cargo." The second, Article H Section 32, fnrdier clarifies the matter. It states: "In those ports where there are no longshoremen available, members of the crew may be required to drive winches for handling cargo or may be required to handle cargo. For such work, crewmembers shall be paid by using the various groups as defined by the Shipping Rules, Section 3, Depart­ ments and Groups, to determine their applicable rate. "On takers which are carrying grain, when crewmembers are required to un­ fasten butterworth plate nuts and/or remove the butterworth plates for the purpose of loading or discharging grain cargo, they shall be entitled to com­ pensation as provided for in this section. "This section shall not be so con­ strued as to be applicable to any work where longshoremen are not available due to labor trouble.'* Bosun Selection Committee The Bosun Selection Committee reviews applications of SlU-bosuns to deter­ mine who will make up the 12-man August class of the Bosun Recertification Program. The impartial committee is elected at a special bosun meeting each month immediately following the general membership meeting at Head­ quarters. Members of this month's committee are, from the left: John Sweeney, William Funk, and Gaetano Mattioll, a Recertified Bosun. SMfarerslog ' ' •; if �Two SlU Officials Appointed To Positions with NMC •t'.: ; Frank Drozak, SIU vkc president, -and Ed Mocmey, SIU headquarters reptesentative, have been appointed to ex­ ecutive positions on National Maritime Council committees. ^ The National Maritime Council is made up of representatives from all seg­ ments of the maritime industry—^man­ agement, labor and government Its purpose is to help promote and main­ tain a strong U.S. merchant marine. Frank Drozak will serve as vice chairman of the NMC*s Co-Sponsored Activities Committee. This committee is responsible for coordinating activities and setting up discussions with organi­ zations outside the National Maritime Council. In addition to helping set up these meetings, SIU Vice President Drozak will, at times, represent NMC's labor segment on these discussion panels visiting other organizations. SIU Headquarters Representative Ed Mooney has been appointed Chair­ man of NMC's Economic Committee. This Committee researches and studies any issue affecting the economic situa­ tion of the U.S. merchant marine. The committee also uses their research in­ formation to present white papers and to make recommendations to the Na­ tional Maritime Council. The appointment of two SIU officials to these National Maritime Council committee posts insures our Union a strong voice in the policy making deci­ sions of this influential maritime organi­ zation. SIU's active participation in all maritime and labor groups is one way the Union can help shape national mar­ itime and labor policy, and work to insure its members' job security. Calmar fo Cut Coastal Route After 47 years of continuous service between Baltimore and the West Coast, SlU-contracted Calmar Steamship Cor­ poration is being forced to withdraw six of its seven freightships from the long established intercoastal route because of foreign competition. Calmar, a subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel Corp. of Sparrows Point, Md., an­ nounced that the sharp curtailment of service would go into effect Jan. 1, 1975. The company reports that the move is necessitated by the closing of its coldrdled steel bands plant in Richmond, Calif. The plant, which employs nearly 3,000 people, is shutting down due to heavy foreign competition. This year, the seven SlU-manned vessels are scheduled for 34 intercoastal voyages, but company projections for 1975 show a need for only seven round trip runs because of the lack of west­ bound cargo. For years, the seven 15,000-ton car­ go ships had carried steel coils from Sparrows Point to its plant on the West Coast, and returned with lumber from the Pacific Northwest and other cargoes. Calmar officials have not completed plans on whatlo do with the withdrawn vessels, but they expressed confidence that the ships can be employed in other trades. Calmar purchased the vessels pres­ ently sailing the intercoastal route in the mid 1960s from the U.S. govern­ ment. The ships, originally World War II troop carriers, were then converted at a cost of $29 million. SIU to Attend ITF Congress The SIU will be sending a delegation of Union officials to the 31st Congress of the International Transport Work­ er's Federation, which opens in Stock­ holm, Sweden on Aug. 7. The ITF is a multinational confeder­ ation of transportation worker's unions set up to coordinate labor movement activities on an international level. Meeting once a year, the ITF's con­ gress elects officials, votes on amend­ ments to its constitution and hears mo­ tions sponsored by its member organi­ zations. The agenda of this ITF congress will include a vote on a motion sponsored by the SIU and other U.S. trade unions. calling for an investigation of multina­ tional companies. Stating that the financial decisions made by these business giants "aim at establishing sub-standard worldwide employment conditions", and that these multinational companies "are taking a heavy toll among working families and working communities from one end of the globe to the other", the motion calls for an ITF conference to formulate an international labor course of action to deal with these companies. The 31st congress will also hear mo­ tions dealing with the safe manning of ships, income tax relief for seafarers and the basic rights of trade unions. HLS Grad Will Upgrade WasMngton Activities ByB.Rockcr OHlnyortBiB • Legislative action on the Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974 (H.R. 8193; S. 2089) took another important step forward last month when the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Merchant Marine voted the Bill out <rf committee by a significant vote of 14-2. The Bill—which passed in the House of Representatives in May by a wide mar^ of 266 - 136—^now goes to the full Senate. A vote there is expected witlun a few weeks. This Bill will require that 20 percent of oil imports into the United States must be carried on American bottoms, and that this quota will be increased to 30 percent in 19 77. The Bill will give a shot in the arm to the U.S. shipbuilding industry, and will improve the job opportunities and job security of American seamen. In addition, this Bill will provide consumer protection against the uncontrolled inflation of gasoline and home heating fuels, and—^because of the high safety standards of American ships and American crews—the Bill will insure a cleaner environment on the high seas and along our coastal waters. • Legislative support for the Energy Transportation Security Act continues to come in from all segments of the American Labor Movement. AFL-CIO President George Meany and SIU President Paul Hall have sent telegrams and letters to the heads of aU national and international unions, and all affili­ ates of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department requesting their support for this Bill. In addition, all Port Maritime Councils, AFL-CIO Regional Di­ rectors, State Federations and Local Central Bodies have been contacted, and these organizations have pledged their full support. Literally thousands of telegrams and letters have been sent to U.S. Senators by AFL-CIO affiliated organizations, and the legislative representatives of a number of national unions have personally contacted Senators urging them to vote in favor of the Bill. At the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, more than 500 letters ask­ ing the support of their Senators have been sent by the trainees, upgraders and staff members. t Deepwater Ports Hearings on construction of offshore, deepwater oil terminals are now being held in the U.S. Senate. The Deepwater Port Bill passed the House of Repre­ sentatives last month by a wide margin—318-9. The Special Senate Joint Committee—composed of members of the Senate's CcHumerce, Public Works and Interior Committees—has revised the House version of the Bill to designate the Department of Transportation as the pri­ mary agency to license and regulate the deepwater terminals through the Coast Guard. The committee also gave the green light to allow oil companies to apply for permits to build these ports. Several committee members opposed this move which would give the oil companies control over these key installations. How­ ever, if the oil companies are allowed to build deepwater ports on the offshore coastal areas of the U.S., they may very well open the door to anti-trust actions against them. Merchant Marine Act of 1970 President Nixon last month signed a supplemental Maritime Administration authorization providing an additional $23 million for operating differental subsidy for the remainder of fiscal 1974. This increased the authorization from $221.5 to $244.5 million for the period. Legislative Meetings The SIU Washington staff regularly attends the meetings of the AFL-CIO Legislative Department to review the progress of legislation affecting Seafarers aind their families. During the past month, some of the urgent bills on the agenda for discussion and review at these meetings have been—in addition to the oil cargo bill and the deepwater port bill—^legislation affecting union-management pension plans and offshore mining. With respect to the Pension Reform Bill now before Congress, the SIU is keeping a close watch to insure that the rights of Seafarers and their families are fully protected. •i'i li ..'h '•••' f' i< ' 1J Ul -• . } •K- ) •f V Harry Lundeberg School graduate, Oiier Jay Sides, has been sailirig with the SIU for two years, The Engine Room Delegate aboard the San Francisco (Sea Land), Brother Sides is anxious to upgrade to QMED, and plans to return to Piney Point shortly to attend SIU's upgrading program. July 1974 ipst; Seafwrm are uiged to coatrRwte to SPAD. !f is tkc way to have yow voke iward aadl to keep yow wiioa effective fai tiw fight for kgistatioo to protect ffto sccwity of every Scalwer wmi his ihnily. -Cf �Philadelphia SiU members iisten attentively to proceedings of June meeting. Seafarers Take Part in Philadelphia Membership Meeting Seaforeift in the port of Phibdelphla partk^ted in n memberahip meeting last month, much like the membership meetings held in all SIU Constitutional ports each month. SIU mmnbeis presmit heard re­ ports from Unibn official on the upgrading programs, welfare claims, the state of shipping in the port of niiladdlphia, the importance of SPAD and other issues relevant to Union operation. In addition, l^islation before the U.S. Congress that is of vital im­ portance to Seafarers vras discussed, and SIU members at the meethig were appraised of their Union's activ­ ities in Washington in support or opposition to these various bills. The port of Philadelphia, also known as Ameriport, is the laigest industrial port in the nation. Lo­ cated in the geographical center of the Atlantic Seaboard megalopolis area, the port has facilities for all modem container handling, as well as facilities for break-bulk, grain, ore, coal, oil, lumber, chemicals and gypsum. Port Agent John Fay reports to members on the state of shipping in Philadelphia. f h • • Patrolman Joe Walsh, left, arid SIU members Steve Bergeria, center, sjind^ W Seafarers like James Bergeria, left, James McGirity, center and Cas-^ Johannes Roos are interested In hearing about their Union's activities in mer Szymariski attend a membership meeting, they are takirtg an acfiye role^^ .Washington. ' / .• vin mnnipg-theirUnion. A;::. 7 A7 SeafarereLoff 7'r''7- iifc. �SlU'Mahhed Pecos Supplies Military Bases Around Globe ssTdT^; zis.SiS:®"'' "" ^ 'PonflM* the Pecos, has been hopscotching aroond the globe to ports in Spain, Veneznela, Scotland, Greece, and the U^. and its territories, %- ^e ph^s appearmg on this page were taken while the Pecos was enronte from Rota, Spain to Norfolk, Va. ^ submitt^ to the LOG by the ship's First Assistant Engineer, Greg Hayden, who wrote, «if there was some kind of award for the outstandmg engme room crew of the year, these guys would certainly win it." 11 Members of the Pecos engine room crew are, from the left: Art Austin, fifeman-watertender; Bill Parker, oiler; Al Morris, fireman-watertender; Bob Sawyer, fireman-watertender, and Stan Grooms, oiler. Brother Grooms has been on the Pecos longer than any other member of the ship's black gang, including the Wiper Sam Davfs, standing the 4-8 watch, performs Ilicensed' officers. the daily chore of blowing tubes. '#• m-.'t :; '• ! .I .. V - Bosun Bill Price, left, and Pumpman Jim Chianese on duty topside aboard the Pecos. VH i Seafarer Doug Turner, sailing as oiler, during his watch in the Pecos engine room. in STEER A CLEAR COURSEI K. • t ' f.'l >- I * r r. • i XT' '}p M -•S^n ;i.J Page 11 • �iV"- ':^r:. m ..# San Francisco Ports Speed Valley Crops to Orient ? B ^ :. ^4^- 1S;' '1; m-" ,"i*' N_ „f The following article and photo on the American merchant marine by Wayne Cox is reproduced from the May 26th, 1974 edition of the Fresno Bee, a California newspaper. The story points out a good example of how U.S. produce growers can be en­ couraged to ship American. OAKLAND — Unmatched in their ability to produce abundant commod­ ities for California's $5 billion agricul­ tural industry, San Joaquin Valley fresh fniit packers and shippers jumped at an invitation offered by the Mari­ time Administration to gaze at ultra modem Bay Area cargo shipping pro­ cedures. On a two-day bus jaunt, the 34 packer-shipper contingent left their warm inland valley for a breezy coastal visit to the flourishing port of Oak­ land and'its counterpart on the San Francisco side where international trade is as common as the salty air. As the peach, nectarine, plum and grape traders stretched their necks and strained their eyes to see it all, the word "export" popped up in their ex­ cited conversation. Tliey are bent on expanding Far East trade in search of greater market areas. They also realize that export is the name of the game and ocean carriers appear to be the most practical way of getting their ag­ ricultural products to foreign markets. Containerization, the relatively new concept of shipping cargo in 35 and 40 foot containers, caught on in a big way in the 1960s with the Port, of Oak- 4 11^: On their tour of the San Francisco docks, perspective shippers inspect a method of cargo packaging called the "shrink wrap". In order to protect overseas freight, a heavy mill .polyethlene envelope is slipped over the loaded pallet and heated to 450 degrees in a special chamber. In seconds, the pallet is removed and the envelope shrinks rapidly and tightly around the enclosed cargo. land leading the way. Today, some of the world's largest and fastest cargo ships are capable of moving 1,096 containers on a single vessel which steams from Oakland to Yokohama in only .five and a half days at 33 knots an hour. The Sea-Land Terminal at;. Oak-, land's Outer Harbor operates eight of these swift SL7 super containerships from its sprawling 70-acre facUity with barely enough space for 2,000 con­ tainers on their own chasis. This terminal and others like it make Oakland the largest container port on Mi' • the closing of accounts of the General Agents (companies) who operated for the National Shipping Authority during the Vietnam sealift, the U.S. Maritime Administration is in possession of lists of merchant seamen who have un­ claimed wages due to them for service on these Government-owned ships. Any Seafarer who knows he has unclaimed wages due him,-should fill out the «;-''V.,--.. DATE; I MARITIME ADMINISTRATION I CHIEF, DIVrSION OF ACCOUNTS I WASHINGTON, D.C. 20230 the Pacific, handling twice as much cargo as the Port of San Francisco. To keep Sea-Land's more than 65,000 containers from dead-ending or piling up at any given port, the com­ pany always loads its swift ships with the same number of containers whe­ ther they are loaded or empty. Like a Coke bottle, a container may leave its point of origin and never re­ turn. More than 2,000 containers and chassis are maintained in the local area around the Sea-Land Terminal to han­ dle incoming and outgoing cargo. A pair of giant cranes load and un­ load Sea-Land's cargo containers at the rate of 500 tons an hour, and two more $1 million-plus cranes are now on order. , Across the bay. Pacific Far East Lines is practicing another new cargo moving concept with ships known in the maritime world as LASH, an acro­ nym for "lighter aboard ship." Two ships are now in service and four more are being built. LASH service involves a large "mo­ ther" ship carrying 61-foot barges loaded with cargo. An entire barge and its cargo is lifted aboard ship by an onboard crane and released in the water to be towed to either the port dock or inland points while the ship stands put in deeper water. This pro­ cedure is reversed when the ship is being unloaded. • However, timing took an unfavor­ able switch for the touring packers and shippers since none of the LASH ships were in port during their visit. Pacific Far East Lines handles' a tremendous amount of argricultural bulk products such as rice, alfalfa pel­ lets and fertilizer. On the other hand, Sea-Land has developed special con­ tainers to accomodate a comfortable trip for livestock such as cows and sheep. Down the pier from Sea-Land, US Lines is now constructing a new ter­ minal in the Oakland Middle Harbor which s*hould be ready for full opera­ tion in July. Tour guide Theodore W. Plessner, a Maritime Administration cargo rep­ resentative,-told the packers and ship­ pers tliat real estate is a critical prob­ lem among the steam ship lines. "Tliere just isn't any more of it available," he said. Although Plessner admitted the Fort of San Francisco "has a long way to go to catch up with Oakland," he said American President Lines on the San Francisco side is now in the process of moving to new facilities from Pier 80 to Pier 96. Also, States Steamship Company of San Francisco is about ready to intro­ duce an entirely new shipping proced­ ure involving the roU-on, roll-off method of cargo loading and unload­ ing. This innovative style of shipping cargo features the "no lift" concept which eliminates the need for sky tow­ ering eranes capable of lifting 50 tons or more in a single movement. Currently, States Steamship Com­ pany is using conventional vessels to move its cargo. But the company has ordered four $40 million vessels from Maine ship builders to initiate the rollon, roll-off cargo shipping technique. In total tonnage, the Port of Oak­ land last year shipped more than seven million revenue tons of freight iilcluding 5,395,094 revenue tons in con­ tainers. Oakland's total tonnage rose 10 per cent over the 1972 totals and containerized shipments were tip 17.8 per cent over 1972. / Containerized freight leaving-Oak­ land represents 86 per cent of all port general cargo and 75 per cent of the total port tonnage. r'-Vt- ! DEAR SIR: I I I REQUEST UNCLAIMED WAGES FOR SERVICE DURING THE I I VIETNAM SEALIFT ON NATIONAL SHIPPING AUTHORITY VES- I I SELS OPERATED BY THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AGENT(S): I I ^ , Quarterback Visits HLSS ^^ If' j'"' ^,-' ; IIIP •a I) , •_' iif.ti 'i ,1 • -. I, -r:-' I I j NAME I I ADDRESS I I I I (LAST) (CITY) ! SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER I • V-^'M I VERY TRULY YOURS, (STATE) (ZIP CODE) I PLEASE FORWARD MY CHECK TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. ,v-:/'. r (INITIAL) (STREET) iC- •J- (FIRST) I I i I I Page 12 • - (applicant's signature) - _____ ____ _. • 2.'- "_J The Green Bay Packers' quarterback, Scott Hunter, second from left, visited the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. the end of May tb show a film on drugs to the trainees. He discussed v\/ith the young men, the harmful and dangerous effects of drug use. Pictured with him here are, from left: Mike Sacco, vice president of the HLSS; Gerry Brown, Piney Point port agent, and Recertified Bosun Earl McCaskey who is Scott Hunter's uncle. Seafarers Log �t ' AB Arthur Longuet helps ready Ultramar for, her recent drydocking in JackRonuiiift > -vV •, AB Alex Berlin, a recent graduate of SlU's upgrading program at PIney Point straightens lines. After Maiden Voyage,Ulframaron2nd Trip Round theWorld Largest Ship in -> K' •J Jacksonville S'l Harbor The largest ship to ever enter the Jacksonville harbor, the 895-foot SlU-contracted Ultramar (Westches­ ter Marine) recently called on that ^ port for a guarantee drydocking hy her builders, a service similar to a car's 1,000 mile^checkup. € •-H Chief Steward Joseph Pitella, like flie rest of flie ship's crew, couldn't be happier with his new ship. One of the Ultramar'5 original crewmembers. Brother Pitella said, when inter­ viewed in his modem galley, *Tve waited years and years for a sh^ like this." Having just completed her maiden voyage around the world, the 80,500ton oil, ore, hnlk carrier spent two weeks in drydock during the general checkup, and then sailed for Norfolk to take on a load of coal. SIU veteran Joseph Pitella; chief steward aboard the Ultramar, prepares lunch in his modern galley. ,•1 After delivering toe coal to Yoko. hama, toe Ultramar sailed for Aus­ tralia, where she will take on ore bound for Rotterdam. The view forward from the bridge of the 895-foot Ultramar. ^ 'I ti . • • \A : ' • K " f •^ J.V ifiTman'^^checkr'lifeioa^ The Ultramar's deck gang takes a coffee break. They are (I. to r.) Barney Swearlngen, recertified bosun; Walter Wright. AB; Page 13 July 1974 :7:,: '^,1 \ �::*•-: \f^ ,. //;-4- Young Seafarer Performs 'An Act of Courage' ASHORE • -rhs-Baton Rouge, La. SIU vice president Lindsey J. Williams was honored at the Louisiana AFLCIO 19th Annual Convention on Apr. 9 getting the award of excellence from Victor Bussie, state president of the AFL-CIO. Taking part in the ceremonies were Sen. Russell B. Long and Rep. Corinne C.*"Lindy" Boggs, both of Louisiana; Sen. Lloyd Bcntsen, Jr. of Texas and Gov. Edwin W. Ed-wards of Louisiana. The award to Lindsey Williams said: "The Louisiana AFL-CIO 19th Annual Convention proudly presents this award of excellence to Lindsey J. Williams for inspiring an entirely new dimen­ sion in the relationship between organized labor and the public of Greater New Orleans AFLCIO area. His unique concept in setting up a system of selecting political candidates who would prove faithful to workers as well as bring honor to their community has earned him universal respect in the seats of Govern­ ment and throughout the body public. It is a tribute to this untiring champion of workers that he devoted so much of his life to give to civic and public affairs while still carrying on his enormous responsibilities as vice president of the Seafarers International Union and his obligations to the maritime groups within his jurisdiction. For many years he has played an important role in the leader­ ship of the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO impervious to opposition and dis­ dainful to adversity. This dedicated man has remained steadfast where lesser men would have surrendered. He is a private part of the great organization of^ Seafarers of which he leads in this area and is always a dependable fighter for the great body of AFLCIO workers throughout Louisiana." "mi Piney Point The U.S. Maritime Administration has notified the HLSS that a Soviet mari­ time delegation from the U.S.-USSR Cultural and Technical Exchange Pro­ gram is expected to visit the school sometime after July 15, * * * Recertified Bosun Earl McCaskey's nephew, Scott Hunter, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, spoke to the trainees last month about his football career. He also answered questions on the use and problems of drugs. .4 Haskell, Tex. One of the SIU's five 1974 scholarship winners, William Scott McDonald, a graduate of Cooper High School, Abilene, Tex., had his picture and story of his award in the local newspaper here, the Free-Press. He's the son of Seafarer William Jackson McDonald and Marticia McDonald and the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. F. C. Scott of Haskell. \>l if New York Thirty-four years of North Atlantic station weather patrols by the U.S. Coast Guard ended June 30 when the cutter Morgenthau sailed away from Station Bravo between Labrador and the southern tip of Greenland. The only remaining Pacific station. Station November, between San Fran­ cisco and Hawaii, was also decommissioned on the same date. Today's faster and higher flying airfcraft equipped with sophisticated navi­ gational gear plus weather satellites have reduced the need for weather ships, ^e Coast Guard says. Weather Station Hotel 250 miles northwest of Norfolk is not a part of the ocean station system and will continue to operate. A cutter mans the station from August to mid-April sending out advance weather data on winter storms and hurricanes heading for the Eastern Seaboard. Eleven of the Coast Guard's 21 East Coast weather ships have been deccnnmissioned. Bravo will be the fourth station phased out in a year. Stations Delta, Echo and Charlie were axed last year. m "i'-, Pv •. ' _r iV. Itr: /> ii^v •'4i!.-, W- . ;^^.. New Orleans For the second straight year, the SlU-cOntracted Delta Steamship Line has won the National Safety Council's annual award for the lowest fleet injury rate in±eU.S. Brooklyn, N.Y. The SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Corp. of Mobile will rim their LASH ships from Piers 6 and 7 here. The new 893-feet long LASH ships are the SS Robert E. Lee, SS Stonewall Jackson and the SS Sam Houston. They will carry 89 barges each to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Balboa, Panama Canal Zone Sea-Land Service, Inc. has put into operation a 30-ton, 150-foot container handling gantry crane on Dock 7 in the terminal area here. The crane was carried from Puerto Rico to replace a steam crane. f."' I P 5 Exhibiting courage and the ability to act decisively in a life and death situa­ tion, OS Philip Haring, Jr., a recent Harry Lundeberg graduate, risked his life to save ah injured fellow Seafarer from being washed overboard by heavy boarding seas. For his quick and courageous action, Brother Haring has been commended to the U.S. Maritime Administration by his chief mate on the Sea-Land Market. On May 2, the Sea-Land Market was. weathering a gale in the North Atlantic when Ordinary Seamen Haring and Jan Prins, Jr., another recent HLS gradu­ ate, left tiieir quarters to go aft to the messhall via a tunnel on the starboard side. They had stopped by an entranceway to look at the sea when Brother Prins noticed a lifering adrift and went on deck to retrieve it. At that instant, a heavy boarding sea hit Brother Prins and carried him aft, breaking his ann, fracturing a rib and puncturing a lung. Seafarer Haring, waiting hack in the entranceway, saw the sea hit Brother Prins, and thinking he had been washed overboard, ran to the messhall shouting "Man overboard!" He then ran back to the entranceway. Looking aft, he saw Brother Prins hanging to the bulwark, half overboard and half aboard. With­ out hesitating. Seafarer Haring ran out, pulled Prins aboard and brought him back to the entranceway. Just as he laid Brother Pruri down on the deck within the entranceway, another sea hit the same area. Had Hair­ ing not acted as quickly as he had, this second sea would surely have carried Prins completely overboard. I f" i ' 4-1 "i* Seafarer Phil Haring poinls out area where Brother Jan Prins was almost washed overboard by heavy boarding seas. Commended to the U.S. Mari­ time Administration for the quick and courageous action that saved the life of his fellow Seafarer, Brother Haring risked his own life to pull Seafarer Prins to safety. •'"H;-' -, -.;,. • ' •; .r®i • • •[' • The chief mate aboard the Sea-Land Market, Richard Hawkins, was so im­ pressed with the actions of both HLS graduates, he drafted a letter of com­ mendation. Entitled "An Act of Zieal, An Act.of Courage", the letter was cosigned by the captain, J. Robertson, and sent to the U.S. Maritime Adminis­ tration in Washington, D.C. Of Seafarer Jan Prins' "act of zeal". Chief Mate Hawkins wrote: "Perhaps it was foolhardy of Prins to go after the lifering, however to him, he saw a wrong that must be put right. Seamen have been ridiculed so many times for lack of loyalty, no spirit, here in one second was a pure act that disproves ahy such scorn." Calling on MARAD to recognize and commend Brother Haring for his "act of courage", the letter continues: "Mr. Haring's actiops in going to the rescue of Prins too could also be called foolhardy, but of such actions it seems as though one rises to the situation. With no hesitation he went to his aid." The mate's letter praising the two SIU members ends: "With this type of men the American Merchant Marine will always stay way ahead of whoever is in second place. I for one am cer­ tainly proud of them." After being hospitalized in Rotter­ dam, the Sea-Land Market's destina­ tion, Jan Prins was repatriated and is reported to be recovering quickly from his injuries. Despite his near fatal ex­ perience, Brother Prins plans to ship out as soon as he has recovered. Seafarer Haring, after payolBl in Eliz­ abeth, N.J. in June, ship|$ed out aboard the Sea-Land Market again, and is headed for Rotterdam. SeafarerHoS �-, r- . .1 • ., USNS Millicoma • The Overseas Alice (Maritime Overseas) at sea. Her SlU crew was recently commended by U.S. Naval observers for its performance during a refueling at sea drill. Overseas Alice Crew Receives Praise For Refueling at Sea The crew of the SlU-manned Over­ seas Alice (Maritime Overseas) was praised by Captain Robert Johnson, master of the ship, naval observers aboard the USS Mispillion and the vicepresident c/L Maritime Overseas for its performance during a complicated refueUng-at-se^ drill recently. Despite moderately heavy seas, the crew rigged two stations alward the Mispillion, and then unrigged the aft station under a simulated emergency breakaway, without difficulty. The U.S. naval observers, impressed with SIU crew's ability to carry out this diffidilt maneuver under adverse weather conditions, sent the crew a telex message stating that the "Mispillion has conducted fueling at sea operations with four MSG chartered vessels and 55 Overseas Alice was the best to date." The telex also praised the Overseas Alice and her crew for remaining on a steady course and speed, despite the heavy seas, thereby facilitating station keeping. Unable to find a single major safety violation, the naval observers further singled out the Overseas Alice as "the only MSG chartered tanker whose deck hands, without exception remained completely outfitted through the exer­ cise." At the following weekly shipboard meeting. Captain Jphnston, master of the Overseas Alice, further commended the crew and read a letter from the vicepresident of Maritime Overseas praising the officers and crew for a job well done. Ami Bjornsson Works His Way Up from OS to Master f: As a yoimg man, former SIU member Ami Bjornsson decided to make ^ the merchant marine his career; and now—30 years after he first shipped out—he has taken Us first command. Truly a self-made man, Brother Bjornsson has worked his way up from OS to captain, and will sail as master of the Manati (Berwind Lines), an SIU of Puerto Rico contracted feeder sUp that operates between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Captain Bjornsson, a native of Ice­ land, first went to sea as a herring fish­ erman during school vacations at the age of 13. In 1944, 16-years old and 6'2" tall, he sUpped out as an OS from Reykjavik on the Yemasea, part of an Allied convoy bound fpr Scotland and New York. In 1945, upgraded to AB, Seafarer Bjornsson began sailing with the SIU. An active Union member as well as sailor. Brother Bjornsson walked the SIU picket lines in 1961 during the Robin Line beef. Later, he served for five years as one of the first lifeboat and deck instructors at the old Harry Lundeberg School in Brooklyn. Experienced in sailing all types of ships, Capt. Bjornsson put his knowl­ edge of sailing vessels to good lise as an instructor at HLS and helped sail the 135-fopt schooner Dana, the 64foot yawl Manitou and the 38-foot sloop Hi Doll from various ports to Piney Point. In 1969, Capt. Bjornsson took, ad- Seafarer Lawrence Parker, an AB aboard the SlU-contracted tanker USNS Millicoma (Hudson Waterways) engaged in the Navy's Charger Log IV re­ fueling operations, received a "well done" commendation letter from the ship's master, Capt. William H. Barrett, Jr. on May 12 in Rota, Spain. The letter read; "It is not often and it gives me pleasure to be able to do so, to recommend to anyone the above designated seaman (Parker) without qualification whatso­ ever. He is a gentleman. He is a capable able-seaman and is one of the finest helmsmen I have ever known. This skill was demonstrated to perfection during a recent refueling-at-sea operation with the USS Canisteo in the Mediterranean Sea." A ship-to-shore radiogram on May 1 from the USS Canisteo to the master of the USNS Millicoma said in part"... commenced consol first light Apr. 29 ... approach alongside... first shot line over at 6:24 a.m first rig connected at 6:35 a.m.... During refueling a 30 degree course change was executed at 10:15 a.m.... There were no problems encountered during the maneuver.... Consol was completed at 12:53 p.m. Millicoma personnel were well prepared and performed in a highly professional manner. The passing and retrieving of fueling rigs was conducted smoothly and with a high degree of safety although the fuel transfer (1,216,870 gallons) was conducted expeditiously All communications while alongside were by sound-powered phones with excellent results ... consider briefing of Millicoma personnel for this .. . primarily re­ sponsible for efficiency of operations ..." SS A4cf(ee Sons For the first time in the 18 years of the National Ship Safety Achievement Awards Contest competition, a Great Lakes vessel, the SlU-manned 55 McKee Sons (American Steamship) has been cited for her rescue of six persons in Lake Huron on Christmas Day 1973. The 633-foot self-unloader out of Buffalo received an award of merit from the marine section of the National Safety Council and the American Institute of Merchant Shipping. 55 Roger M. Kyes Making her first port of call in mid-June was the newly built SlU-contracted ore carrier 55 Roger M. Kyes (American Steamship) which self-unloaded her cargo of 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut (Ohio) Dock. Later she headed for her home port of Detroit afthe head of the Lakes. '• h' 55 Ultramar The 75,000-ton OBO 55 Ultramar (Westchester Marine) carried 15,000 tons of coal late this month from Hay Point, Australia to Europe. SSUltrasea This month the OBO 55 Utrasea (Westchester Marine) carried 30,000 tons of ore frpm Gove, Australia to Rotterdam. 55 Yellowstone The 55 Yellowstone (Ogden Marine) this month sailed from the Gulf of Mexico to Conakry, Guinea, carrying 2,275 tons of wheat flour and 10,000 tons of com. 55 Delta Paraguay This Delta Line vessel carried an unusual on-deck cargo last month, a water taxi called the Sirene built in New Orleans for the Union des Remorqueurs of Dakar, Senegal on Africa's west coast. The 63-foot, 33-ton boat was lowered over the side to head ashore. She will carry men and equipment to offshore oil drilling platforms. -AmiiBjonissoii vantage of the upgrading opportunities offered by the SIU and MEBA District 2 and by July of 1969, he had obtained his second mate's license. Now, five years after becoming a li­ censed crewmember and 30 years after he first began sailing. Ami Bjornsson has reached the top of his chosen pro­ fession and taken his first command. In the best tradition of free enterprise, Capt. Bjornsson has been free to rise as high as his ability and drive will take him. And in the best tradition of trade unionism, the SIU has been able to offer anotiier one of its members thetraining opportunities and support he needs to reach his professional goals. July 1974 ' •'V: - •. Page 15 •- i i. �1't-. .um <11: •^: •',i'i.''^<r'r'. ' 'Muf'' " •Sr . . WHAT IS SPAD? SPAD — Seafarers Political Activity Donation — is the political energy that powers tfie SlU's drive for jobs and job security. It is the only means for Seafarers to make their voices heard on legislative matters that directly affect their livelihood. SPAD is a Political Activity Fund made up from the voluntary donation of SlU members, ft is a separate and segregated fund estab­ lished to further the. political, social, economic and trade union interests of Seafarers — and to promote the American Merchant Marine to provide job opportunities for American seamen. HOW DOES SPAD WORK? f| SPADIS VOLUNTARY ^ •> ' • l-'i. • •f' , . rf J • mm m. : "ill All contributions to SPAD are voluntary. No contributions may be solicited or received brcause of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal or as a condition of employment or membership in the SlU, or threats of such action. All members who contribute to SPAD receive an official receipt If any member feels he has been forced or threatened to contfibute, he should notify the SlU or SPAD and demand ah investigation and refund if his donation was involuntary. SPAD IS UNITY • SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elec­ tive office. Through the support of political candidates whose philosophies and political programs are consistent with Seafarers we may attain laws which promote Seafarers' economic, social, political and trade union objectives — and protect the jobs and job security of American seamen. HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE b4. ' Irl. . . "• • You can participate in this program through your voluntary donations to SPAD. Through your purchase of a SPAD Certificate you are joining with your shipmates and SlU brothers in working effectively toward building a healthier maritime industry which will provide greater job security for all American Seamen. Seamen are the most federally regulated workers in America and the maritime industry itself is subject to the regulations and laws of more federal agencies and Congressional committees than any other national industry. In no other industry is participation in political action more urgently needed than in maritime. The strength of the SlU has always been in our unity — and our unity in Political Action is through our support of SPAD. Politics Is Porkchops is more than a slogan to Seafarers — it is"^ an understanding that only through effective Political Action will we protect what we have.and build for our future. ; f 'I S ' ^. ' ' -If Addrvu llrVli; -< - ^ SPAD WORKSI -v SPAD does work to provide jobs and job security for Seafarers. The Political Action of the SlU was directly responsible for the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. This Act is building new. ships for a revitalized American Merchant Marine. The Political Action of the SlU is carrying the tight for more cargo for American-flag ships. It was through our Political Action that American ships are carrying U.S. grain to Russia - Jobs for American seamen. It is through our Political Action that we are leading the fight to have American-flag ships carry a substantial portion of the nation's oil imports — more jobs for American seamen. The Political Action of the SlU is fighting against attacks on the Jones Act which protects our domestic shipping for U.S.-flag ships job protection for American seamen. The Political Action of the SlU has saved the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital system — health protection for American seamen. ^ f Slertptordpf Sotldlor 1974 v'/ iy.-y.yfl-'Tfy,..' , , ''4 f •l ,..S- -S'-iV • . C«y- (ftlomtl 1?^ I -•• rfc:.SKV-•_ : .v.. • )!:/!'i.f: iro^Konomic ' 'y •\ ••v. CA copy a* otP rworl rilod wUb tbt opproprieio jupervtsory officor it fof orill Ml w«fl«bM for •unum frOM IfM SupoftntondOM of OocumonU, U.S. Qovoritmortt Prlntint Offict, Wttninfion, Q.C. • • - ... SUPPORT SPAD FOR B 10001 i- • - '• \ SPAD is the unity of Seafarers in the continuing struggle to promote a strong and comjDetitive American Merchant Marine which will provide greater job opportunities and job protection for American seamen. SP^ MPPPm snd centrlftu(i» to »oiil)cM Mnwa«t« fot AiiTMU^^^fniVn vofuMAry. No COAUibu^ m»jf b« tollcltM or rMNM MCNIH Of roTM. ^ dtKrim»fl«tion. fiO«nci«l figrlMi. Of trtroot of wcti COMUCI, or «> • conoHion of mombennwm tn« Union (SiUNA ACLIWO) or of omMoymonL.lf • contribuOeO n maOa by roMon of tn« oboyo imprepor conduct, noufy th* SMfofon ynhnn w SPAD «t tn« joo^ c«n«rt«d m«N witnjMfrtrty doy» of ibo canti>buiion for t-ij ,4 ,• warn NUTioi uiimr munn ContfRNitofs Nam* . mf ! I:i"f' li-hA •• �SPAD: Key to Political Clout '•'I Vf -k i'4:. 'j'.»' r'^-\ •r""4:V-:V; V ^ At the end of World War 11, this coun­ try commanded the largest, newest, most efficient and competitive merchant ma­ rine in the world. However, through corporate business deals which transferred hundreds of American ships to foreign-flag registry, and an almost disgraceful governmental neglect, the U.S. merchant marine slowly lost its competitive edge on the high seas and the industry as a whole fell into a se­ rious state of decline. So serious was this decline, that several years ago a report showed that the U.S., in little more than a score of years, had slipped from world dominance in mer­ chant shipping to a poor seventh place, falling behind Liberia, Japan, England, Norway, Russia and Greece. And, an­ other report showed that the U.S. now commanded the world's largest idle fleet. However, through the continuing ef­ forts of the SIU to make our nation's leg­ islators aware of the vital importance of a health)^ competitive merchant marine, the U.S. maritime industry is steadily re­ building, and is on the threshold of again regaining its previous worldwide position. The SIU has been successful in spear­ heading the legislative fight to revitalize the maritime industry for one very basic reason—the voluntary contributions of an involved SIU membership to SPAD. (See pages 16 and 17 of this issue) SPAD has provided the SIU with ffie invaluable tools to build a political appa­ ratus in Washington, D.C. that has paid off for everyone involved in the U.S. maritime industry. Let us look at some of our victories. Four years ago, the SIU, backed by the ' political strength of SPAD, was at the fpj Page 18 chant Marine Act of 1970, the most sig­ nificant piece of maritime legislation to be passed in ndarly 40 years. As a direct result of this Act, the U.S. shipbuilding industry is now in the middle of its greatest boom in the history of peacetime America. And, Seafarers are already manning many of the vessels built under this program. Again backed by SPAD in late 1972, the SIU was successful in getting the gov­ ernment to sign a bilateralshipping agree­ ment with the USSR for the Russian grain-oil run. Presently, 50 SlU-contracted vessels, which might otherwise be laid up, are involved in this run. In November of .1973, the road was finally cleared for the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which when com­ plete will mean hundres of jobs for Seafarers. The SIU again le the fight. Also in that month, the USPHS hos­ pital system was save from extinction through the efforts of the SIU. Our fight to revitalize the U.S. mer­ chant marine, and to protwt the job se­ curity of our members, is a continuing one. We must not only work to achieve new successes, but we must fight to maintain those we haVe already won. We are presently involved in two major battles—the final enactment of the oil imports bill, and the continued protection of the Jones Act—^which will shape the future of our industry. We are confident that we will be suc­ cessful in both, but we can only continue to fight through our members' strong par­ ticipation in SPAD. For Seafarers, SPAD means jobs and job security:, so support it—it supportsu, you., - JeafarersUg i . . •• 5- �John Penn Committee Philadelphia Committee •wv --"4 J * yA nv ''A _y::f v •. . -^SK, .If '• fie SlU-contracted John Penn, operated by Waterman, paid off last month [n Brooklyn, N.Y. Committee members, seated clockwise from the left, are: steve Senteney, educational director; Julius Kotan, steward delegate; Arnold Eckhert, ship's chairman; Edward Ryan, engine delegate, and Jerry Corelli, jeck delegate. Standing right is Anthony Freeman, secretary-reporter. The John Penn is on the Far East run. The containership P/i/Vade/ph/a, operated by Sea-Land, paid off in the port of Seattle late last May after completing a coastwise run to Alaska. Ship's com­ mittee members are, seated from the left: Clyde Miller, ship's chairman; Hubert Martin, educational director; Bjarne Jensen, engine delegate, and George Hair, secretary-reporter. Standing from the left are: Jim Downey, deck delegate, and Donald Kink, steward-delegate. The 497-foot long Philadelphia is powered by 9,900 horses and carries 360 containers. Calmar Committee Galveston Committee I t t. r ?!. ' i? ^v%.- -• t' •"' V t' S- Recertified Bosun Denis l\/lanning, left, graduated from the Bosun Recertification Program last September and is now aboard the SlU-manned containership Galveston. Photo was taken at the ship's most recent payoff in the port of Seattle. Committee members are, from the left: Manning, ship's chairman; John Sullivan, engine delegate; Gus Skendelas, secretary reporter; Oscat' Sorenson, steward delegate, and Walter Rogers, deck delegate. The 497-foot long containership, converted in March 1969 at Todd Shipyards in Galveston, carries up to 360 containers on its coastwise run to Alaska. Mt. Washington Committee Recertified Bosun James Baudoin, left, is now sailing aboard the SlU-contracted tanker Mount Washington. Photo was taken topside aboard the tanker in the port of Yokohama. Ship's committee members are, from the left: J. Baudoin, ship's chairman; N. O, Huff, deck delegate; Chuck Galbraith, edu­ cational director; Cyril Grab, engine delegate; William Autry, secretaryreporter, and Jose Santiago, steward delegate. The Mount Washingtc.i, pre­ viously on the Far East run is switching to the Persian Gulf run. Juiy 1974 Recertified Bosun Morton Kerngood, a participant in the November class of the Bosun Recertification Program, is now working the bosun's job aboard the SlU-contracted freightship Calmar. Photo was taken at the ship's most recent payoff at the Pennwood Wharf in Sparrows Point, Md. Ship's Com.mittee members are, rear from the left: Kerngood, ship's chairman; Claude, Garnett, Jr., secretary-reporter, and J. V. Rooms, steward delegate. Seated front, from the left are: Roland Muir, engine delegate; William O'Brien, deck delegate, and Julian Lopez, educational director. Long Lines Committee With a full size portrait of their unique vessel in the background, the ship's committee aboard the 511-foot cable ship Long Lines take time out for a photo in the crew's mess in the port of Yokohama. They are, seated rear from the left: Herb Libby, ship's chairman; Ted Williams, educational director; John Smith, cable department delegate; A1 Valente, watch department delegate ah'd Charles Shaw, engine delegate. Seated front, from the left are: Ira Brown, secretary-reporter, and Ralph Trotman, steward delegate. The $99 million vessel is crewed by 90 officers and unlicensed men, and stores as much as 1,000 nautical miles of telephone cable in her three cable tanks. Page 19 ^• �.•»;• f/ jpK M r New SIU Pensioners in * Ifl " ^ .-^.:.w;. ..V..-.* ' :'^^'. If —WiHisjn J. Doyle, 53, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as . an AB. Brother Doyle walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and is an Army veteran of World War II. Bom in Wisconsin, he is now a resident of Slidell, La. with his wife, Evelyn and son, William J., Jr. • -T Jolin T. Murphy, 75, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as an AB. Brother Murphy was on the picket line in the Robin Line strike in 1962 and is an Army veteran of World War I. He is a native of Bruley, Newfoundland, Canada, and is now a resident of Syosett, L.I., N.Y. Roy E. Curtis, 64, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1959 sail­ ing in the engine department. Broth­ er Curtis is a native of Georgetown, Tex. and is now a resident of Port Arthur; Tex. •i • ' Nicholas Goresh, 62, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of jBaltimore sailing in, the steward department. Brother Goresh was bora in Penn­ sylvania and is now a resident of Newark, N.J. with his wife, Julia. Isaak Bouzin, 64, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as a bosun. Brother Bouzin is a wounded Army Purple Heart medal veteran of World War II. He did picket duty in the N.Y. Harbor strike of 1961 and attended a 1970 Crews Conference at Piney Point, Md. A native of Russia, he is now a resident of Chicago with his wife, Lee. Steve O. Bernaldes, 72, joined the Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif, in 1960 sailing in the steward department. Brother Bernaldes was bora in the Philippines and is now a resident of Wilmington. j:' /c/. Archibald R. Vdkerls, 55, joinbd the Union in the port of New Ybrkin 1954 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Volkerts is a native of Dutch Guiana, South America, and is now a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. with his wife, Evelyn. Anders I. EUingsen, 60, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Wilming­ ton, Calif., sailing as an electrician. Brother EUingsen attended a Crews Conference workshop at Piney Point in 1971. He was bora in Oslo, Nor­ way and is now a resident of Mobile wi& his wife, Rosina. Curtis S. Wainwright, 52, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans I in 1954 sailing in the engine depart^ nient. Brother Wainwright is a Navy j veteran of World War II. Bora in Jacksonville, Fla., he is now a resi­ dent of Westwego, La. with his wife, Edna. Frank E. May, 56, joined the Union in the port of Frankfort, Mich, in 1953 sailing as an AB for the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. Brother May was bora in Springdale Twshp., Mich., and is now a resident of Frankfort with his wife, Zelda. James Kalogrides, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a deck engineer. Brother Kalogrides had sailed for 42 years. Bora in Greece, he is now a resident of Jersey City, N.J. with his wife, Frangeska. Edward L. Poe, 65, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile saUing in the steward department. Brother Poe is a native of Mobile and is now a resident of New Or­ leans. Cruz Negron, 53, joined the Union in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Negron did picket duty in he N.Y. Harbor strikes of 1946, 1961 and 1962. Bora in Puerto Rieo, he is now a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. with his wife. Carmen. John M. Thompson, 65, joine^ the Union in the port of New York in 1950 saUing as a chief electrieian. Brother Thompson served picket duty in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. Bora in Utah, he is now a resident of Portland, Ore. Tihurcio C. Ihabao, 85, joined the Union in 1938 sailing in the steward department. Brother Ibabab was bora in the Philippines and is now a resident of Daly City, Calif. William Nuttal, 68, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sail­ ing in the steward department. Bro­ ther Nuttal was born in Manila, the Philippines, and is now a resident of San Francisco. Edward E. Edinger, 55, joined the Union in the port of Savannah in 1955. He had been sailing as a chief steward for 34. years. Brother Edinger attended a Crews Confer­ ence at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Md. A native of Ohio, he is now a resident of Phoenix, Ariz. , Thomas C. BaUard, 67, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing in both the steward and engine departments. He had been sailing since 1926. Brother Ballard is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Bora in Alabama, he is now a resident of Houston wi^ his wife, Ruth. William F. Garrlty, 63, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the deck depart­ ment. Brother Garrity is a native of New Orleans and is now a resident of Chalmette, La. with his wife, Antionette. George W. Owen, Jr., 50, . joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Owen is a Navy veteran of World War II. Born in-Elizabeth City County, Va., he is now a resident of Chesapeake, Va. with his wife, Minnie. Thomas Lynch Committee lEMBQISHIPIEETlNe? SGHBIULE Port Deep Sea Date ' " • • • 4 f. Recertified Bosun Richard Wardlaw, center rear, wearing the traditional white cap of the Seafarers, is on his first ship, the Thomas Lynch, since compfeting the SlU's Bosun Recertification Program. Photo was taken at the ship's most rafcent payoff at Pier 7 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Ship's committee members are, seated rear from the left: Theodore Humal, educational direcior; R. Wardlaw, ship's chairman, and C. E. Pryor, deck delegate. Seated front, from the left are: J. W. Sanders, secretary reporter; Troy Smith, engine delegate, and Ver­ non Barfield, steward delegate. The Thomas Lynch is on the Far East run. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. T'OOp mV. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. " *• J Page 20 •> -v.,' 1. UIW New York ... ..Aug. 5... . 2:30 p.m." .... . 5:00 p.m. ..;.., .. Philadetphia . .. Aug. 6... . 2:30 p.m. ...,.., 5:00 p.m. ....... . Baltimore ... .. Aug. 7... . 2".30 p.ni, ..,,:.... .5:00 p.m. ...... . . y Norfolk ..... ..Aug. 8... p'.. •. 5:00 p.m. ...... . . Detroit ...... ..Aug. 9... . 2:30 p.m. .... """ ' •••••• r-r. .. . . ;... 5:00 p.m. .._.... Aug. 12... Houston ..... . .Aug. 12.... 2:30 p.m. ........ 5:00 p.m. . . .•-... . . New Orleans . ... Aug. 13... . 2:30 p.m. ..... ... . 5:00 p.m ^ Mobile ...... .. Aug. 14... . 2:30 p.m. ........ 5:00p.m. San Francisco .. Aug. 15... . 2:30 p.m. .... •• • Columbus ... • """ • •. • • • • • .. Chicago . . ... .. Aug. 13... • • • • » .... 5:00 p.m. ...... • • Port Arthur . .. Aug. 13... • • . ^# .... 5:00i).m. ...... • * Buffajo i. Aug. 14.. • , '. • • • 1.... 5:00p.iri. ...... • • . St. Louis ,. i.. . . Aug. 15... • • • • • « .... 5.00 p.m. .... ^ * * Cleveland ... .. Aug. 15..; • . . ' ' • • •• • .... 5:00p.m. Jersey City ... .. Aug. 12'... • ... ... 5.00 p.m., • ' • < • — . '• • "•* • « IBU ' • • Seafarers Log • �*5^ TTf New A Book Members Donald Knight Seafarer Donald Knight has been a member of the SIU for seven years. Prior to receiving his full 'A' book, I Seafarer Knight obtained a QMED en\dorsement at the Harry Lundeberg I School. The 38-year old Seafarer is a native of Tampa, Fla. where he ships 1 out and still makes his home. The Seniority Upgrading program I has left me more informed as to how the SIU works. The upgrading Seafarer is §hown every little detail as to how the SIU functions at the top level. There are no places off limits when it comes to informing the upgrading Seafarer about the different plans that the Union has. If a Seafarer has a question about the Welfare plans, it is answered in de­ tail to make sure he leaves the program fully informed. The oflficials at Headquarters are never too busy to take a little time with the Seafarer and answer any questions he may have about the structure of the Union and the programs in which the SIU is involved. I was particularly interested in the many job security programs in which the SIU was involved to keep jobs for the membership. This takes, I have seen, m^y hours of planning and strate^. ' ^ iCis I L / Thomas Galka Five more Seafarers achieved full 'A' Books through the SlU's Seniority Upgrading Program this month and took the oath of obligation at die genei^^iin^^ in N.,Y. Our' edge and understanding of our p iems and bow we must meet them Order to survive. The addition of these five mei bnngs to 99 the number of Se who have had the opportunity to gi fo teach seamen the latest innovations and technology on merchant ships so diat they will be able to effectively miin theion in the future. The ^A' Se­ niority Upgrading Program does just that, and at the same time provides gj^gt^tknpwl- ^ tiated last year.Theirhevrly-ac^uire W Book status also gives them a bet ter choice when they ship out. Oh ffik! {N^e the five new Seafare with fun 'A' Book status teO in the! own words what the program h meant to them. I attended the firefighting school in Bayonne, N.J. I recommend this to all Sea­ farers. As is stressed in the course— once the fear of fire is overcome, it becomes a relatively simple task to com­ bat one, if we act quickly enough—and let's face it, a fire at sea is probably one of the most dangerous things we might ever encounter. The Brooklyn shipyard for me was also an exciting part of the program. I saw work being done on the TT Williamsburgh, the sistership of the recently completed TT Brooklyn. These ships are one of the end results of our SPAD donations. SPAD was, is, and must con­ tinue to be our political weapon in Washington. Passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, eventual passage of the now pending Oil Quota Bill, the Public Health Hospitals remaining open, protecting the Jones Act—these are only a few of the things the SIU has fought for and won for its members and the industry in general—and each and every fellow member can and should be proud, because he knows he played a part in it with SPAD. April, 1973 for his AR ticket. A 24year old native of Wilmington, Del. he now makes his home in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Brother Bartol ships out of the port of Houston. During my two-week stay at New York I learned quite a lot. Going through the IBM, Welfare, Claims, Control Room, and the Records De­ partment really amazed me. I didn't think there was so much work involved. What interested me most was the Con­ trol Room and the IBM. The computer is some kind of machinery and it saves time. I am glad I had a chance to go to the firefighting school. I learned a lot from the film the instructor showed us as well as the instruction we received on the firefighting field. All the information I received down in Piney Point and in New York, I will pass on to my shipmates. Again I'd like to say I am glad to be a member of the SIU and that we have the best Union. Darry Thomas Seafarer Thomas Galka graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1970. He returned to Finey Point in 1973 to receive his FOWT endorse­ ment. A native of Philadelphia, the 25year old Seafarer ships from that port and makes his home there. Brother Galka plans to return to Piney Point at the end of this year to obtain a QMED endorsement. While in the "A" Seniority program. Following I, J., Engine id,lVIott,Dedc iiliiih ThoniaSj Deck Baxter, Alan, Engine Bean, P. E., Deck Beauverd, Arthur, Engine Bellinger, William, Steward Biacklok, Richard, Engine Bolen, Timothy, Deck Burke, Lee Roy, Engine l^rke, Timothy, Deck Clark, Garrett, Deck 'oiiklitt, Kevin, Engihe liel, Wadsworth, Enghie vis, William, Deck i)ay, John, Engine « kiss, William, Steward [, Maximo, Engine Sanders Bartol Seafarer Thomas Bartol graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1971. He returned to Piney Point in are the names and departments of tSai^ Thomas, EnglM Gaiay, Stephen, Deck Garda, Robert, Deck Gilliam, Robert, Steward Gotay, Raul, Steward Gower, David, Engine Graham, Patrick, Deck Grime.s, M. R., Deck Hart,JRay, Deck Hawker, Patrl^ Haynes, Blake, Engine Carroll, De^ Humasbn, Jon, De^ ^ Hummerick, James, Jr., Steward :icliard,Jr.,e.ngine Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine igine Ivey, D. E., Engine Jecfc Johnson, M., Deck Jones, Le^ttejk Kegney, Thomas, Kelley, John, Deck Seafarer Darry Sanders graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1968. He received his FOWT endorse­ ment in 1970 in New York. A native of Mobile, Ala., the 25-year old Seafarer Serney, Paul, Engine kirkseyi Charles, Engine kittIcsoii,L;Q., Deck ships out of that port and~tnak-es-hishome there. He plans to return to Piney Point for his QMED endorsement. In the time I spent at Headquarters in New York, I went through various phases of the Union operation. I was also shown how Union funds are broken down and how those funds are used. I also found out how important SPAD is. It is the only weapon we have against the people who want to control the maritime unions. SPAD allows us to have a louder voice in the political system of our government and that is the only way we can win this fight. When you contribute you are doing yourself a favor. Finally, I would like to say to those of you who are eligible for any of the upgrading programs offered by the Union to take advantage of them. They are there for you. Thomas Vanyi Seafarer Thomas Vanyi received his Chief Steward's endorsement from the Harry Lundeberg School in April, 1974. A member of the SIU since 1967, the 31-year old native of Hungary now makes his home in Flushing, N.Y. with his wife Betty and their son. Brother Vanyi ships out of the port of New York. The two weeks that I have spent in New York for my "A" Seniority Up­ grading have been a great experience. I had the opportunity, which I hope everybody will have once, to see how our computer system works, how care­ fully and precise everything is kept. Also, I am very impressed about our Record Department, especially by the job that is performed in keeping every­ thing up-to-date. I also had the chance to participate in the firefighting school in New Jersey, which course I com­ pleted, and believe it is very essential for every member to experience. It would give all of us a better opportunity to be ready when fire emergencies arise. I would like very much to express my thanks to all the personnel who were so helpful and patient in teaching me all of the above mentioned items and many other things which would take too long to explain in writing. Moore, Wiiiiam, Deck Painter, Philip, Engine Paloumbis, Nikolaos, Engine Papageorgion, Dimitrics, Engine Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Paiker, Jasoiij Deck ^ Polett:, Pierangelo, Deck kiinc, Lawrence, Deck Kundrat, Joseph,Steward Pieamey, Bert. Engine Lehmaim,. Arthur, Deck Restalno, John, Engine Ripley, William„Deck Lentsch, Robert, Deck Lundeman, Louis, Deck koback, James,Deck Makarewicz, Richard, Engine Rodriguez, Charies, Epgine Manning, Henry, Steward Sabb,Caldweii, Jr., Engine Sailey, Robert, Jr., Engine Marcus, M. A., Deck McAndrcw, Martin, Engine Sanders, Darry. Engine . McCabe, John, Engine Sanger, Alfred, Deck Shaw, Ronald, jj^gine I^Simonetti, Joseph, Steward Spell, Joseph, Deck Spencer, H. D., Engine Stanter, David, Engine Svohoda, Kvetoslav, Thomas, Robert, Engine Thomas, Timothy, Deck Trainor, Robert, Deck Utterback, Larry, Deck Vain, Thomas, Deck Vanyi, Thomas, Steward Vukmir, George, Deck. Walker, Marvin, Engine j Wambach, Albert, Wilhelm, Mark, Engjne Wilson, Richard, Ste Wolfe, John, Deck Page 21 July1974 iXl i.-^ ..if -T . xV A:. A h- �Laying Cables in the Pacific,CS. Long Lines Calls at Yokohama 1 J-. laying cable in the Pa!jr::fhe "CaWe Long' L«»«s:: ,e pert el Vokohibia. This 511-fo6t long more than 1,000 nanikai j^ cable ln buge tai^, wbich she can lay while criiistng at seyen or eight ' : ^ -i- (^rrying 00^ Officers and crew, abkrard Ibis yessel^ tlie % 4:& ing nnifine jobs reqoiring alertDiscussing cable loading operations are, from left: John Whiting, cable AB; Mr. Siman, who is an AT&T cable oper­ ator director, and Bosun Kerb LIbby. The 511-foot long Cable Ship Long Lines entering the port of Yokohama. 1: V •; Vantage Horizon Meeting FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and InlMd Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union 'finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disburse­ ments of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are. posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shirowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Drozak,' Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Bourd 275 • 20tb Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—-SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by memitership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. , PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any tinie you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. V.::i fs , f- - • A. ' -v.- "r EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Coiisequentiy, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. '• • /f Members of the Vantage Horizon's ship's committee (top) gathered on deck when ship paid off recently after seven months at Newport News, Va. They are (from I. to r.), H. Roberts, engine delegate; B. Turk, educational director; Thomas Reading, deck delegate; G. Tolliver, secretary reporter; J. E. Tanner, ship's chairman, and F. L. Hall, steward delegate. Members participated in ship's meeting (bottom) and were brought up-to-date on legislative action in Washington and other developments affecting the Union. Bosun John Cisiecki (shown in Inset photo), who was participating in the Bosun Recertificatlon Program at the time visited the ship from New YOrk and described the Pro­ gram, emphasizing the importance of contributing to SPAD in order to win our legislative battles. The entire crew donated to the SPAD fund. Hgsn SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION ^ SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force job discrimination, financial reprisal, or. threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member­ ship in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contnbuuon for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Su^rt SPAD to protect Md further your economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. If at any time a Seafarar fecbitimt that aiiy of the above rights ba^ i, i«n violattd, or that he has keen denied Us cvostitHfl fanmcdlate - rtqnested. Seafarers Log • 'Si, �Cbmmittee OK's Oil Bill Continued from Page 3 "T-lt Sltf President Paul Hall—testifying {as tlR final speaker at the hearings— stressed the importance of this legisla[tion to the national security of the United States and to the nation's ecoInomic and environmental concerns. Hall also emphasized that the oil I import legislation would implement the Merchant Marine Act's stated policy of rebuilding the nation's merchant [marii^. Stating that the passage of this cargo legislation is *Hhe logical extension of the sh^nilding pro- Get Passports All Seafarers are advised that they should have United States passport books and should carry them with them at all times. Seafarers have encountered problems in some areas of the world because they did not have passports, and the problem seems to be increasing. In addition, many Seafarers have not been able to make flyout jobs to foreign countries be­ cause they lacked passports. A U.S. passport can be secured in any major city in the country. If you need assistance in getting a passport, contact your.SIU port agent. Richard Selling Please contact the SIU hiring hall in Seattle. Agent is holding mail and a package for you there. Joseph Michael Novotny Your son Michael would like you to [ contact him at 202-628-3544. Charles O. Faircloth Please contact Mrs. Virginia B. Faircloth as soon as possible at 3684 1 Riviera Dr., Slidell, La. 70458, or call ! collect 504-643-1668. William Dnnn, Jr. Please contact Ernest S, Newhall c/o the SS John Tyler, Waterman Steamship Co., 120 Wall St., New York,N.Y. 10005. Joseph Zeloy - Please contact Mrs. Catherine Glidewell as soon as possible at Route 3, Box 94, Gulfport, Miss. 39501. Peter Ucd Please contact Miss Carmela Corbo as soon as possible at 109 Norwood Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14222. gram of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970," Han asserted: '*The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 was not intended to he and most not he considered as the only solution to rehuUding flie merchant marine. Since the pas­ sage of that Act, it has become all too apparent that the availability oi cargo is essential to the survival and growth of the merdumt marine." Following is the recorded vote of members of the Senate Commerce Committee on the oil import legis­ lation: 7^ d "Liberty Ships" by John Bunker, published by Naval Institute Press, An­ napolis, Md., 1972, 287 pages. Often overlooked in histories of World War II are the ships and sailors that struggled against heavy enemy resistance to keep the. Allied forces rolling with supplies of "bombs, bullets and beans." "Liberty Ships," written by a former merchant seaman who sailed on two Liberty ships during WW II, fills in the gap with this thorough recounting of the exploits of "the ugly ducklings of World War H" and their crews. Voting Against Norris Cotton CR-N.H.) and James B. Pearson CR-Kan.). Beginning with the simultaneous launching of the first 14 Libertys on Sept. 27, 1941, John Bunker Cwho sailed with the SIU) follows the history of this mass produced, "expendable" ship through each theater of operation. Ship by ship, he records accounts of merchant seamen braving' enemy torpedoes, air attacks, heavy seas and boredom in the Atlantic, Persian Gulf, Pacific, Mediterranean, and on the Normandy invasion and Murmansk run. He also includes accounts of some of the several hundred unlucky Liberty ships sunk or destroyed by enemy attacks, bad weather and in a few cases, poor construction. And there are fascinating .stories of weeks spent in lifeboats that read like sea fiction, but are actually drawn from diaries kept by crewmembers. To balance the picture, there are accounts of greatly outgunned merchant seamen shooting down enemy planes, sinking subs, gunning down torpedoes headed for their ships, and even one account of a Liberty sinking a 4,800-ton German raider. But as anyone who sailed a Liberty during the war knows, life on board was not all attack and counterattack. Mr. Bunker, always the accurate historian, quotes terse log entries that record fights stemming from shipboard monotony and anonymous ditties complaining of long months waiting to unload and the lack of battle action. .The inevitable comic confusion that always surrounds military operations doesn't escape his attention either, and there are stories of Liberty sMps roaming the South Pacific, unable to find anyone to accept their cargo. Not Voting Howard H. Baker, Jr. CR-Tenn.) and Robert P. Grifl&n CR-Mich.). Full of good sea stories about the Libertys, this straightforward and well re­ searched book is always interesting. It includes over a dozen photos, detailed plans of one of the Libertys and a complete numerical and alphabetical listing of the more than 2,700 Liberty ships built. Voting For Chairman Warren D. Magnuson CDWash.); Russell B. Long (D-La.), Chairman of the Merchant Marine Subconunittee; John O. Pastore (DR.I.); Vance Hartke (D-Ind.); Phillip A. Hart (D-Mich.); Howard W. Can­ non (D-Nev.); Frank E. Moss CDUtah); Ernest P. Hollings CD-S.C.); Daniel K. Inouyc CD-Hawaii); John V. Tunney CD-Calif.); Adlai E. Steven­ son, III CD-IU.); Marlow W. Cook CRKy.); Ted Stevens CR-Alaska); and J. Glenn Beall, Jr. CR-Md.). Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid May 23-June 26,1974 Number MONTH TO DATE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ~ ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical 1. Supplemental Medicare Premiums ........ DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical .....; ' . .TV. . .... PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras •• Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions — ...... Special Equipment ^)cntal Supplemental Medicare Premiums SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan ............ \ ; Total Seafarers Pension Plan ............ .. •" ; . : Total Seafarers Vacation Plan .........,. > Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation Amount YEAR TO DATE 20 433 212 22 7 7,937 1 192 68 94 4,662 2,046 97 26 45.804 10 1,323 210 540 83 154 26 5 129 MONTH TO DATE 47,330.46 433.00 636.00 2,809.94 591.00 63,496.00 340.00 4,549.28 2,723.50 $ 259,795.88 4,662.00 6,138.00 14,308.55 2,634.00 366,432.00 2,901.40 30,234.35 9,893.60 2,682 419 769 141 20 921 112,376.61 2,734.04 20,554.60 • 6,600.00 236.50 2,913.92 554,321.02 13,104.28 98,621.95 36,559.75 1,353.65 19,787.25 69 937 734 82 . 276 4 18 4 9,163 39,000.00 40,352.85 4,720.06 1,915.00 1,371.49 —^ 423.66 250.00 12,618.50 202,000.00 176,016.84 27,929.13 11,332.25 7,433.58 305.75 4,349.86 828.54 67,149.90 1 60 364.62 20,636.72 12,102 2,214 1,271 15,587 70,571 11,001 6,699 88,271 369,341.03 535,169.00 643.097.27 $1,547,607.30 1,938,730.25 2,651,268.50 3,631,473.88 $8v221,472.63 ' s $ YEAR TO DATE ' ' 13 187 14L 14 40 — 4 1 1,872 \ P4ge23 July 1974 t' ?. 5^ �ri.-- r\ r4.: ••:. „•'. • v"'V «ISPAYCH1RS REPORT JUNE 1-30, 1974 TOTAL RE6ISTEREO AHOromw A CIBMB CIMSC REGISTERED ON BEACH Alt Groups CtossA CtMsB CIMSC TOTAL SHIPPED ANSroups A OMSB CtoMC DECK DEPARTMENT - . '"'V - '• -i-. • '' , -J.' '• -t ':•/= Wr'' • •. • v- Boston 6'* «'*V« • * • New York ......... Philadelphia Baltimore ........ Norfolk ' Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco ...... Wilmington Seattle . Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Frankfort Chicago : • ••••••••••••••• Totals • ••••••••••••••• Port Boston •',f ,•*••• ,. "l ir'" :. i :' • .-•* 1 5 99 17 55 20 7 28 78 .38 57 32 11 76 0 2 3 3 2 11 7 8 4 582 2 15 3 8 3 4 3 18 5 13 11 10 0 20 0 4 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 127 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 20 0 90 8 38 11 4 25 47 19 51 12 9 12 59 0 2 1 2 2 17 11 3 4 437 2 38 6 11 4 1 8 28 15 27 11 21 6 27 0 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 1 218 0 5 0 1 0 . New York Philadelphia ...... Baltimore. ...... .•• j. Nortoik ................... .f......... Tampa ............................ Mobile ' . New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington ; Seattle Puerto Rico Houston :... Piney Point Yokohama ..... Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duiuth Frankfort .•...'. Chicago Totals .............................. • 8 38 4"' 12 6 .a.,.......' Houston . Piney Point Yokohama .... Alpena .......... Buffalo ............. Cleveland i Detroit Duiuth Frankfort ..... Chicago Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk.. Tampa ..... v k^obile ............................ New Orleans '. Jacksonville San Francisco — Wilmington Seattle.. Fuerto Rico Houston ; Piney Point i...... !•.•. . • • 4 37 4 12 10 9 7 43 9 10 7 16 3 38 4 1 2 2 7 8 6 1 2 242 8 158 23 79 27 8 59 104 50 110 25 55 16 139 0 2 4 2 6 16 5 6 6 908 3 27 4 8 6 1 7 6 7 24 18 19 2 28 0 4 0 -2 1 _ 3 3 1 1 175 2 ' 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 3 4 0 1 0 6 2 3 34 1 128 11 55 19 2 43 78 20 71 18 25 19 89 0 1 2 4 2 24 7 2 0 621 2 52 8 18 7 2 15 24 8 27 16 17 6 34 0 4 2 1 1 - 5 4 0 1 264 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 2 1 2 6 0 8 40 5 74 8 22 12 0 36 45 20 58 11 22 13 74 0 2 0. 1 1 3 3 0 0 310 1 16 1 2 2 1 3 6 5 32 7 5 1 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 89 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 3 159 21 47 i 35. .19 2 i 2 39 i 17 52 42 i 19 83 i 29 18 i 5 19 i 13 33 1 23 66 i 24 4 1 0 2 1 1 5 1 5 5 5 i 5 14 1 25 14 1 5 5 i 15 4 1 4 • 355 661 2,194 1,189 10 83 4 13 9 2 0 16 14 15 0 4 4 65 0 9 65 34 21 88 46 21 40 563 646 1 6 1 5 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 2 11 10 12 2 3 70 ENGINE DEPARTMENT i Port Boston a..'....... New York ....... i.. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa .' Mobile New Orleans ...........,. Jacksonville .......... San Francisco Wilmington Seattle "'. 'V- .•, ^ 1 86 5 29 16 10 20 61 33 31 14 20 7 67 0 2 3 . 5 2 21 12 11 6 462 Yokohama ..... Alpena Buffalo -. Cleveland Detroit .......................^..... Duiuth .... Frankfort Chicago .......a.............,.....'. Totals Totals AllDepts 16 24 5 9 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 6 0 0 1 0 1 9 1 12 6 3 0 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 58 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 1 5 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 10 1 65 . 6 28 8 8 18 43 23 43 6 17 9 58 0 1 3 2 2 9 14 6 6 376 1 52 4 12 7 4 5 22 18 22 5 14 1 35 6 2 0 0 11 3 5 0 6 235 0 8 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 3 5 0 1 0 30 > STEWARD DEPARTMENT 1 3 1 30 15 33 0 6 1 S 12 2 0 O 7 3 0 '8 0 19 5 16 0 39 0 13 12 0 21 22 5 0 7 1 6 7 0 8 7 28 11 33 0 0 21 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 2 8 1 2 3 4 1 0 9 3 2 1 238 182 54 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 32 11 24 6 2 i i i 14 31 8 23 6 14 1/ 18 0 1 0 3 2 2^ 7 15 3 2C0 1,53S 54 i ^ i ^ 1,076 PRESIDENT PaulHaE SECRETARY-TREASURER JoeDiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner. VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindscy Williams. Frank Drtnak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS <754Avc.,Bfc|)ni.ll232 (212) HY MM# ALPENA, Mich. SM N. 2 Ave. 49767 (517) EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, Md. 1214 E. Baltimore St 21242 (341) EA 7-4944 BOSTON, Mam. 215 Emex St 42111 (§17) 4S2-4714 BUFFALO, N.Y.... .294 Franklia St 14242 SIU (714)1X3-9259 IBU (714)1X3-9259 CHICAGO, m.. .9383 S. Ewiag Are. 44417 HU (312) SA 1-4733 IBU (312) ES 5-9574 CLEVFXAND,Ohlo 1294 Old River Rd. 44113 (214) MA 1-5454 DETROIT, Mich. 14225 W. Jeffcrsoa Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Mbn. 2414 W. 3 St 55844 (218) RA 2-4114 FRAT^KFORT, Mkh. F.O. Box 287 415 Malo Si. 49435 (414) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tax. ... .5844 Canal St 77411 (713) WA 8-3247 lACKSONVlLLE, Fhk.2448 Pearl St 32233 (944) EL 3-4987 JERSEY CITY, TU. 99 MoBtgomery StT7342# (241) HE 5-9424 ^ MOBILE, Ala.: ...IS. Lawrence St 34442 (245) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS^ La. 434 Jaehaoo Ave. 74|34 NORFOLK, Va. .115 3 St 23514 (944) i22-18» PADUCAH, Ky..;..... .2258.7 St 42441 (542) 443-2493 PHULADELPHU, Pa.. .2444 S. 4 St 19148 (215) DE 4-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex.... .5349 Ave. 77444 (713) 983-1479 SAN FRANCISCO, CaHr. 1321 Mission St 94143 (415) 424i4793 SANTURCE, PJR..1313 Femandex, Jnncos, Stop 20 00948 (849)724-4247 SEATTLE, Warik 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (284) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUBk Mo.. .4581 Gnvois Ave. 43114 (314)752-4584 TAMPA, Fb. 312 Hanhoa St 33442 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Sonmrit St 43644 (419) 2466491 WILMINGTON, CaM. 514 N. Broad St 94744 (213) 549-4444 YOKOHAMA, PX). Box 429 Yokehawi Part PAL 5-4NlhoaOhdari Nika-Ka 231-91 201-7935 Ext 291 The above %aKS cieaily Atm that siting in aD areas is exoelleiN. Daring Oe of Jmie 1-30, a total of 1,889 jobs wen shipped ANMB SIU bails. Bat of these, only 1,070 wen taken by Class SealoiKy faU book men. That awaas than were 813 pcraiaBeBl jobs avaOabie to Class seniority fall book awa not tato by tbcat There are pleBty of jobs avail­ able la aDdepaitaMits,aad SIU amabascaB fed secare that vriwatb^goloaBSIUUi^baB,tberewlDbejobslortlwBi to 8Rr ;'v" y• P8ge24 ::A . • '.Seaf^IS log �: • >• Vantage Horizon Visits Australia J •••' ^ se- I i-fi. f- v.- 1 xvr'??^ • ••-s\^''<M\ . , . Mm- The Vantage Horizon (Vantage Steamirfiip), the ficst American vessel to k>ad wheat in Australia since Woild War II, recentty had a seven month payoff at Newport News, Va. The sfa^ had carried grain from die of Mexico to Germany, India, Iran^ and Genddton, Australia, among other ports. The 650 foot-long tanker has a dwt iff 33,761 tims. ^e was consirocted fatm two vcssds in Mobile, Ala. in April, 1968. Her bow and stem section were taken from the former T-2 tmiker, Westfield, and her mid-body from the French-buflt Isanda. The fulty air-conditiimed diip is one of the 50 American sh^ vffiich carry grain to the Soviet Union as part of die trade agreement be­ tween the UJS. and Russia signed in 1972, The Vantage Horizon returned to die United States with a ^ort-handed crew. The deck department lost some men abroad who had to be hospital­ ized, but crewmembers all agreed that all three departments really woriced together to bring in the ship with a minimum of diflBculty. The steward and engine departments es­ pecially helped out with tying-up and standing watch. The Vantage Horizon sailed from Houston on June 19 carrying wheat headed for Leningrad, Russia. •fv.. ijf-r- ir^ h' • " X •Sk rr-' ] V '•'f r- f •S- .k ' f 11 1; r •yi- • t- iI •? f V y-!. 1 I -y / i'i". ] ."» / I 4 .'y .J .f 5 ;-Tf t- • 4.t r 1.' fcS: it v: '5 BR/Utllity Pericles Mouzlthras (left) makes two-ticket SPAD contribution to Norfolk l4tn5lman Steve Papuohis. ' >^i>^^^ Chief Cook F. U. Halt (left) piepares food in the galley as Chief Steward G. Page 25 July 1974 > . V ;, r*' • •- .1 >• 'a ' s. •f y t- ; \''>" • . y^^-' ''if aH'V-: -:A- �'Sit-:: Jfinal Beparturesi SlU pensioner Earl R. 'mckie** Harri­ son, 61, died of bron­ chopneumonia in the A.G. Holley State Hospital, Lantana, Fla., on. Feb. 13. Brother Harrison joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a chief cook and steward delegate. He was bom in Mansfield, Mass., and was a resident of Lake Placid, Fla. at the time of his death. Burial was in Lake Placid. Surviving are his widow, Dor­ othy, and a stepdaughter, Marian A. Williams. •J Thomas C. Hop­ kins, 53, died oh Mar. 18. Brother Hopkins joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1958 sail­ ing ir the engine de­ partment. He had sailed for 32 years. A native of Norton, Va., he was a resi­ dent Churchill, Tenn., at his death. Seafarer Hopkins was a pre-World War II veteran of the U.S. Coast Artillery. Surviving are his widow. Hazel; a son, Mark of Kingspoit, Tenn., and his mother, Mrs. Jennie McMurray of Dor­ chester, Va. SIU pensioner Cleveland A. Howell, 76, died of natural causes in Misericordia Hospital, Bronx, N. v., on May 29. Brother Howell join­ ed the Union in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He was bom in -Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies, and was a resident of the Bronx at his death. Burial was in Woodlawn Ceme­ tery, the Bronx, Surviving are his widow, Wilhelmine and a daughter, Mrs. Elaine M. Allen. Frank I. Fisher, 19, passed away aboard the SS Platte (Ogden Marine) in Saigon Harbor, Viet'nam, on • Jan. 15. Brother Fisher was a 1972 graduate of the HLSS. He sailed in the steward and deck departments. Sea­ farer Fisher was a native of St. Peters­ burg, Fla., where he resided at his death. Burial wais in St. Petersburg. Surviving is his mother, Jeanne of St. Petersburg. /- n m- m-rn'. William F. Carpenter, 37, died of a hemorrhage in Law­ rence County Gen­ eral Hospital, Ironton, Ohio on Mar, 19. Brother Carpen­ ter joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1970 sailing as an AB for both the American and Erie Steamship Compa­ nies. A native of Ironton, he was a resi­ dent there at his death. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Burial was m Woodland Cemetery, Ironton. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; his mother, Mrs. Mari­ etta Carpenter and two children, all of Ironton. Candido Bonefont, 57, died in the Bronx, N.Y., on Aug. 8, 1971. Brother Bonefont joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. He walked the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. Born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Seafater Bonefont was a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. at his death. Sur­ viving is his widow, Maria. SIU pensioner George F. Crabtree, 70, died of natural causes on May 28 at his home in New York City. Brother Crabtree joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sail­ ing. as a cook. He was bom in King, N. Carolina. Cremation was in Garden State Crematory, North Bergen, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Catherine and a son, Tom of Rainier, Md. Ernest C. Brown, 66, passed away in Oakland, Calif, on Apr. 22. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of New York in 1957 sailing as a cook. He had sailed for 47 years. A native of Seattle, Wash., he was a resident there at his death. Sea­ farer Brown is survived by two sisters, Lillian Brown and Mrs. June Sentine, both of Seattle. Charies L. Gregson, 60, succumbed to pneumonia in Morton Hospital, Taunton, Mass. on Mar. 22. Brother Gregson joined the SIU in the port of Boston in 1956 sail­ ing as a chief cook. He was born in Worcester, Mass., and was a resident of Taunton at his death. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Ma^s. Surviving is his widow, Isabelle. SIU pensioner Roy J. Barker, 64, suc­ cumbed to cancer inPark Central Conva­ lescent Hospital, Fre­ mont, Calif, on May 20. Brother Barker joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. Bom in Wisconsin, he was a resident of Newark, Calif, at his death. Burial was in Irvington Cemetery, Newark. Surviving are his widow, Gladys and three grandchildren, Pamela Jean, Roy and Richard Saladin. Frederick Colle­ ton, 47, passed away on the SS Overseas Valdez (Maritime Overseas) on Apr. 19. Brother Colleton joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 sailing in the engine department. Bom in Stockport, England, he was a resident of Wilming­ ton, Calif, at his death. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Barbara Hollis of Wil­ mington. SIU 'pensioner Adam R. Swiszczowski, 77, succumbed to heart disease in Brooklyn, N, Y., on Apr. 23. Brother Swiszczowski joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB.- He was an Army veteran of both World War I and World War II. Seafarer Swiszczowski attended the HLSS in 1970. He also sailed on the RV Anton Bruun (Alpine Geo­ physical) in 1964 on the National Sci­ ence Foundation Indian Ocean Expedi­ tion. Bom in Poland, he was a resident of Toledo, Ohio. Cremation was in the Garden State Crematory, North Ber- . gen, N. J. Surviving are a sister, Z. Dzieworska of Warsaw, Poland and three cousins, Mrs. Helen Brpwnfield of Birmingham, Mich.; Henry Richards of Toledo, and W. S. Richards of Perrysburg, Ohio; .•••A I • Francesco E. Gianicco, 52, died of heart disease in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Apr. 19. Brother Gianiccp joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as a firemanwatertender. Bora in San Jose, Calif., he was a resident of Brooklyn at his death. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Burial was in Greenwood Cem­ etery, Brooklyn. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ruth G. Pascoe of San Francisco. SIU pensioner Jo­ seph T. Gehringer, 63, died of cancer in East Louisiana State Hospital, Jackson on Apr. 7. Brother Geh­ ringer joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Baltimore sailing in the deck department. Bom in Allentown, Pa,, he was a resident of New Orleans at his death. Interment was in Garden of Memories Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Audrey and a son, Tom of Allentown. Karl G. Westerback, 56, passed away on Apr. 13. Brother Westerback joined the Union in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as an AB. He was bom in Finland and was a resident of Baltimore at his death. Interment^as in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is a brother, Al­ fred of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Canada. William J. French, 63, passed away on Mar. 25. Brother French joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing in the deck department. .He was born. in Massachu­ setts and was a resident pf Middlesex, Md. at his death. Surviving is a sister, iMrs. Eose Carlin of Middlesex. William L. Ecker, 84, died of. a heart attack aboard the SS Summit (Sea-Land) at the Kodiak, Alaska City Dock on Mar. 31, 1973. Brother Ecker joined the Union in the port of Seattle in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. He had sailed for 44 years. Bom jn Rome, N.Y., he wjis a veteran of both the Army and the Navy in World War I. Burial was at sea from the SS Brook­ lyn (Sea-Land) on Aug. 8, 1973. Sur­ viving are a son, Tom; two sisters, Mrs. Carl Domino, both of Rome, N.Y., and Mrs. Marjorie Jones of Whittier, (IJalif. and a cousin, Mrs. Harriet Simons of Pompano Beach, Fla. I$racR.Claik,49, died in Oakland, Calif, on Mar. 16. Brother Clark joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as a cook. A native of Mississippi, he was a resident of Oakland at his death. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Interment was in Sunset View Ceme­ tery, El Ceirito, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Nellie; a son, Aaron; three daughters, Beverly and Michelle and Pamela Gilliam, all of Oakland, and a sister, Mrs. Sylvia L. Troupe of Hamil­ ton, Miss. John E. Brown, 70, died of a ^ heart attack in Seattle's USPHS hospital on Apr, 26. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1952 sail­ ing as a firemanwatertender. He was a pre-war and World War II veteran of the Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. Bom in Beach Grove, Tenn., he' was a resident of Seattle at his death. Burial was in Acaia Memorial Park, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Margaret, and a daughter, Mrs. Betty J. Minga of Bellingham, Wash. George E. Phillips, 5 1, passed away aboard the SS Achil­ les (Newport Tank­ ers) while at sea on June 16. Brother Phillips joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1954 sail­ ing in the engine department. He at­ tended the HLSS at Piney Point, Md. in 1970. Born in Alabama, he was a resident of Houston at his death. Sur­ viving are his widow, Margaret; six sons, Philip, Ronald, Ernest, Donald, Jeffrey and Lawrence and two daugh­ ters, Peggy and Etta. Jose Dacimha, 63, was found drowned in Baltimore Harbor on Mar. 28. Brother Dacunha joined the Union in the jjprt of Philadelphia in 1955 sailing in the steward department. A native of Portugal, he was a resident of Balti­ more at his death. Interment was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving is a brothpr; Manuel of Baltimore. Seafarers Log �I- Jfiiwl Beparturcsi Edward S. Bryson, 72, passed away in Woodstock, 111., on June 4. Brother Bry­ son joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a cook. jBorn in Chi­ cago, lie was a resi­ dent of Clinton, Md. at .his death. Sur­ viving is a cousin, Edward Silver of Los Angeles. SIU pensioner Francisco Mayo, 68, died in Cor-una, Spain, in June. Brother Mayo joined the Union in 1939 in the port of Baltimore sailing in the engine department. He was bom in Spain and was a resident there at his death. Surviving are his widow, Lena and a sister, Delores of Baltimore. Michael N. Katradis, 66, died on May 26. Brother Katradis joined the Union in the port of New York in 1965 sailing in the engine department. A native of Greece, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y, at his death. Surviving are his widow, Katina of Chios Agios Simeon, Greece, and a son and a daughter. Charles J. Burns, 56, died in the 1 Church Home and Hospital, Baltimore, on Apr. 27. Brother Bums joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a bosun. He did picket duty in both the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike of 1961 and the Robin Line strike in 1962. Bora in Cumber­ land, England, he was a resident of Carbondale. Pa. at his death. Interment was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Balti­ more. Surviving are three brothers, Michael of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Joseph of East Haven, Conn., and James. Milton F. Flynn, 58, died of cancer in the Fort Pierce, Fla. Memorial Hospital on Mar. 19. Brother Flytm joined the Union in 1949 in the port of New York sailing in the engine department. Brother Flynn was a SIU welfare representative in 1956. He was bora in Florida and was a resident of Fort Pierce at his death. Surviving are his widow, Mary and a brother, SIU member Delmar Flynn. ^ Louls C. Becker, 18, died in John F. Kennedy Hopital, Iselin, N.J., on Mar. 7. Bora in Perth AmSIU pensioner Gil­ boy, N.J., Brother bert G. Parker, Jr., Becker was a resi­ 51, succumbed to dent of Iselin at the |i emphysema on Mar. time of his death. He 13. Brother Parker was a 1972 graduate of the Harry joined the SIU in Lundeberg School of Seamanship, 1944 in the port of Piney Point, Md., and sailed as an OS. Savannah sailing as a Seafarer Becker marched in the school's chief cook. He had Memorial Day parade in 1972. Burial sailed for 30 years. Born in Philadel­ was in Hazelwood Cemetery, Rahway, phia, Seafarer Parker was a resident of N.J. Surviving are his mother, Alice of Savannah at his death. Burial was in Iselin; his father, Louis and a sister, Forest Lawn Cemetery, Savannah. Sur­ Mercedes. viving are his mother, Ethel and a Victor C. AUcea, brother, John, both of Savannah. 39, succumbed to a William E. May, heart attac' in Jew­ 63, succumbed to ish Hospital, Brook­ cancer May 20 in lyn, N.Y., on Mar. 26. Brother Alicea Monroe Memorial Hospital, Monroe, joined the SIU in the port of New York in Mich. Brother May 1970 sailing as a joined the SIU in the Great Lakes port of cook. A native of Puerto Rico, he was Alpena, Mich, in a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. at the time of his death. Interment was in 1955 sailing in the steward department Municipal Cemetery, Bayamon, Puerto for the American Steamship Co. and Rico. Surviving are his widow, Tita; the Huron Cement Co. Bora in Cheyfour daughters, Sylvia, Elizabeth, Lus boygan, Mich., he was a resident of Ivonne and Margarita; a son, Edwin; Alpena at the time of his death. Inter­ his father, Leonardo; a sister, and two ment was in Evergreen Cemete^, brothers. Alpena. Surviving is a son, William of Rockwood, Mich. Robert H. Al­ bright, 48, died of Severino H. Garcancer in the USPHS da, Jr., 22, passed hospital in New Or­ away in St. Joseph's leans on Sept. 19. Hospital, Houston, Brother Albright on Apr. 27. Brother joined the Union in Garcia joined the the' port of Philadel­ Union in the port of phia in 1952 sailing Houston in 1971 sailing as a winer. A , in the engine department. Bora in Monclo, W. Va., he was a resident of Or­ native of Galveston, Tex., he was a lando, Fla. at the time of his death. resident of HousJon at his death. Burial Seafarer Albright was a veteran of the was in South Memorial Park. Cemetery, Army Medical Corps in World War II. Pearland, Tex. Surviving are his widow, Sylvia; a daughter, Christie; his mother, Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Naomi Albright of -Orlando and a sister, Mrs. Nica and his father, SIU pensioner Se­ Jean A. Bradshaw of Pinellas, Finverino Garcia, Sr., ail of Houston. Hobart R. Kirkwood, 47, died of a heart attack aboard the SS Panama (SeaLand) in Baton Rouge, La., on Apr. 2. Brother Kirkwoiod joined the Union in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He was a Navy veteran of World War 11. Seafarer Kirkwood was a November 1973 alter­ nate in the Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram and attended the HLSS welding and GED courses at Piney Point, Md. Bora in Florida, he was a resident of Jacksonville at his death. Interment was in Riverside Memorial Park, Jackson­ ville. Surviving are his widow, Virginia; three sons, Travis, Hobart and Kylcn and his mother, Mrs. Ruby Curl of Jacksonville. Jos^b L. Cebnla, 59, expired from cancer on July 18, 1973. Bora in Al­ pena, Mich., he was a resident there when he died. Brother Cebula joined the SIU in the port of Alpena in 1958 and sailed in the engine department as a fire­ man. Burial was in St. Casimir Cemeteiy, Posen, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Helen; his mother, Anna; a son, Joseph, Jr. and a daughter, Jane. Richard N. Green, 20, after an acci­ dent aboard the Ben Calvin died in Outer Drive Hospital, Lincoln Park, Mich., on Aug; 8. Brother Green was a resident of Rogers City, Mich. He was a member of the SIU in the port of Detroit and sailed in the deck depart­ ment as a gateman for the American Steamship Co. of Buffalo. Interment was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rogers City. Surviving is his mother, Dorothy. George E. Richardson, 53, passed away on July 25, 1973. Bom in Mis­ souri, he was a resident of California at the time of his death. Brother Rich­ ardson joined the Union in 1956 in the port of Baltimore and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is survived by a sister-in-law, Marie Richardson. SIU pensioner Edmund H. Johnston, 73, passed away from arteriosclerosis on Sept. 17. A native of Alpena, Mich., he was a resident of Hubbard L^e, Mich, at the time of his death. Brother Johnston joined the SlU-afi^liated IBU in the port of Detroit in 1949 and sailed in the steward department for Michigan Tankers Corp. from 1953 to 1962. He had been sailing on the Great Lakes since 1937. Surviving is his widow, Edith. SIU pensioner Jos^b E. Schmidt died on June 26. Brother Schmidt was a resident of Chicago at the time of his death. He joined the SlU-aflfiliated IBU in the port of Chicago in 1961 and sailed in the deck department as a tugman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1924 to 1929 and the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1929 to 1973. Surviving are his widow, Agnes, and four sons, Robert, Donald, Ken­ neth and James. Sondor J. Csortos, 64, passed away in February. Bora in Buffalo, he was a resident there at the time of his death. Brother Csortos joined the SlU-afSliated IBU in the port of Buffalo in 1962 sailing in the engine department for Kinsman Marine, Huron Portland and the Boland Steamship Co. Surviv­ ing are a brother, John and a sister, Mrs. Ann Thomas, both of Buffalo. •• J' 4' f V" 'y r -.U f- '4^'. iJ •f i fy . ? '• V. i I -i: 'I • ;V; ;• -tU- f -'%• t H I ^ 'i U K; r I I-, > •I' :-v" v': -.1 J. A • i 'I SIU pensioner Anthony Czeczemsld, 79, died of arteriosclerosis in the Gould Nursing Home, Baltimore, Md. on Aug. 12. Bom in Buffalo, N.Y., he was a resident of Baltimore when he passed away. Brother Czeczeraski joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York and sailed in the engine deparment as a fireman-watertender. Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Dundalk, Md. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Walter A. (Josephine) Kurek, and a niece, Mrs. Cecila Fahey, both of Phoenix. Ariz. Page27 -•1'. L SIU pensioner Stephen R. Laffey, 72, died of a cerebral thrombosis in the Napening . Nursing Home, Midway Twsp., Minn., Dec. 9. Bora in Ireland, he was a resident of Duluth, Miim. at the time of his death. Brother Laffey joined the SIU in 1945 in the port erf Cleveland sailing in the deck depart­ ment as a wheelsman for Kinsman Ma­ rine. He did picket duty in the Northern Venture strike. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Duluth. Surviving are his widow, Marian and a sister, Mrs. Mar­ garet Leininger of Carnegie, Pa. SIU pensioner Jesse A. Pace, 73, died of heart failure at home Dec. 31. Bora in Elberta, Ohio, he was a resident of Frankfort, Mich, when he passed away. Brother Pace joined the Union in the port of Elberta in 1953 sailing in the engine department 21 years for the Ann Arbor Railroad Co. Interment was in Vonway Cemetery, Manistee County, Mich. Surviving is his widow. Vera. SIU pensioner Cari G. Green succiunbed to a cerebral thrombosis in De­ troit General Hospital Nov. 20. Brother Green joined the Union in the port of New York in 1965. He was a resident of Detroit when he died. Burial was in Feradale Cemetery, Riverview, Mich. July 1974 • ••ci •v.A®*' SIU pensioner Francis Peterson, 68, succumbed to lobar pneumonia in Memorial Hospital, Onekoma Twsp., Mich, on July 27, 1973. Bora in Frankfort, Mich., he,was a resident of Manistee, Mich, when he died. Brother Peterson joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in 1939 in the port of Detroit sailing in the engine department for the McCarthy Steamship Co. Burial was in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Manistee. Surviv­ ing is his widow. Norma. Hubert E. Burireen, 36, was crushed to death when he fell between a ship and a Great Northern ore dock in Su­ perior, Wise., Oct. 5. Brother Burkeen joined the SlU-aflfiliated IBU in the port of Detroit in 1973 sailing in the deck department for Kinsman Marine •and the Great Lakes Shipping Co. Bora in Texarkana, Ark., he was a resident of Duluth, Minn, at the time of his de­ mise. Burial was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Texarkana. Surviving is a brother, Charles B. Burkeen of Texar­ kana. Gerald R. Blabnik, 45, died of a heart attack in St. Joseph Hospital, Lo­ rain, Ohio on Aug. 16. A native of AJgoma, Wise., he was a resident of Green Bay, Wise, when he passed away. Brother Blahnik joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing in the deck department as a wheelsman for the Roen Steamship Co. of Sturgeon Bay, Wise., and the American Steam­ ship Co. of Buffalo. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Interment was in St. Mary Cemetery, Algoma. Surviving are his mother, Mary and his father, Raymond of Algoma, and two sisters, Mrs. Gail J. De Meuse of Green Bay and Mrs. Vema Moore of Algoma. 1/' �<.'• •ft-;-;, 5 •• •,• '- '/;f: - *. -*r. Vv 1.': i A/ Digest of SlU Shlps^ Meetings i . DELTA BRASIL (Delta Steamship), May 7—Chairman Recertihed Bosun E. A. Rihn; Secretary R. P. Marion; Ed­ ucational Director A. Abrams; Deck Delegate J. Klondyke; Engine Delegate O. Wheeler; Steward Delegate J. Hummerick. $157 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Chairman urged all to take advantage of upgrading at Piney Point. There was also a discussion about the importance of SPAD. Next port Maracaibo. Overseas Vivian Committee TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Water­ ways), May 12—Chairman Recertified Bosun Raymond W. Hodges; Secret^ A. Aragones; Educational Director E. Lagasse; Steward Delegate Juan Ruiz. A vote of thanks to the Assistant Cook, Monte Estes foi a job well doiie. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one minute of si­ lence in memory of our departed bro­ thers. Next port New York. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Maritime Overseas), May 26—Chairman Recer- " tified Bosun Fred Cooper; Secretary J. Thomas; Educational Director S. Marano; Deck Delegate J. Murphy. Held a discussion on the Oil Import Bill and After a run to Russia, the SlU-contracted tanker Overseas Vivian paid off on how it came about with the help of May 14 in the port of Philadelphia. The ship's committee noted it had been a SPAD donations. All crewmembers do­ smooth voyage and reported no beefs from the crew. Committee members nated to SPAD. The great benefits that are, from the left: Paul Honeycutt, engine delegate: R-- C. Bozeman, steward can be attained by going to Piney Point delegate; Nolan Trahan, educational director; Whitten Hammock, deck dele­ were also discussed. $2.73 in ship's gate; Paljlo Barrial, ship's chairman, and Allen Bell,"secretary-reporter. fimd. No disputed OT. All communica­ DEL ORO (Delta Line), May 5— tions were read, discussed and posted. TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson Wa­ Chairman Robert Broadus; Secretary terways), May 12—Chairman Jesse L. At a safety meeting several points were Teddy Kross; Educational Director Green; &cretary D. G. Chafin; Educa­ made on how to improve things safetyDavid Rojas; Deck Delegate Andrew tional Director William L. Holland. wise for all crewmembers. Thompson; Engine Delegate R. L. Steward Delegate David R. Sumulong Evans; Steward Delegate John Reilly. making his first trip from Piney Point. LOS ANCELES (Sea-Land Service), $70 in ship's fund..No disputed OT. A Observed one minute of silence in mem­ May 19—Chairman Pedro J. Erazo; vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ory of our departed brothers. Next port Secretary Paul P. Lopez; Educational ment for a job well done. Next port Pusan, Korea. Director Walter Stevens; Deck Delegate Dakar. John Holt; Engine Delegate Juan J. Patino; Steward Delegate Rufus Woodard. OVERSEAS ANCHORAGE (Mari­ EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Trans­ $40 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. time Overseas), May 12—Chairman port Corp.), May 5—Chairman G. Everything running smoothly. Next port F. A. Pehler; Secretary George A. Finklas; Secretaiy F. S. Paylor; Educa­ Cadiz, Spain. O'Berry; Educational Director Herman tional Director C. Landos. Some dis­ Wilkerson. Some disputed OT in deck puted OT in deck department. A vote of IBERVILLE (Waterman Steamship thanks to the steward department for a department. A vote of thanks to the Corp.), May 5—Chairman Donald job well done. Everything running pumpman for the up-keep of the wash­ Chestnut; Secretary Harvey M. Lee; ing machines and d^ers. Everything smoothly. Educational Director Stephen Divane; running smoothly. Next port Houston. Steward Delegate Eddie Bowers. Some SEATRAIN WASHINGTON (Hud­ disputed OT in steward department. son Waterways), May 12—Chairman BROOKLYN (Sea-Land Service), Everything running smoothly. Observed A. Schwartz; &cretary W. G. Williams; May 6—Chairman N. Beahlivanis; Sec­ one minute of silence in memory of our Educational Director J. Lincoln; Deck retary F. Carmichael; Educational Di­ departed brothers. Next port Charles­ Delegate W. Moore; Engine Delegate rector O. Stores; Deck Delegate Elvis ton. S. Torina; Steward Delegate P. Living­ O. Warren; Engine Delegate Marcelino ston. A vote of thanks to the deck watch Valentin. No disputed OT. The SEA­ MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory for keeping the messroom and pantry FARERS LOG was received and sev­ Carriers), May 5—Chairman Recerti­ clean. Some disputed OT in steward de­ eral articles contained therein were dis­ fied Bosun P. Konis; Secretary McNally; partment. Everjrthing running smoothly. cussed. Everything running smoothly. Educational Director Bryant; Steward Delegate Joseph Roberts. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. ERNA ELIZABETH (Hudson Waterways), May 19—Chairman Jack Kingsley; Secretary Sherman Wright; Educational Director D. Kosicki. $T5.08 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. Everything running smoothly. SEATTLE (Sea-Land Service Inc.), May 5—Chairman J. Gianniotis; Sec­ retary E. B. Tart; Educational Director A. Tselentis. $18 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one minute of sil­ ence in memory of our departed brothers. '.r'' ' OVERSEAS BULKER (Maritime Overseas), May 19—Chairman A. Houde; &cretary C. Scott; Educational Director D. Sidney. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks tp the steward depart­ ment; three of the messmen were from Piney Point and did a fine job. Every­ thing running smoothly. Next port Ja­ maica. COLUMBIA (United States Steel), May 12—Chairman John Bergeria; Secretary Melano S. Sospina; Deck Del­ egate James Rogers. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Page 28 George Walton Committee t'l i ^ y'f A. I , NEW YORKER (Sea-Land Service), May 12—Chairman Robert N. Mahone; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educa­ tional Director Rodney D. Borlase; Deck Delegate Lonnie C. Cole; Engine Delegate Rodney Borlase. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothy. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. JAMES (Ogden Marine), May 4— Chairman F. Finch; Secretary P. Franco; Educational Director Clevenger. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Everything running smoothly, TRANSINDIANA (Hudson Water­ ways), May 5—Chairman E. Cristiansen; Secretary E. Caudill; Steward Dele­ gate H. Martin. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observied one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. Next port Kobe, Japan. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land Service), May 19—Chairman Francis J. White; Secretary Jack Mar. $3.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything run­ ning smoothly. BROOKLYN (Anndep Shipping Co.), May 3—Chairman Recertified Bosun Alfonso A. Armada; Secretary Jimmie Bartlett; Educational Director Eddie Corley; Steward Delegate C. Martin. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. All cmnmunications were read and posted on board. A vote of thanks to the Steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. ceivcd from the pACRAMENTO . SALVESTON •' • ~ ITHUR MIDDLETON 'ERANaSCO Recertified Bosun George Annis, standing second from right, a graduate of. the February Class of the Bosun Recertification Program is now sailing bosun aboard the SlU-manned George Waiton which paid off late last month at Pier 7 in Brooklyn, N.Y. after a run to Africa. Ship's committee members, and others are, standing from the left: Robert Johnson, educational director; Dave Quinones, SlU patrolman; Leslie Phillips, engine delegate; George Annis, ship's chairman, and Pete Gerard, steward delegate. Seated clockwise from the left are: Roy Evans, deck delegate; Larry Utterback, "A" Seniority Upgrader, and Bennie Guarino, secretary-reporter. ..f " ... 'J Seafarers Log �•!' • 'l r-,T '• -.Sf^ "•. ••'••A'-: ij.Y'.,'"- • .^ • • • ^ ' •'-" '- -f-e/,- s., ^ ^ ^ /' Cv » 1 "-f' m *' • • •• 'M, •'-• •- ' -vK ' "'mv k'^W" ' '•>*11'' ' /-TTi Able-seaman William Jenkins of Baltimore works topside aboard the containership Transoregon. .. - i,; Young Seafarer George Pino, right, on his first ship since graduation from the Lundeberg School, squares away dues with Patrolman Dave Quinones. crew to SIU patrolmen servicing the vessel. During the payoff, Recertified Bosun Gaetano Mattioli, a graduate of the November Class of the Bosun Recertification Program, chaired a Union meeting at which the SIU's The SlU-contracted containership Transoregon, operated by Seatrain Lines, paid off May 21 in the port of Weehawken, J. after anoflier good voyage to Puerto Rico. The payoff was handled smoothly and no bee& were reported by the legislative activities were discussed, and the importance of SPAD in sup­ porting these activities was empha­ sized. The crew was brought up-to-date on the progress in the U.S. Congress of the oil imports quota bill and other important issues facing the industry. The crew also took note of the necessity—for personal and ship­ board safety — of getting firefighting training at the Maritime Administration Firefighting School in Bayonne, NJ. I Sf •I '^J. R. Thompson, a-participant in the Bosun Recertificatioh Program, accompanied SIU rep­ resentatives to Transoregon payoff, and brought —crew up-to-date on oil imports bill, Thompson Third Cook R. Caraballo, left^ and Baker-Juan Rodri- graduated Program at June membership meeting guez prepare a weii-baianced dinner for the crew, in New York. f Engine Delegate David Able does his part in supporting the SlU's Washington activities with a donation to SPAD. Page 29 July 1974 ^ 'i", ' ' " ' I ' v''''' 1 " i' J.'' • -1 -' • •• t • 1 •• • ^; .-J i > (I i Vl �yt-r^ . - ^v^;',';.- • 'Lr, V- .. v 'V^' ^ Through HLS's Program .•v^' ' 22ncl Seafarer Gefs High School Diploma Chief Electrician Horace Jones has beeome the 22nd SIU member to get his high school diploma through the equivalency program at the Lundeberg School. Seafarer Jones, a Seafarer since 1968, decided to get his high school diploma because he "felt limited with­ out it. Among other things, it's a pre­ requisite for all college courses." An avid photography buff, Brother Jones, who is 38, now plans to continue his education by attending photography courses at a lot^ college, if he can find the time. Before beginning the program, Brother Jones was especially worried about the math section, but his math teacher said: "Horace always worked the hardest in my class. He always came to class with his assignments ex­ cellently prepared." His hard work payed off, and though Brother Jones finished the GED pro- gram, in half the time most Ltmdeberg Trainees in the program take, he passed the GED exam with the highest total of all the students sitting for the test. Born in the West Indies, Brother Jones left school at the age of 15 to become a diesel mechanic's apprentice. A. resident of the country since 1968, Seafarer Jones makes his home in the port of New York, Brother Jone.s' roommate at Piney Point, QMED Joseph Myers, is another SIU member going through HLS's GED high school equivalency program. Brother Myers, no stranger to the training programs offered at the Lunde­ berg School, earned his full "A" book there in 1971 and returned in 1973 to upgrade to QMED. Shipping out since the age of 17, Seafarer Myers has returned 4o take ad- vantage of the SIU's GED pro|ramnn| earn his high school diploma so (hat he can begin pursuing a college education. Peter Albano, another Seafarer who upgraded to QMED in 1973 at Piney Point, has just returned to start attend­ ing GED classes, making him the 24th SIU member to start the Lundeberg School's high school equivalency pro­ gram. This GED program at Piney Point offers many SIU members the oppor­ tunity to earn the high school diplomas they may never have had the chance to get. With teaching programs geared to the individual, SIU members studying at Piney Point have had an amazing 100 percent success record in passing the GED exam and earning their di-; plomas. Upgrading Class Schedule July 22 July 25 July 29 August 8 August 19 August 22 Brother Horace Jones, who became the 22nd Seafarer to receive his high school diploma through the GED program at the Lundeberg School, studies in the research barge. High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers Twenty two Seafarers have already successfully completed studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. The Lundeberg High School Pro­ gram in Piney Point offers all Seafarers —regardless of age—the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The study period ranges from four to eight weeks. Classes are small, permit­ ting the teachers to concentrate on the individual student's progress. Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to continue his education can apply in two ways: -)-.J Go to an SIU office in any port and you will be given a GED PreTest. This test wiU cover five gen­ eral areas: English Grammar, and Literature; Social Studies, Science and Mathematics. The test will he sent to the Lundeberg School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to the Harry Lundeberg School. A test booklet and an answer sheet will he mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the tests, and mail both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg School. (See application on this page.) During your smy at the school, you will receive room and board, study materials and laundry. Seafarers will provide their own transportation to and from the school. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High Schooi Program: Septs Sept 16 Sept 19 Sept. 23 Oct. 3 Oct 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 29 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 — FOWT QMED, Lifeboat, nil Steward Dept. Ratings ! lii^ , — Diesel Engine Course — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, Able-seaman, and all Steward Dept. Ratings —FOWT i — QMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Dept. ' Ratings —Lifeboat, QMED, Welding, and all Steward Dept Ratings —FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, and ail Steward Dept Ratings —LNG — QMED, Lifeboat, Able Seaman, Welding, and all. Steward Dept Ratings J —^^ AU Steward Dept. Ratings, QMED, FOWT and Life-Imat . —Lifeboat, Quartermaster, QMED, Welding and all Steward Dept Ratings —FOWT — All Steward Dept. Ratings, QMED, Able Seaman and Lifeboat .. —Lifeboat QMED, FOWT, Welding, and all Seward ' Dept. Ratings — All Steward Dept Ratings, QMED and Lifeboat -—All Steward Dept Ratings, QMED and Lifeboat . Upgrader Secures Job 1. One year's seatime. 2. Initiation fees paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary <ffiligations, such as dues and loans paid in fuO. " j I am interested in furthering my education, and I would like more information ' I on the Lundeberg High School Program. j ,:*••, ,'i-' I Name— I j Address. I I I Last grade completed J • • - • .Book No.. (Street) • - (City or Town) (Zip) Last year attended.— • I Ccunplete this fprm, and mail to: Margaret Nalen I • » Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I Piney Point, Maryland 20674 ,, ; •I steward Department Upgrader Edward Heniken, a veteran Seafarer, unloads the Piney Point commissary vegetable locker. Brother Heniken, having sailed as chief cook for eight years, decided to take advantage of SIU's Steward Upgrading Program and get his steward endorsement because, in his words, "Eventually you're going to need the endorsement to get the steward job. It's the only way you can protect yourself against a period of slow shipping." Deck, engine room and steward upgrading programs at Piney Point offer all SIU members the same opportunity to increase their job security and, of course, their pay check. Seafararsiog �Deck Department Upgrading 2. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook and Assistant Cook or; 3. Six months as Assistant or Third Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cooks Training Course. Qnlartennaster 1. Must hold an endorsement as Able-Seaman—unlimited- -any waters; Chief Cook Able-Seaman 1. 12 months seatime as Cook and Baker or; 2. Three years seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months as Cook and Baker or; 3. Six months seatime as Third Cook Or Assistant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook and Second Cook and Baker's Training Course or; 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of completion from the Cook and Baker Training Program. Abie'Seanum—12 months—any waters I. Must be at least 19 years of age.. 2; Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100 20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or 4. Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have 8 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. (Those who have less than the 12 months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—^20/100, corrected to 20/4()—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or AB—12 months. 1. Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Engine Upgrading FOWT—(who has only a wiper endorsement) 1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30, and have normal color vision). 2. Have six months seatime as wiper or be a graduate of HLS at Piney point and have three months seatime as wiper. (Those who have less than the six months seatime will be required to take the four week course.) FOWT-^who holds an engine rating soch as Electrician) 1.: No requirements. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Janior Engineer, Machinist or Boflermaker— (who holds only a wiper endorsement) L Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/l()0—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30 and have normal color vision). 2. Have six ihonths seatime in engine department as wiper. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior iBngineer, Machinist or Boflermaker— ^ (who holds an engine rating such as FOWT) 1. No requirements. QMED—any rating 1. Must have rating (or successfully passed examinations for) FOWT, Electri­ cian Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, and I^ck Engine Mechanic. 2. Must show evidence of seatime of at least six months in any one pr a combina­ tion of the following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. Cook and Baker DECK i I I I • • • • AB 12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman I I • • • • • • ENGINE STEWARD QMED • Electrician FWT • Dk.Eng. QUer • Jr. Eng. Dk.Mech. • Pumpman Reefer • Machinist Boilermaker • Welder • LNG-LPG • Assistant Cook • Cook & Baker • Chief Cook • Steward T'' ; 1 5-1 I"-!?, RECORD OF SEATIME — (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rat­ ing checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) -I rr,. SHIP RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT DATE OF DISCHARGE I ^ I -DATE. I PORT I j SIGNATURE. RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO: I I LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, j PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 j 1. 12 months seatime as Third Co(^ or; July 1974 V? .'I. I Am Interested In: 1. Engine personnel must be QMED—^Any Rating. All other (Deck and Stewmxl> must hold a rating. 1.12 months seatime in any Steward Department Entry Rating. 2. Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School and show a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a minimum of three months seatime. L I I -Age I Name. (Last) (Middle) (First) I .1 Address. (Street) I I -Telephone. I (City) (Area Code) (Zip) (State) I Seniority. I Book Number. I Port and Date Issued. I -Ratings Now Held. I Social Security #. I HLS Graduate: Yes • No • Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No • Dates Available For Training LNG/LPG Pjogfam Assistant Cook •< HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION Welding 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. Steward Upgrading I • t;-" 1 Chief Steward 1. Three years seatime in ratings above that of Third Cook and hold an "A" seniority in the union or; 2. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School-or; 3. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months seatime as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training programs. 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, twelve months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Chief Cook Training Program. Lifeboatman \ •. h- • -a .. Page 31 �•u* • f" •• . Vol. XXXVi, No. 7 SEAFARERS tl -t" LOO OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES ANDJNLAND WATERS piSTRIGT * AFL-'CfO • ^ \ ' .T'T • • . ' ' •* • • " • • • f ^ - ' • • _ ' , h II I m urn 3•'••• \ 4 > ^v-i-VK- - : -if-: ft.: . • " • • .:'>• ' , ,/• „ - -J > - • .• i A ^ I. !>• h I? 1^., teis receives scores of claims filed by SIU members that cannot be proc­ essed and promptly paid because die claim lacks information of some kind. This is a very disconragh^ tmd foistratl^ sitnatkm—and a situation rtm» at times *•«" cause undue fiiMingiai har&h^ to a member and his dependents. But the SIlPs Welfare and Pension Plans are regulated by the State of New York which requires that certain information must be obtained before payment of any claims is made. The most amimon cause of delayed claims is the foflure to include doctmr or hoispital bills with tiie SnJ claim form. Other documents fre­ quently miwing include: notarized death certificates, birth certificates, marriage licenses, Medicare statements, cer^ed funeral bills, dischaiges, and income tax returns when proof of support of adopted or step-children is i^uired. Your doctoPs social security number or the hospitaPs identi­ fication number is also necessaiy for the processing of claims. SIU members Can esLtily avoid these nnnece^iy payment delays by taking a few minutes to make sure the claun is properly and comfdetely filled out, and that all rdevant docunienis are included befmre mailing the claim to Headquaiters. When going to sea, a mmnber shonld leave with his wife or other dependents a claim form—with the front page completely filled out—-• along with copies of all discharges for the previous and current year, and the name of tiie sbip he will be aboard in case a claim must be filed winie he fe -sw«y= The member should also instruct his dependents on what other docu­ ments are necessaiy for payment of a claim to be made. Seafarers are uiged to cooperate with tiie Union's Wektoie and Pensidtf ' Department in this mUtter. " *" " • " s_ ''fotnte. If you have any questions on filing a claim wUh the Seafarers Wdtiare and Pension Department, get in touch with .an SIU repiesentatiye ut tii^ nearest Union Hall to your home. C." fdUfowIng members have had their benefit payments held vp they failed to supply complete Information when filmg their claims. Please < tact Tom Cranford at (212)499-661)0Social Security Number ?Unionc Name 1 I .1 1 I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I 1 i I I 1 1 '''w> , yr',:. I i EdHor, SEAFARERS^G, v' 675 Fourth Ave., '" • BrooklymN.T. 11232 1 woold like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-HpRase pot my name on i your mailing list. (PHat InformuuUm) , ,1 t I ! I AODRESS CIXY STATE ZIP SIU-IBG members please give: -Bk,# Soc. Sec. # /— TO AYOiD DUPLICATION: if yon are an eld sabscriber and have a change <rf addieas, please give yonr former address,below <»• send maiUng label fnnn last iasne received. ADDRESS > • «.« •«•••*•#•••• • SI . . ..- icmf. ••.....i.....i.......4,» srATTR.......s.-znp.. ' 'V. • •. •- •J •• GWE.C. . 250-76-1548 Ulacich, S. . r"" 165-03-2686 Jaco,S.W.:,., .• ^ 332-40-5281 Maiello, P.,• 061-50-6129 Gopelands J. T; 526-38-4311 Daughtrey, D. ''"5^ 416-14-8431 .. ;Lupton,J. ' , •-219-26-5208 I. Bruno. M. ''" 151-03-4390 V Noe!,K. 580-12-1954 Harris, J. ^284-54-8501 j Punk, I.E. 055-34-6933 J Huston, H.' • ) . 490-10-7854 264-10-0116 5 Green, K. 111-28-7404 Testa, R. 498-46-3789 Shoemaker, T. E. 011-09-2614 McDowell, W. S., ' , 297-38-4456 Helton, D. 080-26-5821 ilLopez, •?: 541-32-0450 iSmith, J. P. ' , ®* , S|Bnglesdee, X ••r- 433-20-3774 268-01-4392 265-64-3330 uivf ' ' , IBL^, iBif • UIW ffiU A&G IBU; v..,, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI 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. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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 July 1974 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD BRIEFS INDUSTRY LEADERS ON PROGRESS OF OIL IMPORT BILL LABOR SECRETARY BRENNAN PRAISES UPSURGE IN U.S. SHIPPING IT IS TIME TO TALK TOGETHER SENATE COMMITTEE OK'S OIL IMPORT BILL BY 14-2 VOTE HLS PRESIDENT ASKED TO SERVE ON FEDERAL COMMITTEE ON APPRENTICESHIP NLRB ORDERS HEARINGS TO INVESTIGATE SABINE TACTICS SIU OFFICIAL JOHN HAWK, 67, PASSES AWAY BOSUNS PARTICIPATE IN WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES WHO IS BEHIND THIS PLOT? PRO-NIXON LABOR CHIEF REPORTED JAWORSKI TARGET TWELFTH CLASS GRADUATES MUST KNOW SAILING TIME PORT WORK REQUIREMENTS TWO SIU OFFICIALS APPOINTED TO POSITIONS WITH NMC CALMAR TO CUT COASTAL ROUTE SIU TO ATTEND ITF CONGRESS SEAFARERS TAKE PART IN PHILADELPHIA MEMBERSHIP MEETING SIU-MANNED PECOS SUPPLIES MILITARY BASES AROUND GLOBE SAN FRANCISCO PORTS SPEED VALLEY CROPS TO ORIENT AFTER MAIDEN VOYAGE, ULTRAMAR ON 2ND TRIP ROUND THE WORLD YOUNG SEAFARER PERFORMS 'AN ACT OF COURAGE' OVERSEAS ALICE CREW RECEIVES PRAISE FOR REFUELING AT SEA ARNI BJORNSSON WORKS HIS WAY UP FROM OS TO MASTER SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION SPAD: KEY TO POLITICAL CLOUT LAYING CABLES IN THE PACIFIC, C.S. LONG LINES CALLS AT YOKOHAMA FIRST U.S.S SHIP SINCE WWII TO LOAD WHEAT DOWN UNDER TRANSOREGON PAYS OFF AFTER GOOD COASTWISE RUN 22ND SEAFARER GETS HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS 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 7/1/1974 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. XXXVI, No. 7 1974 Periodicals Seafarers Log