http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/551fc3ea265e8adab1cf59fd60581ff7.PDF 3eb673470edaff2abd37a7078660a082 PDF Text Text • >'• ' . - =•••;••= ,r--ffT';"?!-:'5 ^^ " • r~r --J^ v» 'i i \ .'55'A i Official Publication of the Seafarers Internaliunal Union. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District . AFL-CIO OCTOBER 1980 , the Developer ':Mri �^-UlSu PRESidENl's REPORT FRANK DROZAK S we come down to the wire in this crucial election, the candidates have drawn the lines. They have let the American people know what their positions are on all the important issues of the day. On Nov, 4, 1980, we will all know who did the best job of convincing the American people who is best to lead this country. The SIU membership knows where this Union stands on the Presidential election.We support theCarter-Mondale ticket, Weare supporting Carter because he has been a good maritime President, The SIU has done well during Carter's first Administration, We'll do even better if he is re-elected. And I'm very confident he will be re­ elected. But I want to make one thing very clear to this membership. And that is that no matter who wins the election—Carter or Reagan or Anderson—the SIU will never let-up on the political front in Washington, D,C, A Carter victory by no means will allow the SIU to write its own ticket in Washington, It means that we have a friend in the White House, And it means that if we are successful in getting a beneficial bill through the Congress, the President will more often than not sign it, A lot of people don't realize that the real key to political success in Washington depends on an effective lobbying effort in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Many Congressmen and Senators have never even seen a ship close up, much less understand the complicated issues and problems facing the American maritime industry. A ^ isiSutia,... If is our job to try to educate the nation's legislators on the important maritime issues, as well as trying to make them understand that a strong America and a strong, stable economy depends a great deal on the health of the country's maritime industry. It's an every day job, too. It is absolutely necessary to keep in constant touch with these legislators and their staffs. In politics, people forget you fast if you don't keep on top of them. The SIU today, is more involved in the political arena than ever before. We have beefed up our Washington staff and they are doing an outstanding job for us. We are also involved in many key Congressional and Senatorial races throughout the nation. This is in addition to our efforts for the Carter-Mondale campaign, SIU members should be aware that the nation's conservative, antilabor forces are mounting a well financed campaign to unseat some of labor's and maritime'sstaunchest friends in Congress, Needlessto say, many of our friends are in re^l dogfights. Hopefully our efforts will help keep these people in office for another term. The most important thing to remember, though, is that no matter who is in office, the SIU has to work and fight from bell to bell in Washington to keep our industry afloat and to keep our job security strong. As we look ahead to this year's crucial election, we can take pride in the fact that our Union is strong, shipping is good, our benefit Plans are in excellent condition and our future looks bright. But at the same time, our merchant marine has fallen "to tenth in the world, and it will take an all out effort to reverse that trend and bring our industry back to number one. Putting this election in perspective, I am very confident the SIU is going to gain more friends than we lose. We have never relied on anyone but ourselves for our security. Anything we have-achieved, we have always had to work for and fight for. We have gotten where we are today by hard work and perseverance. We will continue to put forth our best effort. And with the continued support and participation of this membership, we will succeed. Bill Gives US, Coal Ships ^Head-of-Line' Privileges President Carter is expected to sign into law S, 1442, a bill that would document six vessels under the flag of the United States, Included in the bill is an important amendment that would grant priority berthing privileges to American flag coal carriers engaged in the coastwise trade' of the United States. The amendment, which was first proposed by Rep. Brian Donnelly in the House and modified slightly in the final compromise version, is a re­ sponse to the inadequate facilities that have hindered the develop­ ment of this nation's coal reserves. Because of inadequate storage and port facilities, vessels carrying coal have had to endure port delays of thirty days and more while they wait in line to be loaded. It had been a widespread custom for port officials to allow American flag vessels engaged in the coastal trade "to go to tfee head of the line." There were many reasons for this courtesy, the foremost being that coal is an important alternative source of energy. Efforts to increase domestic consumption of coal would suffer a severe setback were shipments delayed an average of thirty days or more. Exporters of coal, angered at the delay that their vessels have had to experience while loading at antiquated port facilities, threatened to bring suit against ports and coal companies that gave "head of the line preference" to American flag vessels. Unsure of the outcome of such a suit, the coal companies and ports de­ cided to rescind the preference that they had given. Congress, realizing that it is imperative that this country do all that it can to epcourage the domestic consumption of coal, acted quickly to mandate "head of the line preferences," Ocean Mining Group Visits SHLSS Senior officers from Lockheed Corporation's ocean mining group spent two days at the Seafarers Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship this month to inspect the SIU's training facilities—and they liked what they saw. The Lockheed group invited SHLSS instructors to visit their exploratory facilities on the West Coast so that the school can begin setting a specializen training program for seagoing personnel in the ocean mining industry. Also attending the two day meeting were Conrad Welling? Lockheed Senior Vice President, and Gordon Arbuckle, Specia Council to the Ocean Minerals Group In this picture, Ed Dangler, at right, Lockheed's internationat rpnrpcontot . mining, talks with SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli, left and Jack CafS/ N Y^Pnll Agent and executive aide to SIU President Frank Drozak. "-aney, N.Y, Port Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union Atlantir n„i« i . ' 1123^ Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, -N-Y. Vol. 42, No. 10. October 19^ (|SINWT60-2(M^ 2 / LOG / " ' District AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth „ M.,« NY Brooklyn, N. �-ife SlU Crew Saves 457 Liner Passengers At Sea h> « ^ A • • A m •> Williamsburgh Keys ^Greatest Rescue In Maritime Hjstory': _ _ . . west of Sitka, Alaska, early on the morning of Oct. 4. As the first large vessel to arrive on the scene, the Williams­ On the night of Sunday, Oct. 5, burgh was confronted with a fullthe SlU-contracted supertanker scale emergency. The Prisendam TT Williamsburgh (Bay Tankers) was on fire and, according to steamed into the port of Valdez, Williamsburgh Radio Operator Alaska, her decks and hallways Jim Pfister, the liner was "listing packed with the 457 luxury liner to the right and in danger of passengers she had helped evacu­ sinking." Bobbing in lifeboats in the ate in what the Coast Guard is calling "the largest single ship storm-lashed Gulf of Alaska were 470 passengers and crewmen rescue in modern history." The Williamsburgh was en- who'd abandoned the cruise ship route from Valdez to Texas with at 6:15 Pacific Daylight Time. a cargo of oil when she picked-up About 40 of the Prisendam^s crew the radioed SOS from the Dutch had volunteered to remain registered cruise ship SS Pri- aboard the vessel and fight the sendam. Diverting course, the fire which had begun in the ship's Some oi the lescuod passengers. Williamsburgh reached the ocean engine room. But the firefighting effort was liner, situated about 200 miles ' cans who'd paid from $3,625 to severely hampered because the $5,275 for the 30-day cruise American seamanship in the pumps required for pushing around the Orient, were safely rescue of passengers and crew of Williamsbyrgh Capt water through the firehoses were aboard the Williamsburgh. the SS. Prisendam^*^ Drozak knocked out by the fire. The Eighty-three people, including 18 wrote. Praises His Crew for Prisendam's Another kind of praise came mostly-Indonesian passengers and crewmen and two Heroism, Compassion crew attempted to battle the paramedics from one of the Seafarers who who had been deserves much credit himself for blaze with CO2 and foam fire Following is the text of a cable sent overlooked by the Coast Guard extinguishers but the fire con­ in the early part of the rescue, the phenomenal job done by the to the Union from A. H. Fertig, tinued to spread. By nightfall, were safely aboard a Coast Williamsburgh'^ steward depart­ master on the TT Williamsburgh: ment in providing hot drinks for flames had engulfed the Prh "Wish to advise you that In the sendam's upper decks and the Guard cutter. 450 extra people. A few of the passengers pickedsaving and rescue of over 500 lives of remaining crewmen, along with up by the Williamsburgh were In a call to the Harry Lundepassengers and crew of abandoned the vessel's master, abandoned berg School at Piney Point, Prinsedam on October 4,1980, every reported suffering from mild ship. officer and rating on board the Wil­ exposure and were helicoptered Md., following the rescue. Sea­ liamsburg displayed courage, heroWith the Williamsburgh's immediately to Yakutat, Alaska farer Robert Rutherford, a Ism and extreme dedication far arrival on the scene at about 9:00 where a C-130 Coast Guard plane recertified steward from Pacifica, beyond the call of duty and deserve A.M., the rescue operation flew them to Juneau or Sitka for Calif., said "Piney Point should the highest praise and accolades for be very proud for teaching the began. For over 10 hours Pri­ medical treatment. But most of their skilled performance. This res­ sendam passengers, some bare­ the passengers who'd spent hours lifeboat course. Our men," cue was effected In gale force winds Brother Rutherford said in the foot and clad only in pajamas, in one of the six canvas-covered and seas with absolutely no help ' Were plucked from lifeboats in call from Valdez, "had to get off lifeboats or two tenders emerged whatever from Dutch officers and the tanker and go into the body slings and baskets by Coast from their harrowing ordeal in Indonesian seamen from Pririsenlifeboats and help with the Guard helicopters and flown to good health. dam, who can receive nothing but the deck of the Williamsburgh. The Coast Guard cutter de­ rescue. contempt and condemnation for Seafarer Rutherford added livered evacuees to Sitka, 400 their actions during this abandon­ that the mostly-Indonesian crew Airlifted to Deck ment. miles down Alaska's southeast didn't have the kind of e?ipertise "Notwithstanding the above, all In the first hour of the rescue panhandle. The Williamsburg^ in lifeboat operations that the from Prinsedam were rescued. The proceeded to Valdez, the south­ operation 150 passengers were SIU crewmen had. "Thanks to ships company, completely without ern terminus of the trans-Alaska airlifted to the Williamsburgh. the lifeboat course at Piney any rest or sleep for some 60 hours, As they landed on the super­ pipeline. gave up their quarters and personal Point," Rutherford-said, "we tanker's helicopter pad, they were A spokesman for Bay Tankers, clothing to the survivors, most of knew what to do."'^^^ taken below deck and supplied the SlU-contracted company whom were In the 60 to 80-year age The weary Prisendam pas­ bracket. This once again proves that with coffee and other hot drinks that operates the Williamsburgh, sengers were also full of praise for by the SIU steward department. said the tanker had resumed her the American seaman has no peers the Williamsburgh^ crew and the and stands miles above any other While the first stages of the run and was heading back to Coast Guard and full of tales nationality on the high seas. ^rescue went off without a hitch, Texas, as scheduled. She's ex­ about their ordeal. One pas­ "I am proud to command this as-the effort proceeded the pected in port on or about Nov. senger, John W. Gyorkos, who wonderful ship's complement, with­ already-choppy seas rose to 25- 15. The spokesman expressed the was still clad in a tuxedo and out whom none of the above would foot swells and the wind whipped company's pride in the way the dress pumps from the cruise have been possible, and I would up to a 50-knot gale. tanker's crew had handled the ship's entertainment said that suggest that the above sacrifices "We have very difficult sea rescue operation. "They did a prior to the rescue he was should be recognized by the appro­ conditions," reported Williams­ terrific job," he said. "Everyone is beginning "to have doubts that priate government agencies and/or burgh radio operator Pfister in a exhausted and we hope they're underwriters. These suggestions we would all make it. When the were Initiated by the survivors of ship-to-shore radio call about getting some well-deserved rest." seas started washing over the rail Upon hearing of the rescue Prinsedam, who now realize the four hours into the rescue. "We into the lifeboat," he said, "the difference between U.S. flag ships have 250 survivors on board now SIU President Frank Drozak cold was almost unbearable." but another 200 are still in the dispatched a telegram to the TT and brand "X" scows." A North Carolina man, whose A. if. Fertig, Master, water." Williamsburgh. "Congratula­ wife was evacuated to the T. T. Williamsburg After 10 hours the Prisendam tions to the Captain, officers and Williamsburgh, said he prayed passengers, most of them Ameri- crew for the effective show of while he was waiting. October 1980 / LOG / 3 • A: • ,v' .. i rtfc", 1!1} A Hk Jl- * m .-"'Wi- '-'m 4m �SlU Sets UP New Program to Boost Services 91W 9wl^ I^WW .^ Each Port Will Get a Field Representative H -•. • I ELPING seamen! That's what this Union is all about. But the SIU has more of a responsibility to the people we represent than simply providing employment and securing good contracts and top notch benefits. This Union believes deeply that our responsibility does not end at the union hall dpor. The SIU believes that we have a responsibility to help our people and their families, whether they are active seamen or retired, in every area that affects people's lives in this country. SIU President Frank Drozak said, "I'm proud of the job this Union has done'to provide for the welfare of this membership, but the complicated problems of today's society dictates that we simply have to do more." That's why the SIU has instituted a brand new program. It's called the National Political, Social and Welfare Training Program. Its goal can be described in just a few words—to provide better, faster and more effective services to SIU members, retirees and their families. The program has just gotten nas juai. ^ u- •in ,„hirh »,hirh aa member memher township m which memo /-f .1 oo President Dr<.c;Hpnt off the ground.I !>„• But as Drozak said, "we're on our way. It's just a matter of applying ourselves and making it work." The long range goal of the program is to have a Field Representative assigned to each port, 20 in all. This person's job is to help—to help the membership, to help a member's family while he is at sea, to help our pensioners. For instance, if you have a problem with a welfare claim, the Field Representative will be the person to talk to or see at the Union hall. If you're having a problem with a pension or a vacation check, the Representa­ tive will be at your disposal. If you are at sea, and your wife or a dependent needs help or information inioriiiaiiuii Regarding your benefits, the Field Representative will be there. But this is just the start of the Representative's job. If you get the runaround from Social Se­ curity, or Medicare, or Unem­ ployment, or Public Health, the Representative will be available to lend a hand. He will be specially trained in community services. And he will be trained in what people are entitled to from the Federal Government, the State or the local municipality, or . -- The Field Representative will iner c^u also be wi P poS"ekort for the ultimate relfare of this membership. The Field Representative will keJp in touch on a local, "backSe" basis with Senators and Sgressmen. He will also have fhe fesponsibility of getting involved with citywide and community wide politics. This country is run by the politicians. And if we don't keep on top of them, whether it be in Washington, D.C., or St. Louis of Mobile, or Long Island, N.Y., the SIU and SIU members will not get proper recognition. In addition, around election time, the Field Representative u will be able to key the Union s efforts in the election campaigns of our friends in Congress. Essentially, the Field Repre­ sentative will be able to do hundreds of things, and do them fast, that the Port Agent or Patrolmen can't handle imme­ diately. President Drozak said, "our port officials do an outstanding job. But they can't be in two places at one time. They have to pay off ships or service our tugs . . and towboats almost every day. ^ ^ ^^ ...ui. enough time in the day to tend to a lot of other important things dealing with the well being of the membership. I believe this new program will go a long way toward solving this problem, So the Union has assigned 13 Field Representatives^ They are presently working in Brook^ ^''^Xh Boston, Cleveland, Duluth, Houston, Jacksonville, JerseyCity, Norfolk, San Francisco, Seattle, and Wilmington, Calif. Before the end of the year, there will be 20 assigned to every SIU port on the East, West and Gulf Coasts, the Rivers and Great Lakes. The Program will be coordinated out of the SIU's office in Washington by Ms. Mariann Rogers. And it will be directly overseen by SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. Shortly after the New Year, all 20 Field Representatives will be brought into Piney Point for a thorough two month educational program to school them on the SIU and the programs of this union. The Log will continue to carry stories and picture layouts of the progress of this important new Program. Small Vessel BilhSome Good, Bad News WASHINGTON. D.C.-A bill has been passed by the Congress that is both beneficial and detrimental for maritime lahor and maritime safety. Called the Small Vessel Manning and Inspection bill, there are provisions of the bill that the SIU supported and there are others that we vigorously opposed. The bill's conference report, in which differences in the Senate and House versions of the legislation were resolved, was passed by the House of Repre­ sentatives late last month by a vote of 279 to 111. As the Log goes to press, the legislation has been sent to President Carter. For many months the SIU has been actively involved with this legislation. Through lobbying efforts, testimony before com­ mittees, and letters to Congress­ men, the Union has supported parts of the bill while opposing certain provisions. Among the bill's points that the SIU supported are the following: • Fifty pisrciEsnt of the AB's aboiurd a dei^ sea vessel c^n be ' / October 1980 ' 1-... blue ticket AB's. (Current law says that 65 percent of the AB complement has to be green ticket AB s.) The SIU fought for the 50 percent provision m order to broaden the job opportunities for the growing number of blue ticket AB's who are available for shipping. • Termination of opportuni­ ties for companies to operate vessels through bare-boat chart­ ers..Companies have been able to avoid compliance with certain inspection and manning require­ ments through these charters. • Lowering of the minimum age requirement for qualification as an AB from 19 to 18 years. • Maintenance of the sea service requirement for AB 'Unlimited' at the current level of three years. • Fines for inspection viola­ tions were increased from $100 per violation to $500 per day for each day of inspection. • Time spent in approved school training programs counts as seatime. PoitHHU of the bill that the SIU opposed include the fol- lowing: 1.) The percentage of AB's on vessels with a two-watch system' can be reduced from 65 percent to 50 percent. In a letter sent to Congressmen by Ray Denison, director of the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Legislation, he noted that "this action would permit the replacement of a qualified, able seaman by an unskilled, inexper­ ienced, ordinaly seaman." 2.) Establishment of a sixmonth AB 'Special' in the mining and oil industry. The SIU contended that the service re­ quirement for AB 'Special' should be increased in the bill to a minimum of 12 months if safe working conditions were to be maintained. The Union won its point in the House version of the bill but in the conference com­ mittee the six-month Senate version prevailed. 3.) Permission for offshore supply vessels to operate under the twO-watch system. By sanc­ tioning the two-watch system the workday of seamen aboard these vessels can be increased fcbm the standard eight to twelvie hours. a I rte seaiime requirement requin 4.JI irte for AB's on seagoing tugs and towboats has been reduced from 18 to 12 months. In his letter, Drozak noted that many of these provisions will "benefit principally the offshore oil industry while jeopardizing the lives of the human beings involved and at tjje same time, our nation's environment." As SIU President Frank Drozak said in a letter to Congressmen, "We know of no other instance where the U.S. Congress man­ dated and legislated twelve-hour workdays for the American workers." �•.rl;} '' t(' Labor Rallying Behind Carter-Mondale Team President Relying On Trade Unionists To Put Him Back in White House T HE labor movement has a staunch friend in President Jimmy Carter. This was clearly evident when Carter spoke recently (Sept. 29) at the convention of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York City. The ILG WU, which represents some 350,000 workers in the garment industry, has endorsed President Carter in his re-election bid. As he arrived at the site of the convention. Carter was greeted by a throng of well-wishers, including a contingent from the SIU. As he stepped from his limousine, turned and waved to the crowd, signs saying "SIU SUPPORTS CARTER-MON­ DALE IN '80" waved back. In a rousing, cheering display of solidarity, some 1,000 dele­ gates were joined by officials from other unions, as well as several prominent New York political leaders, in giving Carter a warm welcome to the conven­ tion. Carter's remarks were well received by those who had gathered to hear him speak. He pledged to continue working toward a number of pro-labor goals, including an increase in the -X President Jimmy Carter arriving in New York City to address ILGWU Convention. Carter was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd which included Seafarers waving signs, proclaiming the SlU's support for the Carter/Mondale ticket. minimum wage, and improving the job security of the American worker. "We are working to protect American jobs," he said, "from unfair foreign competition." In addition, he emphasized that "full employment is my goal." Carter's remarks covered a broad range of issues, from foreign affairs to equal rights. But he kept coming back to those issues that especially concern the American worker, "I believe," he said, "that people have a right to a decent living." Carter's reception at the ILGWU convention has been described as one of the most enthusiastic he has yet received in his campaign for re-election. He has emerged as the clear labor favorite in the campaign. In summation, and borrowing from the ILGWU's own slogan and song. Carter urged those attending the convention to "look for the union label" when voting in November. The AFL-CIO, of which the SIU is a member, and most other labor organizations throughout the country, have recognized and are backing the one candidate they feel wears the "union label": Jimmy Carter. 1 ft 5 iJ. •It fli (/ '! i SIU Backed Bill Passed to Spur U.S. Fishing industry WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bill supported by the SIU and designed to greatly reduce foreign fishing in U.S. waters, was passed by the House of Representatives late last month. At the end of 1979 a similar bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. Now the bill must go to President Carter. Numbered H.R. 7039, the legislation passed by the House is entitled the American Fisheries Promotion Act. The purpose of the bill is the expansion of the U.S. fishing industry. This would be accom­ plished, in part, through gradual elimination of foreign fishing in U.S. waters and through enlargement' of existing loan programs. The SlUNA has a number of" fishing affiliated unions that will benefit from this legislation. The attempt to greatly expand The U.S. fishing industry actually goes back to 1976 when the Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA) became law. At that time, U.S. claims to fishing rights off its coasts were expanded from 12 miles to 200 miles. Within that zone, limits were put on foreign fishermen who also were required to pay certain license fees. It was hoped that the,U.S. fishing industry would substan­ tially grow as a result of that 1976 Act. However, this did not happen. U.S. landings have only increased from 23 percent in fishing zones established by. the U.S. The bill just passed by the House and Senate establishes a phase-out formula for foreign fishing in the U.S. zones. It provides that if American fishermen increase their catch, the foreign allocation will be reduced accordingly.. U.S. fishermen must demon­ strate an ability to absorb a larger share of the harvest. If they do well in a particular year, an additional share of the harvest would be reserved for them the following year. That reserve would be given back to foreign fishermen if American fishermen fail to utilize it. Thei^ will also be a doubling of the license fees that foreign fishermen must pay. Last year foreigners paid $15 million in license fees. Further, the' bill establishes 100 percent observer coverage on all foreign vessels within the U.S. fisheries zone. To help U.S. fishermen grab a bigger share of the market, the bill also provides, among other things, the following incentives: fishing vessels. Also, to the extent funds are available, loans could be provided for operating expenses. • Extension of Title XI Obligation Guarantee program to shoreside facilities and to fishing vessels involved in high risk ventures. There is $10 billion available under this program and ten percent of that amount could be used for fishing vessels. Eligibility would be limited to firms that are 75 percent U.S. owned. • ("-C Iff • Revitalization of an act that says 30 percent of import duties on fish products are to be applied to research and development. Also, the bill seeks to improve the marketing of American • Revitalization of the caught fish. For instance, the bill fisheries loan fund for a two-year provides for assignment abroad period. This will provide low- of at least six special fisheries interest loans to fishermen who trade officers to assist in market are ^bout to default on their development. ^ #1' October 1980 / LOG / 5 lii �w I U.S. and China Sign Bilateral Pact Giving Washington, D.C.—In a White House ceremony destined to go down in the history books, President Carter and a repre­ sentative of the People's Repub­ lic of China signed a reciprocal maritime agreement on Sept. 17. The pact, which includes cargo sharing and port access provi­ sions similar to the U.S./ U.S.S.R. trade agreement, for­ mally opens the door to an expected trade bonanza between the U.S. and the PRC for the first time in 30 years. Under the cargo sharing provi­ sions of the agreement, both U.S. flag merchant ships and those flying the flag of the PRC are each entitled to "an equal and substantial" share of the bilateral trade, "Each party," says the threeyear pact, "...shall provide to vessels under the flag of the other party, a general cargo share and a bulk share in each category to those vessels under its flag and consistent with the intention of the parties that their national flag vessels will carry not less than one-third of bilateral cargoes." The pact's port access provi­ sions open 55 U.S. East Coast, Gulf, West Coast and Great Lakes ports to calls by PRC-flag vessels on four days notice. China has opened all 20 of her ports which are open to international shipping, including one now under construction, to Ameri­ can-flag ships on seven days notice. Three factors were weighed by both nations in arriving at port selection: com- mercial considerations, re­ ciprocity and protection of na­ tional security interests. Signing of the trade agreement was hailed by the SlU which has been pushing for a bilateral shipping agreement since the first overtures to reopening U.S.­ China trade were made 22 months ago. While the Carter Administra­ tion has said repeatedly that they oppose widespread use of bilat­ eral shipping arrangements be­ tween the U.S. and her trading partners, the Administration felt U.S./China trade fell into the category of being appropriate for bilateralism. Assistant Secretary of Com­ merce for Maritime Affairs, Samuel B. Nemirow, who headed up the U.S. delegation that negotiated the trade agreement. U.S. ports open to access by Chinese vessels are: Portland, Maine Boston. Massachusetts Fall River, Massachusetts New York (New York and New Jersey ports of the Port of New York Authority), New York Albany, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (including Camden, New Jersey) Wilmington, Delaware Baltimore, Maryland Richmond, Virginia Morehead City, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Georgetown, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Boca Grande, Florida Port Everglades, Florida Ponce, Puerto Rico Tampa, Florida Mobile, Alabama Gulfport, Mississippi New Orleans, Louisiana Burnside, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Orange, Texas Beaumont, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Galveston, Texas Houston, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Brownsville, Texas Anchorage, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Seattle, Washington Bellingham, Washington Longview, Washington Everett, Washington Tacoma, Washington Portland (including Vancouver, Washington), Oregon Astoria, Oregon Coos Bay (including North Bend), Oregon Eureka, California Stockton, California San Francisco (including Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond), California Sacramento, California Los Angeles (including San Pedro, Wilmington, Terminal Island), California Long Beach, California Honolulu, Hawaii Erie, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Bay City, Michigan Chicago, Illinois Kenosha, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin U.S.-China Trade Pact At a Glance 'f- - The aims of the historic U.S./People's Republic of China bilateral shipping agreement, signed by President Carter and Chinese. Vice Premier Bo Yibo on Sept. 17, are: • to facilitate trade between the U.S. and the PRC; ^ • to guarantee to U.S.- and PRC-flag merchant ships an "equal and substantial" share of cargoes moving between the two nations; • to entitle the U.S. and China to not less than one-third of all cargoes moving by sea between the two nations; • to open 55 U.S. ports to Chinese-flag merchant ships on four days notice; • to open 20 Chinese ports to U.S.-flag merchant v^seb on seven days notice. 6/LOG / October 1980 President Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Bo Yibo put their 'John Hancocks' on the historic U.S.-China trade pact, which assures U.S. flag vessels at least one third of the cargo share moving between the two nations. Cliinese ports open to commercial vessels of the United States are: Dalian Qlnhuangdao Tianjin Yantai Qingdao Lianyungang Wenzhou Shanghai Ningbo Fuzhou /• Xiamen Shantou Shanwei Huangpu Guangzhou Zhanjiang Beihai Haikou Basuo Shijiusuo (under construction) • • ,.V ^ �-•• •••. ".-w :'k- fi'H-;' '-V -ft-mcrrT• . Hz .. - American Ships One Third Cargo Share said bilateral shipping with the PRC was the only way "to safeguard U.S. comniercial interests." The shipping agreement, one of four accords signed in the White House Rose Garden cere­ mony, was actually finalized earlier this month in Peking where it was initialled by Nemirow and the head of the PRC negotiating team. But the agree­ ments, which, also cover textile trade, civil aviation and consular services, did not become binding until they were officially ap­ proved by Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Bo Yibo. Following the ceremony. Pres­ ident Carter said the agreements signal "a new and vital force" for world peace and stability. Mr. Bo, who led the Chinese delegation to the U.S.-China Joint Economic Committee^ said his nation was "very gratified to see our relations have been making good progress. Especially after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan," ^o noted, "the present U.S. Administration has been pursuing more enthusiastic policies in its relations with us." Under the new bilateral shipping agreement, China is expected to become the number one Communist trading partner of the United States. Trade with China is forecast to reach $4 billion by the end of this year and to top $10 billion by 1985. According to the U.S. Depart­ ment of Commerce, the leading Chinese export to the U.S. last year was oil and other petroleum products which accounted for nearly $1 billion of total U.S. imports from China. At the same time, the U.S. sold the PRC $54 million in oil and natural gas drilling equipment last year. "Oil," said Assistant Treasury Secretary C. Fred Bergsten, "is a very important part of our trade ;--V- I program with China." The U.S./PRC bilateral shipping agreement has a threeyear tenure ^which may be extended, subject to negotiations between the two nations, prior to Ihe pact's Sept. 1983 expiration date. The pact may be cancelled by either Party on 90 days' written notice. In addition, the accord provides for periodic meetings between the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the PRC's Ministry of Communications "for a comprehensive review of piatters related to the Agree­ ment." .-Z1 .yz: ^ ::|i •4: I: •f 'f: "iy I •. j. a r--}r:h October 1980 / LOG / 7 r •• :^,ir .11.: ' /J-. .1,. J . �MID Supports Expansion of Galveston Port r [E port of Galveston may soon be bustling with incoming and outgoing deep draft vessels laden with crude oil, grain and ore, if a bill, H.R. 6864, makes it through the U.S. Senate. The legislation, which has already been passed by the House, includes a provision to extend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 and authorizes the deepening of the port of Gal­ veston as well as enlargement of the harbor and channel. i >\ i_ : . .i f Private industry in the Gal­ veston area is reportedly ready to pump millions'of dollars into the port iniprovement project. Pend­ ing Congressional passage of H.R. 6864, industry plans to invest over $300 million for construction of new port facili­ ties, oil distribution pipelines and tank farms plus an additional $80 million for construction of a coal export terminal. Support for the bill, now awaiting mark-up by the Senate Committee on Evironment and . t "V-.;, . -'ir '• ••If '• H..R. 6864 had bipartisan sponsorship in the House from Rep. Ray Roberts (D-Tex.), chairman of the House Sub­ committee on Water Resources aW from Ref). Don Clausen (R-Calif.), the ranking minority member of that Subcommittee. The bill now before the Senate Committee is similar, but not identical to the House measure. There are three key differences betWeen the original version of the bill (which is the version backed by both the SIU and the MTD) and the version now awaiting mark-up by the Senate Committee. Specifically, the differences relate to: 1) cost-sharing. The original bill called for the costs of the port deepening project to be divided with the federal government picking up 75 percent and the locality covering 25 percent. The Senate version splits the costsharing with a 66 2/3 percent share for the federal government and 33 1 / 3 for the locality. 2) funding ceiling. The original bill contains ^no ceiling on fund­ ing for the project while the Senate version does cap the allo­ cation. 3) project study. Both versions of the bill authorize the'Army Corps ofJEflig^ineers to conduct a feasibility study of the harbor project. But the original bill imposes a 12-month deadline on the study, while the revised bill does not. The SIU and MTD feel an open-ended study could create unwarranted delays in the kickoff date of the project. No action will be taken on the. bill until Congress returns from their flection recess in No­ vember. At that time, the SIU and the MTD will be working to get the Senate Committee to adopt the original version of H.R. 6864. T HE Senate Energy Committee has okayed the six individuals to serve on the new Synthetic Fuels Corporation board of directors that will oversee the Federal Govern­ ment's crucial $88 billion synthetic fuels development program. President Carter's nominees n^ await confirmation by the fml Senate. 2# Named to chair the board and serve as chief executive officer is Deputy Energy Secretary John Sawhill. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk­ land has been nominated to serve a 5-year term as a member c the board. The Synthetic Fuels Corporation was established by the Energy Security Act, which the President signed into law June 30. It puts forth an ambitious program that seeks to , stimulate commercial production of 2 miillion barrels per day of synthetic fuels by 1992—about one third of current oil imports. When he announced the appoint­ ment of Sawhill, President Carter declared that the scope of the project "is greater than the sum total of the interstate highway system, the Marshall Plan and the space pro­ gram all combined." Other board nominees are: • Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus; • Vice President Frank Savage of Equitable Life Insurance Company; • Catherine Cleary, adjunct pro­ fessor of business administration. University of Wisconsin, and former chairman of the First Wisconsin Trust Company of Milwaukee; and • John D. deButts, retired chair­ man of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Lane Kirkland Flying Out to Brand New SIU Diesel, the Sea-Land Voyager .•)t it'i : of such deepwater port facilities to our nation's energy trans­ portation network," she added, "it is evident that this extension of the Deepwater Port Act is both warranted and appropriate." AFL-CIO's Kirkland Named to High Powered Energy Panel f 1r Public Works, is strong from all quarters. The federal Dept. of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environ­ mental Protection Agency, Galveston-area industry, as well as the SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Dept. are backing the bill which is expected to boost Galveston's economy as well as the economy of the nation as a whole. In a letter to Senate Envjrqnment & Public Works Coi Chairman Jennings Rand( MTD Executive Secretary-Trea­ surer Jean Ingrao called for "immediate approval of H.R. 6864," sayin&Jhe bill "a^ressed critical national and j:egional needs." One benefit from passage of the bill, Mrs. Ingrao noted, is the "significant reductions in transportation costs for im­ ported crude oil and exported grain, coal and ore which will certainly accrue from the ecbno.mies... which result from the use of deep draft vessels." "Considering the importance >;v, . >1' tef"! Here|s part of the SUJ crew for the brand new ^esel containership, Sea-Land Voyager, which was delivered to the company in the Far East. Among those in photo are Seafarers Glen Christ^son, Walter Davidson, Donald Gearhart, George Rowland, Fred Maciolak, Victor Acevedo Hector DeJesus Elias Limon Robert Hamil Marvin Larnbethe, Marius Del Prado Andrew Perrone, Nick Back, A Mat, Joseph Pazos, Bernard Romanoff, Melv!^ Herdng and Buht A^^in photo are SIU representativeGeorgeRipoll, left,andSea-LandPaymasterNormanWilson, seated. a u 8 / LOG / October 1980 �.ylJ,:--, iTT ttt ii Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CiO October 1980 A • -c " Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings • v • > TI. to Task Force: 'Coal Export Must Help U.S. Fleet" Many experts agree that the United States must make proper use of its coal resources if it is to improve its balance of payments defecit and break OPEC's stranglehold on the American ec momy. Responding to that message, Presidejnt nt Carter has asked John Sawhill, Deputy N^ecretary of the Energy Department, to head a newly-formed Interagency Coal Export Task Force. The Task Force will analyze the present condition of the coal industry, outline different options available to the American , people in regards to the development and export of their coal reserves, and make>^ recommendations to the President some time in December based on its findings. The report is expected to assess the roles to be played by government and the private sector. It will also try to balance competing national interests, such as the need to increase coal production versus ecological and cost considerations. All interested parties have been invited to express their views on the subject. Peter Luciano, Executive Director of the Transportation Institute, has responded to that invitation by submitting a letter to the new head of the Interagency Task Force. Dredgers Stuck in Bureaucratic Muck According to a study conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the American dredging industry has suffered severe and unwarranted financial penalties as a result of unnecessary delays in the processing of dredging permits. Present Corps of Engineers regulations require that the average processing for dredging applications not exceed three and a half months. The actual processing time, however, lies between four and ten months. According to the GAO study, it is not unconimon for projects to be delayed two years or more while several different government agencies review a company's application. The cost of these delaj^ has been known to top twenty million dollars. GAO concludes that the delays can be traced to the fact that too many agencies have becomeinvolved in the permit process. It is difficult, if not impossible, to coordinate the actions of four or five separate government agencies, all of whick are subject to bureaucratic infighting, conflict­ ing policy objectives and limited yet overlapping spheres of jurisdiction. The one thing that these agencies have in common is the ability to hold up a permit and make it a pawn in a bureaucratic power struggle. Senate Unit Opens Door to Waterway Tolls In a surprising departure from historic practice, the Senate Water Resources Subcommittee has voted to repeal pro­ visions in the law that prohibit Federally operated canals and locks from imposing tolls and operating charges. The prohibition was enacted in 1884 to encourage the development of this nation's water-ways so that they could become a cost and fuel efficient method of transporting inter-state commerce. Groups opposed to the repeal note that it would hinder the development of American coal resources by making it more costly to transport those resources to specially constructed ports and storage centers. The SIU is opposed to tolls on the nation's inland waterways. Luciano stressed that the coal export issue is one that affects many different segments of the American business community. It therefore offers this country a significant opportunity to combine the expansion of its coal exports with other equally important national goals, such as the strengthening of the badly weakened American flag merchant marine through the promotion of bilateral trade agreements. I .t." Bill Passed to Strengthen Multi-Employer Pensions Congress has given final approval to a labor supported bill that seeks to protect the economic security of workers covered by multi-employer pension plans. About eight million workers will be effected by the new legislation, including seamen. The bill seeks to strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a major reform bill that was passed in 1974 when it became evident that the solvency of many of this nation's privately run pension plans could not be guaranteed. The legislation addresses itself to the special problem that confronts this nation's 2,000 multi-employer pension plans, like the SIITs. it creates incentives for companies to remain in existing pension plans^ improves funding standards, and provides penalties for employers who decide to withdraw from multi-employer pension plans, thereby ' endangering the solvency of those plans and burdening the federal government with financial obligations that should properly be assumed by. the private sector. President Carter is expected to sign the bjll into law. '/ :r.,i • A-L SIU Towboat Operators in Washington Maritime Must Make Public Aware of 1 Industry's Plight In an address before the Mobile Chapter of the Propeller Club, Captain William Figari, National President of the Propeller Club of the United States and Corporate Vice President of the Crowley Maritime Corporation, an SIU contracted company, said that the maritime industry must close ranks "to make the public aware of the problems that must be resolved for it to operate as it should." . He stressed that the Propeller Club, which has a membership of 16,000 people, has done all that it could to ^blicize the plight of the American flag Merchant Marine. He commended other maritime organiza­ tions for their work, expressed hope that the industry as a whole could make the American people aware of the need to strengthen their merchant marine, and of the potentially disastrous consequences if they do riot. [ U' li 'fr! If A group of SIU Towboatmen spent a day in Washington recently while they were attending upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point. During their visit to the nation's capital, a number of them met with Congresswomen Beverly Byron, a Democrat from the Hagerstown/Frederick district in Maryland. Pictured here with Rep. Byron are (l-r) Lonnie Keys, John Littleton, Norman Seekford, SIU Representative John Russell, Tank Lehew, Eddie Chevalier, and Joe Carsoj. October 1980 / LOG / 9 V. �1 ••••.• • • r ' • • •. Fed Agencies Skirt U.S. Flag Use, SIU Charges T •t I'l ' I'.v ,•.«. i.'l HE SIU has stepped-up efforts to halt the growing trend within some Federal agencies to skirt the nation's Cargo Preference laws. Most recently, the Commodity. Credit Corporation of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture proposed an agricultural export program which avoids the U.S.-flag shipping requirements applicable to government cargoes under law. The proposed program, called the "Intermediate Credit Export Sales Program for Foreign Market Development Facilities," would authorize the CCC to "enter into agreements with U.S. private or foreign private or government agencies" to finance U.S. agricultural exports for three to 10 year periods. In a letter sent last month by SIU President Frank Drozak to Dr. Kelly Harrison of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Drozak charged that the proposed program "will under­ mine current Congressional and Executive efforts to strengthen the U.S.-flag merchant marine." In addition, Drozak continued, the program "specifically ex­ cludes application of this nation's cargo preference laws." In his letter to Harrison, Drozak underscored a point made in letters and telegrams sent to Labor Secretary Ray Mar­ shall, to key Congressmen and Senators and to President Carter over the past two months. The SIU supports U.S. agricultural export programs, Drozak said, but s,uch programs must not be allowed to deprive U.S.-flag vessels of badly-needed cargo. "Our agricultural export policy," Drozak pointed out, "should not be viewed as independent of our national policy of promoting a strong, competitive U.S.-flag merchant Even Senators Love the Log fleet." While both the SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept. are "distressed over continuing efforts by the Dept. of Agriculture through the CCC to circumvent existing laws and long-standing policies," the problem, Drozak said, could be simply resolved by President Carter. Drozak outlined that solution to President Carter in a letter dated Sept. 19. "I respectfully urge you," Droza,k wrote, "to issue a directive to all Federal agencies...instructing them to ship at least 50 percent of the cargo under their control in U.S.flag ships." Such a directive, Drozak told the President, merely instructs the federal agencies "to follow existing guidelines." In addition, insisting on compliance by all federal agencies with Cargo Preference laws, parallels. T)rozak reminded the President, Carter's firm commitment to the U.S. merchant marine which the President presented to Congress last July. "Within the Executive Branch" Carter's message to Congress said, "I intend to ensure that federal actions promote rather than harm our merchant marine. In particular," the President continued, "provisions in existing laws calling for substan­ tial or exclusive use of Americanflag vessels should be vigorously pursued." Cargo Preference laws were enacted in 1954 to provide the U.S.-flag merchant fleet with at least 50 percent of all govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Strict enforcement of those laws is both within the President's power and in line with his stated commit­ ment to the U.S. merchant marine. Lakes Shipowners Visit SHLSS •^' kf. John Mason (center), directorof Vocational Education, explains one of the many upgrading programs available at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to a group of Great Lakes shipowners. Tfie group came to the. Lundeberg School for a three-day look at the school's varied educational programs. Pictured here in the JrlLSS machine shop are, from left, Floyd Brown, American Steamship Co.; Louis Efvin, American Steamship Co.: Dan Campbell', SIU legal staff; Mason; Daniel Corniilie. Oglebay Co., and Sidney Smith,Erie Sand Steamship Co. Others who came for the visit were John Jaeger. Glamo; Ralph Biggs, Litton Great Lakes Corp.; Jack Bluitt, SIU Port Agent; Joe Zigler, SIU representative, and David Rebert, Great Lakes Seamen's Appeals Board. Sills Jack Caffey Named VP. of New York Port Council Senator WarrenMagnuson (D-Waah.), right, keeps up on his maritime news the sameuwaySIU members do. by reading thteLog. Making sure that theSenator had his copy is a Log reader from way back, the StU's own Edward X. Mooney, enjoying Seattle these days. Mooney ran into Sen. Magnuson at the Washington State AFL-CIO Convention, held recently. Sen. Magnuson is up for election this -year and the SIU is supporting him all the way. He's been a great friend totheSIU and maritime during, his long, distinguished career in the Senate. SIU New York Port Agent Jack Caffey was named as a VicePresident to the Executive Board in the Greater New York and Vicinity Maritime Port Council, The appointment was announced at that body's most recent meeting which was held October New Orgulf Towboat Crewed by SIU Boatmen &• .'•f, Xi •' '"•st ;•• A bright, new red and white towboat has been added to the SlU-contracted fleet. She's the 138-foot MjV Mid­ land (Orgulf) and she means more jobs for SIU Boatmen in the Rivers and Gulf where she'll be running from New Orleans, La. to Cairo, 111.' The barges she'll be towing carry mainly coal and grain. The Midland has a beam of 44 feet, a draft of 9^ feet, and is fitted with a double bottom in the engine room. ~ Her two turbo charged engines are 16 cylinder diesels with a 3,070 horsepower. All controls to the pumps are electric from pilot house to steering compartment. The vessel interior is fully insulated for heat, air conditioning, and sound. All quarters are panelled and furnished with ornamental and specially fitted blackout curtains. 3rd at The World Trade Center. Named along with Caffey was Sidney Heller of the UFCW who was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the-Board. The Maritime Port Council holds regular meetings to provide a format fori AFL-CIO member union operat­ ing in the Port of New York to air j their problems and discuss| possible solutions. In his remarks to the Councij members .Caffey pointed to the SIU's rank-and-file memberj who were present at the meeting and strongly suggested that th "other unions also get thei membership involved throug representation at the meetings. /10 / LOG / October 1980 :Li'0r//Tr'~-0 «y / , -J, j •" 5--'— '; VT • �,: ;;f :• Sen* Daniel K. Inouyc G0ts AOTOS Award Says Gov't Mast Give U.S. Fleet ^Extra Edge' operate (490 ships- -90 dry bulkers) under flags of convenience." In conclusion, Inouye pledged that his subcommittee will try to EN. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) chairman of the find out what would give American ships that "extra Senate Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism, edge." If successful, he said, received the Admiral of the "...we will once again have Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS), enough ships to carry a given annually "to the person substantial share of U.S. liner, who has done the most for the tanker and dry bulk cargoes... cause of the U.S. flag merchant and a strong shipbuilding and marine." The award was ship repair industry." presented on Sept. 26 at a dinner "Now more than any time since . in New York. World War II, our national In accepting the award, first security and economic growth given in 1970, Sen; Inouye," 56, depend on a strong and vital sponsor of the Ocean Shipping maritime industry," he stressed. Bill of 1980, told his audience of Among other awards, the more than 700 that a change in Senator holds the Distinguished U.S. Government policy is needed to give the U.S. merchant Service Cross. Presenting the AOTOS award fleet an "extra edge" in order to was MAR AD head Samuel B. Honored as this year's Admiral of the Ocean Seas, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), at left, "sail or sink." meets with SIU New York Port Agent Jack Gaffeyduring ACTOS Award dinner on Sept. 26. Nemirow, assistant secretary of Inouye explained, "I believe the which lowered her lives to rescue 19 Vietnamese the Federal Government must do Commerce for Maritime Affairs. whatever is necessary to assure He was general chairman of the lifeboat. In a fine display of boat people,-whose own boat was seamanship, a line was passed to sinking." what every other government awards committee. the lifeboat and all 23 crewThe SS President Ty/er (APL) does directly or indirectly—make S-L Finance Crew Honored members of the Genciano were Chief Mate Fred J. Gloor Jr. who certain that its flag vessels have Honored with the AOTOS rescued." Capt. Robert J. Sutter on Dec. 31, 1979 "for risking his that 'extra edge' in tompeting for own life by attempting the rescue cargo in its own trade and that its Mariner's Plaque for outstanding accepted the award. Receiving the Mariner's Roof a crewmate who had fallen into shipbuilding and ship repair seamanship in rescue operations settes for "... outstanding cour- the waters of Pusan Harbor and industry has that 'extra edge' to at sea were the officers and SIU make it more attractive than that crew of the SS Sea-Land Fi­ age and devotion to duty" were applying cardio-pulmonary re­ SS President Wilson (APL) suscitation." nance. of its competitor!" Among the honored guests on On Sept. 27, 1979, "...enroute Cadet Midshipman Paul RuContinuing, the Hawaiian the dais was SIU's Jack Caffey. bino, AB John McManus and Senator asked • - we should find from Japan ^to Taiwan received Maintenanceman Antone Souza In the audience was Transporta­ out what it is about our existing an SOS from the Mf VGenciano. laws and policies which rhake it Voice contact was made with the "for entering the water (on July tion Institute Chairman Herb more attractive for U.S. stricken vessel 35 miles ahead and 17, 1979) at the risk of their own Brand. shippers aflTop o to ship oh- lookouts posted."Despife heavy' foreign bottoms; for U.S.- ship seas and Force 8 winds, ladders operators to build foreign ($10- and lines were rigged and with the billion worth from 1974 to 1980) emergency crew staiiding by, the and for U.S. companies to Sea-Land Finance approached As the Log goes to press, a radically upped its prices, settlement is imminent in the Last, year. El Paso and Algeria six month controversy that has agreed on a price of $1.94 per halted the import to the U.S. of thousand cubic feet of LNG. This Algerian natural gas. was approved by the U.S. The controversy has affected Department of Energy (DOE) six SlU-contracted El Paso LNG which, under law, must rule on ships. For many months now, the price of any imported gas. two have been sitting in port with Meanwhile, however, the Al­ crews but no cargo and four have gerian government decided to been laid up. In anticipation of a press for an even greater price settlement, one of the four, the El increase, than what had been Paso Howard Boyd, was recently negotiated. Algeria would like erewed. gas prices to .be comparable with The problem is pricing. El crude oil prices of the (OPEC) Paso Co., which operates the six countries. SlU-contracted ships, made an Negotiations over the price agreement with Algeria in 1969 to then began between that North import part of her abundant African country and the cohipany. . supply of natural gas to the U.S. But when the talks broke down in El Paso built specially de-- early spring, the DOE took over. The USS Saratoga, a Navy aircraft carrier, gets a Union escort into Philadelphia, signed and very expensive ter­ Now, according to one report, it Two of the three tugs docking the Saratoga are the SlU-contracted Reedey Point minals at Cove Point, Md. and looks like Algeria will agree'to a (Curtis Bay) and the Theresa McAllister (McA\\\s\er Bros.). TheSarafoga is due to Savannah, Ga. to receive the price "very close" to that charged enter Sun Stiipyard for a half billion dollar overhaul. Expected to take two years, the overhauf will provide a major boost to employment at the Shipyard and in the LNG. Imports started arriving in by Mexico and Canada for their surrounding areas. 1978 and since then, Algeria has natural gas. •u S •' •f - : .X : -"'s it El Paso, Algeria LNG Settlement Imminent Sfli Tugs Ush&r Saratoga • ' V ^ -It- % --t October 1980 / LOG / 11 •3 MM-: �. -V. ,,.r •/ • ,". - • .,, •-<. ,, ,•. •"r#. ' ' "5 Big Apple Gets Some Alaska Oil, Courtesy of Overseas Valdez .Everybody's talking about oil these days because of the IranIraq War and the possibility of oil shortages caused by that war. More than ever this points up the importance of the Alaska oil pipeline, and the importance of American tankers bringing the oil to the lower 48 states. Numerous SIU ships are involved in the Alaska oil lift, including the Overseas Valdez. Her usual run is from the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, where she picks up Alaska oil from the terminal at Puerto Armuelles, to Texas. But this month, she delivered a load of Alaska black gold to the New York area, where the Log caught up with her. The crew was glad to visit New York, especially in the Autumn, the best time of the year in the Big Apple. And the Big Apple was glad to see them too, and their Alaska oil as well. The Overseas Valdez lightering at Stapleton Anchorage in the port of New York. }::'0 Ted Katros, crewmessman. is caught a hLS'fpantry'Saref"® Catching up on news and views is wiper Michael Gutierrez paging through the Log. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION SBAnenS 0$B Of • NARCOncS IBM>3 .. TO loss xr OF ^ ifefW.--- 12/ LOG / October 1980 •f " �>• , 'N HaU Helped Give Life to IBT Local: They Remembered Donate $12,100 to Cancer Fund R IGHT from the founding of Local 810 of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, the:late SIU President Paul Hall was a good friend to the union. When Brother Hall passed away from cancer on June 22, that union gave him a fitting tribute. A donation of $12,100 was given by the Local in Hall's memory to the Cancer Research Fund of New York University's School of Medicine. Of that money, $10,000 was actually donated by the New York based Local. When the union's executive board voted to give this donation, it also agreed to call for contributions from others as well. The remaining $2,100 was given by companies with whom Local 810 has contracts. The Local was founded in the early 1940's by Milton Silver­ man. According to a union spokesman," Silverman "got invaluable help from Paul Ha!ll. It would have been inyjossible to organize without him." Silverman and Hall remained friends over the years and the SIU "came out in their white caps on many occasions" to assist their brothers in Local 810. In announcing the donation, the president of the iocal, Dennis Silverman, called Hall "a staunch, friend and fearless fighter for economic justice." Local 810, whose headquarters is in New York City, has 10,000 Marad Folks Visit SIU Hd^s. members in the greater New York area. Most Local members are involt^ed in manufacturing work and in the retail and wholesale trade. The Local also represents the skilled mainte­ nance employees at the New York University Medical Center. -V- '-Vi J •gr'lt" i -I i; President of Teamsters Local 810, Dennis fvi. Silverman (third from left), presents checks for $12,000 in memory of former SIU President Paul Hall to Dr. Martin Begun, dean of New York University's School of Medicine Cancer Research Fund as SIU Acting SecretaryTreasurer John Faye (third from right) looks on. Aiso present at the ceremony in Local 810's "New York City headquarters l^st month were, from left; Dr. Louis Zimmerman, Local 810 medical director; Max G. Sanchez, the Local's vice president; Milton Silverman, president emeritus of the Local, and John Saulnier, shop steward at the NYU Medical Center. A Poem for Paul Hall '-•i • V.' I" V Down through thirty-forty generations. LORD Great, great men have risen on earth's horizons O yea, LORD, and You have blessed them And blessed the world through them. Forty generations have come and gone And the greatest of Men Was Your own Son. Yet, O LORD, from the lovingkindness Wisdom and understanding of Your vast heart Occasionally You have given us men Like Paul Hall. SIU headquarters rolled out the red carpet to these representatives of the U.S. Maritime Administration who were taking part in a labor studies program. This pix was snapped in the editorial offices of the Log. The group also took a tour of the Union hall and witnessed a job call. They also took in the services offered to SIU members and their families at the Headquarters Clinic. The consensus among the visitors, "thanks a bunch, we liked what we saw." Fersenals Steve Wagerik, Bill Ball 'At the request of Seafarer Harold Kammet, please contact Pechner, Dorfman Associates, 1845 Walnut St., Suite 1300, Phil., Pa. 19103,(215)5617100, notifying them of your current mailing address. Leroy G. Lamb Please contact your lawyer, Bernard Sacks at 215-925-8200. Ronnie Abella Please contact, Jose M. Cortell, Valle Verde #1, Ponce, P.R. 00731. Joseph Freeman Phillips Please contact, Mrs. Edith Phillips, 5073 Quince Rd., Memphis, Tenn. 38117. Joseph John McAndrew Please contact, Jo-Anna B. Mc­ Andrew (Waters), 3105 Pierpoint Dr., Apt. C-8, Mobile, Ala. 36606. Tel. 479-9749. Bernard "Mike" Toner Please contact, your brother, John J. Toner, 3716 University Dr., Fairfax, Va. 22030. Tel. (703) 591-3564. Dick "Buddah" Chatfield Please contact, Capt. 'Bob Trees, Antwerp, Belgium, important. Richard D. Wood Please contact, Harry Margosian at 2416 Union Ave., Wesleyville. Pa. 16510. J^mes KontOs Please contact. Red Campbell, at the Union Hall in New York about your passport and Union book. Tel. (212) 499-6600 Ext. 213. Redmond Conroy Please contact, Peter J. Bassing, 4020 Aspen PI., Oakland, Ca. 94602. Tel. (415) 482-1717 or (415) 457-9191. George W. B. Phillips Please contact, Judy immediately. Urgent! You gave them And You took them away. Thank You, LORD For letting an humble seafaring man like me Cross his path and meet him there. Thank You, LORD, for words of wisdom Strength and encouragement Which passed from his heart to mine. p. Thank You for the manhood He laid on the souls Of countless seafarers 'h Ifftit' >r Thank You for the ships at sea That will rise and sink On all the oceans Under all the flags Remembering him. ' ? iif Thank You For the America he loved And his strong spirit That brought victory, many times When we were whipped. Lord, we know that You love pur nation You wouldn't have given us A man like him Had You not held us dear to Your heart. Amen.' Seafarer Thurston John Lewis . Mena, Arkansas 71953 October 1980 /. LOG / 13 i .v." ' •V, • . ' iy' C..A ' �-• --; • .P"f I Ste^hild-Soon to Be Favored of inSon of Energy World A^r ^ ' >Ai: I" ^ difference, Americ;tn« r^-t TTT ... ^ Americans seem to have rediscovered that coal •j-«T TTw. ... "development„f OJ " di's nation's coal reserves W exists. Congressmen feel com- levels of pollution found in the air Isofpollutionfoundintheair River, rh.nn.i. u„.u Rivers, channels and harbore ''^'"8 devised to "clean i, " - Pelled to extol its charms. of this country's cities and must be deepened. Modern dry "'e®' ^"d make it safe for u,./ Newspaper writers like to pepper industrial centers. bulk carriers cannot fit into ^Pmad use. de.' with frequent Oil was much cheaper. Nuclear references to it. coal ^''e question of coal i, . American r wuai ports power was felt to pose fewer .potential such New 'mportant ramifications for ,r snrh as Seattle, New York, . .. Unforlunately, it takes more ecological problems. marifimp me Orleans and Baltimore. maritime Jr.^.^ industry. Once the' CM than good will and earnest Things have changed in the last Industry experts and local IS mined, it has to be carried sounding campaign speeches to tew years. unearth this country's vast coal For one thing, the incident at governments contend that the somewhere. That brings inm reserves, transport them to Three Mile Island, Pa. has problem is a national one. They question this nation's whole ® adequately equipped port and shaken the public's confidence in assert that neither the coal maritime policy. industry nor the states have the harbor facihties, and,carry them the safety of nuclear power. ^ At the present time. American to foreign markets. For another, the price of oil resources to dredge individual flag vessels carry only 2 perce„, ports and harbors. That would More than one energy expert of this nation's dry bulk trade take hundreds of millions of as been known to exclaim'that Where it is now cheaper for nAllQf-o dollars Maritime experts contend that' Americans to spend billions of rt * fmn " the the government has an unprece­ .. ^ ii^ip Americans dollars investing in ways to clean mp Vf govern- dented opportunity to revitalire defuse the Energy Crisis. It also up coal than to conti^e Lwn^ Tv an important segment of the has the potential of becoming an foreign oil at its pre em Z t! Thas American flag merchant marine important export commodity. Bv mention future, price United States merely by subscribing to ac­ developing our immense coal take an active part in the cepted international trade Coal Exports to Rise development of its coal reserves. practices. reserves and selling them to energy-poor countries like The figures speak for them- " 7!" to Were the U.S. government to Japan, France and West Ger­ selves. In 1978, Americans ''^^h of enter into bilateral trade many, we Americans will be able exported 39 million tons of coal T v ^f coal agreements that would set aside a to come to grips with the balance This year, that figure is expected exploited. Both certain percentage of the cargoes to top 100 million. countries have the technology to of payments problem that has generated by the increase in coalseverely weakened our national According to industry experts ^^cir resources, related trade, then the American economy. several things stand in the way of TU Plans Ilag merchant marine would be a full-scale development of this e t the For many years coal remained given a tremendous boost in nation's coal reserves. By far the around, the step-child of the energy the arm. most serious problem is the lack .K President Carter has called for world. It was costly to mine. It Politicians are fond of talking was felt to be a "dirty" source of of adequate port and harbor p f^^ation of an Interagency Av*!!" 'be moment." facilities. Present facilities are t 'tis expected energy, one that would add Well, the moment is here. either obsolete, or rapidly n ^ Po^'cy statement by considerably to the already high -O" becoming so. '^ccc'uber 1st of this year construction program Nine 'f innovator, Sea-Land "le 12 dieselVow:md.''r45-fr 'ZtZ'^^ contamerships have now been delivered including the •HiH&V • . N t4 / LOG/ October 1980 . V^. Sea-LZ "^onth, and was New Address For Chicago Hall durance on Oct. 1, The SIU Union hall in Chicago were the has moved to new, more comfort­ T4'Cr". ddd "id •yfo- able quarters as of this month. Sea-Land Voygger was friT J Fogistically, the move is a Land Independence, both now on the Gulf-Northern Europe small one. The new Union hall is run. and the Sea-Und Z- nghl across the street on S. vefopcr, on the Pacific Southwest , wing Avenue, from the old location. The change-of-address puts the Chicago Union hall right be m operation before the end of on the banks of the Calumet iver. Now Seafarers and e year, meaning just that many more barrels of oil saved by the Boatmen who come hy the hall to switch to diesel (perhaps a 35 register or to visit can keep an eye percent saving of fuel over the on the river traffic below them. steam turbine vessel of com The address of the new parable size). Chicago SIU hall is; 9402 S. Chicago, III., qo6l7. (The old address was 9383 the SlLTa'T''"""''""^^ Ewing.) The phone number sullying .raine°d'';e:son''n"' by J®™®i^^®^"iichanged. It's still (312) setting up the Diesel course at the Right now, the finishing touches are being put on the new Cnion hall to make it as comfortable and efficient for themselves with the n?w trend'h'' Cnion members as possible. All a'8ningupforthatcoureju?as work is expected to be finished ^-astheycanseeclMrr;: ® all Union business in port of Chicago will be The D-9's are herel transacted arnl >of the new quarters. Imr nr 'V.- •W:," . / �SIU Urges Carter to Sign Towing Safety Bill A BILL which will create a vehicle for communication between the Coast Guard and all segments of the inland waterway industry has been okayed by both biauses of Congress and is now awaiting President Carter's sig­ nature. The bill, H.R. 6242, wiU set up a Towing Safety Advisory Com­ mittee to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 15-member Committee will include a broad cross-section of spokesmen representing diverse interests in the inland industry. Representatives of inland tow­ ing companies, labor, offshore oil groups, as well as government, environment and shipper's groups will convene, under the auspices of H.R. 6242, to offer input and advice to the Coast Guard on matters concerning the safe operation of towing vessels and barges on the inland water­ ways. In addition, the Committee, whose members will be ap­ pointed by the Coast Guard, will review license and crewing regu­ lations and will provide the Coast Guard with guidance prior to publication of any regulations governing the inland waterways. The Towing Safety Advisory Committee is expected to fill the communication gap between the Coast Guard and inland interests which was created when the similar Towing Industry Ad­ visory Committee was disman­ tled in 1977. Efforts to resurrect an advisory panel to work with the Coast Guard on issues related to inland vessel operation have had sup­ port from all sectors of the industry, including the SIU. Following House and Senate passage of H.R. 6242 in late September, SIU President Frank Drozak sent a letter to President Carter urging him to sign the bill. "As the representative of thousands of boatmen aboard vessels in the U.S. inland and coastal towing fleets," Drozak wrote, "we have long advocated efforts to increase marine safety. We believe," Drozak added, "that this legislation before you is a positive step in that direction." "The combination of industry management, labor, port dis­ tricts, shippers and the public," who will make up the Committee will create a panel "genuinely representative of the industry as a whole," Drozak told the Presi­ dent. There has been "an undeniable need for a formalized process between the regulating agency and the industry subject to its oversight," Drozak added, finish­ ing by pointing out that the Advisory Committee 'Vill pro­ vide the vehicle needed to correct this deficiency to the benefit of industry and government alike." President Carter had not acted on H.R. 6242 when the Log went to press but he is expected to sign it. U.S. Merchant Fleet Ready, Able toSupport Navy Secretary Doyle, who heads up members of the civil service," ^HE U.S. Navy is making military cargo so that nothing waves in calm seas when it the Navy's Dept. of Manpower, were swept aside by SIU T interferes with the transporta­ comes to the issue of the U.S.-flag Reserve Affairs & Logistics, merchant marine's naval support role. That was the thrust of a letter, dated Sept. 18, which was sent by SIU President Frank Drozak in reply to an earlier letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy J. A. Doyle. "The Military Sealift Com­ mand and the Navy are perform­ ing tasks that can, and should, be performed by the commercial sector," said Drozak, echoing the SlU's oft-repeated stand on the merchant marine's capability to adequately perform military support work. "If you were totally determined," Drozak continued, "to use the merchant marine in the performance of naval fleet support functions, v/e believe very strongly thai it could be accomplished by Exec Order." acknowledged that the U.S. Navy is in, need of help from the merchant marine. In a letter to Drozak dated Aug. 15, Doyle indicated the Navy's concern "with the sealift shortages which would have a significant effect on our ability to support deployed forces oceans away." "The task," Doyle said. referring to a military sealift, "will require extensive.. .support by a strong U.S.-flag merchant marine. But in the next breath Doyle raised "the matter of crew control as an obstacle to using contract crews..." Doyle's worries about chainof-command and the "laws and regulations" which preclude the Navy "from directly employing those mariners who are not President Drozak. "We do not share your view that changes of law would be needed before you could directly employ non-civil service employees," Drozak told Secretary Doyle. "It should be possible to gain effective crew control by including a few key terms in your charters." Driving home the point that "the issue of crew control...can be worked out satisfactorily in a contractual arrangement," Drozak offered concrete proposals. The obligations of all parties involved in Naval support work would be made clear by drafting collective bargaining agreements which stipulate that: • the operators of contracted, vessels must notify the union, at the outset, that the vessels crewed by union members are carrying tion of that cargo; • the Master of the vessel must report directly to the Fleet commander for all operational orders; • Navy personnel can be put aboard the vessel, "as has been done routinely in the past." "If discipline is a problem," added Drozak, "this, too, can be dealt with in the contract." In addition, Drozak noted that the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md., could be used for any special training program the Navy might require of Union members employed in Naval support work. The School "has always served the needs of this changing industry," Drozak said. "It would be available for any purpose the Navy would regard as necessary to meet its requirements." Keeping Those Political Irons in the Fire.... , I rr» 1 H: SIU President Frank Drozak has been working hard'lately pushing the SlU's Interests Jn the political arena. And f)e's been keeping some pretty Influential company. In photo left, Drozak gives a warm handshake toVlce President Walter Mondale at the New York State AFL-CIO Convention. And In photo right, Drozak is among a crowd of well wishers at President Carter's Labor Day picnic on the White House grounds. October 1980 / LOG / 15 t-.t •4 i?.--C- - �Captain Praises SIU Crew LETTERS TO THF EDITOR Spent Honeymoon With SIU I finally got married this summer. And the next day I went to sea. Me, a crew of 300 an " my bride. Before you get the wrong idea, however, I suppose 1 should add that it was a pleasure cruise we were on and almost 700 other tourists had "d on with me and the new Mrs. as passengers Our ship was the S.S. Oceanic Independence, the only vessel cruising passengers in and out of U.S. ports to fly the American flag and a vessel whose crew is proudly SIU. Since June of this year, the Oceanic Independence has been in service cruising the Hawaiian Islands, leaving Honolulu at Saturday midnight and making four stops at three other islands before returning the following Saturday. While neither of us had ever been on anything bigger than a ferry boat, my wife and I couldn't think of a more romantic way to honeymoon around Hawa?= ^an onboard ship. But we were not without our reservations. We'd watched a few episodes of television's Love Boat before we left and it made us seasick. Not the ship, but the people on board. The dentists and accountants. The aging Republicans who still wore ties on vacation and the Beautiful People who know all the disco steps. The smarmy kids you'd like to throw overboard and the middle aged singles who consider jumping themselves. They were all,aboard on our cruise. But as it turns out, we didn't have to have anything to do with them. And, in fact, everyone we did meet was as personable as could be. This was especially true of the crew. To a person, they were pleasant and helpful. Many were young. Some were short on experience. But everyone we met seemed to work well together and enjoy their jobs. As a union family—my wife and I met while working for the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks—we were particularly impressed with the presence and apparent strength of the SIU onboard the ship. We had overheard many conversations amongst crew and between crew and passengers about the union. And always there was an enthusiasm and pride that made us feel right at home. In fact, we thought the honeymoon was over and we were back home in our Washington area office, when the galley staff walked off the job one evening right between our salad and entree. However, they resolved the problem in time for dessert and the cruise continued on a steady course. The union had won its point. Fraternally, Bob Douglas Rockville, Md. i: f| 1• •5 I OldHmer Remembers Paul Hall We have all lost a good man, a good Brother, a good leader. He was a man of great understanding. He always had time to talk to you or listen to what you had to say, and he would always help when he could. For those of us who knew him, it will take a long time to get him out of our minds. I remember the rough days building this union. And I remember the good days too. He was always there backing us all the way. Many of us from the old days are gone. But the SIU still remains one of the best unions in the world. There is so much more to say about the Great Man, Paul Hall, I cannot find the words. Fraternally, Hezeldah Donovan, Bk. D-159 New York City 1 '-, j. "•} •A 16/ LOG / October 1980 mmk WW I would like to tak« this opportunity to express my appreciation for the timely and efficient manner in which the Crew responded during the emergency evacuation of Crewmessman, R. B. Kelley in Manzanillo, Mexicoon July 21, 1980. Their cooperation during the evacuation operation enabled Mr. Kelley to be put under a Doctor's supervision in as short a time as possible v.'hich is a critical factor in the treatment of apparent heart victims. I thank the crew once again for their cooperation. Fraternally, W. B. White, Master S.S, Montpelier Victory Early Pension Is Xats Meow' I wish to thank the Union for the Early Normal Pension. My husband was a bosun. For my husband, the pension, and Piney Point, and the entire Union of today is a dream come true. My husband said, "Only my labor union has ever been able to do anything on time." My husband is only 56 years old. Because of our Union pension, we still have time to enjoy our grandchildren, and, our golden years together. For us, this Early Normal Pension is really the "Cats Meow." This Winter, thanks to our Union pension, we hope to be singing a song. "North to Alaska." Thankfully, Mrs. Alida Backrak Reno, Nevada They Love Messman Marisa I have been going to sea for 36 years and never have I seen a lady who can light up the eyes of welcome as Marisa Stevens has done for the crew since she came on as messman. We of the Westward Venture hope you can use up some space to let all know that it has been a pleasure to know and be on a ship with such a person. Fraternally, Crew of the Westward Venture White House Thanks SIU On behalf of President Carter, I want to thank the SIU for its letter concerning the Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act (Ocean Mining Bill). We appreciate the time and effort spent by the Seafarers International Union towards enactment of this legislation. Sincerely, Stuart E. Elzenstat Assistant to the l^esident for Domestic Affairs and Policy Scholarship Winner at 'Banta As I prepare to enter my senior year at the University of Alabama, I felt it an appropriate time to outline my college activities thus far. Also, I feel this is an appropriate time to express my gratitude for SIU Scholarship and for the opportunities it has provided. The financial security it affords has not only fully provided for my education, but it has given me "peace of mind" with regard to those financial obligations, and by eliminating the necessity of work, has enabled me to devote more time to both academics and extracurricular activities. My education would certainly have been much different had it not been for the SIU and this outstanding program. Again, thank you for your support. 1 look forward to having contact with you again in the near future. Sincerely, Craig Cantrell Mobile, Alabama i, �"•Vr • <• ; t.- wi ^ i'"' Voting—Your Right, Your Responsibility "V T HE United States of America was founded on a trust in the American people. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence which says governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed," this nation has belonged to her people. "The basis of our political sys­ tem," George Washington said when his term of office as President was ending, "is the right of the people to make and to alter... their govern­ ment." Throughout the 200 years of U.S. history, that right has remained intact. Our elected representatives— from the President of the United States on down—are caretakers of our. government. They rule on our behalf, with our consent, and they are directly accountable to us for their actions. Without a mandate from the people of the United States-our leaders cannot govern. Unless they represent us well, they will not receive that mandate. The American political system is a a partnership between the governors and the governed. A partnership that makes demands on all of us. That partnership demands of the U.S. government, said FDR, that it be ". . .strong enough to protect the interests of the people." And it demands, Roosevelt continued, "a people strong enough and—well enough informed to maintain... sovereign control over its govern­ ment." A responsive government, ac­ countable to the people, is a concept as true today as it was at the drafting of the Declaration in 1776. As true now as it was at FDR's "Fireside Chat" back in 1938. And it is as important now as at any time in American history that we the people be well enough informed to choose our leaders wisely. Each member of this Union, as a resident of a community, should • "'k-, L'S • • know whether the people seeking election, or re-election in that community, have acted in the best interests of their constituents. As a Union, the SIU has always made it our business to support those candidates who support the jobs and job security of U.S. maritime workers. Politics is Porkchops. Bills are Offkioi PubRcofion of fho Seaforort Intornolionol Union of North Amorko, Atkmtk, Gulf, Lofces ond Inlond Waton Oistrkt,^ AFL-CO October, 1980 Vol. 42, No. 10 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Leon Hall Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Pice President Vice President y/ce President James Gannon X Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor Don Rotan West Coast Associate Editor Editor Edra Ziesk Assistant Editor Marietta Homayonpour Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Director of PhotographyI Writer Marie Kosciusko 3S» Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Angus "Red" Campbell Administrative Assistant Mike Oillen Assistant Editor Max Siegel Hall Assistant Editor Dennis Lundy Photography George J. Vana Production! Art Director u.>, .^woo.iv., Published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, uu.i. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters . Brooklyn. N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. (ISSN #0160-2047) ^ ' •! Tib ' introduced and debated alrnost daily in the U.S. Congress and in state and local bodies throughout the country which have direct and long-range bearing on American working people. By maintaining a sure and steady presence in Washington, D.C. and, through the port councils of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept., in port cities across the country the SIU is constantly working for a stronger, better, more capable merchant marine. But working on Capitol Hill is only half the battle. The other half is getting those candidates whose concerns parallel our own, elected. And that is the responsibility of every member of this Union; of every citizen of this nation. Exercising the right to vote is our birthright as Americans. Itjis a right denied to millions of the world's people. For that reason alone, we have an obligation to use it well. Absentee Ballots There is no valid excuse for not voting, including being away from home on Election Day. If you are on-board ship on Nov. 4 you can vote by absentee ballot. The only requirements for absentee voting is that you are a U.S. citizen and you are registered to vote. To request an absentee ballot, write or visit the local Board of Elections or County Clerk's office in the city or county in which you're registered to vote. Tell them you're a merchant seaman and will be away from home on Election Day. They will provide you with a form which you must fill out and return tothem. Upon receipt of that form, they will send you your absentee ballot which must be returned on the Friday before Election Day. Being an American citizen carries with it rights and privileges un­ equalled anywhere else in the world. But those rights and privileges are ours only so long as we continue to choose leaders who will protect them. As soon as we, as a people, stop making informed choices in the voting booth, we are no longer entitled to the trust in our wisdom on which the Founding Fathers built the American political system. The,time when we refuse or are unable to make informed choices on Election Day is the time when we relinquish our right to be a people at liberty in a vital, responsive democracy. October 1980 / LOG / 17 "i!>. '.i V �?':/.••-•• .Vt* ^'*>1 - -y-i 1;;i.: Capt. Russel Holmes skippered the campaign which ledio the overwhelming vote by Star & Crescent Towing Co. employees to join the SlU. Capt. Holmes, now ship's delegate, poses happily with SlU member Mary Zimmerman, tour guide aboard the boats. X.'- ' WA/''::. I# R: The Silvergate is one of Star & Crescent Towing's excursion boats. She's now under SlU contract. '-}l • ''ti - ••. Ill ri . Chuck Reed is a boat operator for Star & Crescent Towing. J • .1- ' ^^ 'i' !> • ,r '^ t i-.' i' Deckhand N. Valencia, right, jokes around with the microphone which tour guide Cindy Delgadillo uses to point out the sights of San Diego harbor to tour passengers. Workers at the Star and Crescent Towing Company have overwhelmingly voted to join the SIU. They had originally been represented by the Inland Boat­ men's Union of the Pacific, hut had balked when they heard that the IBU of the Pacific had decided to disaffiliate from the SIU. The IBU of the Pacific man­ aged to pick up Just one vote out of a total 27 cast. Star and Crescent Towing operates the sight-seeing boats that tour the picturesque San Diego Harbor. The company employs everything from tour guides to licensed captains, all of whom are now represented by the SIU. The workers became very concerned when they heard that the IBU of the Pacific had disaffiliated. They approached SIU organizers because they feared that they would no longer continue to be adequately repre­ sented. Frank Gill, Luigi lovino and. Joe Goren led the SIU campaign. They were ably assisted by Russel Holmes, one of the licensed captains that the company em­ ploys. San Diego, with its worldrenowned zoo, its beautiful geography and its interesting Hispanic architecture, is one of this country's pre-eminent cities. But the harbor is San Diego's crowning glory. After the vote at Star and Crescent Towing,^ the SIU rules it. 18 / LOG / October 1980 • Boat Operator R. E. Hayle knows San Diego harbor like the back of his hand. Joaquim Neves is a deckhand aboardi SlU-contracted sightseeing boatsj operated by Star & Crescent Towing. , t:' Richard Waisoner, Star & Crescej Towing deckhand, is proud to be|^ member of the SIU. Boat Operator Dick Hayle keeps 'em moving as passengers board excursion boat. *"• 'S'-l.i'':"' Vf '• •r-y:.r.y ' mmm �• ' Voting Procedures, Sample Ballot, Other Information for 1980 General Election of Officers, 1981-1984 Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District S the first Ine of the upper lefthand corner of the mailing envelope, and print his name and book number on the second line, the secrecy of the ballot—which is encased in an unmarked ballot envelope—is com­ plete. No ballot will be opened for counting until all envelopes con­ taining valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelope re­ moved intact, and all ballot envelopes mixed together. In no way will there be any connection between the mailing envelope—containing the member's name—and the ballot envelope or the ballot itself. Ballots will be counted by a rankand-file Union Tallying Committee consisting of two members elected, fpm each of the Constitutional Ports. They ^jll be elected in December. ECRET ballots, for the election be made by registered or certified Once he receives his ballot and of officers and job holders for mail postmarked no later than the term 1980-1984, will be available midnight, Nov. 15 and must be envelopes,-the member's vote beto members of the Atlantic, Gulf, delivered no later than Nov. 25, comes completely secret since, after Lakes and Inland Waters District of 1980. The requests must be mailed to he marks his ballot in secret, he the Seafarers International Union of the Secretary-Treasurer's office at inserts it into the env.elope marked ^Ballot," seals it and places it into North America from Nov. 1 through SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. the mailing envelope already ad­ Dec. 31. The ballot will contain the Seafarers requesting absentee bal­ dressed to the Depositary Bank, names of all qualified candidates as lots are cautioned to include with the seals the mailing envelope and mails was determined by the Union's request the address where they want it. Credentials Committee and mem­ the ballot to be mailed. While he must sign his name on bership in accordance with the Union's Constitution. The election will be conducted by NoHee On Unopposed Csmdidates a mail ballot as provided by the One part of the article of the SIU candidate. tee shall not be required to tally Union's Constitution. Secret bal­ Constitution which deals with rules completely the results of the voting lots, together with self-addressed, The entire section, contained in for elections concerns the election of for such unopposed candidate but stamped envelopes for mailing, will candidates who are unopposed for Article XIII, Section 5(a) of the SIU shall certify in their report, that such: be available to full-book members in office. The section states that those Constitution, reads as follows: unopposed candidate has been good standing at union halls. candidates who are unopposed for "A candidate unopposed for any elected to such office or job. The A full list of cities and street any office or job shall be considered office or job shall be deemed elected Election Report Meeting shall addresses where ballots will be elected to that office or job, and that to such office or job notwithstandaccept the above certification of the available accompanies this story. the Tallying Committee shall not ing that his name may appear on the Union Tallying Committee without Election procedures are spelled have to count the votes for any such ballot. The Union Tallying Commitchange." out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution which is printed in this special supplement of the Log. Seafarers may pick up their ballots and mailing envelopes from 9 a.m. until noon, Monday through Saturdays, except on legal holidays, at any of the designated port-city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be postmarked no later than Midnight, Dec. 31, 1980 and must be received by Jan. 5, 1981. Only full-book members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each member must present his book to the port agent or the agent's designated representative when the member secures his ballot, his ballot envelope and a postage-paid, preaddressed envelope in which to return the ballot envelope contain­ ing the ballot. When the member receives his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. In cases where a member does not produce his book, or where there is a question about his being in good standing or otherwise eligible to vote, the member will receive a mailing envelope of a different color marked with the word "challenge," and his book shall be stamped "Voted Challenge" and the date. Absentee ballots will be available to members who believe they will be at sea or in a Public Health Service Hospital during the voting period, and unable to secure a ballot. Requests for absentee ballots must -• , • k' �[I ELECTION NOTICE OF 1980 ELECTION FOR ELECTION OF 1981-1984 OFFICERS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Election will t>e conducted by secret mall ballot. Ballots may be obtained at the following locations from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays through Saturdays, excluding holidays, during the voting period. The voting period shall commence on November 1st, 1980 and shall^continue through Decemt>er 31,1980. ji; , "»'• ..". .'•• • • .< 1. VOTING LOCATIONS \-: 'i'!* ;. - ' • 'd'..: y i'-.-y.'., '• . .-•• |M" I if:--' 'l'"''^V-. ALPENA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO CLEVELAND DETROIT (ALGONAC) DULUTH FRANKFORT GLOUCESTER HONOLULU HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE JEFFERSONVILLE JERSEY CITY MOBILE NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK NORFOLK PADUCAH PHILADELPHIA PINEY POINT PORT ARTHUR PORTLAND PUERTO RICO 324 W. Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 SAN FRANCISCO 417 Main Street, Frankfort, Michigan 49635 SEATTLE 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 ST. LOUIS 707 Alakea Street, Room 102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 TAMPA 1221 Pierce Street, Houston, Texas 77002 TOLEDO 3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32206 211 E. Market Street, Suite 106, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 WILMINGTON YOKOHAMA 99 Montgomery Street, Jersey .City, New Jersey 07302 1 South Lawrence Street, Mobile, Alabama 366C2 630 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 800 North Second Avenue, Alpena, Michigan 49707 1216 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 215 Essex Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 9383 So. Ewing Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617 1290 Oid River Road, Cleveland, Ohio'44113 520 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac, Michigan 48001 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyii, New York 11232 115 Third Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 225 South 7th Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Penns^vanlR 19148 St. Mary's County, PIney Point, Maryland 20674 534 Ninth Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 421 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 1313 Femandez Juncos, Stop 20, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00909 350 Fremont Street, San Francisco, California'94105 2505 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98121 4581 Gravols Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 2610 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33609 935 Sumrnit Street, Toledo, Ohio 43604 408 Avalon Boulevard, Wilmington, California 90744 Room 801, Nohkyo Kyosal Building, 1-2 Kalgan-Dorl, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan 231-91 SlU Constitution Ruies on Election Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Part Agents and Potralmen Section 1. Nominations. 'Except as provided in Section 2 (b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any Office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to Jje deliv­ ered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Creden­ tials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. fc) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrol­ man. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a vessel, he shall notify the Credentials Committee what vessel he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. <h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify tha( I am not now, nor, for the five f5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Com­ munist Party or convicted of. or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extor­ tion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ tion of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with' intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violalation of Title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act. or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated Signature oj member Book No Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is. in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable deter­ mination by the Board of Parole of the United States De­ partment of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Any full book member may nominate any other full book member in which event such full book member so nominated shall comply with the provisions of this Article as they are set forth herein, relating to the submission of credentials. By reason of the above self nomination provi­ sion the responsibility if any, for notifying a nominee of his nomination to office, shall be that of the nominator. All documents required herein must reach headquarters 20 / LOG / October1980 no earlier than July IS and no later than August 15 of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six (6) full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two (2) members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent , or Patrolman, or candidate fbr office or the jbb of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the Committee shalU suspend until the President or Executive Vice-Presi­ dent, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the persop has submitted his application correctly and possesses the neces­ sary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "dis­ qualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept de­ livery of credentials. All credentials must be in head­ quarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing their rea­ sons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery registered or certified, to the mailing address designated' pursuant to Section Kb) of this Article. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membenihip from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting aftjr the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the lime set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disquali­ fication by the Credentials Committee, in which event the •one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. fe) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met ail the requirements of Section 1(a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedures. (a) Balloting in the manner hereafter provided, shall commence on November 1st of the election year and stiaii continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays aiio (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognizee m the City of which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the City in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding Subject to the foregoing, for the purpose Qf members securing their ballots, the ports shall be ope from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Monday through Saturdays, ex­ cluding holidays. (b) Balloting shall be by mail. The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of baiio . without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots in y contain general information and instructive coinments iiiconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, A qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetic^ y within each category with book number and job scni classification status. , ... The listing of the ports shall first set forth and then shall follow a geographical with the most northerly port of the Atlantic Co«t, to ing the Atlantic Cqast down to the moist ^nd on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any ^rt the Continental United States shall then be shall be no write-in voting and no provisions for tne shhll appear on the ballo't. Each ballot shall be so . as to have the number therebn placed at the top and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion co taining the said number to be easily removed to msu secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion be placed a short statement indicating the nature ol ballot and the voting date thereof. , .Lp (c) The ballots so prepared at the Vn Secretary-Treasurer shall be the only oflficial ballots, others may be used. Each ballot shall be niunbcred ^ . cated in the preceding paragraphs and shall be consecutively, commencing with number I. A su �amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A rpcord of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, cpnt thereto, shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indi" tine the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also send to each Port Agent I sufficient amount of blank opaque envelopes containing the word "Ballot" on the face of the envelope, as well as 1 sufficient amount of opaque mailing envelopes, first class postage prepaid and printed on the face thereon as the addressee shall be the name and address of the depository fnr the receipt of such ballots as designated by the Presidpnt in the manner provided by Article X, Section 1. of . this Constitution. In the upper left-hand corner of such mailinc envelope, there shall be printed thereon, as a top line provision for the voter's signature and on another line immediately thereunder, provision for the printing of the voter s name and book number. In addition, the SecretaryTreasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of mailing envelopes identical with the mailing envelopes mentioned ibove except that they shall be of different color, and shall contain on the face of such envelope in bold letters, the word "Challenge." The Secretary-Treasurer shall further furnish a sufficient amount of "Roster Sheets' which shall have printed thereon, at the top thereof, the year of the election and immediately thereunder, five (5) vertical col­ umns designated, date, ballot number, signature full book member's name, book number, and comments, and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines immediately under the captions of each of the above five columns. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of envel­ opes with the printed name and address of the depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hand comer, the name of the port and address, and on the face of such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs". Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the bailots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute andrelurn to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt, acknowledging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee. (d) Balloting shall be secret. Only full book members in good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly designated representative at such port. Each Port Agent shall designate an area at the Port office over which should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots Secured Here." When a full book member appears to vote he shall present his-book to the Port Agent or his aforementioned duly designated representative. The Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall insert on the roster sheet under the appropriate column the date, the number of the ballot given to such member and' his full book number, and the member shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book stamped with the wdrd, "Voted" and the date, and shall be given a ballot, and simultaneously the perforation on the top of the ballot shall be removed. At the same time the member shall be given the envelope marked "Ballot" together with the pre-paid postage mailing envelope addressed to the depository. The member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same, insert it in the blank envelope marked "Ballot", seal the same, then insert such "Ballot" envelope' into the mailing envelope, seal such mailing envelope, sign his name on the upper left-hand corner on the first line of such mailing envelope and on the second line in the upper left-hand corner print his name and book number, after which he shall mail or cause the same to be mailed. In the event a full book member appears to vote and is not in good standing, or does not have his membership book with him or it appears for other valid reasons he is not eligible to vote, the same procedure as provided above shall apply to him. except that on the roster sheet under the column "Comments", notation should be made that the member voted a challenged ballot ^d the reason for his challenge. Such member's membership book shall be stamped "voted challenge", and the date, and such member instead of the above-mentioned mailing envelope, shall be given the mailing envelope of a different color marked on the face thereof with the word, "Chal­ lenge". At the end of each day. the Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall enclose in the envelope addressed to the depository and marked "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs", the roster sheet or sheets executed by the members that day. together with the numbered perforated slips removed from the ballots which had been given to the members, and then mail the same to such depository. To insure that an adequate supply of all balloting material is maintained in all ports at all times, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative, simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot stubs to the depository at the end of each day. shall also make a copy of the roster sheet for that day and mail the same to the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all election material and shall not release any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the material placed in his custody. (e) Full book members may request and vote an absen­ tee ballot under the following circumstances; while sucn member is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to be at a port in which a ballot can be secured during the time and period provided for in Section 4(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital anytime during the first ten (10) days of the month of November of the Election Vear. The meinber shall make a request for an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail or the equivalent mailing deviw at the location from which such request is made, if such be tne case. Such request shall contain a designation as to tne address to which such mCmber wishes his absentee ballot returned. The request shall be postmarked no later than 12:00 P.M. on the 15th day of November of the elwtiOT year, shall be directed to the Sccretafy-Treasurer at Head­ quarters and must be delivet-ed no later than the 25th of such November. The Secretary-Treasurer shall determine whether such member ii eligible to vote such absentee ballot. The Secretary-Treasurer, if he determines that such member is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such Novem­ ber, send by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address so designated by such member, a "Ballot", after removing the perforated numbered stub, together with the hereinbefore mentioned "Ballot" envelope, and mailing envelope addressed to the depository, except that printed on the face of such mailing envelope, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting instructions shall accompany such mailing to the member. If the ^cretaryTreasurer determines that such member is ineligible to receive such abstentee ballot, he shall nevertheless send such member the aforementioned ballot with accompanying material except that the mailing envelope addressed to the depository shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot." The Secretary"Treasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, includ­ ing the reasons for determining such member's ineligibility, which records shall be open for inspection by full book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying Committee, presented to them. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to all Ports, the names and book numbers of the members to whom absentee ballots were sent. (f) All ballots to be counted, must be received by the depository no later than the January 5th immediately sub­ sequent to the election year and must be postmarked no later than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year. Section 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for securing ballots, the Port Agent in each port, in addi-r tion to his duties set forth above, shall deliver or ifiail to Headquarters by registered or certified mail,' attention Union Tallying Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically set forth, by. serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 18 full book members. Two shall be elected ffom each of the 9 ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Mobile. New Orleans. Houston. Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis. The elec­ tion shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise deter­ mines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the afore­ said ports, on the first business day of the last week of said month. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent. Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquar­ ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for m Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties herein set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The tallying Committee shall have access to all election records and files for their inspection, examination and verification. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, with­ out prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. In connection with the tally of ballots there shall I* no counting of ballots until all mailing envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelopes removed intact and then all of such ballot envelopes mixed together, after which such ballot envelopes shall be oj^ned and counted in such multiples as the Committee may deem expedient and manageable. The Committee shall resolve all issues on challenged ballots and then tally those found valid, utilizing the same procedure as provided in the preceding sentence either jointly or separately. (c) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall, after their election, proceed to the port in which Headquarters is located, to arrive at that port no later than January 5lh of the ye'ir immediately after the election year. Each member of the Committee not elected from the port in which Headquarters is located shall be reimbiirsed for transportation, meals, and lodging, expenses occ«ioned by their traveling to and returning'from that Port. Committee members elected from the port in which Headquarters is located, shall be similarly reimbursed, except for transpor­ tation. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there 1^ a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at ten. The Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other mailed election material from the depository and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's proceedings. The proceedings of the Committee except for their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any candidate may act as an observer and/or designate another member to act as his observer at the counting of the ballots. In no event shall issuance of the above referred to closing report of the Committee be delayed beyond January 31st immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. In the discharge of its duties, the Committee may call upon and utilize the services of clerical employees of the Union. The Committee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dis­ patch of its report as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (d) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be mailed by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer no later than January tist immediately subsequent to the close year. As soon as these copies arc received each Agent shall cost one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in f con&ous minner. and notify the Secretary-Treasurer. in writing, as to the date of such posting. This copy shall be kept posted until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the March regular membership meeting im­ mediately following the close of the election year. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim, (e) Any.full book member claiming a violation of the election and balloting procedure or the conduct of the same, shall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed violation, notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters, in writing, by certified mail, of the same, setting forth his name, book number and the details so that ap­ propriate corrective action if warranted may be taken. The Secretary-Treasurer shall expeditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed violation, take such action as may be necessary, if any, and" make a report and recommenda­ tion, if necessary, a copy of which shall be sent to the member and the original shall be filed for the Union Tallyr ing Committee for their appropriate action, report and rec­ ommendation, if any. The foregoing shall not be applicable to matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article XIII, Sections 1 and 2 being the pertinent provisions applicable to such matters. ' All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed upon by the Union Tallying Committee in its report, excluding therefrom matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report as provided in the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, but including the procedure and report of the Union Tallying Committee, shall be filed in writing by certified mail with the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters, to be received no later than the February 25th immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. It shall be the responsibility of the member to insure that his written protest is received by the Secretary-Treasurer po later than such February 25th. The Secretary-Treasurer shall forward copies of such written protest to all ports in sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. The written protest shall contain the full book member's name, book number, and all details constituting the protest. (f) At the Election Report Meeting the report and recommendation of the Union Tallying Committee, includ­ ing but not limited to discrepancies, protests passed upon by them, as well as protests filed with the SecretsTreasurer as provided for in Siection (e) immediately above, shall be acted upon by the meeting. A majori^ vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote, unless reported discrepancies or protested procedure or conduct found to have occurred and to be violative of the Constitution, affected the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted to such office, offices and/or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a recheck and recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three (3) or more members of the Union Tallying Com­ mittee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 4(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. There shall be no further protest or appeal from the action of the majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings. (g) Any special vote ordered pursuant to Section 4(f) shall be commenced within ninety (90) days after the first day of the month immediately subsequent to the Election Report Meetings mentioned above. The depository shml the same as designated for the election from which the special vote is ordered. And the procedures shall be the same as provided for in this Spction 4, except where specific dates are provided for, the days shall be the dates applicable, which provide for the identical time and days / originally provided for in this Section 4. The Election Re­ port Meeting for the aforesaid special vote shall be that meeting immediately subsequent to the report of the Union Tallying Committee separated by one calendar month. Section 5^ Elected Olficeis and Job Holdeis: (a) A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his name may appear on the ballot. The Union Tallying Committee shall not be required to tally complctc y the results of the voting for such unopposed candidate but shall certify in their report, that s"ch uno^sed candi^date has been elected to such office or job. The Election Rejwrt Meeting shall accept the above certification ol the Union Tallying Committee without change. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman: (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidate receiving the successively highest number of votes wall TC declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided m this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over'their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the con­ trary contained in Article XI. Section 1. "This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. ^ v In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Presi­ dent to assume office the provisions of Article X, Action 11 shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specificdly charged with the preservation and retention of all election record^ including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as arc required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. October 1980 / LOG / 21 m' . ft J V -; i',' . ' '^ �V;-,. -• '•' i««® cF^X^t ; OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1981-1984 Officers and Constitutional Amendments 1• Leo Cronsohn, CrSOl 2 • Frank Drozak, D-jg; 15 • 38 • Donald C. Anderson, A-5244 17 • Luige lovino, 1-11 39 • Leo Bonser, B-1193 40 • Mike Worley, W-752 18 • Earl "Emir Lee, Jr., L-8001 4 • Ed Turner, T-8001 , 19 • Frank Mongelli, M-1111 SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One / 20 • Carl Peth, P-755 21 • George RIpoll, R-708 22 D Trevor Robertson, R-723 Wn VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE, OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 6 • Angus Campbell, 0-217 7 • Robert (Bob) O'Rourke, 0-3 24 • Robert Selzer, S-1258 26 O Ted Babkowski, B-1 John Fay, F-363 13 • Gk>rge McCartney, M-948 14 • Steven Troy, T-485 John Ruiz, R-1116 44 • Harmando Salazar, S-1966 45 n F.E. "Gene" Taylor, T-180 - ~ Juan J. Relnosa, R-70 SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two George Costango, C-5795 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for TWO 47 • D. "Frank" Boyne, &8 48 • Gentry Moore, M-8001 ~~ 28 • . Richard Avery, Jr., Ag0017 29 • X. DETROIT AGENT Vote for One Robert Pomertahe, P-437 , 49 • MOBILE AQi^T Voto P»r One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Vote for Four 12 • 43 • 46 • Mike Sacco, S-1288 Jack Bluitt, 8-15 Patrick Plllsworth, P-1079 SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Vote for One BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One Joe Sacco, 8-1287 -11 • 42 • Stephen Papuchis, P-5198 Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 27 • Louis Guarino, G-520 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three Robert "Joe" Air, A-61 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Vote for One 10 • 41 • PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for TWO VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Vote for One 9 • HOUSTON AGENT Vote for One PHfLADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One VICE PRESIDENT IN CHAPOE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 8 • NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three Horace Hamilton, H-8001 Anthony 0. Aronica, A^HSr Joseph OiGiorgio, D-2 Gerald A. Brown, B-1159 16 • an 5 • 37 • Jack Caffey, C-1010 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Eight EXECUTIVE VICE PREiiDENT ^ VWeforOne V. NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One NEW YORK AGENT Vote for One PRESIDENT Vote for Qnes^ ^ 30 • D.L. "Sheriff" Dickinson, D-227 31 • Thomas Glldewell, G-467 32 • Jack M. Dalton, 0-337 33 • Hubert Hollis Johnson, J-192 34 • Edward "Edd" Morris, M-1358 35 • Darry Sanders, S-2016 36 • George Vukmir, V-269 Jack Allen, A-674 DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One 50 • MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two 7 Byron F. Kelley, K-12039 ST. LOUIS AGENT Vote for One 51 • ^ 52 • ~ James Martin, M-5290 sr. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One Manuel "Joe" SIgier, S-2101 PROPOSITION # 1 J ;• ' r^-i • SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAtlantlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1980 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1980 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS—In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross PQ In voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein, your vote for such office will be invalid. _ MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. - ;Tr "" '- ^ >', ,1. Are you In favor of amending Article V, Section 1(a) of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO in accordance with the resolution rriailed to you, to read as follows: Article V, Section 1 "(a) dues annually In the sum of $200.00 which shall be paid in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and such dues shall be increased from time to time by percentages ' equal to the percentages of negotiated wage increases inclusive of cost of living increases but not more than 10% annually over dues then In effect as provided in this paragraph (a) during the previous twelve months, and such dues inclusive of such percentages amounts rounded off to thu nearest dollar with 50 cents or less rounded off to the dollar immediately below and 51 cents or more, rounded off to the dollar Immediately above, and shall be payable in equal calendar quarterly amounts no later than the first business day of the calendar quarter immediately following any such 1,. increases, except as herein otherwise provided, and;" YES • NO PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE • PROPOSITION #2 Are you in favor of amending the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, In accordance with the proposed amendments outlined in the resolution mailed 4o you fdr the purpose of creating a Vice President in Charge of the West Coast? YES • 22/ LOG / Gctober1980 NO PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE • �1t " -IS? . . ^ .• V, i ' -A : r'"''hj. /f )• > •S) •• •• , PROPOSmON#1 WHEREAS, our regular dues presently In the sum of $200.00 yearly as provided for in Article V, Section 1(a) of our Constitution, has remained unchanged for many years, and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the memt>ershlp's adoption several years ago of working dues related to days worked, In addition to such regular dues as provided^ Article V, Section 1(b) of our Constitution, costs of our Union operations have Increased over the comparable years In percentage amounts In excess of such work­ ing dues Increase, and WHEREAS, in order to discharge the Union's responsibilities to the membership It Is necessary that our Union receive Increased revenue so as to provide neces­ sary and competent personnel and facilities as well as to preserve and further the Union's Interest as an Institution for the meml)ershlp's t)eneflt, and WHEREAS, Inflation the past several years has Increased most substantially and It appears reasonably to continue for future years, necessitating that provision be now made to accommodate to the results of such future events, and WHEREAS, It appears most fair and appropriate that any dues Increases bear relationship to wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living increases negotiated by the Union for the membership, and WHEREAS, such dues Increases to be most fair and appropriate should be equal percentagewise with a maximum annual Increase, to the percentage of such negotiated wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases so that If wage Increases and/or cost of living Increases are received by the membership In an amount for example of 9%, then the dues exclusive of dues related to days worked, shall be Increased by 9%, and WHEREAS, as stated, there should be a maximum percentage to which dues shall be Increased In any consecutive twelve months and which shall be not more than lOVo annually over that In effect In the previous consecutive twelve months, and WHEREAS, until otherwise decided by the membership as Constitutionally provided, such percentage Increases of dues exclusive of dues related to days worked should take place at a time when such wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases occur, and WHEREAS, In the Interest of sound administrative procedures, such Increases In dues, however, should not occur until the first calendar quarter Immediately fol­ lowing the effective date of any such Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases, and WHEREAS, your Executive Board has carefully reviewed this matter and unanimously agreed that the adoption of this Resolution Is In the best Interests of t^ membership and the Union and have authorized Vice President Leon Hall to submit this Resolution on behalf of your unanimous Executive Board as a Propos^ amendment to our Constitution and particularly Article V, Section 1(a), to be voted upon by our membership all In the manner provided by our Constitution tor con­ stitutional amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED: Article V, Section 1(a) of our Constitution shall be amended to read as follows: "(a) dues annually in the sum of $200.00 whjch shall be paid in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and such dues shall be increased from tin^ to tirne by percentages equal to the percentages of negotiated wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases but not more than 10 /o annually over dues then m effect as provided In this paragraph (a) during the previous twelve months, and such dues Inclusive of such percentages amounts rounded off to the nearest dollar with 50 cents or less rounded off to the dollar Immediately below and 51 cents or more, rounded off to the dollar immediately abov^ and shall be payable In equal calendar quarterly amounts no later than the first business day of the calendar quarter Immediately following any such Increases, except as herein otherwise provided, and;" ' .• i '] -i\ f r•• 'j . ^'1 '.•v-,'-' '"'ii • '-i •:' ( 'i • 1 • 1 t V} • • > •t i1 • % • • 1' • I-1 •j ' .A ' - . -v «l '' ,',"t i'-'" M 1) fi' 'mi1if !i • - jr r1I' •• •h f • . 1 t . 1 1 .K >* y' t •1? THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTIONALLY ADOPTED PROPOSITION, TO BE VOTED UPON, IF ADOPTED, WOULD AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW OFFICE AND OFFICER - VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST Article VII, Section 2 shall be amended to read as follows; "Section 2. The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In New York or at such place as the Executive Board may determine from time to time. The head­ quarters officers shall consist of a President, an Executive Vice President, one Vice-President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a^retaryTreasurer, one Vice President In Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice Presldent-ln Charge of the Gulf Coast, one Vice President in Charge of the West Coast, and one Vice President In Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters." ' ;) /• Article Vfll, Section 1 shall be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise provided In this Constltuhon. These officers shall tie the President, an fxf ut.ve Vi^ President one Vice President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice President in Charge of the Atlantic ^ast, one Vice President In Charge of the Gulf Coast, one Vice President In Charge of the West Coast, and one Vice President in Charge of the Ukes and Inland Waters. Article X, Sections 7 through 13, shall be renumbered seriatim so as to constitute new Sections 8 through 14. V ) I •r 'i ' .(,1 r': Article X, new Section 7 shall be added to read as follows: riv^(!oas, be a member of .he E«ecb,i« Boa,<^a•K. ebtmed m cast one vote In that borhr. He shall suoervlse and be responsible for the activities cf !»ll the Ports and the personnel thereof on the West Coast incuding their organizing artivities The West Coast area Is deemed to mean the States of Callfomla, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. . • activities. The ^st executive his responsibilities, he Is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance i he deems necessary, subject to the approval of the Executive Board. Article X, Section 11 renumbered Section 12 as above. Is amended to read as follows: The first paragraph Is president the Executive Vice-President, the Vice President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, the SJmS^SS^rle Coast Area, the Vice President In Charge of the Gulf Coast Area, the Vice President in SCMS^ Area ^he Vice President In Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive of^er) of each nrSSon c?M by the Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,2TO members thrrTmte^^^ three (3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a membe^ the respecSle su^Tdlnate"^ or SSton ariS rSLst be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordinate body." f' is S Article X Section 12 renumbered 13, as proposed above, the first paragraph thereof "(a)". Is amended to read as follows: Article X ^tion members of the Union and Its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected In accordance with the provisions (a) The temn 'J®®" the Seafarers Intematlonal Union of North America The following officers and job holders, upon their elecof this Constltut on, to attend IJe conv^tion o delegates to all Conventions of the Seafarers Intematlonal Union of North America In the tlon to S^ut v^^^^ 'n Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice following order of prlonty^ Sue Co^Tv c^ President In Charge of the Gulf Coast; Vice President in Charge of the West Coast; Vice President In Charge President In Cba<^ oHJJ ^^^t senior In full book Union membership; Port Agents, with priority to and Patrolmen, with priority to those most senior In full book Union membership. These amendments. If approved, shall become effective upon the date of certification of the Union Tallying Committee. -i- :r - October 1980 / LOG / 23 f.- • ' •'«! r>T iwjuy,[f J •nrr-r^ .1,• »..'J • 4 •••t •. I'"',.r • I I PROPOSITION #2 • Jt . • • • �Ashore At Sea SS Kauai Fresh from the Sun Shipyard, Chester, Pa., the 720-foot, 38,800-ton new containership SS Kauai'(Matson Navigation) carried 1,200 containers on her maiden voyage to the port of Honolulu on Sept. 23. The $76.5 million ship, which has three sisters hips, made a special port of call to her island namesake, Nawiliwili, Xauai. She returned to Terminal Is., Los Angeles Harbor to team up with the SS Manulani on the run. The SS Maui and SS Manukai sail the 98-yearold San Francisco-Honolulu run. Sea-Land Service This month Sea-Land Service plans more sailings with added tonnage from the East Coast and the Gulf to Northern Europe with direct, long haul weekly sailings from eight ports and twice-weekly sailings from Port Elizabeth, N.J. On the North Atlantic run, SL-7s carrying 1,096 containers, will call weekly at Rotterdarti and Bremerhaven from Port Elizabeth and Portsmouth, Va. The stepped-up operation also calls for Sea-Land vessels to call at Rotterdam three times a week and twice weekly at Bremerhaven and Algeciras, Spain. A 739-foot SL-18 and three 635-container D-6s will sail weekly from Port Elizabeth, Wilmington, N.C. and Charleston, S.C. to Rotterdam and Algeciras. From the Gulf, three 839-container D-8s and two SL-18s will sail weekly from Houston, New Orleans, Jacksonville and Port Everglades to Bremerhaven and Algeciras. SS Merrimac From the Gulf on Oct. 5-15, the bulk carrier SS Merrimac (Ogden Marine) will carry 17,800 metric tons of sulfur to Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt. Philadelphia ' With the Japanese expecting to import 80.5 million tons of steam coal in 1995 after importing 25 million tons of metallurgical coal in 1974, the port of Philadelphia's Greenwich Pier 124 will get $26.5 million from the state to modernize and increase its capacity from 3 million tons to 20 million tons by the mid-1980s. With Northern Europe also expecting to import more coal and the U.S. expected to export 120 million tons of coal by 1990, this port's Port Richmond will be modernized to hike its capacity to 10 million tons a year. Overseas Valdez Committee Puerto Rico Marine Puerto Ricp Marine plans to start early next year a R/O R/O trailership run between the ports of New Orleans and San Juan. The new weekly run will sail from the company's newly-leased 1S'A acre France Road terminal which has a 700-foot berth and a marshaling yard for 700 containers. Trailer Marine Transport Five 400-foot double-deck barges of Trailer Marine Transport (Crowley Maritime) will be converted into triple-deck ships. They will be on the R/O R/O cargo run between Lake Charles, La. and San Juan. Each barge's third deck will be 18 feet wider than lower decks giving it another trailer lane on each side so capacity is increased from 180 to 288 40 and 45-foot trailers. Two are already ready and all will be in service by the end of the year. Coordinated Caribbean Transport Coordinated Caribbean Transport expects its new tug-barge vessels to enter the run between Miami and Ecuador soon. U.S. Maritime Administration Since MARAD now has only one supplier of U.S. Merchant Marine service ribbons, it is going to issue non-exclusive licenses to make and sell these ribbons. The ribbons are for Korea, Vietnam, Pacific War Zone, Pre-Pearl Harbor Defense, Atlantic War Zone, Victory Medal and the MedMideast War Zone. N.Y. State AFL-CIO The N.Y. State AFL-CIO Convention endorsed a plan to build an offshore "energy island" in the Atlantic off New York City. The plan calls for widening the Erie Canal and using the dirt fill to build the island to make and store energy. The island would house oil refineries, power plants, natural gas storage tanks and be a porrfor oil tankers. Would you like to get your High School Diploma? We would like to help you. Here's all you have to do: Come to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Fill out this coupon and send for your application kit. If earning your diploma is something you have been putting off, Delay no more. •i» NAME ADDRESS. PHONE_ Are you still an SlU member • yes • no book number • Please sehd me an application and pretest packet. • Please send more Information on the GED program. SlU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated left) makes out a dues receipt on Sept. 24 for AB Steve Boettcher (seated right) a 1978 Piney Point Grad. With them js the Ship's Committee of the ST Overseas Va/dez (Maritime Overseas) of(seated center) Bosun Henry Jones: ship's chairman and (standing I. to r.) Chief Steward Babalu Evans, secretary-reporter; Steward Delegate Jose Romero and Engine Delegate Dave Cameron. The ship paid off at Stapleton Anchorage. S.I., N.Y. Address to: Tracy Aumann GED Department Seafarers Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point,Maryland 20674 ' •„ .r' V 24 / LOG / October1980 • -'"v .M. . ... •SSBSl �.. •; . -• .jr. .-•q . Directory SlU Atlantic, GuljT, Lakes & Inland Waters United Industrial Workers of North America Frank Drozak, president Joe DiGiorgiu, secretary-treasurer Leon Hall, vice president Angus "Red" Campbell, vice president Mike Sacco, vice president Joe Sacco, vice president AUG. 1-30,1980 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile ....... New Orleans.. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston PineyPoint ... Yokohama Totals 10 122 6 24 11 15 21 72 35 20 25 42 22 76 0 0 501 5 49 4 10 11 8 7 20 14 5 16 12 2 27 4 0 194 1 10 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 0 11 5 1 6 0 0 52 7 102 8 20 18 5 18 49 21 16 13 30 9 45 0 0 361 5 55 4 11 7 5 10 10 2 11 12 13 1 17 3 1 167 1 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 .2 0 0 24 New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans .. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals ToUlsAIIDepartmento 8 117 7 24 25 13 29 73 20 21 24 88 24 85 0 4 562 5 89 5 12 12 9 8 21 6 3 16 57 9 46 17 2 317 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 9 0 4 0 0 33 13 176 18 36 25 21 29 135 63 75 44 58 24 126 0 2 845 5 67 7 17 17 14 11 29 27 15 23 16 2 37 1 0 288 4 19 --^2 6 14 6 0 8 8 3 22 9 1 18 0 0 120 1 109 6 25 12 6 20 30 13 10 14 41 9 45 . 0 0 341 5 75 6 9 7 10 15 18 3 12 14 36 9 37 13 0, 269 3 43 2 10 7 3 9 29 5 6 5 30 6 30 2 0 190 2 21 3 • 3 7 4 0 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 12 0 83 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 17 3 78 2 16 14 8 17 21 12 9 14 46 5 32 1 0 278 4 64 1 11 13 7 5 9 2 8 6 14 5 28 72 0 249 1 4 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 • 0 0 22 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 11 1 12 0 6 0 0 40 8 153 10 32 32 9 30 119 34 48 24 48 13 102 0 0 662 4 80 8 16 15 7 10 34 9 16 17 17 5 28 0 1 267 1 14 0 5 5 1 0 5 4 2 5 8 0 3 0 3 72 5 15 15 3 17 67 16 29 14 35 14 58 1 0 364 2 41 4 9 12 2 1 16 7 15 8 8 6 2 0 0 133 0 9 0 0 3 4 0 2 1 22 7 8 1 0 0 0 57 • 5 45 6 18 11 4 4 41 14 22 12 24 12 21 0 1 240 16 287 . 43 50 54 23 25 111 74 65 52 43 30 58 2 1 934 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 5 35 2 13 4 3 7 22 12 4 7 17 8 11 0 1 151 10 124 13 26 27 14 13 40 27 20 22 27 22 38 83 0 506 7 66 3 11 11 7 3 11 5 10 48 19 1 20 0 0 222 1,203 950 315 , 1,181 835 95 i•;V (617) 482-4716 CHICAGO, ILL. 9402 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 COLUMBUS, Ohio 4937 West Broad St. 43228 (614) 870-6161 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O Box D 415 Main St. 49635 I .I •i{ (616) 352-4441 GLOUCESTER. Mass. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ., Baltimore Norfolk Tampa ....... Mobile New Orleans .. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 112.12 (212) HY 9-6600 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-9375 ALPENA. Mich 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass. .... 215 Essex St. 02111 2,111 1,622 8 191 8 25 26 9 11 33 21 85 141 35 50 50 0 0 653 883 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of August was good in all A&G deepsea ports, as it has been for the last several years.A total of 2,111 jobs were shipped last month to SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of these,only 1,181 orsUghtly more than half, were taken by "A" senority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. Shipping is expected to remain good for the foreseeable future. :i •if 63 Rogers St.0i903 i I (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex.... 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. ..IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7.546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 2.3510 (804) 622-1892 PORTLAND. Or. 421 S.W. 5th Ave. 97204 (503) 227-7993 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 4205l (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P.R! 1313 Fernandez, J uncos. Stop 20 00909 (809) 725-6%0 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 I Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAM PA, Fla. 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio . .. 635 Summit St. 43604 (419)248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 lAMA, Japan kohama Port P.O. ^ •I A i 1 1 i J .1 .1 "{f I P.O. Box 429 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 October 1980 / LOG / 25 ^r -I. •- -t,..:.- �, ^ -[X WM a. __;r^ " iD)flf)©©g®!f goy .'1 -1. •. I . I •i OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma­ rine), August 10—Chairman, Recer­ tified Bosun Neil Matthey; Secretary N. Andrews; Deck Delegate J. Ferro; Engine Delegate A. Norman; Steward Delegate John Platts. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Frank Boyne, Yokohama port agent met ship in Sasebo. The Union and Company will talk to those concerned who can have extra launches in Kaohsang. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memo,ry of our departed brothers and sisters. LNG LEO (Energy Transport), August 3—Chairman Clarence Burgo; Secretary Michael Haukland; Deck Delegate Michael Marquette; Steward Delegate Steve Wagner. No disputed OT. Captain requested that all movie cassettes should be put away properly especially during stormy weather. Also that all on board should wear proper shoes, hard hats while out on deck and long sleeve shirts and trousers. Shower clogs or Japanese motor cycle boots will not be accepted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SEA-LAND GALLOWAY (SeaLand Service), August 31—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. James; Secretary Peter K. R. Schulz; Educational Director Donald Peterson; Deck Dele­ gate George Alexander; Steward Dele­ gate Richard Williams. No disputed OT. Chairman gave a vote of thanks to the Chief Cook and members of the steward department who functioned as a well coordinated unit in performing their duties in absence of a steward. Secretary stressed the need for positive attitudes where ships performances are concerned. The Lx>g was received and passed around for all to read. Next port Elizabeth. SEA-LAND PATRIOT (Sea-Land Service), August 17—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun James Boland; Secre­ tary H. Strauss; Educational Director W. Walton. No disputed OT. Chairman held a discussion on the importance of upgrading and of donating to SPAD. This is an election year and everyone should read about the candidates and most important vote. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. OVERSEAS VALDEZ (Maritime Overseas), August 3—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun J. W. Parker; Secretary M. Reeves; Educational Director D. Compeau. No disputed OT. $29 in ship's fund. $277 in movie fund. Secretary reported that he appreciated the help given by crew in keeping messhall and pantry clean at night. There were no communications received. Expect a mail boat will be coming sometime on Monday. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. 26 / LOG / Octobef1980 OGDEN WILLIAMETTE (Ogden Marine), August 10—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Sven Jansson; Secretary George Luke; Educational Director Joel Spell; Deck Delegate John Donald­ son. No disputed OT. Secretary re­ ported that the steward department is doing a good job. Sorry to report that we are losing Stuart Schonberger, Saloon Messman on this trip. He has been a good man and we hope to be able to get another as good as he has been. All departments have cooperated and made this a good trip. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Everyone still feels badly over the loss of our President Paul Hall. The next port is New York. LNG GEMINI (Energy Transport), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun M. G. Woods; Secretary C. Shirah; Deck Delegate B. Isenstadt; Engine Delegate David Shaw; Steward Delegate Robert Adams. Frank Boyne, Yokohama port agent is meeting the ships regulafly and having a meeting on each ship as it arrives in Japan. Secretary reported that pool parties are held on each trip and requested that picnic tables be built and stored on pool deck and the tables to be only used for food service. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for cookouts by the pool. Next port Tobato. DEL MUNDO (Delta Stearnship), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. Jordan; Secretary R. De Boissiere; Educational Director W. H. Sanders; Engine Delegate Max Stewart. No disputed OT. Educational Director requested that the crew report anything unsafe so that nobody gets hurt. A special vote of thanks to all department delegates for an excellent job. Report to Log: "C. Jordan, bosun and Deck gang secured and fixed a deck crane which collapsed in Barranquilla, Colombia. Thanks to such old timers for doing such a terrific job that nobody was hurt. Our hats off to all of them for a job well done." Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Baltimore. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (SeaLand Service), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun John Cisiecki; Secre­ tary T. R. Goodman; Educational Director Gerald Johnson; Deck Dele­ gate Richard Schaffer; Engine Delegate Eric L. Younce; Steward Delegate Harry D. Silverstein. Chairman re­ ported that he spoke to Yokohama port agent, Frank Boyne about ship movies and how the crew would appreciate a better selection. There was also a report on safety. Chief Steward, Theodore R. Goodman, reported that the next voyage would be his last. He is going back East and extended his gratitude to all departments for their cooperation. No disputed OT. Next port Yokohama. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (SeaLand Service), August 17—Chairman B. R. Kitchens; Secretary Robert J. Liegej; Educational Director K. Hart; Engine Delegate E. Wilson; Steward Delegate B. Wright. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman reported that the steward, E. Green, was put off in the Azores Island because of illness. Later learned that he had suffered a mild heart attack. Secretary reported that a safety meeting was held on Friday, August 15th. It was suggested that all crewmembers wear hard hats on deck when cargo is being loaded. The engine department reported that it needed dust masks. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND BALTIMORE (SeaLand Service), August 3—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Robert Gorbea; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educa­ tional Director W. J. Dunnigan. $15.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. A letter was received in answer to the letters sent to the hall, regarding Paul Hall's passing. Chairman told the crew that they should read the Log so that they will know what is going on in the Union. Discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the bosun and his men on the garbage detail. Also a vote of thanks to the steward department. Next port Elizabeth. POINT SUSAN (Point Shipping), August 3—Chairman C. J. Dockery; Secretary L. Gadson; Educational Director A. Thaxton; Deck Delegate W. Sorenson; Engine Delegate Robert S. Davis; Steward Delegate Robert D. Bridges. $4 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman encouraged the young members to use the opportunity they have in upgrading themselves at Piney Point. The contains information on the dates for the classes you can enroll in. The Log was received and read and all other communications have been posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Tunis. POINT MARGO (Point Shipping), August 7—Chairman William A. Aycock; Secretary J. Darrow; Educational Director A. G. Otts. No disputed OT. Chairman held a discussion on Union benefits and advised all members to read the Log and to support our Union by writing to their respective Congressijien to support our merchant fleet for job security. Recommended Timothy L. Smith, AB for upgrading at Harry Lundeberg School. Secretary also talked to crewmembers on why and how to write to their Congressman and Senators and to encourage their families and friends to do the same. If you can, obtain a copy of the May 1980 issue of the Log. On page 2 you will find the procedure to follow in writing to your Congressman. It would be beneficial to tear out the page and keep it handy for future reference. Educational Director talked about safety measures in certain areas of the ship. A vote of confidence for a good steward and his department and to the crewmembers who have made it a very pleasant trip without any complaints or incidents. Crew gave their full support to Brother Frank Drozak who has carried out the difficult job of our departed President Paul Hall. "We of the SS Point Margo give our vote of confidence and full hearted support to him. We are behind you all the way." LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Trans­ port), August 10—Chairman Pete Water; Secretary F. T. Motus; Deck Delegate John Lawson; Steward Dele­ gate Mark Simpson. $4.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. The new was received and put out for all to read. Chairman requested those who had a problem to come to him to see if it could be settled to everyone's satisfaction. A special vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Und Service), August 24—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun W. D. Crawford; Secretary Roy R. Thomas; Educational Director V. H. Fredevickson. $100 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman read all the communications that were received and posted them and discussed the im­ portance of upgrading at Piney Point. Also the importance of donating to SPAD. Reminded all crewmembers to wear hard hats in the shipyard. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port New Orleans. SUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific & Gulf Marine) August 3—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Arthur McGinnis; Secretary George L. Vourloumis. No disputed OT. Chairman requested that all men getting off to leave their rooms clean for the next man who comes on board and to leave keys when paying off the ship. Report to Log: "A vote of thanks to the steward for keeping the steward depart­ ment on the ball. The food was out of this world. We felt like we were eating like kings. Thanks from the crew." OGDEN MERRIMAC (Ogden Ma­ rine), August 17—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun G. Troche; Secretary O. Esquivel; Engine Delegate James McNeely. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Secretary reported that all of the crew of the Merrimac were very saddened about the death of our great Union President, Paul Hall. We will always remember him and how he fought for all of us to be a strong Union. May he rest in peace and God bless him. Next port Norfolk. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: New York Columbia Jacksonville Great Land Ultrasea Cantigny Tampa Potomac Delta Caribe Del Viento Lionheart Banner Arecibo Pisces Capricorn Delta Mar Philadelphia Del Monte Bayamon Brooklyn Liberator Long Beach Delta Norte Paul Revere Montepelier Victory Thomas Nelson Sea-Land Finance Overseas Ohio Connecticut Sea-Land Liberator Sea-Land Leader Jamara Guilden Borinquen Overseas Aleutian Sea-Land Resource Golden Dolphin Puerto Rico Williamsburgh Overseas Anchorage Overseas Alice Santa Clara Robert E. Lee Del Mondo Beaver State Sea-Land McLean Sea-Land Trade �,:"y /- •'' firs'"'•,-i„ ,. ~ ,; ,v i • i'ljV/'i'' ••' -,';,','V '" ••. •,• • •••- ' i' ^-' ' ' .:; >V • •. --; ^ -' """" -" ^ ;. -y • '.- •.—' •• ' Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading For '-•y. • Jobs and Job • r\,. r^-rl Security by JOHN MASON Director, Vocational Education Continuing vocational educa­ tion is your key tb success in the maritime industry. This truth is more urgent now than ever. Each year maritime tech­ nology changes your jobs, and makes necessary the need for new skills. The changes present you with two choices: stay with the older vessels as they are phased out (and your job along with it); The new administration at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point took time out from a very'busy schedule for or accept the challenge of new ttiis team photo. At center ISFrankMongelli, vice president.of theSeafarersSeamanshipSchool. At his left is Ken Conklin commandant technology and upgrade your of the school. At far right is John Mason, director of vocational education. At left is Jacqueline Knoetgen, director of academic education. At far left IS Chuck Svenson, head of the school's publications and public relations department. seafaring skills. There is no choice, really. We live in a changing world, and only those who are willing to change will ride the tide to better jobs by JACKIE KNOETGEN our skills—we are going to be left At the present time, we have and a better way of life. The Director, Academic Education behind. Nowhere is this more full-time teachers assigned to maritime industry is moving into There are some people—par­ true than in the maritime in­ work with our upgraders right in a decade of change. The next ten ticularly "older" persons—who dustry. So, upgrading is not a the vocational area. These teach­ years will bring many radically avoid going back to school luxury—it is a necessity. ers, and others in the academic new types of ships and tugs and because they are afraid they Here, at the Seafarers Harry staff, are available throughout barges. And we must be ready to won't be able to keep up with the Lundeberg School of Seaman­ the day—and after-hours where man this equipment. Education is rest of the class. They are afraid ship, we make it easy for you. The needed—to help you._ the key. they will fail. ^ academic staff—working closely The point is: All of us at the The courses offered at the Those of us who have spent and in conjunction with the Seafarers Lundeberg School are Seafarers Harry Lundeberg many years as educators know vocational staff—is ready and here to help you. We want you to School of Seamanship are that this is a very real problem. eager to help you successfully succeed. To do that, we have continually updated to keep pace But we also know that the fear complete whatever upgrading assembled what we believe is the with advances in the maritime goes away once you take the course you want to take. Our best teaching staff anywhere in industry. I am certain that plunge. staff includes specialists to help the country. Our teachers are students in 1978 Electrical In today's fast-changing world, you with reading problems, and knowledgeable, and they are Maintenance course would find we know that unless we keep up to help you improve your study dedicated. All that is needed now the 1981 Electrical Maintenance with the changes by upgrading skills. is your willingness to try. course changed in many ways. The point is: don't rule out the idea of retaking a course as a refresher. ment checks in New York at the that they should have receipts for What about Seafarers who completion of their programs. their transportation costs so that have never taken an upgrading SHLSS Vice President Frank Upgraders who satisfactorily they may receive full credit for course? ^ complete any of the various Mongelli reminded upgraders their expenses. Now is the time! The Lunde­ upgrading courses offered at the berg School offers a total Seafarers Harry Lundeberg learning package to accomodate School of Seamanship at Piney Seafarers of all ages and all levels Point will he reimbursed for their of education. For those who need transportation costs, it was help with problems in reading or announced by SIU President study skills, the help is here—and Frank Drozak. it's the best help you will find Under the new program, anywhere. reimbursement checks will be There are- many excuses for issued at the Lundeberg School putting off the time for upon the satisfactory completion upgrading. But, there's a more of any upgrading course. compelling reason for doing it: Reimbursement will be for your job and your job security transportation both to and from depend upon keeping your the Lundeberg School. seafaring skills abreast with Bosuns and Stewards in the advances in marine technology. SIU recertification programs, Ed Boden, left, and John Twomey, right, received the first travel checks under the SlU's new transportation reimbursement plan for upgraders at the Seafarers The future belongs to those who and '^A" Seniority Upgraders will Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Presenting the first travel allowance prepare for it. receive their travel reimburse­ checks was SHLSS Vice President Frank Morigefli. f• •.» . This Is the New Team at Piney Point 5. V. Academic Staff is Ready To Assist Every Upgrader " Seafarers Now Get Transportation For Completing SHLSS Courses 1980 / \,QG / 27 - >• • f i •j ^ '4 . -!1 '}• • •-1 - :i'1 • I, • n ^ i • •-••l. �'M- if Two Seafarers Earn High School Diplomas Through HLSS "The teachers here are concerned about you and your education. They really want to help you." That's how Seafarer Legette Jones summed up his experience in earning a high school diploma through the G.E.D. program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. V, ^ C^OTltlftUlTl^ JOjCltlCdtlOTl JTICIYI -i ' ^ Seafarer Thomas McQuay, 28, Brothejr Legette Jones is not a dropped out of school in the newcomer to SHLSS. Since he seventh grade. "It seemed like has been sailing, he has achieved nobody really cared whether I a lifeboat and firefighting stayed or not, and I guess I just endorsement at the school, as lost interest," he explained. well as certificates for LNG and But now, some years later, Quartermaster. Brother Jones dropped out of school in 1968, and he has been going to sea since that time. But now, at 29 years of age, he has begun" to see the importance of continuing education. He said: "le, want to expand my knowledge of the world around me, and the only way I can do this is to get all the education I can." Seafarer Jones, who hails from Jacksonville, Fla., said that what he liked most about the High School Program at the Lunde­ berg School was "the individual help we get when we need it." Seafarer Legette Jones with teacher Tracy Auman. Brother McQuay is beginning to see the need for education. going to sea for some 11 years now, and I'm doing alright," he said. "But 1 have outside interests in free-lance photography and cosmetology, And I'll need a good education and a high school diploma if I am going to get where I want to go." Seafarer McQuay has been to the Lundeberg School before, and has taken advantage of the many upgrading courses offered including Assistant Cook, Cook & Baker, Chief Cook, and LNG. How does he feel about the programs at the Lundeberg School? "The staff shows a great deal of interest in each student, and they will spend as much time as you need on any area that you are having difficulty with," Brother McQuay said. "I would recommend this program very highly to anyone who wants to get ahead," he said. ".^if eye-opening experience" I 'Older' Seafarers Have Praise For SHLSS Upgrading Opportunities • Horace Ledwell is 52 years of age. James Dickinson is 56. Seafarer Ledwell has been going to sea for 34 years. Seafarer Dickinson has been sailing for 37 years. Both are now at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to improve their sea-going skills and upgrade their ratings. Why would these two Sea­ farers who have been sailing with the SIU since the 1940's want to go back to school? "It's a great opportunity," explained Brother Ledwell who ships out of the Port of New f- ^• V iH'w: -V •7 York. "Many of us have some experience working with engines and machines, but here we get to learn Ihe tJieory as well as the practical skills." Seafarer Dickinson, who hails James Dickinson Horace Ledwell from Birmingham and ships out of the Port of Mobile, agrees. "This whole experience has been a real eye-opener for me," he said. "I'm learning a lot about diesel engines that I never knew before." And both of these seasoned Seafarers agree that more "older guys" should come to the Seafarers School. "It's a great opportunity for all of us'to keep our skills up-to-date," said Seafarer Ledwell. "And it's insurance for our jobs and Job security," added Brother Dickin­ son. Lundeberg School Graduates LNG Class Able Seamen Are Ready For Sea The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship last month graduated another class of Seafarers who had qualified to sail aboard liquefied natural gas :(LNG) carriers. This course is part of the SlU's continuing program to supply qualified and well-trained Seafarers to its contracted operators. Pictured above are (front row, l-r) HLSS Instructor David Fraz'ier, Adrian Delaney, William O'Brian, Boyd Higginbotham. Nicholas Celona, John Biletz, Russell Zeller, James Allen and Charles Thorpe. In the back row are (l-r) Simon Hargrove, Edward Smith, Joseph Gran'ey, William Robinson, Lee Allen. Thomas Kline, Bruce Smith and Tom Peden. IVlissing from the class photo are Monroe Watson and Marvin Deloach. Deck Instructor Abe Easter, at right, looks through the glass darkly at the latest group of Seafarers to complete the Able Seaman at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Actually, Abe is pleased because the class passed with high marks. In front, from left, are Randall Halsey, John Picciolo, John Ray, Theodore Vasquez and Joseph Hance. In back are Walter Ott, Erwin Salis, Paul Flowers, Arne Guthey and Robert Ott. 28 / LOG / October 1980 �.r . 5", ..v'- 'vTTi.' " Able Bodied Seamen: • Pam and Lori Come Back to SHLSS To Begin Sea Career Upgrading me peace of mind."), and she hopes to get a Mate's license someday. Lori, outgoing and gregarious, is 26 and comes from Plattsburgh in Upstate New York. Since her graduation from HLSS in October 1978, Lori has shipped as Ordinary aboard the El Paso Southern, Point Susan, and the Overseas Washington. Lori loves deep sea sailing ("It's great therapy."), and she, too, plans to continue upgrading to secure a Mate's license. Meanwhile, at Piney Point, both Seafarers are hard at work learning the ropes of their chosen Vocations. The AB course at the Lundeberg School is a blend of classroom and on-the-job training to provide the upgrading Seafarers with all of the skills they will need to perform their duties efficiently and safely. Seafarers Pam Monaco and Mary Lori Frantino graduated a month apart back in the Fall of 1978 after completing the 12week basic training program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. They are both back at the Lundeberg School, wiser and more experienced, and they are both eager to move up the ladder in their chosen careers. Today they are on the first rung of that upgrading ladder as they turn-to to begin the intensive four-week Able Seaman course at SHLSS. Pam is 23 and hails from San Francisco. She was the first woman to complete the basic training course at SHLSS, graduating in September 1978. Since then she has shipped as Ordinary Seaman with SeaLand. Pam likes the sea ("It gives New Physical Education Program Is Launched Bart Rogers reported aboard at the Seafarers Harry Lunde­ berg School of Seamanship last month and immediately launched a wide-ranging physical educa­ tion program. "It's soipething we've needed for a long time," said SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli. The Physical Education program is available to upgraders as well as to all trainees. Bart Rogers, seen here putting some trainees through their paces, says the daily exercise regimen will help/ "to keep our Seafarers in top" form—;j>oth mentally and physically." - •: ''---Tv , J* r s V• • •- •••. • "A. ' , •- Pam Monaco Lori Frantino Notice to Mariners SHLSS Lists Schedules For Upgrading Classes The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has announced the schedule of upgrading classes for the remainder of 1980: November 1980 Pumproom Maintenance & Operation: Nov. 10-Dec. 19. Able Seaman: Nov. 6-Dec. 4. (This is the last AB class for 1980.) "A" Seniority Upgrading: Nov. lO-Dec. 8. j Lifeboatman: Nov. b-Noy. 20. Nov. 20-Dec. 4. -y Tankerman: Nov. 6-Nov. 20. " Nov. 20^Dec. 4. • December 1980 "A" Seniority Upgrading: Dec. 8-Jan. 5. Lifeboatman: Dec. 4-Dec. 18. Dec. 18-Jan. 1 Tankerman: Dec. 4-Dec. 18. Dec. 18-Jan. 1. \ ' ',1 •: Jr' ' •J' •7t a (Note: The following upgrading course schedule for January 1981 is approximate, and being given here so that Seafarers can make plans for upgrading. Firm course dates will he published as soon as they are available.) ^ LNG: Jan.5-Jan. 29. QMED: Jan. 15-April 9. FOWT: Jan. 29-Feb. 26. Marine Electronics: Jan. 5-Feb. 12. Diesel (Unlicensed): Jan. 5-Jan. 29. ; Diesel (Licensed): Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Diesel (Scholarship): Jan. 5-Feb. 29. Conveyorman: Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Towboat Operator (Scholarship): Jan. 5-Feb. 26. Third Mate: Jan. 5-Mar, 12. r Able Seaman: Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Steward Recertification: Jan. 5-Mar. 2. T .. "A" Seniority: Jan. 5-Feb. 2. Lifeboatman: Jan. 2-Jan. 15. _ : Jan. 15-Jan. 29. • Jan. 29-Feb. 12. ' : • Tankerman" Jan. 2-Jan. 15. ^ • y- . ^ Jan. 15-J4n. 29. Jan. 29-Feb. 12. October 1980 / LOG / 29 - V 7" " (I • January 1981 • .. T:' To register for any of the courses, use the Upgrading Application Form on the back page of this special HLSS section. • •7'c-i- -^1 �• ft •• Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course I (Please Print) i •4.; .v.. •'l-.i (Please Print) • Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name. Date 6f Birth. (Last) (First) < (Middle) Mo./Day/Year ; Address. J-;.- (Street) (City) (State) Coep Sea Member Q Port Presently Registered ln_ Port Issued I I Endorsement(s) or License Now Held. • Social Security #. I Piney Point Graduate: • Yes ; Entry Program: Front. No • (if yes. filMn below) to. (dates attended^ ; Upgrading Program: From. Endorsement(s) or License Received . to_ (dates attended) V W i Do you hold a letter Of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes I " •: Lakes Member • .Seniority. ! Date Book ; Was Issued • (Area Code) Inland Waters Member • • Book Number. •• f Telephone. (Zip Code) No* p Fireflghting: • Yes No • CPR • Yes No • j J Dates Available for Training. • I Am Interested in the Following Course(s). '"X 4- i DECK ENGINE I Q Tankerman I • AB 12 Months : • AB Unlimited [ I~1 AB Tups & Tows ; • AB Great Lakes I Q Quartermaster ; • Towboat Operator I Western Rivers • • Towboat Operator Inland • • Tpwboat Operator Not I Moredian 200 Miles S • Towboat Operator (Over I 200 Miles) [ • Master Q Mate j • Pilot I • Third Mate • • FWT • Oiler • OMED - Any Rating • Others. • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumpiooih MaintenahceT and • Operation Q Automation . " . • Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems • Diesel Engines v Q Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Q Chief Btgineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) StEWARD ^ • O • • Q • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat InTarid Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS ^ • LNG • LNG Safety • Welding • Lifeboatman O Fire Fighting I RECORD OF EMPLOYMBVIT TIME —(Show only amount needed to upgra^ in rating noted above or attach letter of service. : whichever is applicable.) • VESSEL RATING HELD ; SIGNATURE DA1E SHIPPED DATE OF DtSCHARGE DATE Please Print RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO: c. Seafarers Lundeberg Upgrading Center PINEY POINT, MD. 20B74 .-•-.I': -•ys " 30 / LOG / October 1980 • 'L • • •.. �James William Downey, 60, died of arteriosclerosis in the Seattle: USPHST Hospital on Apr. 22. Brother Downey joined the SIU in ^ the port of Balti­ more in 1955 sailing as an AB. He also sailed during World War II and the Vietnam War. Seafarer Downey was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. He walked the picketline in the 1962 l^obin Line beef. Born in Boston, Mass., he was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Washelli Crematory, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Arlita; a son, James Jr. of Charlestown, Mass.; a daughter, Denise, also of Charlestown and his mother, Velteru of Oakland, Calif. Thomas "Tom­ my" Wilburn Finch, 55, died of cancer on Mar. 13. Brother Finch joined the SIU in the port of Hous­ ton in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. He sailed for 39 years. Seafarer Finch was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. A native of Galveston, he was a resident there. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Augustine; a son, Frederick and two daughters, Mrs. Debra Kay and Mrs. Linda McKinney, both of Galveston. Pensioner Wil­ liam AndrewFord, 72, passed away from heart failure' at home in Balti­ more on Mar. 28. Brother Ford joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer /Ford was born in Baltimore. Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Virginia; his moti.er. Bertha of Baltimore; three grandsons, William and Gregory Lona and Justin Hayes and two granddaughters, Bessie Hayes and Beverly Daniels. Steven C. Caldwell, 30. died of multiple injuries in Owl's Head, Me. on May 30, 1979. Brother Caldwell joined the Union in the port of Boston in 1972 sailing for Mariner Towing from 1972 to 1979. Surviving are his widow, Gail of Lincolnville, Me.; a son, Alexander; a daughter, Victoria and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caldwell. Pensioner Tomas Elcaide Desamito, 69, died of heart-lung failure in the Marv's Help Hospital, Daly City. Calif, on Feb. 18. Brother Desamito joined the MC&SU in the port of San Francisco. He started jailing on the West Coast in 1946. Seafarer Desamito sailed in the steward department on the SS Lurline. Born in the Philippines, he was a resident of Daly City. Cremation took place in the Skylawn Memorial Park Crema­ torium, San Mateo County, Calif. His ashes were strewn on the seas. Surviving are his widow. Opal, and a brother, Stanlev of San Francisco. Pensioner Frank "Seas Lover" Gon­ zales, 82, passed away on Apr. 5. Brother Gonzales joined the MC&SU in the port of San Francisco sailing as a cook and baker. He sailed 48 years and during World War II. Seafarer Gon­ zales was a resident of Sacramento, Calif. Surviving are two sons, Frank Jr. and another son; a daughter, Valentina of San Francisco and seven grandchil­ dren. Pensioner Graciano Louis Fraustio, 63, died of heart failure in the TMB Hospital, Galveston on Feb. 24. Brother Fraustio joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a chief cook. He sailed 24 years. Seafarer Fraustio was bom in Cuero, Tex. and was a resident of Houston. Interment was in Thomaston (Tex.) Cemetery. Surviving are h son, Graciano Jn; a daughter, Mary of Corpus Christi, Tex.; a grandson, Alfonso and a granddaugh­ ter, Selma. Joseph Ramirez Grana, 62, suc­ cumbed to arterio­ sclerosis in Baltimore on June 22. Brother Grana joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1957 sail­ ing as an AB and in the steward department. He sailed 34 years. Seafarer Grana also sailed on the Calmar Line. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was a resident of San Juan, P.R. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his mother, Maiiiela of Las Palmas, Canary Is., Spain, and a brother, Donald Angel Q. Grana of Las Palmas. Pensioner / Felix Francis Miller, 86, died of heart failure in the U.S. Veterans Ad, ministration (VA) Hospital, Milwauf J kee. Wise, on June S^J8. Brother Miller joined the Union in the port of Milwaukee in 1961 sailing as a tugman for the Great Lakes Towing Co., Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. and for Merritt, Chapman and Scott. From 1925 to 1937, he sailed on the Tug Edward E. Gillen (Clark Towing) from 1938 to 1951 on the Tug W. H. Meyer (Great Lakes Towing) and from 1942 to 1947 on the Tug Welcome (Milwaukee Tugboat Line). Laker Miller was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and U.S., . Army in World War 1. A native of Milwaukee, he was a resident there. Burial was in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee. Suryiving is his widow, Martha. Pensioner Joe Louis Barro, 72, died of heart failure in the Sierra View Memorial Hospital, Sun Valley, Calif, on Apr. 7. Brother Barro joined the merged Marine Cooks & Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing as a room steward for the Matson Line before and during World War 11 until 1962. He sailed 30 years. Seafarer Barro began sailing in 1935. Born in Cuba, he was a resident of San Francisco, Calif. Burial was in the San Fernando Mission Hills Cemetery. Surviving are his widow. Carmen of Sylmar, Calif, and two sons, Joe Jr. of San Fernando and Thomas. Oliver Joyce Fielding, 67, died ^ of cancer in the Nassau Bay (Tex.) USPHS Hospital on Jan. 29. Bro­ ther Fielding joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a chief engineer forG& HTowingfrom 1957 to 1980. He sailed 33 years. Boatman Fielding was a former- member of the Hoisting Engineers Union. He was born in Centerville, Tex. and wasa resident of Pt. Bolivar, Tex. Interment was in Pt. Bolivar Cemetery. Surviving are his Michael Steven widow, Marie; a son, Jack and a Tolsen,2l,died of daughter, Mrs. Robbie F. Seifert of San kidney failure on Antonio, Tex. Apr. 13. Brother William "Bill" Lathers Long Jr., died Tolson joined the ' . ' ... of heart failure at home in Moultrie, Ga. Union (MC&S) in Pensioner Inocencio P. Baldonado, on Mar. 12. Brother Long joined the the port of Seattle Union in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 83, passed' away from a stroke at home in 1979 sailing as an assistant cook. • 1975 sailing as a cook for the Sheridan in San Francisco on .Feb. 14. Brother Transportation Co. and for the Tiig Baldonado joined the MC&SU in the He also sailed for-APL, PMA and the Management Co. from 1977 to 1979. He port of San Francisco in 1953 sailing as Prudential Line. Tolson was a 1976 was born in Florida. Cremation took a waiter for the Matson Line during graduate of the MC&ST raining School. place in the Gulf Coast Crematorium, Wprld War 11 and the Pacific Far East Bom in Seattle, he was a resident there. Tallahassee, Fla. Surviving is his Line (PFEL) and the American Presi­ Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, dents Line (APL) from 1956 to 1958. He widow. Hazel. Seattle. Surviving are his father, was born in the Philippine Islands. Thomas of Seattle; his mother, Mrs. Pensioner Bennie Stephens Lupton, Seafarer Baldonado was cremated in the Beth Oler of Pittsburg, Calif, and a 59, died of heart failure in the Norfolk Olivet Memorial Park Crematory, sister, Centina of Oakland, Calif. USPHS Hospital on Apr. 26. Brother Colma, Calif. His ashes were scattered Lupton joined the Union in the port of on the seas. Surviving are two nephews Pensioner Jack Edward Slager, 71, Norfolk in 1962 sailing as a captain for passed away in the Treasure Is. USN Air lOT. He was born in North Carolina ^nd four nieces. Station Dispensary, San Francisco on and was a resident of Virginia Beach, Pensioner Carlos Enrique Jaramillo, Jan. 8. Brother Slager joined the Va. Burial was in Riverside Memorial 75, succumbed to hepatitus in ImbaMC&SU in 1931 in the port of San Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Surviving is a barra, Ecuador on Jan. 1,1977. Brother Francisco sailing as a waiter and 2nd ' stepson. Tommy G. Maynard of Vir­ Jaramillo joined the MC&SU in the and 3rd deck steward for APL during ginia Beach. port of San Francisco in 1951 sailing im World War II. He was a union patrol­ the steward department. He was born in Pensioner Charles"Ernie" Vomastek, man in 1938 in San Pedro, Calif., Ecuador and was a -residfent Atuntaqui, 57, died of arteriosclerosis in the Santa welfare representative in 1965 and UIW of San Francisco. Interment was in Tustin Community HospitalrCalif. on COPE delegate in 1967 in the port of Hermandad Franciscana Cemetery, Mar. 17. Brother Vomastek joined the San Francisco. Seafarer Slager was a Imbabarra. Surviving are his widow, MC&SU in the port of Wilmington, retired U.S. Navy chief command Marie of San Francisco; a son. Ivanhoe Calif, in 1953 sailing as a waiter for 15 steward for 25 years. During World War years on a luxury liner. Born in of Quito, Ecuador; a stepson, Jose Luis. II, he served aboard the USS Munda Carrado of Tampico. Mexico and .a Maryland, he was a resident of Santa and USS Cape Esperance. He was sister, Mrs. Delfina Montalvo of Ana, Calif. His ashes were scattered on awarded the Commander Military the seas. Surviving are a stepson, Cory Guayaquil, Ecuador. Order of the Purple Heart Medal, the Rose of Dryden, Mich, and a sister, Merchant Marine Combat Medal with Pensioner James Franklin "Big Jack" Lillian of Wilmington. Bar with two Battle Stars, the American Jackson, 69, died of a heart attack in the and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals, Pensioner Alma Belle Hammet, 79, ScPttand WhiteClinic,Temple,Tex.on Philippine Liberation Medal, Presiden­ died of natural causes on Feb. 21. Sister Nov 4, 1979. Brother Jackson joined tial Unit Citation and World War 11 Hammett joined the MC&SU in the the MC&SU in 1951 sailing as a waiter Victory Medal. Slager was born in port of San Francisco in 1952. She for the Matson Line. He was a resident Chicago, 111. and was a resident of San sailed as a stewardess on the SS Lurline. of Taylor, Tex. Interment was in the Francisco. Interment was in Woodlawn Seafarer Hammet was born in Overton, Taylor City Cemetery! Surviving are his Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Tex. Cremation took place in the widow, Lovetta of Connor. Tex.; a Calif. Surviving are his widow, Rita of Rosehill Crematory, Linden, N.J. daughter. Roeanowina of Australia; a San Carlos, Calif.; three sons. Jack Jr. Surviving are a son, Gordon of Jackson son, Anthony; two brothers, Henry and of Arcadia, Calif.; Kevin of San Carlos Heights, N.Y.C. and a granddaughter, Edward of Taylor and a sister, Mrs, and Paul and two stepdaughters. Edna Sanders of Taylor. Susan. Bernadetta and Patricia Lucas. October 1980 / LOG / 31 , .. �.^...z^-.-^m "' >' Green C. G. Crew Blamed In Tragedy {•10; t •--. > ,; is P ' -;:• -•.y ACK of adequate training I and seagoing experience on the part of two key Coast Guard officers was the primary cause of the worst peacetime accident in Coast Guard history, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. That accident occurred on the night of Jan, 28, when the Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn sank within minutes of colliding with the SlU-contracted tanker Cap­ ricorn (Apex Marine) at the mouth of the Tampa Bay Chan­ nel. Twenty-three Coast Guards­ men died in the accident. No injuries occurred to the crew of the 605-foot Capricorn which ran agcound but did not spill any of the 150,000 barrels of bunker fuel she was carrying. The National Transportation Safety Board pinned the cause of the collision on the Blackthorn''^ failure to keep to the proper side of the Channel. The reason for that failure, the NTSB said, was inadequate supervision of the navigation of the cutter's officer of the deck (OOD) by the vessel's commanding officer. The NTSB's report was issuecf last month, following an investi­ gation of the accident. The Coast Guard also convened a Marine Board of Inquiry in the wake of the collision but has not yet released their final findings. In their feport, the NTSBnoted a dismal, all-around lack of experience of the Blackthorn^ crew. The commanding officer had been on shore duty for five years before taking command of the cutter, the Board's report said. He took command of the Black^_ thorn only six months before the accident. In addition, the OOD, who was "conning" or directing the Blackthorn''s movemenf at the time of the accident, had reported to the vessel for his first seagoing assignment only seven months earlier. For three out of those seven months, the Board pointed out,' the Blackthorn had been in drydock in Tampa. The Board also pointed out that on the night of Jan. 28, the entire deck crew of the Coast Guard vessel was making their first trip out of heavily trafficked Tampa Bay. The NTSB's report cited the testimony given by the OOD during the Board's inquiry, that . the one-degree change he 'had noted in the Capricorn''^ bearing officers assigned to seagoing minutes prior to impact indicated command after extended shore no risk Of a collision to him. This duty; "dramatically illustrates that the • requiring the use of a harbor conning of the Blackthorn had pilot when a CG commanding been left to a novice," said the officer is unfamiliar with pilotage Board, adding that an experi­ waters; • improved emergency train­ enced mariner would "not have reached such a conclusion from ing for Coast Guardsmen; • relocation of channels in the small bearing change." Further, the report said, the Tampa Bay to eliminate the 4Blackthorn^s commanding offi­ channel intersection where the cer failed to notice the Capricorn accident occurred. • require, all Coast Guard "until seconds before the col­ lision, although he was on the candidates for command or Blackthorn''^ bridge and ulti­ designation as qualified deck mately in charge of its navi­ watch officer on Coast Guard cutters over 100 ft. in length to gation." Since the CO had been ashore pass an examination similar to for five years, the Board said, "he that required for corresponding should not have,been selected for merchant marine licenses and to command without having been be re-examined on a periodic subjected to a comprehensive basis. The Board's safety recom­ refresher course." The NTSB concluded its mendations also included calling report by issuing 73 safety recom­ for a Coast Guard study of cutter mendations to the Coast Guard safety gear and emergency light­ to prevent such accidents or to up ing. When the Blackthorn cap­ the chances of crew survival in sized, her emergency lighting the event an accident does occur. system failed to function. No abandon-ship call was made on The recommendations include: • additional training of Coast the cutter's PA system and Guard commanding officers and liferafts could not be launched. deck officers on large cutters, Surviviors of the wreck clung to including underway training for floating debris. ife' KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. 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 con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing 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. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland 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 recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations 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 disbursements 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 senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. 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 employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbelf Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275- 20th 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 arc avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. 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 32 / LOG / October 1980 ,N KNOW YOUR RIGHTS patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY —THE 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 membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitufTonal 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 circum­ stances 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 Union headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members 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. Consequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —rSPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen 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 con­ dition of membership in the Union or of eftiployment. 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 contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a ipember feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 675 - 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. r • t .. �This pretty Iittle girl was with her mom at the Sunday market in Pisac. This stunning cathedral is one of several to be found at the Plaza de Armas in historic Cuzco. Also at.the market in Pisac, woman is shaded from sun by a beautiful hat o^ local design. On ^Sweethear^ Run, Why Not See the Sights AH, that wonderful "sweet/x heart run" to South Amer­ ica has mesmerized many a seaman, young and old. One well known SIU member spent 22 years on a Delta shipnot because he loved the ship so much—but because he absolutely lov-v-v-v-ved that "sweetheart run. With today's new fast turn^ around ships, port time has been cut drastically. But a good number of SIU ships, specifically Delta Line ships, still provide Seafarers, who hist for solid ground, with plenty of time to go ashore. For sure, everyone has his own particular thing to do. Some like the night-life. Some like the sunlight. Still others like to explore the special sights. Seafarer Bill Mullins, quite a photographer in his own right, fits into the latter category. (All the photos on this page were snapped by Brother Mullins.) He loves to seek out the natural beauty of the places he visits. He'd much rather visit a historic church than a nightclub. He loves people too. All kinds AH photos on this page taken by Seafarer Bill Mullins of people. And they like him right back. On a recent trip to Peru, Bill was in his glory. Peru has some of the most stunning landscapes in the world. It's loaded with history too. With ca,mera in hand. Bill started out at the port of Callao, just a stone's throw or so from Lima, ,the capital of Peru. He hopped a cab to the airport in Lima. From there, he hopped a plane (one hour ride—leaves three times a day) to historic Cuzco. And from there, it was a three hour train ride to Machupicchu, the famed lost city of the Incas. something different, the trip to Cuzco and Machupicchu is well worth it. It might even add a little spice to that old "sweetheart run." It did for Bill Mullins. / He also managed to visit the Market place (only on Sundays) at Pisac, a half hour ride by bus from Cuzco. Bill loved this trip, mainly because the Market is a bustling center for bartering among the local people' All in all, it was Just what the doctor ordered for Bill Mullins (he had been laid up for three months with a broken ankle.) Bill Mullins' style may not be your style. But it certainly is an admirable one. For all you first-trippers, and even you oldtimers looking for The peaceful beauty of Machupicchu, lost city of the Incas, discovered by archaeologTSts in early 20th century. - 'j'. ^ A couple of local Inhabitants of Machupicchu. Approach them carefully. Llamas have been known to nip. What time is it? Check this sundial at Machupicchu.' October 1980 / LOG / 33 �m ')• • Edgar Nelson, 55, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun and QMED. Brother Nelson is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in New York and is a resident of Wilmington. -'i' ...vSe; ". ' K: '-•'' Horace Carmichael, 66, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Carmichael sailed around the world during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. On July 7, 1942, he was torpedoed off^Trinidad, B.W.I. In Vietnam, on a ship he was riding, a fire was put out in a hold loaded with 1,000 pound bombs. He has the distinction of sailing under the toughest skippers in the Water­ man fleet. In 1960, he received both the SIU Personal Safety Award and the USPHS Certificate of Sanitation for sailing aboard an accident-free and clean ship, the 55" Iberville. Seafarer Carmichael worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang in OaklandSan Francisco from 1968 to 1980. At his retirement party there, 300 to 400 persons paid him tribute. Shipmate William R. Cameron says he "... never heard anyone say anything bad about Carmichael." He was born in Mobile and is a resident of Oakland. Cleo Copeland, 65, joined the SIU # in the port of Savannah in 1955 sailing as an oiler. Brother Copeland sailed 29 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Copeland was born in Georgia and is a resident of Pembroke, Ga. Joseph Rivera Cuelles, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a Chief Cook. Brother Cuelles sailed 32 years and during the Vietnam War. In 1963, he rode the Bull Line. Seafarer Cuelles walked the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beefi He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Manila, P.I., he is a resident of Arabi, La. Armando Garcia de Jesus, 51, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother de Jesus won a 1960 Union Personal Award for sailing aboard an acci­ dent-free ship, the 55 Alcoa Patriot. He was born in Fajardo, P.R. and is a resident there. • ' J*; . '• William Clyde Farmer, 67, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1958 sailing as a bosun. Brother Farmer upgraded to QMED at the Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point; Md. in 1974. He was born in Oklahoma and i^ a resident of Eureka, CaliL / Xf A' •:•' 'i •': J ' (• • - John Joseph Kulas, 62, joined the . SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Kulas sailed 35 years. He was born in Boston and is a resident of Salem, Mass. George Washington Bowden Jr., 55, joined the SIU in the port of . Norfolk in 1955 sailing as a bosun deep sea from 1955 to 1971. Brother" Bowden sailed 34 years. He sailed inland for the Willis Barge Lines in 1975 and for McAllister Brothers as an AB from 1973 to 1980. Seafarer Bowden was bom in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. 347 LOG / October 1980 Leslie Burnett, 63, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief, steward. Brother Burnett sailed 39 years. He is also a carpenter. Seafarer Burnett was born in King­ ston, Jamaica, B.W.I, and is a resident of New Orleans. Curtis Charles Chamberlain, 65, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a captain and pilot for the Taylor and Anderson Towing Co. from 1958 to 1980. Brother Chamberlain also sailed for the Werner Co. from 1946 to 1958. He is a former member of the Electrical Workers Union. Boatman Chamberlain was born in Phila­ delphia and is a resident of Audubon, N.J. Richard Allen Funk, 51, joined-the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1951 sailing in the steward depart­ ment for 39 years. Brother Funk wais on the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. % Air Force in World War II. Seafarer Funk was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Jacksonville. Louis Clifford Pugh, 75, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Boston sailing as an A B for 53 years! Brother Pugh was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Rafael Lleyes Quesada, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a wiper for 32 years. Brother Quesada walked the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. He was born in Ponce, P.R. and is a resident there. Henry Edward Ahel, 62, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a chief-engineer for ABCL from 1976 to 1980 and from 1967 to 1976 for Inland Tugs. Brother Abel also sailed as an oiler and cook for G & H Towing from 1955 to 1967. He is a former member of the Bus Drivers Union, Local 16 from 1952 to 1954. Boatman Abel was born in Brenham, Tex. and is a resident of Koshkonong, Mo. Norman Lee, 65, joined the SIU in theport of Houston in 1957 sailing as an oiler for 40 years. Brother Lee was born in Lake Charles, La. and is a resident of Houston. William^Jackson Brogan, 51, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a chief engineer for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. of Virginia from 1947 to 1980. Brother Brogan hit the bricks in the 1965 Chicago (111.) Taxi beef. He is a former member of the United Mine Workers Union (UMW) from 1954 to 1961. Boatman Brogan was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. Domingo Lallave, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun, cook and wiper. Brother Lallave sailed 41 years. He also was a ship's delegate. And he hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef, 1962 Robin Line strike and the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Lallave from 1970 to 1974, i was on the Sea-Land Shofegang in Port Newark, N.J. In 1967, he put himself up as a candidate in the Union election for vice president in charge of contracts but was disquali­ fied. Born in Mayaguez, P.R., he is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Leonard Earl Maham, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington in iO sailing as an AB for 30 years. Brother Maham .was born in Nor­ wood, Ohio and is a resident of Jacksonville. Thad Rudolph De Loach, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as a chief steward for Delta Lines. Brother De Loach attended a Piney Point Educational Conference in 1971. He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Arthur Joseph Fontaine Jr., 47, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a bosun. Brother Fontaine sailed 29 years. He was born in Providence, R.I. and is a resident there. Alfred "Al" Hanstvedt, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Hanstvedt sailed 43 years and with the Waterman Steamship Co. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. In 1959, he received a captain's commendation as the outstanding seaman aboard the SS Emilia (Bull Line). A native of Bergen, Norway, he is a resident of Toms River, N.J. Charles John HIckox, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Hickox did'tug organizing and picketline duty in the 1950s in the ports of New Orleans and Houston. He is a former member of the Carpenters and Joiners Union, AFLCIO. Seafarer Hickox is a veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Forces in World War II when he earned his GED. Born in Atlanta, Ga., he is a resident- of Folkston, Ga. Robert "Bob" Franklin Mftckert, 56, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Mackert sailed 26 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II when in May 1943 off Oran, North Africa his ship was under attack as German bombers blew up one of the vessel's gun turrets. He received captain's commendations in 1975 aboard the ST Overseas Arctic (Maritime Over­ seas) as he and his crew mucked 18 . ballast tanks in winter in Odessa, Russia. Last year, he and his deck gang butterworthed nine cargo holds of the OBO Ultra Sea (Apex Marine) working day and night for 27 hours. They also painted the ship's nine hatches, decks and trims in four days. Born in Cumberland, Md., he is a resident of Baltimore. �'fi'n^lii^lr'i-?7ii 12 Complete 4th 1980 Steward Recert Class T HE chief steward is essential to the smooth running of the ship's committee. To upgrade the considerable skills the stewards already possess, the SIU last year established the Steward Recertification Program, Last month the 12 men who took part in the fourth class to be held this year, graduated from the Program. Like their brothers who have participated in other classes, these stewards spent six weeks at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. and two weeks at Union Headquarters. At the HLSS, the stewards took part in classes such as menu planning, work scheduling, in­ ventory control and requisition, advanced culinary skills, typing and communication techniques. They also received first aid, CPR, and firefighting training. While at Headquarters, the stewards were given first hand information on how the various departments are run. this included important details on the Pension and Welfare Plans. The knowledge the stewards gained at HLSS and Headquar­ ters will help them do an even better job in their roles as chief steward and as secretary-reporter of the Ship's Committee. Any steward who has not yet applied for this Program is strongly urged to do so. Just see an SIU representative or write to Headquarters for an application. Samuel Goodman Leo E. Stewart -r ra* Ira C. Brown Charles E. Bell Marvin Deloatch Roque R. Macaraeg Carlos Diaz Adrian Delaney Oscar Smith Cristano Modellas Hans Spiegel nsNlchK Rmrl tar tmt MB Special Notice To avoid any problems and delays when being flown from U.S. ports to foreign countries, please carry on your person the following documents: Passport Union Book Clearance Slips Vaccination Card Seamans Papers Seamen have encountered problems by checking their bags at the airport with the documents in their bags which were lost or delayed in shipment. R. Juniel AUGUST 1-30,1980 '*TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C t.. ''REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 53 22 6 83 66 1 60 17 13 0 27 16 5 0 7 4 3 51 145 94 131 47 68 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 29 10 4 48 30 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 12 8 Algonac (Hdqs.). 47 76 20 0 0 0 141 116 33 157 112 1 3 26 16 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Totals All Departments •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at theport last month. ""Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. October1980 / LOG / 35 •S!. �^mSm jif. U.S. Unemployment Drops to 7.6% WASHINGTON, D. C.—The U.S. unemployment rate in August dropped slightly to 7.6 percent from July's 7.8 percent. The slight dip in the unemployment rate was attri­ buted to a pickup in factory jobs employment. The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (ELS) reported that there were 8,019,000 Notice On Job Call Procedure (inland) C When throwing in for work during a job caii at any SiU Hiring Haii, boatmen must produce the foiiowing: • membership certificate (where possessed) • registration card • clinic card • seaman's papers workers unemployed in August, 188,000 fewer than in July. Total employment in August stayed at 97,006,000 up 10,000 from July while the size of the labor force shrank by 178,000 to 105,025,000. The jobless rate for factory workers was down a full percentage point to 9.3 percent. Job gains were noted in textiles, apparel, rubber, plastics, fabricated metals, lumber and wood products. Only electrical equipment registered a substantial decline. The hard hit auto industry in Detroit showed some improvement in August as auto makers called back workers and retooled for smaller cars. Their jobless rate went from May's 29 percent to August's 21 percent. However, the unemployment rate for construction workers jumped 2.2 percent to 18.3 percent. Employ­ ment in service industries rose a bit Legal Aid for the second straight month. Federal Government employment showed a decline. The jobless rate for adult men eased to 6.6 percent from July's 6.7 percent. The rate for jobless adult women went down to 6.5 percent from 6.7 percent. Teenage unemployment rose to 19.1 percent from 19 percent. Black teenagers had a rate of 37.4 percent, an increase. White workers had an unemploy­ ment rate of 6.8 percent; blacks 13.6 percent, Hispanics, 10.6 percent. At a Congressional Joint Eco­ nomic Committee hearing on the unemployment rate drop, Chairman Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.) asked "Is this the first robin of spring or one last rose of summer?" BLS Commissioner Dr. Janet L. Norwood told the committee that "The deterioration in labor markets has clearly stopped." Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters AUCUST 1-30,1980 Port - Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals - •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A ClassB Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups > Class A Class B Class C — — — — ,. —.— 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 58 0 2 0 6 79 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 0 0 19 4 49 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 4 72 107 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 48 0 3 2 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 17 2 37 ' 0 0 0 .0 0 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 4 35 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore.. Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur.. Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals ;.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • 0 0 0 1 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 5 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 11 59 0 5 0 13 112 ' 0 0 1 11 0 3 3 6 1 0 10 0 0 5 8 0 1 1 12 62 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 6 1 0 7 0 0 12 15 0 12 0 188 252 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia .; Baltimore. Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville ... San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico.. Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals^ Totals All Departments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; 1 0 0 0 0 0 •.... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 25 29 50 128 66 41 38 129 67 292 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at th'? port at the end of last month. . 36 / LOG / October 1980 iT.- ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups aassA Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT -4 » • mm In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The mem­ ber need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: NEW YORK, N.Y. Schulman & Abarbanel 350 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001 Tele. #(212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Tele. #(301) 539-6967 HOUSTON, TEX. Archer & Peterson Americana Building 811 Dallas Street Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. #(713) 659-4455 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P.A. 2620 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. #(813) 879-9482 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings, Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, California 94104 Tele. #(415) 981r4400 Philip Weltin, Esq. Weltin & Van Dam No. 1 Ecker Bid. San Francisco, Calif. 94105 Tele.#(415) 777-4500 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenb«rg & Sounders 721 Olive Street ^ St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. #(314) 231-7440 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Tele. #(504) 586-9395 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild 5900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 Tele. #(213) 937-6250 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Alabama 36602 Tele. #(205) 433-4904 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48822 Tele. #(313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White Two Main Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 Tele. #(617) 283-8100 SEATTLE, WASH. Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Washington 98119 Tele. #(206) 285-3610 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Tele. #(312) 263^6330 �Port Arthur Crewing is expected soon on a new harbor tug for Sabine Towing. And Sabine expects delivery of a new canal tug shortly. • St. Louis The new towboat Midland (Orgulf Transport) was crewed here last month by SIU Boatmen. 1 • ' * A wage reopener was negotiated in the contract with National Marine Service last month with a Cost of Living (COLA) going into effect on Oct. 9,1980. » . The Sternwheeler Delta Queen (Delta Steamboat) had her shaft replaced last month at the Jeffboat Yard, Jeffersonville, Ind. after the 19 by 28 foot paddlewheel was broken by a large log on the Ohio River between here and Cincinnati. ^ The shaft came from the Sternwheeler Delta King—a California-based sistership no longer running. * Charges against the master of the sternwheeler Mississippi Queen (Delta Steamboat) were dropped by the Coast Guard last month. The paddlewheeler collided at dawn with the tanker Spes on Sept. 7 near the port of New Orleans. Cleared was Capt. Arthur McArthur of Memphis who was charged with failure to slow down and sound a danger signal before the crash: * Our wandering Cook Duncan V. "Pat" Patterson is riding the tug Bulwark (Crowley Marine) in 4-foot swells feeding six shipmates from Corpus Christi, Tex. to Tampa and Lake Charles, La. He says his skipper, Capt.,George Mawbry,"knows his stuff." Pat wants to upgrade at Piney Point next year. . A bust memorial to jazz saxophonist Six Beiderbecke, who once played on steamboats of the Strekfus Line, has been placed in Le Claire Park «n the Mississippi River at Davenport, La. • Riverman and folksinger John Hartford will give a concert at the Missouri Theatre, St. Joseph, Mo. on Feb. 10, 1981. New Orleans Crescent Towing Co. was sold last month. The SIU wage, hours, working conditions and other benefits in the present contract and manning agreements will remain in effect. * Whiteman Towing Co. was also sold last month totheSIU-contracted Bay Houston Towing Co. Morejobsfor SIU Boatmen are expected when the new company goes into the shipdocking business here on Jan. 1,1981. Great Lakes The American Steamship Co. and Republic Steel Co. last month signed a long-term contract for carrying iron ore pellets from the port of Lorain, Ohio to the port of Cleveland. Next spring, American Steamship will take delivery of a new 630-foot self-unloading ship for this run. She'll have twin screws, eight rudders and bow and stern thrusters. High school student Leona R. Wilson of Grand Marais, Minn, has won a towboat trip on the Upper Mississippi for her winning essay in the National Maritime Contest. Tenn-Tombigbee Barge Canal Just before Congress' adjournment, the House and Senate okayed a $12-billion energy and water development appropriations bill which will assure continued work on the Tenrtessee-Tombigbee Barge Canal in Alabama and. Mississippi. msm Now you can improve your math skills In Your Spare Time! HOW? HLSS has courses for you In fractions, decimals, algebra and geometry. They are self-study courses. HLSS vvill send them to you and you can study them while you're aboard your ship or boat. . You can use these courses: • in your job; • to improve your math skills for upgrading; • to review old math skills or learn new ones; and • • • to earn credits for your college degree. • This summer for the first time more than 200,000 tons of steam coal were barged down to this port. In the next 10 years, it's predicted that 100 million tons of steam coal will be barged down the Ohio-Mississippi-Gulf System for export, mostly to Europe. In contrast, the East Coast does not have a single coal terminal to store the steam coal. Send for the course you want today! lust fill in and mail the coupon below. I am an SIU member. Yes • My Book Number is I joined the SIU in 19 Please send me the course(s) checked below. ( ) Fractions ( ) Decimals ( )Percents ( )Algebra ( )Ceometry * Someone has had the mouth-watering idea of writing a cookbook of Ohio-Mississippi-Gulf Riverboat Galley Recipes. Send your favorite riverboat recipe to Liz Ashcraft, 48 Lucaya Dr., Kenner, La. 70062. Former commercial artist, Capt. Lexie Palmore of the Delta Queen (Delta Steamship) will do the artwork. Houston Negotiations for COLA agreements were set to get underway with G & H Towing, Higman Towing and Moran Towing. • High school student Evangelina Torres here has won a trip aboard a Delta Queen Steamboat Co. vessel for her winning essay in the annual National Maritime Essay Contest sponsored by the Propeller Club of the U.S. No • NOTE: Complete all five courses and earn four college credits. Send my course(s) here: Name Street. City_ _State__ Zip Code Jacksonville The new dredge hodge Is. (NATCO) is working out of this^prt. And the tug D. Hayden(Bay Houston Towing) was crewed last month for a Miami to Ecuador run. .• » Patrolman Jimmy Davis is recovering from a heart ailment. Cut out this coupon and mail it to this address: ,. . j , Academic Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, MD. 20674 ATTN: LMS Knowles, Mathematics Department October1980 / LOG /«7 ..-.i �Eugene Dorsey Jr. a- Seafarer Eugene Dorsey Jr., 25, gradu­ ated from the Harry Lundeberg Sehool (HLS) Entry Trainee Pro­ gram in Piney Point, Md. in 1976. Brother Dorsey upgraded there to fireman-watertender (FOWT) in 1978. He has the firefighting, lifeboat and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) endorsements. Dorsey lives in St. Louis, Mo. and ships out of all ports. James ^Anderson Seafarer I James Ander­ son, 20, is a [graduate of the HLS Entry Trainee ProI gram in Piney Point, Md. He upgraded to FOWT' there in 1979. Brother Anderson earned the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR tickets. Born in San Francisco County, Calif., he ships out of the port of San Francisco. ^ Jon Nils Anderson Carl TenteromanO David Dinnes Searfarer Jon Nils Ander­ son, 20, is a 1978 HLS grad­ uate. He up­ graded to FOWT there. And he earned the LNG, junior engineer, machinist, pump­ man and refrigeration engineer endorsement also. Brother Ander­ son has the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR certificates; Soon he plans to gei his QMED endorsement. He lives in south San Francisco and ships out of West Coast ports. Seafarer Carl Tenteromano, 25, is a 1976 graduate of the HLS. He up­ graded to FOWT there in 1978. Brother Tenteromano also earned his firefighting, lifeboat and CPR tickets. Next month he plans to take the Pumproom Maintenance Course in Piney Point. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., lives there and ships out of the port of New York." Seafarer David Dinnes, 23, graduated from the HLS Entry Program in 1977. Last year he got his AB upgrading ticket. Brother Dinnes has the CPR, lifeboat, tankerman and firefighting endorsements. He also got his GED in 1977. A native ofCalifornia, he lives in Florida and ships out of the ports of Houston and New Orleans. Lance Zollner David Kiernan Edward Gerena Seafarer Lance Zollner, 24, graduated from Piney Point in 1977. He up­ graded to AB there in 1978. Brother Zollner has the fire­ fighting, life­ boat and CPR certificates. A native of St. Louis, he lives in Miami, Fla. and ships out of all ports. Seafarer David Kiernan, 21, graduated from the HLS ' Entry Program I in 1977. He up­ graded to AB there in 1979. Brother Kier­ nan has the CPR, firefighting and lifeboat tickets. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he lives there and ships out of the port of New York. Seafarer Edward Gerena, 26, is a 1977 graduate of the HLS Trainee Program. In 1979, he up­ graded to AB there. He also learned his Gen­ eral Education Diploma (GED) at Piney Point.^Brother Gerena holds the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR tickets. Born in south Brooklyn, N.Y., he ships out of the port of New York. Michael McDermott Seafarer Michael McDer­ mott, 25, sails in the steward department as a cook and baker. Brother McDer­ mott graduated from the HLS in 1978. He up­ graded to cook and baker there in 1978 and to chief cook in 1979. And he holds the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR endorsements. A resident of Southhampton, Pa., he ships out of the port of Philadelphia. James McDaniel Seafarer James McDan­ iel, 25, sails as a pumpman. He is a 1978 HLS graduate. Brother McDan­ iel upgraded to" FOWT there in 1979. He holds the CPR, firefighting and lifeboat endorsements. And he lives in Kansas City, Mo. and ships out of the port of Houston. Patrick Bishop Se af a re r jl^trick Bishop, 125, is a 1976 jHLS trainee [graduate. Brother Bishop upgraded to FOWt there in 1977. He holds the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR endorsements. A native of North Carolina, he ships out of the port of JacksonviUe. Ogden Champion Committee Monthly Membership Meetings a • - 'T- 1: fl' - Ife;: Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Port New York Nov. 3 2:30p.ni. Philadelphia Nov. 4 2:30p.m. Baltimore Nov. 5 . 2:30p.m. Norfolk .:... Nov. 6 9:30a.m. Jacksonville Nov. 6 2:00p.m. Algonac Nov. 7 2:30p.m. Houston Nov. 10 2:30p.m. New Orleans Nov. 11 2:30p.m. Mobile Nov. 12 ... 2:30p.m. San Francisco ....... Nov. 1,3 2:30p.m. Wilmington Nov. 17 ............. 2:30p.m. Seattle Nov. 21 2:30 p.m. Piney Point Nov. 8 10:30a.m. 2:30 p.m. San Juan Nov. 6 Columbus .......... Nov. 15 Chicago Nov. 11 2:30 p.m. Port Arthur Nov. 11 2:30p.m. St. Louis Nov. 14 Cleveland Nov. 13 2:30p.m, Honolulu Nov. 13 38 / LOG / October 1980 .• j filJ s. UIW 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Recertified Bosun John Little (seated r.) ship's chairman of the ST Ogden Champion (Ogden IVIarine) leads the Ship's Committee at a payoff on Aug. 26 at the Bayway Dock, S.I., N.Y. They are (seated I.) Chief Pumpman H. G. Sanford, educational director and (standing I. to r.) Chief Steward Bennie Garino, secretary-reporter and Baker Hosea McBride, steward delegate. �Frankfort. This proposal also has the backing of the SIU as it directly affects the jobs of Union members aboard the Ann Arbor Carferries. The Frankfort hearing was the first of several which will be held around the state. The next scheduled for Sept. 29 in Ludington where the finishing touches are now being put on a $5.5 million harbor widening project. The project will enable thousand-footers to call at Ludington. The Lakes Picture DULUTH - SlU-contracted Kinsman Lines is running all six of their vessels due to hea^y grain movement. WASHINGTON, D.C ALGONAC The John A. A^/m^ (American Steamship) went into permanent lay-up last month. The reason cited by the company is that the cost of renovating the 58-year-old vessel is prohibitive. » • » Republic Steel recently signed a big, 25-year contract with American Steamship Co. which gives the SlU-contracted company access to the lucrative new ore-shuttle run from Lorain to Cleveland, Ohio beginning in the Spring of 1981. That's when American Steamship's brand-new selfunloader, designed for exclusive use on the winding Cuyahoga River, is due to be delivered. The vessel will be picking up ore at Lorain where the cargo will be delivered by 1,000 foot ore carriers, too big to make the run themselves. ± ± ^ The tremendous controversy surrounding the start-up of the Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (UPSCO) which has begun constructing units for a Lake Michigan integrated tug/barge system to replace other Lake Michigan carferries, is getting hotter and hotter. First, the.FBI has reportedly begun subpoenaing records from the Michigan Dept. of Transportation. They are checking into the $35 million pumped into UPSCO by the state. More important, however, is the issue of manning on the new tug barge combo. Blueprin,ts for the vessels call for accommodations to house an 8man crew which will work a two-watch system. .This substandard manning level, though, was turned down by the Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) in Duluth. UPSCO appealed the OCMI's decision to the chief of the Coast Guard's Ninth Region in Cleveland. His ruling was that the tug/barge must carry a minimum crew of 16 and operate on a 3-watch system to ensure the safe operation of the vessel. UPSCO was, apparently, unhappy with this ruling which means construction plans for the tugs would have to be revised and crew quarters doubled. (The keel of the first tug was laid on July 22). Stepping in on behalf of UPSCO was no less a personage than the Hon. Frank Kelly, Michigan's Atttoney General. After penning the appeal, Kelly sent it directly to Admiral Bell, Coast Guard Commandant, in Washington, D.C. • "If Adm. Bell approves the 8-man Crew," warns SIU Algonac Port Agent Jack Bluitt, "it will have far-reaching implications for the entire maritime industry. It will," Bluitt added, "destroy the manning standards necessary for safe operation on the Great Lakes; standards it took the SIU and other maritime unions years to have set." The unsafe manning level is one of the reasons the SIU has been fighting strenuously against the tug/ barge plan. Other reasons include the Union's conviction, which is bqcked up by several authoritative studies, that the tug/ barge combo won't be able to withstand the rigors of winter on the Great Lakes and that the tug/barges can't carry autos and passengers. » • A multi-faceted bill aimed at improving the fortunes of Great Lakes shipping has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Thomas Ashley (D-Ohio). The bill, H.R. 8095, seeks to extend the navigation-season on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie to Jan. 31 from the current mid-December shut-down. In addition, the bill would allow subsidized U.S.-flag carriers to offer alternate routings in an effort to cut down on increasing cargo diversions through Canadian ports. Finally, the bill would allow a 30-year stretch-out of the U.S. share of investment in the St. Lawrence Seaway. The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. must repay the debt to the U.S. Treasury. Rep. Ashley said that extending the repayment period will "have the effect of guaranteeing present toll levels to users...The net result will make the Seaway more attractive to users, thereby increasing present traffic levels over today's present low volumes." Rep. Ashley pointed out that the 24 harbors on Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior account for one-sixth of the Gross National Product. Shutting down the Seaway every year, he said is "a crippling and unnecessary curtailment of one of the nation's most energy efficient and low-cost water transportation systems." Rep. Ashley is acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee. WINTER NAVIGATION The controversy over an extended shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway, while a hot topic in the maritime community for years, hadn't made much of a splash in the world beyond. Until last month, when the issue made it to the front pages of newspapers across the country. The reason an extended navigation season on the Great Lakes and Seaway hit the headlines had little to do with the issue and a lot to do with personality (or persona, to be more exact). A man named Barry Freed, the leader of an environmental group called the Save the River Committee, which is working against an extended shipping season, stepped out of a small town in N.Y.'s Thousand Islands region and announced to the world that he was really Abbie Hoffman. Remember Abbie Hoffman? He was an anti-war activist during the I960's, the head of the Yippies, who'd clashed with the Government more than once. Hoffman's been on the lam since 1974 when hejumped bail pending trial on a drug charge. Hoffman, a.k.a. Freed, became so involved in the Save the River Committee, he even testified before a Senate Committee. Nobody guessed his true identity. When Freed fessed up to being Abbie Hoffman, a lot of people were surprised. ^ But the revelation did nothing to change the feelings of Hoffman's fellow Save the River Committee members. "He did great by us," one committee member said. "He knew a lot more about the Government than we did." Inger Committee • As of mid-September, SlU-contracted American Steamship was running only half its full-strength fleet of 20 vessels. But the Charles E. Wilson is fitting out Oct. 1 and the Union crew has been recalled. CHICAGO / The Union's offices here have been moved from the old location at 9383 S. Ewing Ave., across the street to 9402 S. Ewing. The new quarters are recently remodeled and much more comfortable than the old location. The office phone number remains the same at 3I2-SA-1-0733. FRANKFORT A public hearing was held here on Sept. 12 for the purpose of discussion on the state of Michigan's proposals for the future of the staterun railroads and carferries. At least 160 people, including area congressmen and state senators, as well as SIU reps, showed up. Support was reported very strong for one of the state's proposed plans which calls for running the state railroads and carferries out of the port of SIU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated) makes out his report ata payoff aboard the SS Inger (Reynolds Aluminum) at Port Newark, N.J. on Sept. 13. With him are a crewmember and the Ship's Committee of (I. to r.) Galleyman Juan Morales. Messman A. Ortega, steward delegate: Chief Steward Jay Lewis, secretaryreporter; AB Wallace Wright, deck delegate and Bosun M. Zapata, ship's chairman. 7 October 1980 / LOG / 39 �4f ¥ • - i'-yKir-'.- .' r '• October 1 SSO^H .'>> y^' • ^ •s,'«B4,'a"''., •-' -y-m <S- I v..-' 11 V'^ >r y:M: • • •". i~ S-J 'i, <! yU:- .'-/w-^- y • . , •'•.• (V. r WASHINGTON 30<D A DAY IS ALL IT TAKES J -•, > -:(: 1 #Irf. .j^. y^y' yy.ry-- y' - . ;. y-y y ' \ ,; . ^r • . iS;- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1980 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BILL GIVES U.S. COAL SHIPS 'HEAD-OF-LINE' PRIVILEGES OCEAN MINING GROUP VISITS SHLSS SIU CREW SAVES 457 LINER PASSENGERS AT SEA SIU SETS UP NEW PROGRAM TO BOOST SERVICES SMALL VESSEL BILL: GOOD, BAD NEWS LABOR RALLYING BEHIND CARTER-MONDALE TEAM SIU BACKED BILL PASSED TO SPUR U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY U.S. AND CHINA SIGN BILATERAL PACT GIVING AMERICAN SHIPS ONE THIRD CARGO SHARE MTD SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF GALVESTON PORT AFL-CIO'S KIRKLAND NAMED TO HIGH POWERED ENERGY PANEL FED AGENCIES SKIRT U.S. FLAG USE, SIU CHARGES SIU'S JACK CAFFEY NAMED V.P. OF NEW YORK PORT COUNCIL NEW ORGULF TOWBOAT CREWED BY SIU BOATMEN SEN. DANIEL K. INOUYE GETS AOTOS AWARD EL PASO, ALGERIA LNG SETTLEMENT IMMINENT BIG APPLE GETS SOME ALASKA OIL, COURTESY OF OVERSEAS VALDEZ HALL HELPED GIVE LIFE TO IBT LOCAL: THEY REMEMBERED COAL - ONCE A STEPCHILD - SOON TO BE FAVORED SON OF ENERGY WORLD SEA-LAND DEVELOPER ON PACIFIC-SOUTHWEST RUN SIU URGES CARTER TO SIGN TOWING SAFETY BILL U.S. MERCHANT FLEET READY, ABLE TO SUPPORT NAVY VOTING - YOUR RIGHT, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAN DIEGO TOUR BOATS CREWS VOTE SIU ALL TH EWAY VOTING PROCEDURES, SAMPLE BALLOT, OTHER INFORMATION FOR 1980 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1981-1984 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC GUL, LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT UPGRADING FOR JOBS AND JOB SECURITY ACADEMIC STAFF IS READY TO ASSIST EVERY UPGRADER SEAFARERS NOW GET TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPLETING SHLSS COURSES TWO SEAFARERS EARN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS THROUGH HLSS CONTINUING EDUCATION PLAN 'OLDER' SEAFARERS HAVE PRAISE FOR SHLSS UPGRADING OPPORTUNITIES PAM AND LORI COME BACK TO SHLSS TO BEGIN SEA CAREER UPGRADING NEW PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS LUANCHED GREEN C.G. CREW BLAMED IN TRAGEDY ON 'SWEETHEART' RUN, WHY NOT SEE THE SIGHTS 12 COMPLETE 4TH 1980 STEWARD REC U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO 7.6% 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 10/1/1980 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. 42, No. 10 1980 Periodicals Seafarers Log