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After much prodding from the SIU, Drew Lewis, Secretary of Transportation, and James Edwards, outgoing Secretary of Energy, agreed that the Energy Department would abide by the terms of the Cargo Preference Act of 1954. This law requires that at least 50 percent of all government generated cargo will be carried on American flag vessels. The Energy Department has consistently failed to meet those standards when filling the Special Petroleum Reserve. As a result of this and the general slump in the economy, as many as 28 SIU contracted tankers now sit idle for lack of cargo It is expected that a number of these ships will come out of layup to carry SPR oil. The Energy Department has pledged to make up ail 1981 short­ falls. It would do this by increasing /unencan-uag pan.«Hauuu u. the u.= American-flag participation in SPR trade to at least 75 percent of all SPR oU until the shortfaU is made Fteter Luciano, executive director of the Transportation Instimte, a "W - /•? ' -Si Si non-profit organization that pro- greement is settled: jobs. motes maritime research and The Department of Transportadevelopment, said that the agree- tion, reflecting the stand bemg taken ment reached by the Departments by most of the maritime industry. of Energy and Transportation would would exclude Alaskan oil from provide "badly needed employment being counted towards the 50 perfor American-flag tankers that cent mandated figure. DOT argues would otherwise lie idle." that such oil falls under the jurisIn the past, the Departments of diction of the Jones Act, and must Energy and Hansportation have had be carried in U.S. bottoms. Energy sharp disagreements on how to wants to include Alaska oil. compute the American-flag share Energy and Transportation have of the SPR trade. Seamen have an agreed to submit the matter to the important stake on how the disa- Attorney General for an inteipre- • 4.- *1, i tation of the law. ^ But evenif the Attorney Genera decides against the Department of Transportation and Ae mantime industry, this recent agreement betw^n the Departments of Ener^ and Transportation will still generate many jobs for seamen, According to Departaent of Energy proj^tions, the shortfall to be made up for calendar yew 1981 could tot^ as much as 35 ton imles if Alaskan oil is excluded, and 10 million tommies if it is not. SIU to Press for Passage of Shipboard Convention Bill Earlier this year. Rep. Frank Guarini (D-NJ) introduced a bill that would encourage organizations to hold their conventions aboard U.S.flag cruise ships. If it is passed, it would mean hundreds of new jobs for American seafarers. The bill (H.R. 3191) enjoys widespread support in Congress. Right now it is awaiting floor action in the House, and has been introduced in the Senate by Spark Mantsunaga (D-Hawaii). Yet there is a problem: time. Congress has been caught up by Election year politics and in-fighting over the budget. It will meet again for two weeks in an emergency session that is scheduled to begin on Nov. 29. The Guarini Bill stands at the top of maritime's agenda, along with the Boggs Bill. Its passage would ensure the long term viability of the American passenger vessel industry. It would also give American seamen the thing they most need: jobs and job security. The passenger vessel, industry has been one of the bright spots for the American-flag Merchant Marine. During the past two years, the industry was literally rebom with the redocumentation of two historic ships, the SS Constitution and the SS Independence, both manned by SIU crews. Hundreds of jobs have been created, and that is just a modest beginning for an industry that holds tremendous potential for the future. It is remarkable for any industry to rise from the dead. Yet the fragile renaissance of the US passenger vessel industry is even more remarkable than it seems, because it has occured in the face of intense discrimination by the Internal Revenue Service. Tourist industries, whether they are land-based or at-sea, must attract a certain level of convention business in order to survive. Yet for the past two years, the IRS has denied tax-write-offs for conventions held on US passenger vessels, and allowed them for conventions held at land-based and adhere to US safety standards. That's more than can be said for on-larid conventions held in Mexico hotels in the United States, Canada, and Canada, or at-sea conventions held aboard foreign-flag vessels and Mexico, Owners of American-flag vessels which are the principal beneficiaries employ US citizens, pay US taxes of this oversight. Drozak in Delaware "r 4 j. m n J) .--J* .If „v. •"si! _ • ./•t' A- . vA'- SIU President Frank Drozak talks with a campaign worker during an election eve swing through Delaware at the behest of the AFL-CIO. Drozak, accompanied by SIU members and SlU-manned sound trucks, visited factories and workshops around the state in support of AFL-CIO-endorsed candidates. Drozak is wearing the campaign button of Thomas Carper, the COPE-endorsed Democrat who won a resounding victory over the incumbent Republican. November 1982 ' LOG 3 >•' • Ia •' . -:l'4 A ' •'iv �7*- V-'. • Thomas HBVWWI to Swohf UJS. Farces Abroad Waterman gets Big Contract from MSG and equipment to support 20-25 that deliver supplies to U.S. Navy tankere and dry cargo ships that percent of a U.S. Marine Amphib- combat ships while underway, deliver U.S. Defense Department ious Brigade of 15,(X)0 men. oceanographic and survey ships, cargo worldwide. Maritime propositioned ships are designed to provide the capability to preposition the equipment and supplies of three Amphibious Bri­ gades in areas of potential crisis. When delivered, the 839-foot long TAKX ship will be operated for the MSG under long-term charter by a U.S. flag ship company using American merchant marine crews. The charter is for five years after delivery, with four options of five years each for a total of 25 years. The MSG is responsible for pro­ viding the necessary sealift to deploy and sustain military forces overseas, as rapidly and for as long as oper­ ations require. MSG also operates auxiliaiy ships The S.S. John B. Waterman awaits assignment to TAKX position. The U.S. Military Sealift Com­ mand (MSG) late last, month awarded a charter to convert a R/O R/O ship to Waterman steam­ ship for $108.4 million. The charter is for one auxiliary cargo ship for the U.S. Maritime Preposition, Rapid Deployment Tksk Force (TAKX). Waterman will convert one of their Roll-On/Roll-Off ships and then charter the ship to the MSG. The ship conversion will be done by National Steel and Shipbuilding Go. of San Diego, Galif., with delivery scheduled for December 1984. The ship is the SS Thomas Heyward (25,426 tons) built at Sun Shipyard, Chester, Pa. The converted Roll-On/Roll-Off ship will be capable of proposi­ tioning a balanced mix of supplies * .-.'I I:..' Vr- Congress Seeks to Close Jones Act Loophole On Ibxfc Mtete Hauling If certain amendments attached to the Senate and House versions of the Maritime Authorizations Bill are enacted into law, then vessels carrying toxic waste from American ports to dumping sites at sea will be manned by American crews. Proponents of these amendments seek to close existing loopholes in the Jones Act which protects domestic commerce and shipping from harmful foreign competition. Seafarers have a big stake in the outcome of this fight: jobs and job security. Hie at-sea toxic waste industry is a new one that holds tre­ mendous potential for the future. • » Gompany shipyard in Tacoma, Washington. Both versions of the Maritime Authorizations Bill would permit foreign-flag vessels already in operation to continue servicing the at-sea toxic waste trade. The House bill, however, would make those foreign flag vessels meet specific Goast Guard safety requirements. The Senate bill makes no menticm of specific safety standards, and could be construed to give foreignflag vessels in operation or under construction an unfair economic advantage. * SIU members have been con­ tracted to man the first Americanflag vessel incinerator. Gonstruction on this vessel is expected to begin shortly at the Tacoma Boatbuilding • * * Foreign vessels have serviced the American toxic waste industry for the past several years, thanks to an oversight in the Jones Act which did not specifically mention waste disposal. Until earlier this year, no Amer­ ican company had the ability to service the trade. But several months ago, At-Sea Incinerator, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Tacoma Boatbuilding Gompany of Hcoma, Washington, requested and received a Title XI Loan Guaranty from the Maritime Administration to build a new vessel. * • * At present, most hazardous waste is stoi^ at land sites. Recent studies conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency in conjunction with other federal agencies suggest that these land sites pose a serious Drozak Names Daschbach Aide for International Affairs WASHINGTON, D.G.—SIU Daschbach was formerly Leg­ President Frank Drozak gave a islative and Research Assistant to "welcome aboard" to his new staff U.S. Sen. Russell Long (D-La.) aide, former Federal Maritime Gommission (FMG) Ghairman Richard J. Daschbach on Oct. 26. ^ Drozak said: "In his capacity as assistant to the president, Daschbach's responsibilities will include coordinating and participating in all international affairs affecting this Union, particularly international trade and bilateral shipping agree­ ments. He will also assist in devel­ oping legislation affecting maritime matters." Rtebard J. Daschbach ,4 / LOG / November 1982 - J. He served as Maritime Gounsel to the Senate Gommittee on Gommerce. Science, and Transportation for eight years. Bom in Golumbus, Ohio in 1936, Daschbach received his B.A. from Georgetown University in 1958 and graduated from Georgetown Law Genter in 1962. He was appointed chairman of the FMG on Aug. 29, 1977. On Mar. 4, 1981 he stepped down as chairman remaining a member of the commission. Daschbach resigned from the commission Oct 25. threat to the public's welfare. These same studies show that ocean incineration offers a costeffective, environmentally safe means of disposing of this material as long as safety standards are set and enforced. Given those recom­ mendations, the SIU feels that for­ eign flag vessels "grandfathered in" should have to meet the same safety standards as American vessels. The Senate and the House have already passed their versions of the Maritime Authorizations Bill. A compromise will have to be ham­ mered out in joint conference after the lame duck session begins Nov.29. SIU Assigns Minix To Open Subic Bay SIU President Frank Drozak late last month assigned SlUNA West Goast Representative Ralph G. Minix Sr. as the SIU Far East Rep­ resentative and he will open an office in the Subic Bay, Philippine Islands area. SIU Rep. Minix left the port of San Francisco during the week of Oct. 18 for Subic Bay to handle any beefs on SIU ships undergoing annual inspections there by the U.S. Military Sealift Gommand (MSG). He then plans to visit Japan where two MSG-1 tankers and several SIU LNG ships visit regularly. Back at Subic Bay, Minix will work out of the Plaza Hotel until an office is found in Alongapo near the U.S. Naval Base. �. • ,.: ,' • • •• A,- \ ' -•: M'iMi-J •' 'A • OrbiaT^Sr^. ? -.f m^iMM ^ Reagan's Maritime Policy ^ . -1 rj- I' ki0i:Ml •I -• ".'-I r -. f :r 'f • '74 i:i : .-3-) ir*' ''V- "Reaganomics has already put mllions of Americans out of work s£.7rc:.t^ exi!i'^' n"!? economic truth expressed by Frank Dtozak pres Unkm" 'h^ Seafarers International aovem 'r''"'°™»'™cand uove™ TP""® _amaritime fiovcrnmpnt .« portand government leaders at the of Houston. Texas late last month The 'he 18th Annual Dinner of the West Gulf Ports Council held Oct. 23. ' According to Drozak the recovery Since assuming office, the Reagan Administration has cut ow.««.. t •* ,— Sr totT'programs to the the II I cl'minated funding for „e "n"ed States Public Health t"e vri^li ^'^"^"^ely destroyed vitally needed Construction Differential Subsidy Program t I I rI ispa in7r ' ® AdminisJafc^''''"'Adminstration has encouraged American nn operators e^f v to build thefr forseldnft'''^'"''''' "ew SXX"" ® Permanently the .f" grace period alWinn ^"hed Wa, a^d operators to build for to the campaign promises it made i i I AR!crotH^~t Of t^' mdustiy. ©TTTTV ^'Ss&s^ Ti Time IS running out swiftm ..,:,r . . ... W'"' 1^.' """c" represents 40,000 woikeis. woike, q. ivifli AFL'CIO ••k •"T? ' • M- o fia/i ' i"' eomingupasTfofsetir^aTd^^^ 31, 1982 -he Medicare Program wirbeTnr,:n& 'l- If thi- Dei' Z'^Z;:1:,7I:T'' T "on. emon by each year the^ fJI tf1;;];. -"h a 10 pereent pe„X foi the USPHS Hospitals^^thM9g'J''j^^^®"®™'fuiidingwas cutoff for "Ot only lost their free m^^c^ mt"","" I""' ~ fey "'"n t enroll in the Medicare Program u" "'h®" no reason '"r for them then ®'' "here mem to apply then. ' —" "i^ugn mere was ConorAcc I passing®the TM E^totfand F^fame® AT September gaves:amen:7ik7™r.rtirrD:Tf'"t^"°"'^^^^^^^^ 'O enroll in the Medical Program B irXtgSire^^.V»' •.•.ft Si-f November 1982 / LOG �Area Vice Presidents' Report East Coast, by VP Leon Hall In the port of New York, the transfer of Union Headquarters that began last month is almost complete. The Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans have all been moved to the beautiful, new building in Camp Springs, Md. The address there is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20023. The new phone number is 301899-0675. Services to the members will be markedly improved by this move. But of course there will be a period of tran­ sition and we ask the members to be patient. Also, I want to remind our Seafarers that New York is now a port like any other port. There will still be as many SIU representatives available to service you and your families and, just as in the past, we will help you out as much as possible with any problems you have. However, since Headquarters is no longer in New York,we cannot provide one day service on vacation checks. In the political area, SlU-backed candidates did very well along the East Coast in the Nov. 2 elections. The governorship of New York went to a man who the SIU has backed for many years—Mario Cuomo. Up in Massachusetts, Senator Edward Kennedy (D) won comfortably— 63 percent to 37 percent. Incumbent Democratic Congressmen Nicholas Mavroules and Barney Frank also won easily. In Maryland we also did very well with Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes winning with 63 percent of the votes cast. In fact the entire Congressional delegation in Maryland was retained, just as we wanted it. Among them were two strong labor supporters who are on the House Merchant Marine Committee, Barbara Mikulski and Roy Dyson. Further down south in Florida, SlU-backed candidates won major races. Governor Bob Graham is back in office and for the first time in Florida history a Lt. Governor has won reelection. He's Wayne Mixon. According to SIU Jacksonville Port Agent Edd Morris both men have said that, if given good enough reason, they would take another look at the scheduled conversion to an oil pipeline of a gas pipeline that runs from Texas to Florida. If the conversion takes place, Morris said, the line "would essentially wipe out tug and barge shipping between Texas and the rest of the Gulf." « ,"• m. Gulf Coast by VP Joe Sacco m ''''••J ' • 'Ci- ""' ".• .d?j- 'i* In two years, when the Presidential elections are held, Texas will be a key state. For one thing, it's where the Republicans wDI hold their nominating convention. That's why, for the Nov. 2 elections that just passed. President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush showed up almost every other week campaigning for Republican candidates. Well, the people of Texas sent them back a message loud and clear. They are not buying Reaganomics. In a major upset, the Republican Governor BUI Clements—^who spent over $12 million on his campaign—was defeated by Democrat Mark White. A former Texas attorney general. White was vigorously supported by the SIU. Not only did White win, but labor-backed CMdidates across Texas swept the baUot for the state offices. We also picked up seats in the House with newly-elected Democratic Congressmen Mike Andrews, Solomon Ortiz, and Johnny Bryant. Reelected to Congress were our friends. Representative Jack Brooks (D) and Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D). , The election residts in Texas marked a tremendous victory for the SIU. It was a victory because of the hard work on our part and that of the AFLCIO's Central and State Labor bodies. The tremendous effort on the part of the SIU members, including the time they volun^red and the money they contributed to SPAD, played an important part in this victory. In other Gulf states, Louisiana and Alabama, our candidates also did very well. For instance, in Alabama George Wallace was elected governor and Bill Baxley lieutenant governor. Of the seven U.S. Congressmen we supported there, six were elected, and as of LOG press time, the seventh race was Great Lakes & Western Rivers by VP Mike Sacco The big news here this month, as with the rest of the country, is the Nov. 2 elections. In Missouri we retained our friends the Congress—Democratic Representatives Bill Clay, Bob Young, Dick Gephardt, Dee Skelton, and Harold Volkmer. Besides holding on to these Congressional friends, we gained someone new in Kansas City— Democrat Allen Wheat. Also we worked hard for the reelection of Democratic Senator James Sasser of Tennessee. Our big disappointment in the midwest area was the defeat of Harnett Woods in her bid to become U.S. Senator from Missouri. But she came so close to winning that her campaign sent a strong message to her opponent, Republican Senator John Danforth. It was Danforth who had introduced legislation to eleminate the 50 percent American-flag carriage requirement for government generated PL. 480 cargoes. Woods, who is a Missouri State Senator, was given little chance to win against Danforth when she began her campaign. Just six weeks ago she was 35 percentage points behind. But with the help of the SIU and other labor unions, she came within two points of beating Danforth, losing by 20,000 votes out of a total of a million and a half cast. Labor certainly let Danforth know that we're not happy with his record. In Michigan, where the unemployment rate is the highest in the country. Democrats made a clean sweep of the state. For the first time in 20 years a Democrat, Jim Blanchard, was elected governor. Some good friends of the SIU were reelected, such as. Senator Don Riegle, and Representatives David Bonior, Dennis Hertel, and Howard Wolpe. Concerning inland contracts, we've firmed up the date on the negotiations with Orgulf. They're set for Nov. 30, and Dec. I md 2. Also, the new contracts will soon be aboard all of the SlU-contracted National Marine vessels. West Coast By VP George McCartney There were some big disappoint­ ments in the November election results on the West Coast, but on the whole, candidates supported by the SIU did very well. In California, labor-backed candidate Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles, was narrowly defeated in his bid to become governor of the state. A former California Governor, Jerry Brown, also lost in his attempt to become U.S. Senator. Both of these men are still strong, viable politicians and I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more from them in the future. In Congressional elections, labor-backed candidates in California did extremely well. In fact, one fourth of the gains made by the Democratic P^rty in the House of Representatives were made in California. Democratic Congressmen Tom Lantos, Phil Burton and Glenn Anderson were all reelected. Elected for the first time to the House were some good friends of labor. Democrats Marty Martinez and Mel Levine. In the state of Washington, Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson (D) won with 70 percent of the vote and two strong American merchant marine supporters both won reelection—^Democrats Norm Dicks and Don Bonker. The Democrats also took over both of Washington's State Houses. One disappointment in Washington state was the defeat of Beth Bland who was running for Congress for the first time. Shipping had been pretty good in Seattle until the Teamsters went on strike against Sea-Land Service and five of their ships were laid up. However an agreement has now been reached between the company and Local 959 of the Teamsters and the work stoppage has ended. In San Francisco, the SlU-contracted Santa Magdalena (Delta), which had been laid up for a few months, crewed up in early November and had a fiill load of passengers. We also had a very successful Labor Parade in San Francisco Oct. 24 in which 7LOCK) people attended including 2(K) from the SIU. The slogan of the Parade was "Vote Labor for Jobs and Justice" 6 / LOG / November 1982 ' -----.-is.' �y.-s-.-sw1. : MV President Lincoln Sails On Inaugural Run to Asia and Far East The MV President Lincoln, \\it largest containership ever built in the United States, sailed Nov. 7 from the Port of Los Angles on her maiden voyage to the Far East. The first of three new C-9 vessels commissioned by American Presi­ dent Lines to be put into service, the President Lincoln will be manned by members of the Seafarers Intemational Union, A & G District, Sailors Union of the Pacific, and the Marine Firemen. The President Lincoln, together with the President Washington and the President Monroe, are owned by the American President Lines. The APL ships are a part of the SlU-contracted fleet of deep sea ships within the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The SIU A & G District represents all steward department personnel sailing aboard APL ships. The three new APL vessels have attracted widespread attention for their technological innovations and advanced design. According to W.B. Seaton, pres­ ident of American President Lines, the President Lincoln will service the Trans-Pacific route which has experienced a large increase in trade despite the worldwide recession. The decision uy by American lie UCL'iOlUII XilllWllwCUl PresX AWO promising trade partners" Seaton ^ ^ said. * American President Lines has done its share to make the President Lincoln and her two sister ships economically competitive with for­ eign-flag vessels. The ship's design includes numerous features that will cut down on the overhead. The 262 meter vessel is powered by a 4^,200 BFIP (metric) slowspeed marine diesel engine at 126 rpm. Fully loaded, she displaces 5028 metric tons. The company expects this engine to reduce energy costs by over 30 percent. The bridge design and increased below-deck storage space make it possible for the President Lincoln to carry an increased load of con­ tainers—dip to 1,250 40-foot boxes. The vessel is especially equipped to take advantage of the growing demand for refrigerated cargo.-Onethird of the President Lincoln's cargo space can be used to carry refrigerated products. The San Francisco based com­ pany's fleet includes 16 container ships, including the three new C-9 carriers, and five multi-purpose ships. The MAf President Lincoln on sea trials last month. More than $600 million is being ident Lines to put the President eastern Asian economies, and the invested by APL to upgrade and Lincoln in the Far EasFrun reflects emergence of other nations of the expand its fleet and shoreside facil"the dynamic growth of the South- Pacific and Indian Ocean regions as ities. " 9 'Merchant Marine Is Keystone of Sea Power .... "A strong merchant marine is just as essential as a strong navy in forming the basis of a nation's seapowerr extolled Vice Adm. Kent J. Carroll, head of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) at the Savannah (Ga.) Propeller Club on Oct. 21. "In fact," the admiral explained, "it's the keystone of this nation's basic military strategy. None of our nation's... plans can be carried out without adequate or reliable sealiftr Adm. Carroll emphasized in his address that "a strong and viable merchant marine remains an absolute prerequisite to the deployment of any military force outside national boundaries." He went on to say that the suc­ cessful employment and sustainability of our ground power is trans­ portation dependent and the transportation mode that must convey more than 90 percent of that life is sealift! "To airlift an armored division would take the all-out effort of the entire airlift fleet over a period of at least a month to deploy to the Persian Gulf," Carroll continued "When the first 10 cargo ships arrive in the Pfcisian Gulf, they deliver that same amount!" The MSC chief said that sealift in merchant marine vessels would bring about 95 percent of all dry cargo and more than 99 percent of fuel shipments. And that fuel shipments would outwei^ all categories of dry cargo combined,, whether delivered by sea or air. He further pointed but that "maritime prepositioning (of supply ships) provides an alternative to land based prepositioning (of men and supplies) when political consider­ ations or the need for flexibility (and speed) constrain land-based prep­ ositioning." "We've established the (originial) Near Term (Maritime) Preposi­ tioning Force (NTPF). A little over two years ago, we had no ships positioned in the Indian Ocean. Today, we have 17 on station. All of these ships are chartered merchant « 1 ..99 4.1^^ vnonviA nAW IvhllA in ships manned by civilians," the chant ' admiral said. 35 ?«««>»• Carroll added that the dry cargo we had 1 pnv^ OCTm ve^ ships needed in case of a national s^.%das emergency will he drawn from the (430). Seagomg jobs dedinrf MSC nucleus fleet, the "mothball" 18,000jobs today from 70,000 30 fleet of MARAD's National Defense years ago. Adm. Carroll concluded that in Reserve Fleet (NDRF) and the active ships of the U.S. merchant marine, 1950 the Soviet Union's merchant In 1952, the NDRF had 1,853 marine was 21st in the world with 400 ships. Now its fleet ranlcs 3rd ships. Tbday, it has 200. ^ than The U S has ^ with 2,5(X) vessels! The I " 5 p.rc«dofI*!''n ^ co^er^is carried in our mer- dropped from 1st to 1 Ithl • 'TJ .i '• t I: •:L :4 •J .J • •m • • JL .m 'B 4 SIU Contract & Board Moving to Washington D.C. Dec. 1 Because of the move of SIU Headquarters from New YDFR to Camp Springs. Md., the Seafarers Contract Department ^nd the Seafarers Appeals Board are also being relocated. Beginning Dec. 1, all inquiries to either of these departments should be addressed to SIU Vice President Angus Campbell at the Contract Department or the Seafarers Appeals Board at the foltowing address: 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20023. Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank—It's Your Life November 1982 / LOG 7 �ff: • . ..':l •ti: ;-* • :i 3 Ik. ,IS-• Bos'n. Freddie Goethe (I.) and Chief Pumpman Clarence Crowder astarboard on the Cove Mariner. Cove Tankers' Mariner at a refinery in Freeport, Te«as Cove Mariner on the Freeport-Freeport Run HE recently contracted tanker Cove Mariner (Cove Shipping) was captured by the LOG's pho­ tographer when the vessel paid-off in Freeport, Texas last month. The newly acquired tanker was pur­ chased by Cove from the Sun Oil Corp. Built at Sun Shipyard in Chester, Pa. in 1955, the 31,878 dwt tanker is 615 feet long. Under terms of an MSC charter, the Cov<? Mariner will be trans­ porting crude oil between Freeport, the Bahamas and the Texas port of the same name. T fkk W:<^: - «•:>' ii" •'' I • . ?l'. rL— ' . ' ' Here's how the Mariner's engine room looks to a cat In the rafters. Chief Cook Ed Hawkins doles out the victuals. 8 / LOG / November 1982 4^:-. 1 - - .... -gE- • �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I.)-' I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I :.rS VAm Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CiO Maritime AufharizatliMMi Congress is expected to meet in an emei^ency two week session beginning Nov. 29 to tie up loose ends. Much of Congress' time is expected to be spent debating the merits of the remaining authorizations bills. The House and the Senate have already passed their versions of the Mar­ itime Authorizations Bill for Fiscal Year 1983. A compromise will have to be hammered out between Senate and House conferees. Though inadequate, the House version is far superior to its Senate counterpart. A complete description of both bills is published elsewhere in this issue of the LOG. Legislative Update Time is fast running out on several important pieces of maritime legislation. If these bills aren't passed between Nov. 29 and Dec. 13, they will die untimely deaths, victims of Congressional indifference and election year politics. High on the list of bills that the maritime industi7 would like to see passed are the fol­ lowing; • HR 6979, The Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act; • HR 3191, the Guarini Tax Conventions Bill; • HR 4374,the Regulatory Reform Bill; • HR 7038, a bill to promote maritime safety on the high seas; • Numerous port develpment bills, including S. 2857. Anti-Maritime Each session of Congress brings its fair share of bills that contain provisions unfavorable to the maritime industry. The SIU is working hard to defeat the fol­ lowing bills: • HR 1489, the Puerto Rican Pasenger Vessel Bill; • The President's Caribbean Basin Intitiative; • HR 6752,which seeks to eliminate US flag cargo preference requirements attached to the PL 480 "Food for Peace" Program; • S. 2660, the proposed revamping of the United States Coast Guard Safety Code. November 1982 J Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings Abandoned Harold Shear, MARAD Administration Chief.defended the Administration's decision to allow subsidized US flag operators to build foreign. He told the Propeller Club that the Administration's maritime policies do not reflect "an abandonment of this essential industry." David Klinges, Vice President of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Etepartment of Ship­ building, was not so impressed when he responded, "We (the maritime industry) have got no money. But go over to the Navy. They've got a wonderful program." Klinges then discussed how America's approach to its maritime industry differed from the rest of the industrialized world. Most foreign governments he noted, subsidize their maritime and shipbuilding industries so heavily in com­ parison to the United States that there is no way that the American flag Mefchant Marine can remain competitive without government support. Hoggs Bulk Bill The Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act, better known as the Boggs Bulk Bill, is one of the most important bills to be introduced in Congress this year. If the bill is enacted, then American participation in the bulk trade would rise from 5% in 1984 to 20% by the year 2000 . The Boggs Bill is picking up steam in the House of Representatives (more than 66 Con­ gressmen have agreed to sponsor it). Guarini Ibv CmnrcntisMRuJbill Legislation that would give this nation's fledgling passenger vessel industry a big bobst is expected to be considered during the lameduck session. H.R. 3191, which was introdiiced by ftep Frank Guarini (D-f^lJ), would amend provisions in the Internal Revenue Code that discriminate against US passenger ve.ssels,. Current law allows corporate tax deductions , for expenses incurred at conventions^ held at landbased hotels in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Yet the IRS denies tax write-offs for conventions held on US flag passenger ves­ sels, even though the owners of those vessels employ US citizens, pay US taxes, and adhere to US safety standards. The Guarini Tax Convention Bill is pending floor action in the House. A similar bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Spark Mantsunaga (D-Hawaii). •«W.' ' California One of the few bright spots for Republicans this year was California, where Republicans picked up a Governorship and a Senate seat. Ironically, even these gains were a repudiation of Reagan's economic policies. Pete Wilson and George Dukjemian. Republican candiates for Senator and Governor, were running behind their democratic opponents until they persuaded President Reagan to stay out of California, his home state, until after the election. Bosuns Visit Washington to See SIU Political Action in Action 81U Headquarters The Seafarers International Union has moved its headquarters from Brooklyn to Camp Springs, Maryland, which is just twenty minutes from downtown Washington, D.C. The move was undertaken to streamline the union's oper­ ations so that the needs of the membership could be better served. As a result of the move, the Union will have an impressve and a highly visible presence in this nation's capitol. That's a decided plus considering the changes that have occurred during the past few years. Massive budget cuts and deepening world-wide recession have made Congress more, not less, important in deter­ mining the fate of the American flag Merchant Marine. Members of last month's bosun recertlflcatlon program were in Washington. D.C. to take in t^ ^'9!^ and to personally inspect the unlons's political operations. Accompanying them on a trip to the capitrri were SIU Wshlngton Representative Liz DeMato and James Kose)^ a union official In training. Plctur^ above are SIU Bosuns Perfecto Amper, Steven Coker, Fred Findahl, Willis Gregory, Perry Kelllkoa, Jim Spencer, Leroy Ibmple, Maurllo LIpeda, Jack Rhodea, Cesar Gutierrez, Robert Callahan, Klaus Tanksley. November 1982 / LOG 9 iiS:i - �(Lt)c SWX in Uig-sliingto^^ 'J • Mi: Unemployment As expected, the big issue in this year's elections was unemployment which hit 10.1% last month, the highest rate since the Great Depression. Americans of all types and eco' nomic backgrounds were affected by the bad news. Congress will reconvene on Nov. 29 for an emergency two-week session. It should heed the wishes of the electorate by passing two maritime bills that would create hundreds of jobs without requiring any outlay of federal monies. The two bills are the Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act of 1982^ HR 6979, and the Guarini Tax Con­ ventions Bill, HR 3191. Industry News Stewards Learn Political Recipes Let Them Eat Cake The Reagan Administration has gone on record qs opposing subsidies in any form.Yet when it comes to the comfort of its own highranking officials, it has a habit of bending its iron-clad principles. According to a story published in The New York Times, taxpayers pay nearly $2.3 million so that top government officials can dine com­ fortably at prices way below cost. The Pentagon alone operates six private dining rooms where employees can order a broiled halibut steak luncheon for $2.95. For those with a hearty appetite, there are ice-cream sundaes with all the frills for less than $1. This is the same Administration that says there is no waste in the Pentagon budget. It is also the same Administration that lobbied heavily against the vitally needed Construction. Differential Subsidy program on the grounds that Federal monies could be better used else­ where. gSf"; #1 '1 Sorely Missed 1?.\- The trade union movement suffered a tragic loss last month with the deaths of Martin Ward and David Dubinsky. Both men left lasting imprints on American society. Dubinsky, retired head of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, put together a formidable political machine that secured many important workers' benefits now taken for granted. Ward, President of the Plumbers' Union and Chairman of the AFL-CIO's Committee on International Relations, spoke out forcefully on behalf of workers everywhere. Taken together, their careers demonstrate the scope of the modern trade union movement. Although a generation apart, both men were the epitome of labor dedication and forcefulness. They will be sorely missed. -I Twelve Recertified Stewards take time to pose on the steps oHhe moment on their trip to Washington. Accompanying them were lyier Womack,SIU official in training, and SiU Washington Representative Liz DeMato, who talked almut the union s^lslatlve l^ogram. Pictured above were the following members: Rcjert Boyd, Jwe Joseph Hicks, William HIggs, Jr., Victor Romolo, Cieo Jones, Rafael Maldorado, Edward Miller, Roosevelt Sampson, and John Samuels. a SPAD is the SIU's political fund and our political arm in Washington, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voluntary contributions only. The Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaigns of legislators who have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor record. SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritinie issues in the Congress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the EEC in Washington, D.C. Don't just gripe to your shipmates! ^ • , .7-'n • HI Write Your Congressman or Senators! Teii them we NEED a strong U.S. -•4-- maritime industi> •^/rsf to / LOG / November 1982 \ t- - ivw:' �Wu,l, ,•=^3SW:•^- - " •« '"• -..'/V •' r-sCi ."SHL •.^•. ••.- .*". • 2«/.i Maritime Authorization Bills Await Action Washington, D.C.—^The Senate and the House have passed their respective versions of the Maritime Authorizations Bill for Fiscal Year 1983, and a compromise bill is expected to be passed during the two-week emergency session of Congress scheduled for November 29. The annual authorizations bills have always been important to the maritime industry. Funding for maritime programs translates directly into jobs for American seamen. Funding levels for both bills are inadequate: $572.4 million in the Senate bill, and $553.5 million in the House version. The current economic recession has made Con­ gress reluctant to embark on any new programs. tr-^'' ' Construction Subsidies Killed Both bills authorize $454 million for the Operating Differential Sub­ sidy program, a small increase over last year. Neither restores funding for the vitally important Construc­ tion Differential Subsidy program which was cut in last year's fight over the budget. While the House bill makes no mention of the Construction Dif­ ferential Subsidy program, it does take note of the problems facing the American shipbuilding industry by increasing funding levels for the Title XI Loan Guaranty program from $12 to $15 billion. * While neither bill addresses the long-term problems facing the American flag merchant marine, industry experts feel that the House bill is a much better piece of leg­ islation. According to neutral sources, such as the widely respectet^ US News and World Report, the Senate bill has the potential to do serious harm to the American shipbuilding industry. Fourteen of this nation's 26 shipyards can be expected to close down within the decade if the Senate bill is enacted in its present form. The Senate bill seeks to freeze Title XI Loan Guaranty funds at present levels, and contains lan­ guage that would actually encourage American flag operators to build their vessels in foreign shipyards. The Senate bill extends for two years, until September 30, 1984, a stop-gap provision allowing US companies receiving Operating Differential Subsidies to build overseas. It would also permit reflagged vessels to cany preference cargo immediately instead of observing the traditional three year waiting period. * * * The House bill, on the odier hand, would let lapse the one year exper­ iment allowing subsidized operators to build their vessels overseas. It would also leave unchanged the year waiting requirement on reflagged vessels The Senate bill would permit subsidized and non-subsidized US flag carriers to use Capital Con­ struction Funds to build overseas. It also subjects the FMC to annual authorizations. The House bill makes no mention of either issue. * * * Both bills seek to broaden the scope of the Jones Act to include at-sea incineration of toxic wastes, which is discussed in detail else­ where in this issue of the LOG. The budget has absorbed most of Congress' attention this year. Most other legislation has been slighted while Congressional combatants try to figure out how to slice up a shrinking Federal pie. Safety Board Revises Conclusions On Cause of S.S. Poet Si Revisions have been made in the conclusions reached last year by the National Transportation Safety Board concerning the loss in 1980 of the SlU-contracted Poet. In the tragic disappearance of the 36-year old bulk carrier owned by Hawaiian Eugenia, 34 men lost their lives—24 of them SIU members. (See LOG Nov. 1980, and fol­ lowing.) Not one trace was ever found of the 11,000-ton ship which left the port of Philadelphia on Oct. 24, 1980 headed with a cargo of com for Port Said, Egypt. Last year the National Transpor­ tation Safety Board said the ship sank due to a phenomenon known as "synchronous rolling." Now the Board has revised that conclusion because information used in a com­ puter program proved to be in error. In their original conclusions about "synchronous rolling," the Board had said that waves probably struck the Poet in such a way that they built momentum thereby moving and capsizing the ship. The situation follow-up report that errors discov­ ered in the wave-height data of the program rule out "synchronous rolling." Rules Out 'Synchronous Rolling' Another possible cause for the sinking has not been suggested by the Board. However, a similar U.S. Coast Guard report using corrected com­ puter information has suggested that the Poet may have sunk because of a hole developing in the hull. This could have caused the ship to capsize after the flooding of a hold or because of increasing instability in rough seas. In Congressional hearings held last year concerning the loss of the Poet, SIU President Frank Drozak attacked the Coast Guard's lax atti­ tude toward inspections. He also said that the vast majority of Coast Guard inspectors are not qualified for their jobs. He called for a complete This is one of the iast known photos of the S.S. Poet was compared to a riotous crowd to duplicate the weather conditions Congressional investigation of the rocking a car until it overtums. and the characteristics of the ship Coast Guard and its activities for the purpose of developing new reg­ This possibility was supported by at the time of her disappearance, computer programming that tried Now the Board contends in a ulations to protect seamen. 4.L- ^5 Congress to Consider Extension of Deep Seabed Mining The U.S. Congress next month in a lame duck session will consider the extension of the Deep Seabed Mining Law whose programs are due to expire this year. The act, before the Reagan Administration refused to sign the U.N. Conference on Law of the Sea Treaty, established a temporary system for U.S. participation in the international exploration of the seabed for hard minerals. It also set up a program to process applications for deep seabed mining by American ' companies. The continuation of the law's programs might give the companies the incentive to start up operations. The law contains the principle of substantial U.S.-flag vessel partic­ ipation in American mining oper­ ations. It requires all mining and processing vessels used in Com­ mercial recovery of deep seabed minerals to be U.Srdocumented and U.S.-manned. And that at least one ore carrier at each mining site be similarity regulated and that such vessels be eligible for both Oper­ ating Differential Subsidy (CDS) and Construction Differential Sub­ sidy (CDS). One proposal Congress will con­ sider involves 1983 appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) which oversees , the pro­ grams, to continue its Exploration License Process-Program. Another is to expand the agency's research into the feasibility of exploiting recently discovered deposits of polymetalic sulfides on the ocean floor. November 1982 / LOG 11 I "I®- �<3 Procell Gets a $1G a Month Pension! %m If you would have told Brother Jack Procell when he began sailing in the 1940's that he'd be retiring on a $1,000 a month pension, he probably would have had a few choice words for you. The same would have been true for most of our old-time Seafarers. But now, under the wage-related pension established in 1981, Sea­ farers like Brother Procell can retire on a pension that reflects their base monthly wage. Of course if Seafarer Pifocell would have been better off under J5'V^- ifc -r'- I r' - r • ' -V: " •il- ' ch^ was \i/ac hit 'when she hit hv by aa Japanese suicide plane approximately 60 miles from Tokyo Bay" Procell fought the fire and as bosun mate he had "to put out the tow wire and tow, her out to safety at sea." That wasn't the end of his trouble. He was also aboard the Pittsburgh when a 1945 typhoon struck and "she lost approximately 120 feet of her bowr When the War ended, Procell got his AB ticket in New Orleans and went to the National Maritime Union hall there. But "no one there could speak English. So, 1 w^t next door to the Paradise Bar on Decatur Street and had a couple of beers and asked the bartender if there were any other sailors' halls around." The bartender sent Procell to the SIU Hall on Charters St. where the dispatcher was "Big" Garcia. "He said 'don't let that man get awayJ The board was full of jobs with no ABs available." Brother Procell did much more than ship out. Over the years he was a militant Union man, taking . part in SIU strikes and organizing drives. During the 1946 strike he came off the tanker Baldwin Hill to be picket captain. He went aboard five Isthmian ships to help organize the company for the SIU. "In the Canadian seamen's beef of 1949, I was aboard the Alcoa Pegasus in Montreal and Paul Hall and the gang came down and asked me and Louis O'Leary to go ashore in Montreal and Halifax to help out," Procell writes. In 1955 and then in 1963 he sei"ved on organized status aboard the Samuel F. Miller (Boston Steamship) and the Warm Springs (Columbia Steamship). Brother Procell decided to come ashore in the summer of 1971 and became bosun of the Waterman shore gang in New Orleans where he remained until his retire­ ment. But during that time the Union called on him for a special project. Farmer SIU Vice President Lindsey Williams asked Procell "to pick a crew and take them to the West standing service and very attentive Coast to make a first trip after Delta waiters. Steamship Lines acquired the Pru­ "The beautiful Hawaiian Islands dential Cruise Line passenger ships!' Brother Procell is an active and are always gliding by along with a sea filled with jumping porpoises committed Seafarer who worked and delightful (although sometimes very hard throughout his long career. wet) weather. With a different island He deserves the highest pension he waiting at the foot of the gangway can get. With the choice between each morning, it is a fascinating trip the standard pension plan and the wage-related plan he was able to for the first-time Hawaii visitor or get the best pension to make his even for a longtime fan of this trop­ voyage through his pension years ical paradise." as smooth and enjoyable as possible. . . ' L/llifliJ' the old pension system, which is still in effect, then he coj^ld have chpsen that method of calculation, But for Jack Procell, the new system gave him hundreds of dollars more per month. Also, since all of the old pension benefits are still available under the new system. Seafarer Procell got a lump sum Pension Supplement amounting to $12,000, representing 12 times his monthly pension. He was entitled to that money because he was eligible for an Early Normal Pension and decided to work at least ' Stonewall Jackson Committee 5 , }ih Ship's Committee members and a fellow crewman got together for this photo aboard the Stonewall Jackson (Waterman) in November at Pier 7 in Brooklyn, N.Y In the front row, from the left, are: Bosun Carl Lineberry, chairman; Steward A.J. Bobie, secretary-reporter; Electrician C. Hemby, educational director, and William Gonzalez, crewmessman. In the rear are AB Steve Thompson (left), deck delegate, and QMED Lex Shaw, engine delegate. ,r •5 V. • 1 two years (730 days) beyond the age of 55. The wage-related pension came out of a Crew Conference that was held in April 1981 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md. Sixty-nine active SIU members elected by their fellow Seafarers made 20 major proposals. Among them were recommendauons for the 1981 deep sea contract negottations, including the wage-related pension proposal, The SIU negotiating tea won this proposed pension system and it went into effect 125 days after the signing of the deep sea contracts on June 16, 1981. For Seafarers like Jack Procell the wage related pension has proved to be a boon. Brother Procell writes, "after 29 plus years of actual seatime, 1 want to thank the Union officials for a. job well done." He remembers the days when the pension was $157 per month. Recounting how he came to join the SIU, Procell told the LOG about his days in the Navy during World War II when he served as a firstclass bosun mate on the cruiser Pittsburgh. He helped fuel the Third Fleet from a merchant tanker and was alongside the carrier. Franklin - A 'Fabulous Cruise' On the Independence • -iSr - • A letter to the travel editor of the San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle last month was brought to our attention. Beverly Richards of Lafayette, Calif, wrote: "My grandparents, my mother and 1 have recently returned from a fabulous cruise on the American Hawaii's ship Independence. It was suprisingly comfortable, cozy and friendly. The cruise experience of our group covers most of the other cruise lines and yet we found this 12 / LO.G / November 1982 relatively new line to be among the best. "Our room steward met us on arrival and from that point on he was at our beck and call, doing everything from folding pajamas to finding extra postcards. The food was excellent and unending, starting with breakfast on deck if you wanted to watch the sun rise to overwhelming midnight buffets. The meals themselves were a delightful experience in fine dining with out- �•- '• •• 7-' -« ''• ' V; -. -, •='iir >nr • 7;^.J'"- ;• •-> .• ' ', .•• . . - • • • ,'V 4 ' v". • •/ ' • V' "'-.v -""T^r' . r-^., '- ';^•'^ •*. - •• "V "•' ' . '*• •' • *" '." -• f "' ' • • •- • - r^- 'i-.-" 4 - •••••:^^-7^' ' ': ;*'•.••"• • ' ' •'"''' cT- .:77 " •' " . • • ' ••I-' %iiiiiiiiiiiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiui^ 'I*ve had the best of care' This is a short message of appreciation. I retired in the beginning of 1979 after 43 years at sea starting in 1936 on the old City Service Oklahoma. I joined the SIU in Mobile in 1938 and received my book Jan. 1, 1939 while on the old West Madaketon the United Kingdom run. At that time our medical needs were taken care of in the Marine Hospital and later turned ^^r to Public Health. When the Public Health hospitals wire closed and their services no longer attainable it gave me great concern because I had suffered a heart attack since retiring. i-, ^ll|||IINl||||lllli||||lllll||||lllll|||||llll|||||lll||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||,|||||||^^^ 'I am deeply grateful' I am still -under doctor's care and I have to say X have had the best of care with all of my bUls paid for by the SIU Welfare Plan. •n Like many others who reached adolescence during the troubled '60s, academic achievement had been low on my list of priorities. All of us retirees that came through this period, are very fortunate to have this insurance from the SIU Welfare and I am sure that all the future SIU members -will have the same benefits and care. Respectfully, Jake Longfellow L-404 However, I applied for and received a scholarship at Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.^I had many doubts because of my educational background as to my ability to master the subjects I would be taking. But, thanks to the patience and high caliber of the instructors and the fine atmosphere at Piney Point, I recieved a diploma from SHLSS and a Coast Guard hcense for Towboat Operator, Inland and Oceans, 200 miles offshore. I am deeply grateful for having had this opportunity to' improve myself. I intend to return for more training, and I respectfully urge others who want to improve their skills to do the same_ • Steven TL Vrants 'I will always be grateful^ I would like to thank the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the death benefit check for $5000 that received in the mail. I also want to thank the SIU for all the medical bills you paid for my late husband, Manuel SHva. We could not have made it without you. I will always be grateful to toe Seafarers for this. Sincerely, Mrs. Manuel B. SUva S. .beyond ansrtbing we bad boped for' I was glad to read in a recent SEAFARERS' LOG that brother BUI Kaiser (Steward) is stUl making waves. I've saUed with many good stewards but the outstanding one in my mind is Mr. Kaiser. I- When thinking of a ship, toe first question to come to mind, ' even before the run, was "Who is toe steward?" With brother BUI, you knew the department would be orgainized in true Union manner and that the bed and board wo-uld be excellent. Good sailing to all! .:4 -/ Gtoorge F. Johnson CBL FKO 1318 Page St. #1 San Francisco, Ca. 94417 '•f! ' :i '• i 'ITou can depend on tRe SITT Due to their help and especially toe aid of Edward X. Mooney, retired headquarters representative, I was contacted at sea on toe OS Long Lines by my family in St. Louis, Missouri. Becaiise of this I was able to direct funeral and burial sites for my father whUe at sea and to be of some comfort and assistance to my family. Editor's Note: Address has been checked and the above discrepancy resolved. •J a After more than ten years I'm stUl not sure what his motive was to recommend to me to sit for toe exam for toe Union scholarship. (I won and became a piU roUer.) "Did he think I'd be a better pUl roUer than bread maker?" I'U never really know. In toe years that I had been a member of toe SIU (33 years) I really enjoyed it. Never again can we turn toe clock back on those great times. Michael J. Dunn D-806 j X Belatedly, I would like to thank the Seafarers Intemational Union staff at headquarters in New York for their efforts on my behalf in notifying me of my father's terminal illness in AprU of this year, i Thank you all for a job well done. j He is a fair task-master and impartial friend. Behind his back, I mentally called him "Willie Sutton" because he seemed a step ahead of one. He is Union. I would like to express my sincere thanks to toe Seafarers Medical Plan. It helped my wife and I above and bsyond anything we had hoped for. TrWy it is a beautiful plan. I am now retired and enjojdng my SIU pension veiy much. I enjoy the Log very much but it seems that I received it only about once every two months. •• Note of Tbanks from a 'Pill Roller' 4 • "i I want to respectfully thank you all and let my brothers of toe sea know publicly that—when you need help—you can depend on the SIU. Fraternally yours, Timothy J. Fitsgerald F-889 November 1982 LOG 13 J:; -i' • i' �•• -•u^- • • *- ,ij .<iM 11 iiiiHifc iigij. ^ ; _ .yiyCJ.'' , -r-' - At Sea/Ashore Tamara GuHden, Delta Caribe, Pride of Texas, Off to Israel From Nov. 12 to Nov.30, sailing from a Gulf or Atlantic Coast ports, the bulk carriers SS Tamara Guilden (Transport Commercial) SS Delta Caribe (Delta Line) and the SS Pride of Texas (Titan Navigation) will each carry frorri 22,000 to 32,500 dwt of grain to the Israeli ports of •Haifa and Ashdod. Maritime Hall of Fame Museum Picks 4 "Greats", 4 Ships Four "great" American merchant marine heroes and four "great" U.S. ships were selected last month out of 72 judged for entry into the new National Maritime Hall of Fame Museum at the Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y The musuem's first inductees were; Robert Fulton (1765-1815) inventor of the first workable steamboat; Nathaniel Bowditch (17731838) father of modern navigation; Clifford Mallory (1881-1941) operator of coastal shipping and founder of Mystic (Conn.) Seaport Museum, and Capt. Alexander McDougall (1845-1923) designer of an innovative style of Great Lakes vessel. The "great ships" inducted this year were: Fulton's famous paddlewheeler, the Clermont; Walk-in-the-Water, one of the early first Great Lakes steamers; the SS Savannah, first steam vessel to cross any oceah and the Princess, an elegant sidewheeler in the Atlantic coastal trade. "The maritime industry," Curator Frank O. Braynard said, "has its great people and its great ships and the public hardly knows them. The museum is the first step in getting their contributions recognized." OBO Ultramar Back to Chhtagong % ."f • From a Gulf port from Nov. 12 to Nov. 22, the OBO Ultramar (West­ chester Marine) carried a 65,000 metric ton cargo of bulk wheat to Chittagong or Chaina, Pakistan. Delta Ships Will Bring S.A. Fruit to Philly Delta Line ships will soon bring fruit from South America to the port of Philadelphia. Laid Up Golden Endeavor to Be Ready Soon The superanker Golden Endeavor (Apex Marine) laid up with extensive water damage in the tanks since Oct. 1 in the port of Norfolk according to SlU Rep Mike Palladino, should be ready for sailing in either late this month or early December. Jacksonville to Crew-Up The SS Jacksonville (Sea-Land) laid up with extensive engine damage is expected to be ready for crewing up late this month. Kids Enact the Battle of Trafalgar Visitors to the United Kingdom National Maritime Museum were star­ tled recently by the sound of naval gunfire. It seems children who wanted to know what it was like to be a naval gunner at the Battle of Trafalgar were given the chance to find out. The gun drill of British Adm. Horatio Nelson's time was reenacted on the Half Deck, the junior center of the museum, using a half size model of a ship's cannon firing blanks. Matson Line's SS Lurline Back in Service The SS Lurline (Matson Line) is now bdck in service after being converted to a combo R/0 R/0 Lift/On Lift/Off ship. A 126 ft. 6 inch midbody was inserted into the vessel to stretch her length to 826 ft. 6 inches. Her cargo space was increased from 434 to 1178 24-ft. container equivalents. She is 38,450 tons. Don't Get Tangled Up In Shipboard Electronics Upgraders Learn About SlU in Washington j!?' •I: Every SlU ship has electronic^ar that QMED's need to know how to handle. Now you can learn how! Take the A^rine Electronics Course at SHLSS. In this six-week Lourse you'll get the skills you need to work on: ^ Electronic systems in the Engine Room • Winch controls • Anchor windlass controls • Cargo control boards SlU Legislative Representative Mark Riehl/ pictured at the upper left hand corner, takes time out from a busy schedule to expl^in\(he inner workings of Washington, . D.C. to members of the A Seniority Class. Rlefir^lked about the union's political operations and hov/ job security depends on the active participation of each member. Pictiired above on the steps of the Capitol are Walter E. Ensor, Roger Gary Griswold. Peter Lup, Dan Brown, William Burdette, Kenneth A. Hagan, Steven R. Hamilton, Timothy Lee Ellis, Robbynson H. Suy, TM. Murphy, Douglas Greiner, SlU Repre­ sentative Jim Battie, and SlU Washington Representative Liz DeMato. 14 / LOG November 1982 Sign Up Today! Course starts January 4 Contact the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship or see your SlU Field Representative for details. �V «a„ r. w <jiA tkM ® fllfei** ouTJ "" "'Oman) „ I# > '^' tt t^m^tM. <•- S?5'>.S.T\~ ^7"'S'"-^'«».. ^"-in Ybur u .%§sg #sis Jrs'^iSSK;?.! " SSSHrS? Head' '^e fioef I s£S'«Ss f of - rotating room • reduce fh jn ft, ^il it fair ®'t#es / SS^r'-S'^S'' ^^"niethazine'' ^ itself) QJ.. deepen ®'"'®''""e"?a''"'""^®^ etc'T 7 effects 7? °'' ""ff' »a:r;" ^ ^ 'a'^en one to 'J^?''"''® ®''°aW i"^ '®centjy b^n'""""®'^®' <inie csr^-'-T^Y* 5S"C7~^;^ are^-^^oafonri^^'P,? doctor. cffecfive- ft, ^cfcents -' *^escrih#>w st'."^-'^ o^fte V^"' 7>i,c ^ fc c.-^ _ Sj?"f"»*?""- 3.:rr S---'?itK"« .S=?45;'S'-£' ^ "^.£^Cr -» I '®82 / LOG « �•-.-r-"::-''«r---- ••• ' .ft« .t •• - -t-.^T •—' U SlU Crew Earns Praise For Rescue at Sea Once again SIU members showed both their skill and their camaraderie with their brothers of the sea when, in the early morning hours of Aug. 6. they rescued nine people aflrift on a liferaft. The Seafarers, who helped rescue seven Jamaican fishermen and two U.S. Air Force parachutists, were crewmembers of the SlU-contracted Ambassador (Coordinated Carib­ bean Transport). In a letter from the Master of the RO/RO trailership to his officers and crew, Captain J. E. Watson wrote, "Congratulations on a job well done. The rescue . . . was efficiently accomplished exhibiting the good seamanship skills of the Ambassador crew." He continued, "Your endeavor . 1 during the preparation, skill in the execution and obedience to the direction in the operation is a credit to you and your profession." The Captain gave particular thanks to the lifeboat crew. SIU members on board the lifeboat were: Able Seamen Robert Lewis 111, Segundo Luna, and Randy Dale, and QMED Gustavo Guerrero and Wiper William Kane. Events leading up to the rescue began late on the night of Aug. 5. The 8,995 dwi Amabssador, which was more than 600 miles from her home port of Miami and over 500 miles from her destination of Las Minas, Panama, was contacted by the Coast Guard and asked to divert from her course. Coast Guard rescue aircraft "1504" told the ship to pick up the survivors of the Jamaican fishing vessel Lady Blythe along with two U.S. Air Force rescue parachutists who had earlier jumped to assist the stricken vessel. At one o'clock on the morning of Aug. 6 the crew prepared star­ board lifeboat No. 2 and lowered the stem ramp. Within one hour after the lifeboat was lowered, the That Cargo Has Gotta Move! ...Andyou're the one who nrakes it happen Responsibility. Respect. And more money, too. These are the things you can earn when you are good at what you do.. AND THERE'S MORE — JOB SECURITY 1 . Course starts January 4 'kh. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS f' - • •jf 'fi'i . kf. -'• 'Mh 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" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20023 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 ajl SIU contracts are 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 fjbligations. such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU 16 / LOG / November 1982 OOJ 1^83 f •.edmj./oV! 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 cohstitutional 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 SIU 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. —- Why settle for less? You're an SIU Seafarer^—the most professional maritime worker in the world. You're the best—make it pay. UPGRADE YOUR SKILLS. Sign up for the Pumproom Maintenance and Operations Course at SHLSS. To enroll, contact SHLSS or fill out the application in this issue of the Log. 11- • -— lifeboat crew, the fishermen and the paramedics were safely on board the Ambassador which then headed for Georgetown on Grand Cayman Island. By 6 a.m., the Lady Blythe sur­ vivors and the Air Force personnel had disembarked to a Cayman Island police launch and the Ambassador was moving full ahead for Las Minas. HHliHilliill 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 &ptember, i960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its rank.s, 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. The.se 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 becau.se 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 —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects an^ 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 employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within .10 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 member 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 information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Urozak at lleadquartes by certified mail, return receipt requested. The addre.ss is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County,'Camp Springs, Md; 20023. �'•T^ft:^?'«''Si?'¥-'; • - \ • • , - 'i: •:'- • • ' 3- •' •••'i ":'^::T -i' ,• ; i-., M I ^eTboxesherepSred wwE^t Lol^ from San Juan to Port Elizabeth. Chief Steward Humberto Ortiz Is up to.his elbows In stores. I. Reed, ^k and baker, prepares some sandwiches In the galley. Sea-Land St. Louis on the Crescent Run EA-Land's containership St. Louis was in port Elizabeth, N.J. for a late October payoff. On hand to oversee the activity and to provide necessary services to the crew were SIU patrolmen Joe Air and George Ripoll. S The St. Louis has been carrying containers for Sea-Land on the 'Crescent Run' among the ports of New Orleans, Houston and Eliza­ beth, as well as San Juan, Puerto Rico and Kingston, Jamaica. The container vessel formerly operated in Sea-Land's European feeder service before being brought back for the coast-wise trade route. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii The SL Louis dockslde at Sea-Land's Eltzidietti, N.J. facllltj^ Fmnian Frank King (I.) and Ch. Elaelrlclan Jolm Spaar hava a chat In tha maaa hall. ABs Bill Lough (I.) and Allan Parfchurst take a coffee break. November 1982 rnmm LOG 17 ^ '' �;>ue-•r.r ,• , ,y:'r.»2. .•• •7- • ••' "• r.'j" -.1. , iT.-fi" v,,,.. r •'t^" y^. ^ "':---5^::- "• • '• ', '1":,•: . •• "•• - ,;,j....! ^;l-f'yC. ^ssssssssss Seafarers y' HARRY LUNDEBERO SCHOOL ^^ OF SEAMANSHIP vtesssssssssss^ / / y{ sssss^ Piney Point Maryland With the revival of the passenger liner trade the seaman skilled in refrigeration and air-conditioning Maintenance and Operation includes systems is becoming more and more ha„cb-on and classmom experience in operating, troubleshooting and in demand. SH^Vtrfrige^ronl^Sm: S?U contracted vessels. f ment, or equivalent Inland expe^^^^.P^TTH V Rl^nn rienee. with a QMED Any — E<:?.; Manuel Rodriguez, of New York, charges a refrigeration system using manifold gauge. , rsrr.«"rf,:.cr:r ^ rator to a compressor. 18 / LOG 7 November 1982 .-•z L= Checking the high and low side pressures onstrated by Dan Doyle of New York, and Bill Gizzo of Wilmington. ^ ^ �\ Pace with Technology The four-week Automation the students to solve and give them course at SHLSS uses a full scale experience in coping with emer­ automated engineroom simulator to gencies. The course also covers the give students classroom instruction operation and control of all engineand hands-on experience at the room components. Seafarers who hold a QMED-Any controls of the same type of equip­ ment that they will use aboard ship. Rating or equivalent Inland expe­ Using the simulator, the instructor rience may apply for enrollment in can set up problem situations for the course. Robert h/anauskas, and Prince Wescott, both from New Vbrk, are installing condensate lines on the new Automation Mimic Board. "V'" Instructor Calvin Williams demonstrates to Gene Spwkman of Seattte the operating procedures of the new Salinity Indicating System which was donated by McNab, Inc. )• .!• '} If" A diaphragm regulating valve is being placed on the Automation Mimic Board by Larry Croes, from New Vbrk. ^Welding Bonds the Future This SHLSS four-week course is covers safety, welding techniques, designed to teach you all you need rod selection, amp setting and to know about basic welding and polarities. cutting aboard ship. Classroom time Shoptime concentrates on oxy- acetylene brazing, welding and The Welding course is available cutting, and electric arc welding and ^to any engine or deck-rated seafarcL cutting in all positions on plates working Deep Sea, Great Lakes. and pipes. Braze-welding steel plates Is detnonstrated by welding instructor BiH Foley Onlookers are from lett Joseph Busalacki, from Jacksonville, Jan Thompson, from Michigan, and Eric Rossi, from New Mbrk. Monte Beck from Jacksonville and Dan FIcca from Norfolk inspect their handy work in horizontal welding. November 1982 / LOG /19 ^yt'f. �p.,- 'JL =^",1 _ . 1*1 'jif • ' •'' - 'tl •''• »"* " "''•' " ' ''C HKsJi-:. ,. 1 -r;-. " 'I* -ir/;:;- 'r* . :ll I. Familiarizing students with both high and low-speed diesel engine operations is the goal of the fourweek Diesel-Regular course at SHLSS. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to completely overhaul a diesel engine and its auxiliary equipment. The course has both classroom and shop training and covers both types of diesel engines as well as their construction and principles of operation. The operation and main­ tenance of diesel plant auxiliary systems is also taught. In addition, the student receives training in the various systems of diesel engines: fuel, air, lubrication, and exhaust. The use of guages, meters, and test instruments is cov­ ered too. This course is open to Seafarers who hold a QMED endorsement or .have six months of service in the engineroom onboard a tugboat. :>• '£/ .J':. ', •'iS.r;-? ' ' - t 'A ' •' "• • 'K Take the Di % W'':" • S •.. • -•' ', - V- ** Get Your Future Moving: »:^ .'r^r-p. ,viv.'; ;., • V .PT^ lilt •a! ••J.- vv .¥ y • . \x Trainees Perry McCall and Matthias Irving prepare the salads In the SHLSS galley. Thomas Loadln/supirties is part of trainee Bob Brown's training. Herbert (left) aixi SilvanoGiacalone.both froPTi New mcaiefuny remove a piston. ..... 'V ''.1 I i- a y f' .,,, ;,.SA; '-ii •'•if•.•.••• •":": -:V - •.Siv J "i Charles (J.R.) Onlell-Jones, from M San Francisco, demonstrates the Thomas Herbert from New Vbrk Importance of accpjracy^ he takes checks the heapJ clearance on a micrometer readpng of aioumal a rocker arm. bearing. •/: , . p ki Getting right to his work, trainee Jack Coleman mops the floor In front ?A of the SHLSS Anchor Room galley. • Trainees get on4he-iob experience In all areas of galley sanitation Including clean-up, as Delilah Forslund demonstrates. ,y r Trainees Charles Yancey and Peggie Boyle restock the table supplies In the Trainee Galley. ")• .'Jl Steward Department Trainees Get On-the-job Experience Trainees entering SHLSS have the opportunity to go into the Steward Department and take a sixweek training course that will qualify them to be Messmen, Pan­ trymen, Bedroom Stewards, Gen­ eral Steward Utilities, or Steward Assistants. At the completion of the program, they may elect to take an additional eight weeks of training in the Third Cook class. Entry into the program is restricted and ths students are eval­ uated to determine their qualifica­ tions and abilities. The course includes both class­ room and on-the-job training and concentrates on the preparation of vegetables, salads, sandwiches, breakfast foods, and night lunches. Graduates of the program are qualifed to ship out with the rating of Third Cook, a higher-paying and more responsible job. Instructor Larry Ryan (left) advises Jim VSarela from New Vbrk ori the Working together, Jay Mattingly, from PIney Point, turns the crjfik Importance of accuracy In checking the bearing clearance of a piston shaft while Charles (J.R.) Onlell-Jones removes the piston. rod. • )! il . • 1/ Ji-s. jr-,. ^ s J • ssmi', ' -i I �^^.KiSSs^SBC,-;; •*( upgrading Course Schedule Through March 1983 Progrsms Geareof to Improve Job Skills i And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Deep Sea Deck Department Courses Course schedules for January through March 1983 ,^re announced by the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship. Once again, the course offerings are dsigned to upgrade the skills of SlU Seafarers and Boatmen, and to promote America s maritime industry by providing it with the best trained and most highly skilled workers in the maritime world. '1'- I=br convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into four categories: engine departinent courses; deck department courses (inland waters); deck department courses (deep sea); and steward department courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are prepanng to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be necessarily limited in size so sign up early. u uClass schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. ^ SlU Field Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. Engine Department Courses QMED, Any Rating Starting Date January 17 Completion Date April 7 Tankerman February 15 February 24 Diesel—Regular January 10 February 28 February 3 March 24 Diesel— Scholarship January 10 March 28 February 25 May 13 Third Assistant Engineer January 4 March 11 Marine Electrical Maintenance February 28 April 21 Marine Electronics January 4 Febru^ 10 Pumproom Maintenance & Operations January 4 March 14 Febru^ 10 April 2^ Course * jbruary 15 March 10 Refrigeration Sys­ tems, Maintenance & Operations February 15 March 28 March 24 May 5 Conveyorman January 17 February 10 Welding February 15 March 28 . March 10 April 21 Automation '\--FA : •V-\"wm • •I--:'" '"• ^23./ LOG / November 1932 - ,••• - - .-r Lifeboat January 31 March 14 February 11 March 25 Able Seaman March 28 May 6 Quartermaster February 15 March 24 Third Mate March 14 May 20 Inland Deck Department Courses \ Towboat Operator Scholarship January tO March 28 February 25 May 13 First Class Pilot January 4 February 18 Mate/Master Freight & Towing Vessels on Oceans January 17 March 11 Radar Observer February 28 March 4 Steward Department Courses The Steward Programs are open-ended on starting dates and course length. COURSE Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Cook Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended UpgracEng at SHLSS 1 Oxy-acetylene cutting is practiced by Jeff Yarmola of Brooklyn. '¥^v 1 -•-a?. �t. t •^-•'''. .."••,r'^o:£.>- 4' •'»' * •-';i!>.-> -H*' • •^,^ty •' . • • .>rt^ v«.fc'-i-v-—-=f a--" • . '•• i^'-:'.,;• '.•'•• ,v •'• ' . "' Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course (Please Print) | : (Please Print) S Name ! Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application 45= I .Jjate of Birth — ^ (Last) (Street) . Telephone I Deep Sea Member (Area Code) (^Code) (State) (City) ! Mo./Day/Year (Middle) (First) Address. ; /7^ Inland Waters Member Q Lakes Member • Q . Seniority. • Book Number ! Date Book I Was Issued Port Presently Registered In _ Port Issued Endorsement(s) or License Now Held. I I ' I Social Security H. j Piney Point Graduate; • Yes No • (if yes. fill in below) • Entry Program: From. to. (dates attended) [ Upgrading Program: From. Endorsement(s) or License Received to. (dates attended) No j Do you hold a lener of completion for U«*o.t: • Yes No • Firefighting: • Yes No • CPB • Yes ' Dates Available for Training. I Am Interested in the Following Course(s)^ • i I j STEWARD ENGINE DECK • FOWT • OMED- Any Rating • Marine Electronics • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumproom Maintenance and • Operation • Automation •, Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems • Diesel Engines • Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) • Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) • Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) • Tankerman • AB Unlimited t • AB Limited • AB Speolai • Quartermaster • Towboat Operator inland • Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles • Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) • Celestial Navigation - • Master Inspected Towing Vessel Q Mate Inspected Towing Vessel • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate Celestial Navigation • Third Mate • • .• • • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland v.-^- CooK I ALL DEPARTMENTS • LNG ^ • LNG Safety ' • Welding • Lifeboathian • Fire Fighting • Adult Basic Education \ --i.:- , c i RECORD OF EMFLOYM0.T TIME -IShow only .moun, »e«fed » upgrade in rating nofod above or «»ch 1a«ar of sarvioa. I J whichever is applicablea) •VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPB) DATE S SIGNATURE Please Print DATE OF DISCHARGE 5? RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Lundeberg Upgrading Center PINEY POINT. MD. 20674 November 1982 / LOG 23 -smrn- �•- • - • • •."»•»«•..-iw--S: »._ *•*.•, . •- • ••i—- - •i^ **/ •*•-;: t"'*'»*/•*'t' :-- -'. :y }) AMCO Trader on the North Atlantic Run : E ARLY in October a newly con­ tracted SIU company, American Costal Lines Joint Venture Inc., (AMCO), began operations in the U.S. East Coast to Europe trade. The company is starting out with P two ships the AA/CO 7rflf/er and the AMCO Voyager. Both of these vessels were formerly owned by the Puerto Rican Maritime Shipping Authority (PRMSA) and were known as the Mayaguez and the Aguadilla respectively. The LOG was on hand as the AMCO Trader airived in Port Newark on Nov. 1 to begin loading for its second voyage. Most of the cargo for the two ' {iC 'I e. •tr ;. •H-tfb.d * ,• •fv , -S- # -/V.';V''Ci- -T • ^'• '^. • The newly named AMCO Deder (American Coatal Lines, Joint Venture Inc.) at her first vIsH to Giobai Ibrmlnals In Newark, N.J. The vessel was formerly called S.S. Mayaguez and Iselonged to PRMSA. vessels will be generated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). AMCO was awarded a six-month contract from the government agency as a result of its being low bidder on MSC cargo to be carried over the North Atlantic trade route. AMCO is the first newcomer to the U.S.-European route in 15 years and had to outbid two other U.S. flag companies to get the cargo. According to usual MSC policy AMCO would be carrying 60 per­ cent of the government cargo during the duration of the agreement; meanwhile, the other 40 percent would be divided between the second and third low bidders. MSC expects to save about $2 million as a result of its contract with AMCO, athough the new company will probably only be able to handle about 25 percent of the cargo. The AMCO Trader and AMCO Voyager will have bi-weekly sailings for Europe and the U.K. and Ireland. The Voyager is due in Newark around mid-November. :S Over 1,500 Seafarers HAVE DONE IT! Join the crowd and get your HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA" \ ' Tn:^ 'D'- SIU Reps Joe Alr(far left) and George RIpoll (far right) check books of the AMCO Udder's ship's committee, who are (l-r); Secrstary-Reporter Jay Edwards, steward; Educational Director John McAyoy, chief electrician;Deck Delegate VltC. Byrd, AB, and Chairman Al Whitman, Boatswain. Sff ^!.fe- m I'l' •¥ "H- ^ 1: The GEO program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers small classes with lots of Individualized help from the teachers. If you are Interested In getting a Maryland State High School Diploma to fill out your life, fill out the coupon below and mail it to: Academic Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 NAME ADDRESS. Street City State Zip Sill Book Number I !• Please send me a GED application kit and pretest packet. • • Please send me more Information on the GED program. Ife. i'j OMU Jerome Sumlln takes readings on the AMCO Urader. Jerome won't find any "cool brasza" In this engine room. 24 / LOG / November 1982 �' VT'Tiliirnrnr'Tr ' i' • • ' '-';-j"- - Dfrectory of Ports Frank Drozak, Pres/c/er)r Ed Turner, Exec, vice president Joe DiG\o(g\o, secretary-treasurer Leon Hall, vice president Angus "Red" Campbell, vice president Mike Sacco, vice president Joe SaccO, vice president George McCartney, vice president 1 I HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20023 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Glair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216)621-5450 COLUMBUS, Ohio Dispatchei's Report for Deep Sea OCX 1-30,1982 Port Gloucester New Mark Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston — : Piney Point Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT • .. ...... ^..• Port Gloucester —.• New Nbrk — Philadelphia — ; Baltimore Norfolk • . Mobile New Orleans ..... — .. • Jacksonville. San Francisco •Wilmington •... Seattle Puerto Rico ..... Houston.. — Piney Point...'........... Totals 2 66 0 10 13 10 68 28 8 15 25 5 48 0 298 0 74 0 9 8 10 40 23 7 13 16 5 29 0 234 0 0 0 15, 0 0' 0 6 0 23 0 6 0 2 0 11 0 2 0 9 0 13 0 4 0 44 0 9 0 144 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 1 0 0 10 57 0 . 0 0 0 2 9 0 12 14 0 2 11 0 1 28 0 8 21 0 2 7 0 4 8 0 9 22 0 1 8 0 16 34. 0 5 0 0 73 219 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 32 41 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 9 13 0 6 13 0 10 22 0 8 11 0 8 5 0 6 5 0 13 11 0 4 4 0 23 38 0 21 0 0 143 169 2 68 0 9 18 21 39 17 13 12 33 7 82 0 321 2 21 0 4 12 4 16 15 5 11 7 3 23 0 123 1 27 0 0 11 '. 4r 12 8 4 7 9 2 19 1 105 Port Gloucester New tbrk Philadelphia • Baltimore . —. — — Norfolk Mobile • New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco . •— Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rjco ... t.rtr-Houston Piney Point. . Totals MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 774 645 ••Ttol Registeted- ™ai= the 48 709 360 17 2 72 2 16 26 16 61 21 30 14 31 9 45 0 345 4 48 2 3 11 1 12 10 41 19 12 5 6 0 174 2 43 3 14 11 4 47 17 34 3 10 14 29 0 231 20 313 5 54 51 18 104 52 131 64 -67 23 86 4 992 1,977 1.764 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (212)499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky. 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 :r PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301)994-0010 238 men'SS^t tt?.u!!rey "ZSi.. Registered on the Beach" means 1 Shipping In the month of Oct^r 1,086 lobs were shipped In DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218)722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (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)435-9424 Port Gloucester.N .'•• New 'ibrk Philadelphia — Baltimore Norfolk Mobile —...... — New Orleans Jacksonville... San Francisco •• Wilmington Seattle ^ Puerto Rico. .... Houston Pinw Point Totals IMalsAII Dapartments 2800 South High St., P.O. Box 0770, 43207 (614)497-2446 jobs shipped, 726 mem^s The rest were filled by "B" seniority people. ~e t^p relief program began on April 1.19B2. a total of 223 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415)^^543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Ffemandez, Juncos. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 SI LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314)752-6500 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 - "iyi- : • r'fi • . 'V ^ .'! relief jobs have been shipped. Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 •• r-Ji November 1982 LOG 25 SSfet ledmevol'l \ OOJ • t'S mSiiiSi 4. • '''rT' ir �# . .• •» Ar- -.'^ ImiT.--* .iiKewvii'W -."•-V:- >' • •. ^t- \ . "•-' ir u il • •i ••i 'r .}. ,v T •'•f 'Cr 4^: •-? •••V- , |;v •if^':. • I .- i • :l 4' 'r *v •\\i. W .SKI. %t%. H --X. • • • .1 • • i - 4"' p. IV : H -V ' ,. r '.-, V - f. \m -fe '•*??' LNG ARIES (Energy Transport), September 19—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Pete. Water; Secretary FT. Motusi; Engine Delegate Carlos Rod­ riguez; Steward Delegate James Johnson; Deck Delegate S. Hill. $84 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman, reported: "LNG ARIES did it again — we picked up 39 refugees including one infant and all in good condition as they were only three days at sea. This was my first experience with the tx)at people and I was very proud of the whole department and for all the help that was given. The clothes the people were wearing had to be washed and the crew gave them some of their clothes to wear. They were fed and taken to a safe port." A vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a fine poolside dinner which everyone enjoyed. DEL SOL (Delta Steamship), Sep­ tember 12—Chairman, Recertified Bosun George Annis; Secretary Bill Kaiser; Educational Director Donald Peterson; Deck Delegate George Allen; Engine Delegate John Vieira: Steward Delegate Isaiah Gray. Some disputed OT in steward department. Chairman reports that this has been a good trip and the ship is scheduled to go to New Orleans, Pensacola, Lake Charles and then to Africa from Houston. A vote of thanks to George Annis for the use of all his cassette movies. A collection was taken up for our Brother Donald Peterson as he lost all of his posses­ sions when his home bumed up a week after we sailed from the U.S.A. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port New Orleans. UITRASEA (Apex Marine), Sep­ tember 26—Chairman, Recertified Bosun William L. Robinson: Secretary John A. Darrow; Educational Director E.C. Colby: Deck Delegate Thomas Vain; Engine Delegate A. Vaughan; Steward Delegate W. Harris. Some disputed OT in steward department. The steward made note of the fact that a GSU by the name of Colon Rose was hospitalized in Ras Shukheir, Egypt for a bleeding ulcer. He had complained about this condition since the ship left Jacksonville and I told him that he should not have taken this trip but a coastwise trip if he had this problem. There are no facilities onboard to take care of this condition if an attack had taken place at sea. The chairman and secretary explained to the members present at this meeting that the best way to help certain maritime laws pass and to maintain the strength of the maritime industry is to support the pol­ iticians that support the laws to benefit the Merchant Marine. Write to your congressman, whenever possible, to let him know your feelings. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Freeport, Texas. SEA-LAND DEVELOPER (SeaLand Service), September 12— Chairman J.R. Touart; Secretary V. Dixon; Educational Director E. Money­ maker; Deck Delegate James W. Fultz; Engine Delegate George E. Renale; Steward Delegate Macario Caampued. No disputed OT. Chairman discussed the necessity to upgrade and advised that the forms for upgrading are avail­ able alx>ard ship. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port Long Beach. SEA-LAND PATRIOT (Sea-Land Service), September 26—Chairman, . Recertified Bosun J. Curlew; Secretary A. Reasko. No disputed OT $30 in ship's fund. $255 in moyie fund. Chairman reports that all repairs were handed in to the head of each department. The headquarters report was posted on the bulletin board for all hands to read. Secretary reported that the chief steward has applications for upgrading courses in Piney Point. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Obsen/ed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. ~ SEA-LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land Service), September 19—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Tom E. Kelsey; Sec­ retary Ray C. Agbulos; Educational Director Larry J. Harris; Deck Delegate Robert J. Trainer; Engine Delegate John P Murray: Steward Delegate Howard G. Schnieder. $55 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman reminded all members to practice all precautionary measures of safety and fire prevention throughout the ship at all times. Sec­ retary thanked the crew for making this a good trip. Next port Seattle. DEL CAMPO (Delta Steamship), September 15—Chairman B. Salierson; Secretary O. Paschal; Edu­ cational Director K. Katsalas; Deck Delegate E.J. Cokichi; Steward Dele­ gate Terry Harding. Chairman requested all members to report any conditions that they deemed were unsafe on board ship to him or the mate. There were questions asked and a discussion held concerning the change in ownership of Delta Lines and its effect on future operation. Secretary gave a talk on the importance of donating to SPAD. All officers and crew members were required to receive an innoculation as a result of the hospitalization of J. Rudolph in Cartagena. The members would like a UPH official or doctor to follow-up on the serum contained in the innoculation called Beriglobina-Gammablobulina Humana I ml. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brother and sisters. LNG GEMINI (Energy Transport), September 12—Chairman G. Miller; Secretary E. Haber. $110 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman reported that two letters were sent to headquarters regarding contract questions and we are awaiting an answer. Captain advised the crew on the problems that can occur in a foreign port as far as drugs are concerned. There will be no backing from the company or the Union for those who do not comply. A vote of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job and also for the fine pool par­ ties. Report to LOG:"We picked up some Vietnamese boat people (46 of them) on August 26th and put them ashore in Singapore on August 28th. The crew provid^ them all with clothes and personal effects. They had been in the boat for fifteen days and two babies died while in the boat. Many other ships passed them by and were close enough to read the name on the ship but would not stop." Next port Arun, Indonesia. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), September 19— Chairman, Recertified Bosun V\falter Cousins; Secretary Lee de Parlier; Educational Director Robert Tompkins. No disputed OT. Chairman advised crewmembers that there was a new safety film aboard and it would be shown by the steward. He urged everyone to attend. The life you save may be your own. He further advised that this is an election year and you should check with your SlU representatives as to names of candidates that are running and go out and vote. Absentee ballots would be available for those who made out application for same. Secretary told all members to contact their nearest SlU Hall to find out the location of an SlU approved clinic for use of and by them­ selves and their families. The educa­ tional director strongly recommended that all engine ratings apply for training in diesel at SHLSS as that mode of propulsion is being used in almost all new construction. The President's report from the Log was posted for all hands to read. The entire crew extended a sincere and proud vote of congratu­ lations to the SlU rowing team that took first place in the event in New Vbrk. Next port. Port Everglades. OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime Over­ seas), September 12—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Hubert Cain; Sec­ retary R. Liegel. No disputed OT. Chairman gave a vote of thanks to all departments for the good work they did in cleaning the ship for the shipyard. He requested all members to bring their linen up from their rooms and put all lifejackets on your door. He discussed the importance of donating to SPAD and the need for all those who qualify to upgrade at Piney Point to secure their own future and earn more pay. The steward department delegate reported that the chief missed the ship in Baytown, Texas and the crew messman Mr. Clarke said it was his pleasure to wait on the crew. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ; (Maritime Overseas), September 12—Chairman, Recertified Bosun John Bergeria; Sec­ retary R.A. Cobb; Educational Director FG. Moseback. No disputed OT. Chairman reported that the next port would be Rotterdam. Held a question and answer period conceming anything Unions did to help its members. Also discussed safety habits aboard ship and the importance of donat ng to SPAD. The secretary welcomed all new crewmembers aboard and thanked all hands for leaving the mess area clean after each watch. The benefits to be derived from upgrading at Piney Point for a more secure future and more pay were out­ lined by the secretary. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Marine), September 10—Chairman Frank Schwarz; Secretary S. Gutiemey; Educational Director B. Tims; Steward Delegate Peter Hammpl. No disputed OT. Educational Director reported that the crew of the Ogden Charger would like to thank President Frank Drozak for not accepting a cut in wages. This has been a good trip and the chairman thanked the crew for their cooperation. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Next port Baytown. St. Louis Committee The Ship's Committee and two other members of the crew of the S.S. St. Louis (Sea-Land) sat for this photo during a pay-off earlier this month in Port Elizabeth, N.J. Seated from left are Deck Delegate James Browne, Chairman J. J. McHaie, Education Director John A. Speer, Engine Delegate Frank King, and SecretaryReporter Humberto Ortiz. Looking on are AS Alien Parkhurst and. Bill Lough. V 26 / LOG / November1982 / �L>r:.Vv«r»«tv 1./* ,..^- - • '.-Cs'Jn'-tf. . •' INGER (Reynolds Metal), September 10—Chairman, Recertified Bosun John T. Adams; Secretary L. Tinkham; Educational Director Paul Aubain; Steward Delegate George Berry; $22.67 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Secretary reported that information concerning time off after thirty days of sea time was discussed with Jessie SoliS, Long Beach patrolman who said, "I will obtain clarification from Red Campbell at SlU headquarters." A radiogram was received on September 16, 1982 requesting isloation of tuna labeled Bumble Bee Mid/Pacific Cloverleaf or Coral due to potential illness. This was posted with statement that none of this tuna has been on board. The deck del­ egate requested that items for safety like glasses, breathing purficiation masks, etc. be supplied by the company or made available in the slop chest. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and OGDEN DYNACHEM (Ogden sisters. Next port Newark. Marine), September 12—Chairman, Recertified Bosun H. Rains; Secretary DEL ORG (Delta Steamship), Sep­ D. Collins; Deck Delegate D.T. Davis; tember 26—Chairman, Recertified Engine Delegate A. Bligren; Steward Bosun R. Broadus; Secretary G. TrosDelegate FW. West. Some disputed OT in engine, deck and steward depart­ clair; Educational Director N. Bathia. ments. Chairman reported that the first Some disputed OT in deck department. relief under the permanent job system Chairman reported that the company has proven very successful according has been sold and we are awaiting word to the Steward/Baker, QMED from headquarters as to what changes, Pumpman. Secretary reported that the if any, will occur. Observed one minute LOG was brought aboard ship and of silence in memory of our departed everyone should read the LOG to find brothers and sisters. Next port New what is going on in the Union. The Orleans. reading of the President's report is a SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE must. Educational Director advised all (Sea-Land Service), September 12— menibers to take advantage of the pro­ Chairman W. Martier; Secretary Roy R. grams offered by the SHLSS. Also, that Thomas; Educational Director H. everyone should write to their Con­ Wilson; Engine Delegate Robert Diaz. gressman and Senate member to sup­ $34.50 in ship's fund.No disputed OT. port the BOGGS sponsored bill. (HR Chairman reported that everything is 6979). This has been a very good going well on board. He read and posted voyage and the steward reports that he communications that were received has nothing but good luck with the Sis­ from headquarters and thanked the ters who have been sent out of SHLSS. crew for a job well done. The importance Thanks to all In the SHLSS who had a of donating to SPAD to insure the con­ hand in teaching our future members. tinued strength of the maritime industry A vote of thanks was given to the was further discussed. Observed one steward department for a job well done. moment of silence in memory of our Obsen/ed one minute of siience in departed brothers and sisters. Next port memory of our departed brothers and Elizabeth. sisters. Next port Tiverton. ROVER (Ocean Carriers), Sep­ tember 26—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Sven Jansson; Secretary E.M. Douroudbus; Educational Director W. Liesengang; Deck Delegate J. Stanton; Engine Delegate S. I^iller. No disputed OT. Chairman explained the responsi­ bilities of B Seniority members and dis­ cussed the need to support SPAD. He further advised all of the difficulities of shipping at this time. Again, the Captain has issued orders that the galley is not to be used as a passage \way. It is for authorized personnel only. The edui cational director gave a talk on the advantages of upgrading at Piney Point. He said that Seafarers who have a I problem with alcohol and who need help should register at the Rehabilitation Center. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Diego Garcia. A Digest of JiD SEA-LAND ENDURANCE (SeaLand Service), September 6— Chairman, Recertified Bosun E. Chris­ tiansen; Secretary J. Reed; Steward Delegate Leonard Russi. No disputed OT. $27 in ship's fund. Chairman reported that the Union patrolman came aboard and discussed time off at the payoff. Secretary read the minutes of the last meeting and was sending them into headquarters with tiie crew list. Chairman will make up a list of the crewmembers that want to donate for a video movie machine for the members only. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land Service), September 12—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. Corder; Secretary T. Maley; Educational Director J. Dellinger; Deck Delegate C. Walker; Engine Delegate Frank Keller. $10 in ships fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. Chairman reported that Brother Thomas Brand was advised that his wife passed away during the voyage and he must leave the vessel in Eliz­ abeth. He will be missed. The crew extended their sincere sympathy to Brother Brand in his bereavment. A collection is being made to be given to Tom on arrival. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. The bosun and several members com­ mented that they had never seen the lounges, messhalls and passageway decks as clean and as highly polished as this trip. Next port Elizabeth. y Me^ngs •'& "• STUYVESANT (Bay Tankers), September 26—Chairman T. R. Reading; Secretary R. Fiuke; Educa­ tional Director B. Stockman; Deck Del­ egate T. Henry; Engine Delegate Richard Roening; Steward Delegate F Fried. No disputed OT. Chairman reported that the ship is running well and advised all members who qualify to upgrade themselves as soon as possible. Secretary extended a vote of thanks to the crew for keeping the,ship clean. Next port Long Beach. WORTH (Apex Marine), September 26—Chairman, Recertified Bosun T. Walker; Secretary G. Stearns; Edu­ cational Director M. Posomostitis; Deck Delegate D. Palumbo; Engine Delegate D. Kopp; Steward Delegate R. Enriquez. Some disputed OT in engine and deck department. $5 in ship's fund. Chairman has reported on the lodging and subsistence that has been disputed for all departments and advised that his matter will be taken up with the patrolman. Also, the work done in the double bottoms again to be taken up vyith the patrolman and to find out atx)ut safety with no men on deck while working down in the tanks and double bottoms. Secretary reported that there are insufficient medical supplies on this ship. We need more of an assortment and valid medicines, not out-of-date ones. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SEA-LAND LONG BEACH (SeaROBERT E. LEE (Waterman Land Service), Septembef 19 Steamship), September 5—Chairman, Chairman, Recertifed Bosun (^ilio V Recertified Bosun J. Hilbum; Secretary Sierra; Secretary S. Amper; BdMcational A. Estrada; Educational Director E.F Director W. Stevens; Deck ^legate Armsfrong; Engine Delegate A. George. Elmer Annis; Engine Deleg^ S. B. No disputed OT. Chairman advised all Wbodell. Chairman members who are interested in have had a good trip so upgrading at Piney Point that they weather has been coop^ fund, should register for the class they are on the way home. $5 in Interested In as soon as they qualify. Some disputed OT in er» vard He request all members to clean up ment. A vote of thanks to! after themselves and try to keep the deparftnent for a job well] ship in good shape at all times. A vote of thanks to the steward department I (Apex for a job well done. Next port Suez. 25—Chairman, Cooper; Secretary M. PONCC (Puerto Rico Marine), Sep­ cational Director A. G tember 5—Chairman M. Silva; Secre­ Delegate Ronald E. disputed OT in deck tary C. Rice; Educational Director R. Chairman stressed the Dell. No disputed OT. Chairman urged donating to SPAD to ke# ^ all members to write to their con­ Maritime industry. Secretary ieMsed all gressmen about matters pertaining to the maritime industry. He will gladly members if you want to keep in touch supply addresses for those who need with Union activities and the status of the maritime industry, the best sou'ce them. The chairman will a'so take up with the company involved the poor of information you have available is Log. Educational Director discuss-ed quality and bad state of repair that existed when the TV tape movies were safety matters and also suggested that received. A vote of thanks to the steward everyone should keep the water ight department for a job well done. doors closed and dog down at all times. Observed one minute o' silence in A vote of thanks to the steward deo j " Four members of the a^usy PaV-o"memory of our departed brothers and ment for the best gourmet meals got together in the sh;P » ga»ey for ^ Education Director Whitey Clark. were ever served. Next port New sisters. E °jrnl°Ka.e Pauf ^ SeoretSry-Reporte, Ruban GallequUlos. November 1982 / LOG 27 Ogden Hudson Committee f ^ VM r ' �^ -" - •-»• .''•X ; : The Ogden Hudson is silhouetted In the sparkling waters of Brooklyn's Gravesend Bay. QMED Paul Whalen putting away engine room stores. With Well-Trained SlU Croiv Ogden Hudson Visits The M/V Ogden Hudsonj^ne of two ultra modern commodity carriers crewed by the SlU in the past year, made its first call to the port of New York last month. The 40,000 dwt vessel was here to deliver a shipload of heating oil to help keep New Yorkers warm in their homes this coming winter. Like her sistership, the Ogden Dynachem, the Ogden Hudson is a shallow draft vessel built for fuel efficiency and cargo handling versatility besides being able to haul crude, the two carriers can handle other products such as chemicals, animal fats, vegetable oils and numerous varieties of petroleum products. Additionally, 18 cargo tanks with 12 segregations enable the ship to carry different products at the same time. vol •%^- 'M•iV % .4 Chief S^ard Ruben Gaileguiilos iikea to keep the galley priatlne. •'« 't-• -I - '- ' v.| • •'Ij-V '«3t' 'W. • 'M; •sisr- • *v '"V Frozen vegetables are necessarily a large part of any seafarer's diet. Here Chief Cook Jules Moor opens up a package of frozen broccoli. 28 / LOG / November 1982 Eyeing the engine room's control board Is QMED Mike Fester. �• ' ' , I• 1 V w AB Steve Copeland virtieels out the deck stores. 'ort of New \bri( I •n. C«l Tl.omp«.n surveys the Hudeen'a loreard «K1Iron, the crtwalk. Bos'n • ;• i| ae»^' The Ogden Hudson is powered by a fuel-thrifty slow speed 16 cylinder diesel engine. Ever rising costs have ^^^^e ;team ships fueled by bunkers too costly to operate and low speed diesel engines are becoming the trend in ocean-going , '®S^®ce being crewed by the SlU late last year, the Odder, had been making her run on the West Coast but, ^rth |her present assignment, she will spend some time visiting East r°Next^Sop for the all-purpose tanker is the Amerada Hess TerIminal in the U.S. Virgin Islands where she will load either chemicals or fuel oil bound for the mainland. A tWOWttPs AB Hairy Laraon awaits the word from the bridge. Q } :: 'I "^3 is :0 O Q Q. Kim- 'Whitey answered to the name Jona^) lorn, a frame tor the StISn Sudlon as they dive Into the bay In search ot food. Clark, Chlet fMmpman, at cargo control board. •V"%' . November 1982 / LOG 29 !1 �1 Pensioner Edward Patrick Malue, 70, succumbed to heart-lung failure in the Medical Arts Hospital. Houston on June 29. Brother Malue joined the Union in the port of Cleveland. Ohio in 1968 sailing as an AB. He also sailed during World War II. sailing a total of 40 years. Laker Malue was a former member of the AFL Painters Union. Local 867 of Cleveland. Born in Pittsburgh. Pa., he was a resident of Houston. Cremation took place in the Brookside Crematory, Houston. Surviving is a son. Michael of Cleveland. 4'. Ireland Dean Pulley, 52. succumbed to cancer in the Naval Regional Medical Center. Portsmouth. Va. on July 29. Brother Pulley joined the Union in the port of Nor­ folk in 1981 sailing as a chief engineer on the tugs Dorothy H. and Olive H. (NBC Lines) from 1974 to 1982. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. A native of Clifton. Tenn.. he was a resident of Virginia Beach. Burial was in Princess Ann Cemetery. Virginia Beach. Surviving are his widow. Alice and his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. Paul and Roxie Pulley. Pensioner Norman A. Longtine, 78. passed away from heart-lung failure in St. Jude's Hospital. Fullerton. Calif, on July 8. He Joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1963. Brother Longtine was bom in Michigan and was a resident of Fullerton. Cremation took place in the Loma Vista Crematory. Fullerton. Sur­ viving is a sister. Mrs. Ceil Redemann of Fullerton. l. U' V •V'1- Pensioner John Clifford Williams, 63. died'of heart-lung failure in the New Han­ over (N.C.) Hospital on July 21. Brother Williams joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1962 sailing as a chief engineer for Stone Towing from 1948 to 1973. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union. District 50 from 1953 to 1962. Boatman Williams was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. A native of New Hanover, he was a resident of Wilmington. N.C. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery. Wilmington. Surviving is his widow, Georgia Lee. :'W- .li; i-rh- • Pensioner Robert John Sutter, 49. died at the Paul Oliver Hospital, Frankfort. Mich, on July 3. He joined the Union in the port of Alberta. Mich, in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Sutter sailed for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Carferry Railroad. Laker Sutter was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Bom in Frankfurt, he was a resident there. Burial was in the Crystal L^d'Twsp. (Mich.) Cemetery. Surviving is a sister. Mrs. Eliz­ abeth Charters of Frankfort. <'VJ1 j(i£S<;'; . . 4 I.I- - t. James Harold Buntin, 56. died of heart failure in the Marshall County (Ky.) Hos­ pital. Benton on July 27. Brother Buntin joined the Union in the port of Paducah. Ky. in 1970 sailing as a lead deckhand and tankerman. Boatman Buntin also sailed deep sea as a quartermaster on LNGs in 1981. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. A native of Charlestown, Mo., he was a resident of Jeffersonville. Ind. Cremation took place in the Memonal Park Crematory. St. Louis. Surviving are his widow. Goldie and his mother. Mrs. Beulah C. Morris of Benton. .. ,1 'V- •t-V '•^v .^V .t Michael Clarence Linde, 41. died of cancer in the Swedish Hospital. Seattle on May 1. Brother Linde joined the SlU ui the port of Seattle sailing as a chief pumpman. He was bom m Seattle and was a resident there. Cremation took place in the Forest Lawn Crematory. Sea«le- Sur­ viving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gene and Dorothy Linde. Pensioner Bernard Oscar Toupin, 65. died of heart failure in the Mt. Zion Hos- - . pital. San Francisco on July 5. Brother | Toupin sailed as a chief steward for the ( Pacific Far East Line. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1945. Bom in Canada, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of San Francisco. Cremation took place in the Hidden Valley Crematory. Pacheco, Calif, and his ashes were scattered at sea. Surviving are two sisters. Mrs. Jac­ queline Holcome of San Mateo. Calif, and Monique of Champlain. Quebec. Canada. Yehia Mohssein Meftab, 37. succumbed to a hemorrhage aboard the SS Santa Magdalena (Delta Line) enroute Chile on Oct. 19. 1981. Brother Meftah, joined the SlU in the port of San Francisco in 1977 sailing as a wiper. He was born Pensioner Louis Humberto Barrera, in Aden. Yemen and was a naturalized 81. passed away from kidney failure in U S citizen. Seafarer Meftah was a resident the Marin General Hospital. San Rafael. of San Francisco. Surviving are his widow. Calif, on May 8. Brother Barrera joined Muznh; five sons. Nabr. Abdul. Musid. the MC&S in the port of Sah Francisco Mohammed and Qassim; two daughters sailing as a chief cook. He first sailed on Malkeh and Muniera and a brother. Ahmed the West Coast in 1937. Barrera sailed 40 of San Francisco. years. Bom in Chile. South America, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a Pensioner Michael Leo Kraft, 77. resident of Kentfield. Calif. Interment was passed away from a heart attack in the in the Bahia Valley Cemetery. Novato, Alpena (Mich.) General Hospita on Apr Calif. Surviving are his widow. Bessie; a 18 Brother Kraft joined the SlU in 193 brother. Arturo and a sister. Elena, both in the port of Wyandotte. Mich, sailing as of Santiago. Chile. a FQWT for 35 years. He was bom m Alpena and was a resident there. Bunal Pfensioner Pfeter Maddaluna, 82, passed was in Holy Cross Cemetery. Alpena. Sur­ away on June 24. Brother Maddaluna joined viving are a son. Wayne of Alvin. Tex. the Union in the port of New York sailing and a daughter. Shari. as a steamlighter and deckhand aboard the Pensioner Evaristo Carera Tkndoc, 82. tug Rochester for the Erie-Lackawanna passed away from a hemorrhage in Marshall Railroad from 1920 to 1964. He was bom Hale Hospital. San Francisco on Aug. 29. in Italy and was a resident of Bemardsville, Brother Tandoc joined the MC&S in the N.J. port of San Francisco sailing as a chief Drexel C. Brister died on May 3. cook for the American President Line and Brother Brister joined the Union in the the Pacific Far East Line for 40 years. He port of New Orleans sailing as a pilot and first sailed on the West Coast in 1944. A native of the Philippine Islands, he was a captain for the Baroid Co. He also sailed deep sea. Boatman Brister was a resident resident of San Francisco. Burial was-in Holy Cross Cemetery. Colma. Calif. Surof Jayess. Miss. Surviving are two sons. Darryl and Robert; two daughters. Lisa - viving are his widow. Dominga; a son. Nelson of San Jose. Calif, and a daughter. and Maggie of Jayess and a sister. Mrs. Dean R. Saavedra of New Orleans. Mrs. Henry. IVB Mw -w ]P you ARE CAUGHT WITH youR ^EAMAN^5 PAPERS IA///./. BBLiPr^O w/o/y'y/ Pensioner Thomas Pepito \bson, 81. passed away from cancer in the San Fran­ cisco General Hospital on July 30. Brother Yuson joined the MC&S in 1975 sailing as a cook. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1942. Yuson was bom in the Philippines and was a resident of San Francisco. Inter­ ment was in Woodlawn Cemetery. Colma, Calif. Surviving are his widow. Pacita; a daughter. Maria of La Fayette, Calif, and two sisters. Matilada of Letey, P.L and Leana of Bahol. PL Ptensioner Roy Glenn HoweU, 63, died of heart failure in the Tift (Ga.) General Hospital on Aug. 14. Brother Howell joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a cook and mate on the tug Joan McAUisterJ^cmstcr Brothers) from 1952 to 1978. Howell was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Boatman Howell was bom in Georgia and was a resident of Adel. Ga. Interment was in Rosewood Gardens Cemetery. Vir­ ginia Beach. Va. Surviving are his widow. Venia; two sons. James of Norfolk and Frederick of Moultrie. Ga. and his father. Frederick Howell of Bayard. Fla. ae FOR LIFE !! THERE S .f P>V Pensioner Anthony [ "Big Tony" Mravec, 169, passed away from j a stroke in the Swedish I Hospital. Seattle on Tsept. 3. Brother 1 Mravec joined the SlU Jin the port of Wil^ 1mington, Calif, in 1962 ^h^'as a wiper. Seafarer Mravec began sailing in 1939. He was bom in Cleveland, Ohio and was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Belitz Crematory, ^ Seattle. His ashes were scattered at sea. | Surviving are three brothers, Martin of Lakewood. Ohio; Amel of Westlake, Ohio and Charles of Berkeley, Calif. A MESSAGE FROM YOURJHiiM , . . AUD yOU'LL BE BEACHED ^Y;^ I Pensioner Edgar William Kurz, 81. passed away on Dec. 12. 1981. Brother Kurz joined the SlU in 1942 in the port of New York sailing as a waiter. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Kurz was bom m Switzerland and was a resident of New York City. Surviving are a brother. Altr of New York City and two sisters. Flora and Freda also of New York. NO PLACE FOR DRUOS IN A PROFESSIOrUL SEAMAN'S LIFE I . '»?& • m' 30 / LOG / November 1982 !ii M �"Sharing His Experience, Strength and Hope" Darrel Porter Is Series MVP in Second Year of Sobriety This year's World Series lived up to its nickname, the Fall Classic. Sports fans didn't have time to mourn the passing of the football season. Instead, they were treated to baseball at its exciting best. Robin Yount hit like a young Mickey Mantle. Relief pitcher Bruce Sutter dazzled fans by striking out Brewer after Brewer. But the series MVP was a quiet catcher named Darrel Porter, who hit .286 during the 7 game stint, made several dra­ matic plays behind the plate, and impressed both teams with his expert handling of the Card's pitching staff. Darrel Porter is a hero in more than one way. Until this Series, he was best known for having been hospitalized at the beginning of the 198b baseball season with severe drug and alcohol abuse. Darrel Porter Blasts a homer In the fourth game of the World Series. Like many alcoholics. Porter didn't even drink until he was out admitting to himself that he was an drugs become an easy escape. Not suprisingly, alcoholism has of high school. He started drinking alcoholic. Until he did that, there claimed its fair share of Seafarers. when he joined his first minor league was no hope for a better life. But there's hope for our Brothers club. "I was flat lonely'' he said. But he did it. Contrary to his and Sisters of the Sea: all they have "Frustrated and lonely. A couple of fears, his teammates were under­ to do is admit that they have a guys invited me out to have some standing. So too were most fans. drinking problem, and reach out for beers. People always told me that And he had what every recovering the help that is there and waiting. drinking was not good for me, but alcoholic needs: good medical Seafarers who are alcoholics have the first day 1 drank four or five treatment and the support of fellow an important asset at their disposal: beers and couldn't believe how good alcoholics in the Alcoholics Anon­ the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center 1 felt. That's the scary thing." ymous program. at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Porter started out as a social There are many similarities School of Searnanship. There, Sea­ drinker, but didn't remain one for long. He slowly graduated to other between Darrel Porter's life and the farers have developed a program of recovery that has already saved the things: cocaine, marijuana, uppers, lives of many seamen. lives of many of our Brothers and As a major league catcher, Darrel downers and always alcohol. One day he looked out an open window Porter spends most of the year on Sisters who sail deep sea and on and thought to himself, "1 could the road in different cities. Seamen the inland waterways. There is no stereotypical alco­ by the nature of the job, must do end it all." holic, for they come in all shapes It was a long and courageous the same thing. The rewards are similar: good and sizes. They're old, they're climb back to the real world. His young. They're male, they're personal life was in a shambles. pay, great companionship, inter­ People doubted if he could ever play esting sights. The problems are the female. Some can play baseball like baseball again. And the whole mess same too: lonely nights spent away Darrel Porter, others have trouble tying their shoes. from family and friends, too much was public. Alcoholism is a universal tongue. The hardest thing, however, was time on one's hands. Liquor and It makes no difference if you speak. English, Spanish, or Greek. You can still be an alcoholic. There is just one requirement for going to the Alcoholic Rehabili­ tation Center: a desire to stop drinking. People come in at different stages. Some are obvious alcoholics: stumbling-down drunk. Others have a drinking problem they can still hide from the outside world. But they are smart enough to realize that if they don't do something quick their drinking will get worse, and they will lose everything they've worked hard to attain. A case in point: a young kid from New York was given the chance of his life. He was too old by several months to enroll in Piney Point, so he haunted the hiring hall every day for seven or eight weeks until he hit paydirt: a job. He found that he loved shipping. He made more money than he knew existed. There were added benefits: travelling, companionship. But he had a drinking problem, and it flared up. He got drunk, made a scene, and was thrown off the ship. His chance for a better life was ruined. There are other examples. The oldtimer who develops cirrhossis of the liver. The QMED whose wife left him because she can't live w ith his drinking. The pretty young cook who starts drinking because she's away from home and she's scared. There are many others. You see them every day onboard ship, and in the Union Hall. But there's hope. This year. Seafarers who have a drinking problem have a hero they can look up to: Darrel Porter. In his own quiet, courageous way, he's given them more than just a good Series, he's shown them how to save their lives. 'N •> -'d. Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling records will be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. There's Strength in Hnmbers Onr Numbers are Growing! Name Book No. V" Address (City) (Street or RFD) (State) Telephone No Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or call. 24 hours-a-day, (301) 994-0010 (Zip) I I I I 1 I November 1982 / LOG 31 - .'T v-ii'V --.' �'tS ' 'K-' ,. Eugene Owen Conrad, 59, joined the SlU in 1946 In the port of Gal­ veston sailing as a bosun. Brother Conrad sailed 37 years. He was bom in La Crosse, Wise, and Is a resident of Cashton, Wise. ^ I', I' ••'L-v V -. •• •; Allen Baker Lynn, joined the SlU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. He was bom in Malone, Fla. and is a resident of Ysungstown, Ra. Ira Ceacei Brown, 54, joined the SlU In 1945 In the port of San Fran­ cisco sailing as a chief steward on the CS Long Lines (AT&T) for 11 years. Brother Brown sailed 38 years. He graduated from the Union's Steward Recertification Program in August 1980. Seafarer Brown was t^n in Natchez, Miss, and is a res­ ident of Ponchatoula, La. Aurelio Arteaga Floras, 67, joined the SlU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as a 3rd eook. He sailed 31 years. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Fidfes was bom in Mexieo City, Mexfra and is a resident of Pasadena, Tex. Blvens Bestor Henderson, 61 joined the SlU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Henderson sailed 43 years. He hit the bricks In the 1965 MEBA Staten Is., N.Y Ferry Boats beef. Seafarer Henderson also sailed during World War II. Born In Mobile, he Is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y % Casimiro BIdot Pamla, 65, joined the SlU In 1955 In the port of New "Vfark sailing as a wiper. Brother Pamla was born In Camuy, PR. and Is a resident of Rio Pledras, PR. Fred Rudolph Hicks, Jr., 55, joined the SlU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward and junior assistant purser. Brother Hicks also sailed during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He Is a graduate of the Union's Steward Recertlflcatlon Program and attended two AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment seminars In V\feshlngton, D.C. Seafarer Hicks Is a PFC veteran of the U.S. Army's 86th Engineers Construction Battalion, Co. B In 1955. He was born In Wilmington, N.C. and Is a resident of Norfolk. Walter Lemon, 67, joined the SlU In the port of San Francisco In 1966 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Lemon sailed 24 years. He was bom in Baton Rouge, La. and is resident of San Francisco. Ruben Perez Negron, 60, joined the SlU in the port of Miami in 1955 sailing as a 3rd cook. Brother Negron sailed 35 years. He was bom in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Bayamon, PR. •«/ • ?5iU. * Leonard Carl VValberg, 65, joined the SlU In 1943 In the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Walberg sailed 40 years. He was born In Chicago, III. and Is a resident of New Orleans. Walter Wayland West, 63, joined the Union In the port of Houston In 1957 sailing as a chief engineer for G & H Towing from 1956 to 1982. Brother West was a former member of the Marine Allied Workers of the Atlantic and Gulf Union. He Is a vet­ eran of the U.S. Army In World War II. Boatman West was born In Rock­ dale, Tex. and is a resident of Gal­ veston. Mac Anderson, 57 joined the SlU In 1944 in the port of Galveston sailing as an AB and deck delegate. Brother Anderson was born In Georgia and Is a resident of Jack­ sonville. Charles Thomas Hamlin Jr., 66, joined the Union In the port of Norfolk In 1961 sailing as a chief engineer for Allied Towing In 1959 and for G & H Towing from 1959 to 1982. Brother Hamlin was a former member of the United Mine Workers Union. He was born in Wakefield, Va. and is a resident of Surry, Va. Alt Olaf Olsen, 62, joined the SlU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing , as an AB. He walked the picketline In the 1965 District Council 37 strike. Brother Olsen was born In Norway and Is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Olsen Is a resident of Boothbay Harbor, Me. ^ / LOG / November 1982 -t-i. Frederick William Brown, 55, joined the SlU in 1946 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB. Brother Brown sailed 40 yearS; He Is a PFC veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War earning the National Defense Service Medal. Seafarer Brown was born In Swampscott. Mass. and Is a resident of Wilmington, Calif. Andrew Arthur Thompson, 60, joined the SlU In 1943 In the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun. Brother Thompson was born In Mobile and Is a resident there. James "Rogers Bradley, 65, joined the SlU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief cook. Brother Bradley was born in Mobile and Is a resident there. Theodore Harry Katros, 68, joined the SlU in 1953 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a cook. Brother Katros upgraded at Piney Point in 1972. He was a former member of the AFL Waiters Union, Local 611, N.J. Seafarer Katros was bom In Weed, Calif, and Is a resident of Rio Linda, Calif. Francis Michael Gavin, 60, joined the Union In the port of Cleveland, Ohio in 1956 sailing as a deckhand for Merritt, Chapman & Scott in 1956 and for Great Lakes Towing from 1956 to 1982. Brother Gavin was a former mer^tber of the Teamsters Union, Local 407 from 1946 to 1955. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World war II. Laker Gavin was bom in Cleveland and is a resident of North Royalton, Ohio. Chester Albert Yew, 65, joined the SlU In 1946 In the port of Jack­ sonville sailing In the steward department. Brother Yow was on the picketline In the 1961 N.Y Harbor strike. He was born in Missouri and Is a resident of Jacksonville. Paul Murray, 70, joined the SlU in 1950 in the port of Detroit, Mich, sailing as a OMED. Brother Murray sailed 32 years. He upgraded at Piney Point in 1976. Seafarer Murray was born in Krydon, Saskatchawan, Canada and is a resident of Detroit. Julian Sawyer, 66, joined the SlU in the port of Norfolk in 1956 sailing as an AB. Brother Sawyer sailed 32 years and during the Vietnam War. He was bom in Norfolk and is a res­ ident there. Benigno Regueira Abad, 65, joined the SlU In the port of Baltimore In 1960 sailing as a deck engineer. Brother Abad sailed 39 years. He was bom In Spain and Is a resident of VIneland, N.J. Grant Lester Sayior, 63, joined the SlU In the port of New York In 1951 sailing as a wiper. Brother Sayior is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry before World War II. He was born in Cedar Rapids, la. and is a resident of Mobile. Vincent Francis Fahrion, 50, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a deckhand and floatman on the tug Roy B. White (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad) from 1955 to 1976. And on the tug Brooklyn (N.Y Dock Railroad) from 1976 to 1982. Brother F^hrlon is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Bayonne, N.J. and is a resident there. William Joseph Newby, 62, joined the Union In the port of New York In 1960 sailing as a deckhand and mate for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1946 to 1982. Brother Newby is a former member of the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and the Masters, Mates & Pilots Union from 1950 to 1960. He Is a veteran of the U.S. Army In World War II. Boatman Newby was born In Jersey City, N.J. and is a resident there. Chester Louis Summers, 65, joined the SlU In the port of New York In 1968 sailing as an AB. Brother Sommers attended Piney Point's Crew Conference No. 7. He Is a veteran of the U.S. Navy In World War II. Seafarer Sommers was born in Mayvllle, N.Y and is a resident of Ocala, Fla. �t-r'-n*- -i'- "t?" •••'.. •' . • • ' . ?& ! ,• • . '. , •• j;'-• :".."f''.',„ -:;',j5^r;'h\;.. • • ..•.±':i^'.,y.-i?r-,. ('' '-.. J. • • ':': •, -.r'%•. "• "'•7^ • '• ^"^7 ^ j On the deck of the Tug Adm. Semmes are (I. to r.) ABs William Esquerre and Hubert House and SID Patrolman Ray SIngletary. Capt. Pete Burns (left) and Engineer Charles Francis take a break on the stern of the Mobile Bay. Behind them is the ITS Moku Pahu. [ i^S:SillS!E5^, The Mobile Bay awaits her next shipdocking assignment. Crescent Towing and Salvage Co.'s Adm. Semmes and Fort Conde are moorfed alongside a large freighter in Mobile Harbor. The crew of the Gatco Florida stand poised on her forward deck. They are (I. to r.) Francis Wallace, chief engineer; Edward Schaffhauser, asst. engineer: Wayne Nicholas, AB; Tommy Burser, chief mate; Pete Popour, captain and Tony Richardson, AB. The bulk carrying Barge CARIBe follows the Tug Gateo Florida throughout the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. The vessels have worked in tandem for 20 years. Crescent Towing's Tkigs Get Mobilisn Names While the LOG was in the port of Mobile last month for the crewing of the SIU's brand new ITB, the Moku Pahu (Pacific Gulf Marine), we also took the opportunity to visit some of our old friends in Mobile s inland fleet. On hand were crewmembers from three of Crescent Towing and Salvage Co.'s boats: the Adm. Semmes, Fort Conde and the Mobile Bay. These boats were all formerly ..stationed in the port of New Orleans and were known by other names at that time. They were, respectively: the Brian Smith, Lillian Smith and Duane Smith. The company changed the names to give the boats more of a local Mobilian flavor. Another vessel in the port was the Gatco Florida. This tug is on a regular run hauling commodities (sugar, grain, etc.) between Mobile, New Orleans, Florida and Puerto Rico. The Gatco Florida pulls the Barge CARIBe (sic) on a hawser. This type of tug/barge combination was the forerunner to the modem integrated units. Like the ITBs, the CARIBe is outfitted with its own heavy cranes. November 1982 . LOG 33 •— '.I, • .:f; �fM-_ • -,_,.^:J. • •. >• -1...', ^ ('••.-.'"I- '^;- • Legal Aid WANTED If In the event that any SlU members have legal problems in the various ports, a iist of attorneys whom they can consuit is being published. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys and this iist is intended only for informational pur­ poses: Steward Department Upgraders NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 =• •'i ' BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 Upgrading means JOB SECURITY. I •''' •.f. Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward •v • I- Fill out the application in this issue of the Log, or contact ii. Admissions Office Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 <• •'•f- i •f- I •f, i \ Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters f- OCX 1-30, 1982 Port Gloucester New\t5rk Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmin^on Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St Louis Piney Point Totals..... i ' y • 'vJt 1.1 -I;" t -f|v „ AU,. 'A • 7;;' ':i • TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 4 1 0 7 6 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 995 0 0 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 9 i 9 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 4 9 2 Port Gloucester.......:T7:./:T.;7..;.^:T777VT^ NewNbrk Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk -... Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco ". Wilmin^on Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac... St Louis • Piney Point Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 000 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 ' 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 1 i 0 0 0 000 1 0 9 0 0 0 2 4 2 Port Gloucester New^brk ....• Philadelphia Baltimore ...' Norfolk 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 — . 0 7 0 2 2 2 .0 9 0 1 9 0 0 0 33 • Mobile Vr- nOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 000 New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmin^on Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Totals STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 Q 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 i1 . 1 0 2 0 9 000 000 —. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0^0 0 0 L • 0 0 0 0 0 000 000 L 0 1 4 1 2 2 ^ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 3 3 2 "REGISTERED DN BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C » 1 0 0 0 0 0 ^2 9 9 25 1 2 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 1 4 4 5 3 o9' 9 9 24 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 9 « 9 9 9i? 4 1 11 «2 «2 « 93 16 26 9 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 '9 9 9 9' 9 9 5 0 0 999 9 9 1 0, 0 0 12 1 2 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 999 0 0 0 n k X 000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 00 2 1 5 0 0 0 8 2 7 ^• Totals All Departments w 39 11 15 9 16 '"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. 34 / LOG / NovembeM982 6 '13 19 • 35 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue ^ , Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 WILMINGTON, CAUF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010-Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, La. 70112 Tele. # (504) 586-9395 PHILADELPHIA, PAKirschner, Wblters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1100 1429 Walnut Street « Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905—Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CAUF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (415) 4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reld, Anderson & Wacker 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 U ¥ n t< ti n II A n P Ii ti V ii V T a P V E R V d( tr ti q' �Quality of Training Is Praised British Trade Unionists Visit Piney Point Library and Maritime Museum. left), SIU member Dominic Orsini, A delegation of British trade school's leadership and faculty. During their tour, the group posed Also in the picture are SlU Vice and SIU Port Agent Carl Peth (far unionists journeyed to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ for this picture in the Paul Hall President Mike Sacco (third from right). manship in Piney Point last month I to see for themselves the maritime training school they had heard so much about. With them on their visit was Jean Ingrao, executive secretary of the AFL-GIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment (Jean is in the center of the photo with her arm around SHLSS A/ice President Frank Mongelli), and Michael Boggs pf the AFL-CIO International Affairs Department. Our brother unionists from across the seas included officials from a j variety of labor organizations. They included: John Walsh, Mine Workers; John Foley, Iron and Steel Trades; Paul Gallagher, Electricians and Plumbers; Keith Standring, Professional, Clerical and Computer Workers; John Floof, Shop and British Thide Unionists posed for this photo in the Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum during a recent visit to SHLSS Distribution Workers, and John Ray wood, Civil and Public Service Workers. During their visit, the British delegation toured all of the school's ""REGISTERED ON BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED "TOTAL REGISTERED OCT. 1-30, 1982 training and upgradingfacilities, and All Groups Ail Groups Ail Groups they expressed admiration for the Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Class C qusdity of the training programs and DECK DEPARTMENT Port |the skill and dedication of the 60 28' 11 0 27 Algonac. 'J >-r. ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port If, DBNIIINR inNrtlir Grcs Ilka Personals Al^nac. EDWARD PUCHALSKI Your mother, Stejia Puchalski, asks that you contact her immediately at 100-15 Ave. N, Brooklyn, N.Y11236. Tel.; 212241-7496. Port Algonac. Port Algonac 10 0 26 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 6 2 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 10 19 14 9 40 136 13 20 9 32 50 22 53 Totals All Departments 53 ""Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registerectfor shipping at the port last """Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. "I swore I would never come home again till I was a pilot and could come home in glory!" Mark Twain. "Life on the Mississippi' 10 Yes, you can pass the Coast Guard exam for First Class Pilot! At SHLSS. we'll give you all the help you need to earn your pilot's license. When you leave SHLSS, you'll go home to a better job and higher pay. I^Course starts January 4 1 To enmll, contact the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, your SIU Field Representative, or fdl out the application in this issue of the Log. ^•4. Come to SHLSS Take the Pilot's Course We'll help you go home In glory! It HP November 1982 / LOG 35 'I. r �f'*. ^ - V,. '•;./. Jj ,-A; : -::.;,:.: V :•: ' • • • • ' The SICI in Puerto Rico Battled Heavy White-Capped m: m t •'"¥ Jf f '•i'' J<Ci' !(• M v.- . ' •:{ r- .1:. : .in.' M By John Bunker With the rapid movement of industry into largely-agricultural Puerto Rico after World Waf II, the island became a "natural" for union organization. The SIU was one of the first states-side unions to realize this potential. In 1954 Keith Tferpe, the SIU's director of organization, was sent to San Juan to set up the Puerto "Rico division of the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf District, with the principle objective of organizing truckers and other businesses serving marine transport. This became very important to the union when John L. Lewis' American Coal Shipping Co. bought out the Bull Line in 1956. A firm hand on land-based cargo-feeder services would help the SIU fight any attempt by Lewis to displace the SIU on Bull Line ships. After setting up this organization, Terpe turned its operation over to SIU Vice President Cal Tanner, with Alphonse "Frenchy" Michelet as headquarters representative. Sal Coles was port agent. Paul Hall speaking at 10th Biennial Conventlbn. Left to right at the head table are Lester Ballnger, Andrea Gomez, John Hawk, AlKerr. that this unsavory influence would green-capped Teamsters mixed it up permeate island labor if the Teams­ with chibs, chains, fists and baseball bats. There were bullets and fire ters got a strong foothold. The Govemor appealed to George bombs, too. SIU Representative Terpe once Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, and Meany turned to Paul Hall and stepped out of his house in the his Seafarers, an organization that morning to be met by shots from a wasn't afraid to tackle the big ones. waiting car that then quickly sped Teamsters Move In In Puerto Rico the SIU took on away. The bullets missed him by By 1958 the Puerto Rico Division had logged considerable progress, the biggest with a directive from inches. Shortly after this, the SIU met organizing workers in trucking and Meany to "stop Hoffa." Hoffa many other industries. In fact, its retaliated with "Bust the SIU in with Hoffa and Chavez in Miami in an attempt to head off these costly success had been so spectacular that Puerto Rico!" The Seafarers soon discovered and bloody fights, but this came to Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa decided to cut. a big slice of the cake and that the Teamsters were muscling naught. rri- » TT sent his top organizer, Frank in on SIU contracts and the fight , K H Chavez, to the island with orders was on. Before it ended some nine As the battle heated up, Paul Hall to raid any and all AFL-CIO unions. years later there were hundreds of moved to San Juan, bringing with The Teamster invasion alarmed bitter confrontations between SIU him a crew of sailors who had fought Puerto Rico's Govemor Luis Munoz and the Teamsters all over the island, on many a picket line. There was Marin, who knew of the Teamsters' with head-busting picket line battles Vice President Earl "Bull" Shepard, vicerresiaenir.an DUU oucpmu, underworld leanings and was afraid where white-capped sailors and who became manpower cootdinator; Vice President Cal Tanner, who tumed to as chief negotiator, and Fritz Thursch, chief organizer. There were many other SIU vet­ erans there, too: Eddie Bonafont, George McCartney, Pat Marinelli (later a bodyguard for Frank Sin­ atra), Frankie Boyne, Mike Colucci, big George Ripoll, six-foot-fiveinch Amie Bjomsen, Johnny Lombardo (who fought Sugar Ray Robinson), George Moroz, tough little "Baby" Miller, the Cuban pri­ zefighter, and others who weren't about to be intimidated by Teamster gooris. To emphasize the importance of Puerto to the AFL-CIO, the Federation's Executive Council held its annual meeting in San Juan in September of 1959. Hall was a member of the Council. (In 1961 Hall took the SIU's international Governor Munoz of Puerto Rico and Paul Hall at 1961 Convention held at La Concha Hotel, San Juan, P.P. convention to San Juan, marking 36 / LOG / November 1982 wwr--"!-- the first time that a major labor umon had ever convened there. The meeting made a strong impression on Puerto Rican labor). The SIU and Camioneros To counteract Teamster moves. Hall, Terpe and Peter McGavin, executive secretary-treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, set up a union called the Camioneros, meaning "drivers." Louis Llorca was loaned by the United Auto Workers to be generalJ coordinator. Needing a native who was trusted by the govemor and by island labor to head ^ ^ this organization, they picked Raimundo Suarez Lazu, colorful and aggressive islander who had pro­ gressed from being a 40 cents-a^ .ehoolteacher, lawyer and prominent spokesman for Puerto Rican labor. With the Camioneros, an all-out drive was started to battle the Teamsters for the island's tmckers. Cmcial to this was the ValenciaBaxt Tmcking Co., biggest on the island, and the Maritime Express Tmcking Co. Both of these had been SIU for several years but the con­ tracts were about to expire and the Teamsters were moving in. It promised to be a close fight. These companies were considered so important by Hoffa that he sent Harold Gibbons, head of his Central States Conference and his closest lieutenant, to personally direct the Teamster drive. The Milk Tiiick Caper Only SIU officials were allowed into the V-B yards, so Paul Halldevised the "milk tmck caperi' A �i. .',• T. ' ' .- " .l.! "^ / Odds to Bring Unionism to the Caribbean number of rented milk trucks were loaded with sailors and SlU liter­ ature for distribution to the com­ pany's drivers and other employees. After watching milk trucks go through the guarded gates every morning for several days, cops became suspicious, wondering why V-B employees consumed so much milk. They finally stopped the trucks, discovered the sailors inside, and put an end to this "caper." But it had been effective in getting the ^lU^tory to^V-B workers. When~^ the NLRB called for a vote, the SIU won both outfits. The SIU and the Teamsters were battling on many fronts: for can­ neries, refineries, municipal workers, hotels and other industries. For months the Teamsters and the SIU had been mounting a show of strength on the street outside El Keith Terpe greets labor leaders at SIU hall In Santurce, RR. Imparcial, a daily newspaper for By the time eveiy cop in San which the SIU held contracts and de Tierra near the ancient city gate Juan had come screaming to the where the Teamsters wanted to take of old San Juan with the Teamsters on one side, SIU sailors on the other. scene to stop the battle there \vas over. Hoffa had been invited at Paul Hall's blood, bruises and broken bones, The Battle of San Juan personal over-the-phone invitation Shots had been fired by Teamster These daily conftontations finally to "meet me on the picket lines," hoods but, miraculously, no one had exploded in the famous "battle of San Juan," when Paul Hall decided A History of the SIU Partxxii that the time had come for a show­ but he didn't show up. Gibbons was been hit. In the NLRB election that down. followed, the SIU won the drivers, With his usual flair for tactics, there in his place. As the two "armies" waited in compositors, editorial workers and the SIU chief mustered his sailors into three groups. He commanded tense expectation, "Baby" Miller other employees at El Imparcial. the center, with Bull Shepard leading walked across the street, let go a The SIU Wins Big roundhouse on a big Teamster and the left flank and Terpe the right. Over all in Puerto Rico, the SIU At about 5 a.m. one tropical laid him out on the bricks. "I'm morning, just as a full moon was coming for you. Gibbons," shouted won some, the Teamsters won some giving way to another bright and Paul Hall. "Let's go," yelled Terpe and the other local labor groups won hot island day, more than 500 com­ and the white caps and the green some. But by 1970 the SIU de batants faced each other in Puerto caps converged in furious combat. Puerto Rico, El Caribe y Latin- The Teamster Invasion alarmed Puerto Blco a Govwnor Luis MIrtoz Marin. Gov. Munoi shown hare with Keith Ihrpe and other Officials. amenca, to use its full name, had 20,000 members in 82 industries and was the largest labor organi­ zation in the Caribbean. And then an amazing event occurred, probably for the only time in die history of labor organizations. At the request of AFL-GIO President George Meany, the SIU de Puerto Rico turned over many of its mem­ bers to their respective stateside unions: among them the Newspaper Guild, Hotel and Restaurant Workers, -Leathergoods -Workers^,Communications Workers, Airline Employees, Retail Clerks, Sheet Metal Workers, and others. A Labor Council is Formed In 1963 Terpe enlisted Tomas Martinez of the National Maritime Union, AFL-CIO Regional Director Augustin Benetiz, George Trevino of the Steel workers, and others in formation of a Central Labor Council to eliminate raiding and set up ground rules for inter-union cooperation instead of costly competition. The Council was formed and chartered in 1964, with Terpe as president and Martinez as secretarytreasurer. It was an important example of SIU-NMU cooperation. Eventually, more than 30 unions became affiliated with the Council. In 1972 Teipe withdrew his name for another term as CLC president, believing that the Puerto Rican AFLCIO unions had achieved their goal of unity and common aspirations. Feuding and in-fighting, he said, had given way to cooperation and mutual assistance throughout the entire range of union activity on the island. Besides winning better wages and pioneering welfare benefits for thousands of island workers, making them the best paid by far in all of the Caribbean, the Puerto Rico battle had even more far-reaching effects. It had kept runaway American industries from exploiting Puerto Ricans as a cheap source of factory labor and providing unfair com­ petition for workers in similar plants in the States. There is an important postscript to the SlU-leamster battle in Puerto Rico. For nine years the little SIU had tied up the huge Teamsters in a battle that almost stifled Teamsters organizing in the States. The battle surged over into the mainland, with Teamsters and sailors fighting it out in Philadelphia, Chi­ cago, Detroit and other points from coast to coast. The battle of David vs Goliath went on. November 1982 / LOG 37 . �/.;i '^isiTivw *s.--',j{r'X..>.; 4;' • •«. "V--' -. ,;4i:Fvs , Slnumal 0! fflnmmm^ ' ; •'c4"'" ' A Start for the Bulk Fleet? Editor's Note: ' The following editorial is reprinted in its entirety.This remark­ able and astute analysis of the real problem which has long plagued the U.S. maritime industry was published in the Nov. 3 edition of The Journal of Commerce. THE NATIONAL ypTING is over and there are so many issues on the agenda of the lame-duck session of Congress it is a safe bet that only a few will be acted on. That will leave a variety of proposals, some more important than they might look, facing the new Congress when it meets next year. Key among them, as far as the maritime industry is concerned, is a seven-page bill introducedlhis ^mmer by U.S^ Rep. LindyJBoggi, D-La. The measure, which has more than 60 cosponsors, would guarantee a share of the United States' bulk-cargo trade to Americanflag ships in a proportion that would start at 5 percent and be increased to 20 percent over the following 15 years. The multi-faceted result, the Louisiana Democrat maintains, would be a revitalization of the nearly extinct U.S.-flag bulk ship fleet, a shot in the arm for the ailing American commercial shipbuilding industry, and a strengthening of the U.S merchant marine's roles in commerce and as a military auxiliary in time of emergency. Mrs. Boggs, who won re-election to her congressional seat in September under an unusual Louisiana law, has promised to reintroduce the bill, known as the Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act. She^hould; although the measure in itself would hardly be a panacea the U.S. bulk shipping industry, it merits close attention by COJIT. gress. .< #;. •vr. ?H: THAT THE U.S.-FLAG bulk shipping fleet is in a sorry state is well known. More than 96 percent of the United States' imports and exports of bulk cargoes, many of them strategically vital commodities, are carried in foreign-flag bottoms. The U.S.-flag bulk fleet has shrunk to a virtual handful of ships, several of them aging leftovers from World War 11. And U.S. shipyards that do not specialize in naval vessels also face a crisis now that construction subsidies have been suspended and U.S.-flag ship companies allowed to build over­ seas. In the best of all worlds, cargo-sharing would be dismissed as unwarranted government interference with the marketplace. But in the real world, most governments subsidize their merchant fleets in a wide range of ways, including reserving for them a healthy share of cargo. The U.S. government would be naive indeed to ignore this reality, and indeed it does not. W'-n • Mrs. Boggs' overall approach is not new. Cargo-preference measures have been tried and still exist to some extent, such as in the carriage of U.S. foreign aid cargoes; historically they have had inconsequential impact because the high cost of operating U.S.-flag ships has made profits all but impossible. But what would be different about the Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act, Mrs. Boggs says, is that it would require the maritime industry to cut costs. The bill would mandate the secretary of transportation to consult ship owners, operators, builders and labor unions and come up with estimates of the cost of building and operating U.S.-flag bulk ships. The actual costs must be 15 percent lower than the estimates before the guaranteed share of bulk cargoes could take effect. Just how those cuts would be made remains a subject for debate and negotiation, the congresswoman says. But, she adds, sliipyards maintain that a steady stream of orders would enable them to produce ships for up to 15 percent less money than it takes to build a single vessel now. And maritime unions have pledged a variety of costcutting concessions if the bill goes through including reductions in manning scales, higher productivity levels and no-strike clauses for ^ long-term contracts. THE BILL THUS DESERVES the close attention of Congress. Precedent for it exists, and its adoption could be a start toward rebuilding a foundering sector of the American merchant marine. But adoption would only be a beginning. If the bill's goal—^revi­ talization of the U.S.-flag bulk fleet—is to be realized, the economics must be present, in today's environment of worldwide recession, government cost-cutting, and the availability of relatively cheap bulk vessels on the depressed world ship markets, that would be more difficult than ever to achieve. . The Reagan administration has slapped a moratorium on ship con­ struction subsidies and has said it will provide no ship operating subsidies beyond those already authorized. Potential builders and operators of bulkers would start cost-reduction efforts from ground zero, without the cushion that government subsidies have provided in the past. Can the goal of revitalization be reached? Yes, but only with great effort. All involved sectors of the maritime industry, from builders to operators to labor unions, would have to press ahead from the start embodied in the Boggs bill with good faith and with vigor. Bulk shipping is a business that operates on razor-thin margins. If, and only if, the industry can reduce its costs to a point where shipping bulk cargoes on U.S.-flag vessels is a profitable endeavor, then and only then will the U.S.-flag bulker fleet be revitalized. ^^•1. Monthly Membei^hip Meetings i| 'ifiJf; Port A'®- fctearYork... •tt if*-:: -• "Itt- "V Philadelphia Baltimore No^lk....... Jacksonville Algohac Detroit - . Houston New Orleans .. Mobile ....... San Francisco . Wilmington ... Seattle ....... Piney Point San Juan Columbus St. Louis Honolulu ..... Duluth Jeffersonville .. Gloucester .... Jersey City Date Dec. : Dec. 4 ... Dec. 8 ... Dec. 9 ... Dec. 9 ... Dec. 10 ,. Dec. 1Q_... Dec. 13 .. Dec. 14 .. Dec. 15 .. Dec. 16 .. Dec. 20 .. Dec. 24 ;. Dec. 10 . Dec. 9 .. Dec. 18 .. Dec. 17 .. . Dec. 9 .. . Dec. 15 .. . Dec. 16 .. . Dec. 21 .. . Dec. 22 .. 38 / LOG / November 1982 Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters .. 2:30 p.m.. .. ,2:30 p.m. . .. 2:30 p.m.. ,.. 9:30 a.m. , ... 2:00 p.m.. ... 2:30 p.m. .., 2:30 p.m. ... 2:30p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. ... 2:30p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. ... 3:00 p.m. ... 2:30 p.m. UIW 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee Committee (ef a/.) It was standing room only when the LOG photographer came by to take a picture of the Ship's Committee aboard the Robert E. Lee (Waterman) at the pay-off at Pier 7 in Brookiyn earlier this month. Standing from left are: Frank Conforto, steward utility; Robert Hester, AB; Gilbert Sanchez, wiper; Les Bryank, QMED; Ship Secretary-Reporter Aibert Estrada; Steward Deiegate Isaac Gordon; NelTOn Rojas and Reggie Green, ordinary seamen; Deck Delegate Al Otremba, and QMED Victor Rodriguez. Seated ciockwise from ieft are Theopolis Jordan, QMED; SlU Representatives Joe Air and George RIpoll; Ship's Chairman X J. Hllbum, and AB John Cataldo. / �Lel^s Put America Back to Work ' 'The unemployment increase to 10.4 percent is an economic and social disaster. This cold statistic portends a grim holiday season for millions of Americans. Those mil­ lions of Americans standing in unemployment lines cannot wait for a new Congress to write a new jobs program. The election returns were a clear call for change in the nation's economic direction..." —A statement by Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO on Nov. 5,1982 ' 'The mood of this country is right for a change'.' SIU President Frank Drozak, October 21,1982 American workers and their families turned out in numbers unprecedented for an off-year elec­ tion to send a message to President Reagan and his Administration. The message was clear and unmistak­ able: American workers want to go back to work. Unemployment climbed fo a record 10.4 percent last month. That's the cold statistic. Behind those numbers are heartbreak and despair as millions of American men and women search in vain for the dignity of work. Here are some of those statistics: more than 11V2 million workers out j of a job; 16 percent of all blue collar workers without jobs; more than 20 percent of black workers unem ployed; 23 percent of construction workers on the street. Some more grim numbers: a record 4.7 million idled Americans are receiving unemployment compensation. And the hardship: 60 percent of America's unemployed workeiMiearly 7 million men and women—are stranded without any unemployment benefits. Clearly, the mood of this country is right for a change. Clearly, we can no longer "stay the course." It will be a shame if President before the very real needs of the America's working -and its people. unemployed—men and women Reagan stubbornly resists the change It is our hope that the President have just elected a new Congress. in course that is clearly charted by and the Congress will now set the In terms of labor's hopes, the new economic realities and the mandate course that will put America back 98th Congress can be the vision and of this recent election. It will be a to work. energy that will put America back shame if Congress puts politics to work. We're not talking about only Seafarers, or even just those who are the heart and muscle of Ainerica's labor unions. We are talking about putting l»ck to work every Offidol Mifeotoncf Ih. Wpren I >lbL44,Na11 North Afctilic. Gulf. oiul Wondl«itari Nov«id»rl982 American who is ready and willing AH-ao to work. Frank Drozak President Notice to Readers of The LOG Beginning Nov. 15, all correspondence to the should be sent to our new SIU Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Written correspondence should be sent to: Charles Svenson, Editor Seafarers Log 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20023 The new phone number for t^e LOG is: (301)899-0675. JoeDiGkirglo Secrefafy-Tfeasurer Edibmer Executive Vice Present Leon Hall Wee President Angus "Red" Campbell Wee Presid0nt MIkeSacco Wee President JoeSaoco Vice President George McCartney Vice President Ml* Log Staff Charles Svenson Editor Max Stegel Hall Bourdius Assistant Editor fanf Editor Frank Clanclotti Director of PhotographylWriter Marietta Homayonpour Assistant Editor Dennis H. Lundy Photography George J. VSna Marie Kosciusko Production/Art Director Administrative Assistant International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Voters DisWct, Published month lurthieafarers Av^SS N.y 11232. Tel. 499-6600. 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Title A name given to the resource November 1982 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES BOGGS BILL WOULD SPARK JOBS IN SHIPPING AND SHIPBUILDING NEW AGREEMENT ON STRATEGIC PERTOLEUM RESERVES MEANS MORE JOBS FOR SEAFARERS SIU TO PRESS FOR PASSAGE OF SHIPBOARD CONVENTION BILL WATERMAN GETS BIG CONTRACT FROM MSC CONGRESS SEEKS TO CLOSE JONES ACT LOOPHOLE ON TOXIC WASTE HAULING DROZAK NAMES DASCHBACH AIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DROZAK PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE OF REAGAN’S MARITIME POLICY DEADLINE IS DEC. 31 FOR SEAMEN 65 PLUS IN MEDICARE B PLAN MV PRESIDENT LINCOLN SAILS ON INAUGURAL RUN TO ASIA AND FAR EAST ‘MERCHANT MARINE IS KEYSTONE OF SEA POWER’ COVE MARINER ON THE FREEPORT-FREEPORT RUN MARITIME AUTHORIZATION ABADONED GUARINI TAX CONVENTION BILL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE BOGGS BULK BILL CALIFORNIA ANTI-MARITIME LET THEM EAT CAKE SORELY MISSED MARITIME AUTHORIZATION BILLS AWAIT ACTION SAFETY BOARD REVISES CONCLUSIONS ON CAUSE OF S.S. POET SINKING CONGRESS TO CONSIDER EXTENSION OF DEAP SEABED MINING PROCELL GETS A $1G A MONTH PENSION! A ‘FABULOUS CRUISE’ ON THE INDEPENDENCE MAL DE MER: IT ISN’T ‘ALL IN YOUR HEAD’ THE END OF THE SEASICK BLUSE SIU CREW EARNS PRAISE FOR RESCUE AT SEA SEA-LAND ST. LOUIS ON THE CRESCENT RUN KEEP YOUR COOL: TAKE THE REFRIGERATION COURSE HELPING SEAFARERS KEEP PACE WITH TECHNOLOGY AMCO TRADER ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC RUN OGDEN HUDSON VISITS DARREL PORTER IS SERIES MVP IN SECOND YEAR OF SOBRIETY CRESCENT TOWING’S TUGS GET MOBILIAN NAMES BRITISH TRADE UNIONISTS VISIT PINEY POINT WHITE-CAPPED SEAFARERS BATTLED HEAVY ODDS TO BRING UNIONISM TO THE CARIBBEAN A START FOR THE BULK FLEET? 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