http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/f1db9763604ea5161bbcb41807093efa.PDF d6fd16d3af8894983edc2b3c871c58dd PDF Text Text ·s.s� ·C:on:sti.tution A1rives -in•,. :,· San, Eranc4 :�:, . , . .. J: /; · · , ·�sea �,t�l5 . ·· , ".". ' ( i ·, �SlU-Contracted A New Pushboat '.-··, • • . • 'Making a pretty sight paint4'4 in her vanoua tones of .broWn. is the br8n<1 new SIU� pushboat Karl G. Andren. . ", . . . ,··. She"s ... by .Te� t-Jig'manTQwlng and �es-65·feet ·m 18ngtt1 . Weighing 1· 12;3: � tons, .she has a bean of 24 feet. She power8(1 by',tWfn di8selS t>f 800 hp. . The bQat; which has quarters for six, replaces the company's pushboat · " .:. ; , . . CBrlton Tremble. . • . . ..y: · . . BuiH at Crumpler's Shipyard in Orange, Texas, the.Karl G. Andren . will be worltjngJn the Gulf lntracoastal Canal. Most of the time she'll be . shing :twq barges: filled .with petf91eUr:n products. ..:,1� �(:r::::· · · ,, ;� ·, · . . .· __ - ,. · �. . '; ; · , . " �: · ·· ,�,. j :� .' . · . : . . . · ) . . l ' l Pictur� during $9& trials Is the rebuilt 136,ooo deac:fweight-ton·. tanker· Ogden Columbia, R&centty two other· Ogden Marine vessels, both brand-new bulkers, completed their maiden voy- · ages carryirig Qt,-mn to Israel; They are "1e Ogden M,IS$0Uri and the Ogden Sacramento. · ·$afd Richard T. du Moulin, executive vice president of Ogden Marine, "We appreciate the · · of the S� and the Maritime Trades Department to preserve this (government con­ tracted) business for us." Next month: Aboard the Ogden Sacramento. effOrts · \ January 1984 I LOG I 1 ·--- ---- ----- - · ·-- - -- - - --- --=·-..:... - -·--·--- --� ·- - --:-;-- ,.. �MSC Chief Says - Merchant Sealift Key to National Survival- •Rowden Adm. William H. Rowden, commander of the Military Sealift Command, made these re­ marks at the Propeller Club Jan. 10 in Washington, D.C. It has been held that national power is dependent on sea power and that seapower consists of merchant ships, naval ships and the necessary supporting bases and industries. Therefore, in a discussion of the adequacy of naval and merchant marine sealift forces within the seapower equation, it is necessary to note how they are to be used in military operations that imple­ ment national strategy through a supporting naval strategy. Our basic national strategy is in two parts. First, one of de­ terrence and, should that fail and conflict result, warfighting as far forward as possible. Sealift is bedrock to the ex­ ecution of our national strategy. Because sealift is required to transport over 90 percent of the equipment and supplies re­ quired to sustain our war fight­ ing capability, only sealift can provide the necessary mobility for either forward deterrence, or offensive projection in warfighting. Over the years, Navy general purpose force levels have been drawn down through ship re­ tirements and a less than one for one replacement program. At the same time, our world commitments remained the same or increased. The result was a general purpose Navy drawn thin through commitment. At the same time that the Navy's general purpose forces were drawn down and stretched thin, the merchant marine forces available to the Navy in time of emergency were also waning because of a worldwide slump basics. The U.S. had an inven­ tory of some 5,300 merchant ships immediately after WWII. That number has regressed to 545 today of which more than 100 are currently laid up. This entire fleet is aging with an av­ erage age of 17 years. The U.S. is now in eighth place in respect to deadweight tons in the world fleet and llth place in the num­ ber of ships—^both positions well behind the Soviet fleet. This decline in our merchant marine is not only true for the United States, but it is for our allies as well. The decline of the industry is manifested in many other ways. Some of the more important from a military aspect are: • The U.S. need for an op­ erating merchant fleet. In WWII the U.S. had the time to build a merchant marine capability, a counting on allied ships for NATO contingencies. We can­ not automatically count on ships and crews not directly under U.S. or allied control. • The dependence of the United States and its allies on imported raw materials and thus on seaborne foreign trade. The effective denial of foreign trade would dramatically shake our economy and our defense in­ dustry. • The enormous increase in Adm. William H. Rowden individual ship carrying capac­ in the maritime industry. ity. This condition works for us Two major DOD studies are in peacetime, but against us in under way to assess the ability war. With a single ship loss, we of the U.S. maritime industry could lose five to 20 times the to respond to a Southwest Asia assets of a single ship of WWII crisis, the Sealift Study and its vintage. companion, the Shipyard Mo­ Clearly we are faced with a bilization Base Study. serious military problem in our The Navy cannot and should dwindling merchant marine and not do it alone. Additional sea­ commercial shipyard capacity. lift must come from the U.S. The solution to the problem must be an integrated effort by both "Sealift is the bedrock to the execution of our national strategy. the government and the indus­ Because sealift is required to transport over 90 percent of the try. equipment and supplies required to sustain our warfighting capabiiity, oniy seaiift can provide the necessary mobility for We have a healthy military either forward deference or offensive projection in warfighting." sealift program and it is produc­ ing the military and defense re­ merchant marine. Put more circumstance not likely to reoc­ sults for which it was estab­ lished. bluntly, the full success of our cur. However, the industry must national strategy rests squarely • The lack of ships suited to on a sealift capability supported our military needs. Specialized establish a complimentary pro­ satisfactorily by the U.S. mer­ ships such as jumbo tankers and gram with a clearly defined goal chant marine industry. non self-sustaining container- of expanding our merchant ma­ The decline will continue be­ ships have evolved to meet rine sealift capability. The key cause little future merchant ship commercial needs but are not is that this must be an industry­ construction is anticipated at easily adapted to military needs. wide program that serves the this time. Navy combatants and The Soviets have carefully entire industry. support ships being built for avoided this problem. The military necessity for a MSG are basically the only new • The decline of our ocean­ healthy merchant marine is clear ship construction in U.S. ship­ going merchant marine work­ and unassailable. Measures yards. This, of course, does not force. In 1967 there were nearly taken by the military to meet bode well for the shipyard and 60,000 shipboard jobs—today, their appropriate share of the supporting industrial compo­ less than 20,000. responsibility for sealift are well nent of our Defense Mobihza• The increased flight of ships known. The challenge to the tion Industrial Base. from allied flags to flags of con­ maritime industry to revitalize Let's examine the situation venience nations. This is cause is unmistakable. We owe it to more closely, and look at the for concern, because we are our national survival. LOG . Oiticial Publication of the Seataiers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Ukes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Januaiy1984 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGIorglo Secretary-Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell Charles Svenson Editor Marietta Hoinwonpour Associate Editor New York Ray Bouidlua Assistant Editor Washirigton Assistant Editor New York Vice President Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Associate Editor Washington Doborah Qraane Lymwtte Marshalt Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Washington WasNngton nl?/ Sr, Md 28746 2/ LOG / January! •1984 Vol, 46, No. f Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President Leon Hall Vice President George McCartney Vice President monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Gamp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8993t M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. &750-9998 and at additional Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, �Help for Lakes Domestie Content Passes House-Senate Vote Next Just days before the first ses­ sion of the 98th Congress ended, the House of Representatives passed the Auto Domestic Con­ tent Bill by a vote of 219-199. H.R. 1234 will create about 1 million American jobs. Passage of this measure will ensure that cars and trucks sold in the United States contain substantial American-made components SIU President Frank Drozak joined the United Auto Workers and the AFL-CIO in garnering support for this content legis­ lation. The bill's intent will maintain competition and qual­ ity in the marketplace while as­ suring that consumer dollars will be reinvested in U.S. produc­ tion and jobs. In his letter to every member of the House, Drozak wrote, "We in the maritime industry are well aware of the downturn in automobile production over the last five years. At the pres­ ent time 40 percent of the Great Lakes fleet is in layup with much of the decline in shipping on the Lakes directly attributable to the decline of the automobile and steel industries. Many of the raw materials and finished products shipped on the Lakes are related to automobile pro­ duction. With one U.S. job in five related to auto production, we believe the revitalization of the automobile industry would result in a significant improve­ ment in maritime employment on the Great Lakes. '' From a broader perspective, domestic content legislation is a first step toward a 'fair trade' policy that recognizes the global reality that other countries pro­ tect their domestic industries. For too many years our basic industries, including shipbuild­ ing, have been the victims of restrictive trade policies and foreign government subsidies which have resulted in the out­ flow of U.S. jobs to low-wage countries," Drozak said. This bill now faces strong op­ position in the Republican-con­ trolled Senate when Congress reconvenes in the new year. The coalition of supporters, count­ ing SIU in its ranks, will con­ tinue its efforts in the next ses­ sion of the 98th Congress. » Vacancies Exist At Snug Harbor Former Seafarer Max Katzoff, a resident of Sailors' Snug Harbor in North Carolina, re­ ports that as of late last year there were several vacancies at the Harbor. Anyone wishing to inquire about vacancies at the Harbor should write to Director, Sail­ ors' Snug Harbor, Sea Level, N.C. 28577. Biaggi Urges Unity During a December luncheon of the U.S. Propeller Club/Port of New York, the featured speaker, Rep. Mario BlaggI (D-N.Y.), center, poses for a photo with Jack Caffey (I.), assistant to*the SIU president, and Ed Panarello, executive director of the Maritime Port council of Greater New York and Vicinity. BlaggI, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, urged maritime Interests to band together to save the U.S. merchant mq^lne. ¥ Old Checks Await Seafarers The following members have received checks from the Bankruptcy Court Trustees for Seatrade Corp. (A.H. Bull Lines) from 1963: Oliver Kendrick Walter Tayloi* Catarino Silva Raymond Wagner Glen Curl Olave Rosenberg 1;^ ; , ;- If any members know of their whereabouts, or (if they are deceased) of thdir heirs or personal representatives or family, tfiey should write to: Newton B^ Schwartz, P.C. Houston Bar Center Building 723 Main, Suite 325 . Houston, Texas 77(X)2 Upon proper proof of identity or heirship, Mr. Schwartz will remit the checks to them for their net share. i i ' Sailor Hall Is Dead at 75 Burial services were held for Sailor Hall on Oct. 25, 1983 aboard the Sea-Land Mariner. . -VM San Francisco—Robert Henry Hall, an oldtimer who played a little known though instrumen­ tal role in the founding of the SIU, died last month of cancer at the age of 75. Hall, who was called "Sailor" by ever/one who knew him, had a lifetime love affair with the sea and could not be away from it too long. Even when he retired as bosun on the San Francisco shoregang, he lived near the waterfront section of his favor­ ite port city. Hall was bom in Missouri, the oldest son of Robert and Minnie Bell HaU. The Halls had four other chil­ dren after Sailor: a daughter, Hilda, and then four boysDonald, Bill, Paul and Peter. Paul- Hall was one of the foun­ ders of the SIU. Robert Henry Hall was the first member of the Hall family to ship out. AH of the Hall sons were to become active in either the maritime industry or the Labor Movement. Paul and Bill be­ came officials in the SIU. Don­ ald and Robert Henry became full-time seamen. Peter later was secretary-treasurer of the Retail Clerks Union. Sailor Hall is survived by his wife, Mae; a brother, Pete; 14 nieces and nephews; and sev­ eral thousand brothers and sis­ ters of the sea. The family would like to give a special thanks to George McCartney, SIU official in San Francisco, for the care and devotion he showed Sailor throughout his retirement. January 1984/LOG/3 �•.'It • "• • aT- A Ship Within a Ship HE T Aboard the Sam Houston, there is another ship being built. Of course this vessel is a good deal smaller and lighter than the Sam Houston. Called La Sacco, she's being built by Seafarer Rafael Ascione who sails in the steward department. Named after SIU Vice Presi­ dent Mike Sacco, the 3-foot ship will have 30 pieces of colored glass, three masts, and will carry 240 guns. And when finished, the combination galley, freighter and passenger ship will have seven decks—all composed of between 12,000 and 13,000 match sticks. Good sailing. La Sacco! SIU-CONTRACTED Sam Houston (Waterman) made an impressive sight on a bright, cold fall day as she lay docked at Pier 7 in Brooklyn. The ship is a hefty 893 feet long. She's a new and modern LASH carrier which means she transports fully-loaded barges. These barges are loaded and unloaded from the stern of the ship. Just back from the Middle East, the Sam Houston was get­ ting ready to head out there again. Considering the troubles that are plaguing that area of the world, the crewmembers were crossing their fingers for a safe voyage. On the deck of the Sam Houston are, from the left: Robert Mahone, AB; George Burch, bosun, and Dewey Bell, AB. Shown In the ship's galley are AB Bill Card (I.) and Wiper Steven McAvoy. • 'W '4 •V •* 'lit' " i f J Taking a moment to look at the camera is Brother Dewey B. Jor­ dan who hails from Mobile and sails as an AB. 4/LOG/January 1984 Looking over the LOG Is Crew Messman James Dodd. Beside him is BR Cappy William Costa. Brother Craig Burns sails as an ordinary seaman aboard the Sam Houston. �t.4 S •A 1$ Here's a side view of some of the lighters carried by the ship. Working on his ship, the La Sacco, is Rafael Ascione of the steward department. January 1984/LOG/5 r»' -• •f �•I 1 - -: • Area Vice Presidents' Report Gulf Coast, by VP. Joe Sacco A S we go into 1984 we have a Llong agenda of things to ac­ 1 complish. At the top of that agenda is our fight against Dixie Carriers, the towboat company we have been striking since April of 1983. We intend to continue and in­ tensify our pressure against this union-busting company and the conglomerate that owns it, Kirby Exploration. We're issuing sub­ poenas to various captains and company officials for depositions on a $21 million law suit in Texas .i't 'i against Kirby. The ynion also has a trial pending in New Orleans before the National Labor Relations Board on unfair labor charges against the company. We will be filing additional charges. Of course picketing and leafleting continues across the Gulf and the Rivers. We are even leafleting in New York in front of the American Stock Exchange where Kirby is listed. (See pages 8 and 9.) In 1984 we will be fighting harder than ever to win the strike. With our strong commitment, I think we will succeed. This year will also be a hot and heavy one on the legislative front. All 435 seats in the House will be up for election as will one-third of the Senate seats. Of course, the presidential election will also be held this year. Across the Gulf, the SIU will be very active in helping to elect our friends. In this effort we will be working closely with the AFL-CIO on the state and local levels. In these elections there's a lot at stake and we need the continuing support of the members. That is why contributions to the Seafarers Political Activity Donation (SPAD) fund are of the utmost importance. From our hall in Mobile I'm glad to report that SIU Port Agent Tom Glidewell has been appointed a deputy voter registrar by Alabama Governor George Wallace. Brother Glidewell can now register to vote any eligible person in his area. East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall I •>r .1 T i •, :i;^:''c- ,.;li/i • ;t. '^- h AST month our port agent in iSanturce, P.R., Juan Reinosa, was honored at a testimonial din­ ner given by the Central Labor Council of San Juan and Vicinity, AFL-CIO, and members of the Labor Movement from all over the island. Among those present at the din­ ner were the Secretary of Labor of Puerto Rico, Hector Hernandez Soto; Ruben Calderon, president ;•»- --. 3J; of the Central Labor Council; Paul Sanchez, field rep of the AFL-CIO, and Hipolito Marcano, president of the Xabor Federation of Puerto Rico. In other news from the East Coast, SIU Rep Mike Paladino in Norfolk reports that the Allied Ocean Towing contract has been ratified. The three-year agreement contains an equal time provision and pension increases. Also out of Norfolk, negotiations have been started on the following contracts: Marine Towing and Transportation; Allied Coastal and Inland Towing; American Towing and Transpor­ tation, and Sheridan. From Baltimore, SIU Rep A1 Raymond tells us that the Union won an arbitration award over a guaranteed work week at Curtis Bay. As part of the impartial arbitrator's decision, SIU members were also granted back pay. Concerning our fishermen in Gloucester, Union Rep Leo Sabato reports that the shrimp season opened on Dec. 15 and will continue through the winter months. Prices were sky high on haddock but the fish are very scarce. Also, the Canadian government is spending millions of dollars to promote its fish products. The U.S. could learn ^ lesson from the example. Finally, I want to wish SIU Rep Ted Babkowski the best of luck. He retired late last year after nearly 40 years of dedicated service to this Union. (A full story on Brother Babkowski will appear in an upcoming issue of the LOG.) May calm seas and a fair wind be always yours, Ted. 6 / LOG/January 1984 Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco A LONG the Mississippi and on the Great Lakes the cold weather is affecting shipping. The upper Mississippi is practically closed. The severe, below zero weather on the Lakes has created a lot of ice, and the last of our ships that were still out are heading back to port. Our SIU inland representative on the Lakes, Byron Kelly, reports that SlU-contracted North Amer­ ican Trailing Co. (NATCO), a sub­ sidiary of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, has been declared the low bidder on a channel and harbor-deepening project in Toledo, Ohio. Work will begin when the ice thaws in the spring. NATCO is SIU top to bottom. Also, after the weather gets better in a few months, SlU-contracted Luedtk'e Engineering will be working on two dredging jobs on the Mississippi River. One is in Lake City, Minn, and the other is in Lansing, Iowa. The one in Lansing involves repair of the wing walls on the locks. A very important item is that the contracts on all major dredging and marine construction companies on the Great Lakes will expire on March 31. This involves all of the SIU's contracted dredging companies. Also expiring on that date is the agreement with SIUcontracted Great Lakes Towing which does vessel docking work on the Lakes. The Union has been preparing for these import^t negotiations which will begin soon. In future issues of the LOG I'll keep you informed on the outcome. West Coast, by V. P. George McCartney H ERE in San Francisco, Sea­ farers amd representatives from other unions formed an im­ pressive picket line to help out the Mortuary Employees Union. This long-time SIUNA affiliate had settled contracts with funeral homes in San Francisco. One home that had not settled, however, was Halsted. The picket line in front of the home included representatives from the Building Trades, the Transport Workers and the Team­ sters. Also in San Francisco, we recrewed the Commanche (American Bulk Carriers). Unfortunately, she's going on a one-way trip to Taiwan to be scrapped. Last month from San Francisco a crew was flown to Japan to man the new SlU-contracted bulk carrier Ogden Sacramento (Odgen Marine). The sister ship of the Ogden Missouri, the Ogden Sacra­ mento will go to Texas to load grain for Egypt. When our full-service passenger ship Constitution (American Hawaii Cruises) was in here for a brief dry docking last month, a gala luncheon was held onboard. The captain of the Constitution, T.Y. Wu was given the key to the city by Deputy Mayor Frank Lazarus as well as a welcoming plaque from Fred Hasset, president of the Propeller Club in San Francisco. It's hoped that this visit by the Constitution will be the first of many to come. Among the guests at the luncheon were Congresswoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and her husband. Rep. Boxer is a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The Constitution sailed back to Hawaii on Dec. 19 with a full load of passengers. This beautiful vessel and her sister ship. Independence, make weekly cruises around the Hawaiian Islands. From Seattle we have word that the Christmas party for the members of the Pensioners' Club was a big success. There was a lot of good food to be had including two turkeys and a ham. Most of all, there was a lot of warm companionship as the SIU pensioners got together before the holidays. �•:;^-«^-^.,.^ii,X^i.i^^.i: - -- Our Members Af Werk Inland News / ' •^y.--<y.''.:yy.\ '• The Dixie Strike: On the Line at Wall Street (pages 8-9) SlU Wins Arbitration for Curtis Bay Boatmen The SlU won an arbitration case lasi month for Curtis Bay Towing Boatmen in the port of Baltimore on their contractual guaranteed 40hour work week. The Sugar C (Sonat Marine) returned to service here on Jan. 4. Higman Towing to Give 4% Wage Hike in Aprii Recently in the port of New Orleans amidship the Port Hudson (Crescent Towing) are (I. to r.) Capt. A.J. Rowbatham, Deckhand R. Walters, Chief Engineer S. Macaluso and Deckhand M. Glover. Higman Towing Boatmen in the port of Houston will get a 4 percent wage increase in April. Ocean Towing Contract Ratified A negotiated new three-year contract at Ocean Towing in the port of Norfolk was ratified last month by the rank-and-file membership. New benefits in the contract include wage and pension increases and "equal working time"—three weeks on and three weeks off. Boatmen at the Allied Towing Co. here okayed their new contract. Meanwhile, contract negotiations are continuing at both Sheridan Transportation and Marine Towing here. Great Lakes D&D Gets $832G Contract Aboard the LouisO (Crescent Towing) in the port of New Orleans are (I. to r.) Capt. W.P. Rosser (in the deckhouse) Chief Engineer S. Vilborg and Deckhands T.F. Mingle and C. Ockmen. The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. last month was awarded a $832,000 contract to dredge a barge dock in the port of Baltimore at the Maryland Port Administration's $53.7-million spoils disposal site on the Hart-Miller Is. The dredging, started last month and set to be done in January, will entail the removal of more than 100,000 cubic yards of material in the 42-foot deep channel that will lower the water depth from 13 to 16 feet. The location will be used by barges to off-load eight to nine million cubic yards of dredge spoils. The Hart-Miller Is. disposal site was built to hold 52 million cubic yards spoils generated by the 50-foot wide channel. The first spoils to be deposited at the site will come from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers which was due to start a maintenance project for the port of Baltimore's main shipping channel, the first such main­ tenance project in 15 years. Up to the month of October 1983 on the Great Lakes, 22,947,458 net tons of grain were shipped that year with 21,846,169 net tons shipped in 1982 and 18,256,820 net tons shipped in 1981. In 1983 iron ore shipped from Great Lakes ports totaled 45,708,090 net tons with 37,715,711 net shipped in 1982 and 74,258,785 net tons shipped in 1981! Piney Point grads (I. to r.) Tankermen Rudy Salvaggio, Michael E. Apendt and Dave Strauss pose for a photo on the National Goal (Na­ tional Marine). Boatman W. Thomas (r.) gets serv­ ice in the New Orleans Union hall from (I. to r.) SlU Reps J. Steye Ruiz and Jim McGee. For Higher Pay and Job security Upgrade Your Skills At SHLSS January 1984/LOG/7 �I- ^ Us -r-': - •' • ' ' - "- i-jmrX," Dixie Losses Mounting Dixie Strike Moves to Wali Street, Strong in Gulf The fight against Dixie goes on throughout the Gulf area with picket lines, marches and other activities. And last month the strike moved north when doz­ ens of Seafarers marched on Wall Street in New York City's financial district. Dixie is the largest transpor­ tation subsidiary of the giant conglomerate Kirby Enter­ prises, and Kirby stock is traded at the American Stock Ex­ change on Wall Street. It was time to let the business world know the truth about the Dixie beef. The strike is putting a major hurt on Kirby. During the late morning and early afternoon informational picket, hundreds of flyers out­ lining Kirby's losses since the •'r-' strike were handed to the stock brokers. "Kirby is not being honest with their shareholders," SIU President Frank Drozak said. "Since the strike, the earnings for Kirby's transportation sub­ sidiaries have all but disap­ peared." In the third quarter of 1982 when the so-called "New Dixie" (shortly after Kirby took over the company) was in operation, the transportation arm of Kirby earned some $1.8 million. In the third quarter of 1983, after the "New Dixie" tried to bust the SIU, earnings dropped to only $139,000. Drozak noted the SIU is at­ tacking Dixie in many ways, including a request to the Se- • An SlU official from New Orleans, Pat Pillsworth, came up to New York to help hand out informational leaflets in December in front of the American Stock Exchange. The leaflets explain how Kirby, the conglom­ erate that owns Dixie Carriers, has had a sharp loss in its transportation segment profits since the strike began. il 4-- .- - Dixie Carriers beef volunteers and strikers hit the bricks in front of Di}<ie headquarters at St. James Place in the port of Houston on Dec. 9. '^h- At the Crystal River Power Plant (I. to r.) Dave Stewart, Ray Culpepper and Ken Schoff show solidarity. u h SlU Dixie Strike Committeeman Bob Small (I.) and Kenneth Johnson picket a Gulf Alliance Oil Co. gate near the port of New Orleans. 8 / LOG / January 1984 J' Tom Bluitt (I.) and Stanley Castanga show the strength of the SlU. . .... SIU Counsel Jim Altman (r.) helps hand out the leaflets. He came to the demonstration after some security people from the Exchange threatened—without cause—^to call the police to have the Seafarers moved. It was an intimidation effort on the part of the security people and the SIU wasn't about to give in. �-I •. X. 'li curities and Exchange Conmiission to closely monitor Kirby's annual and quarterly reports to make sure the anti-union con­ glomerate does not try to hide the effect the strike is having. In addition, because Dixie re­ placed the trained SlU-professionals with inexperienced scabs on the boats which are still run­ ning, there have been safety problems, including spills and accidents. The Coast Guard has been alerted. In two legal matters against Dixie, the National Labor Re­ lations Board, which earlier this year handed down several in­ dictments against Dixie for un­ fair labor practices, is consid­ ering adding other charges to the list before beginning the trial. Also a $21 million suit against the company is still pending in the Texas court system. A large percentage of Dixie's boats are laid up, thanks to the strength and unity of SIU Boat­ men throughout the Gulf area. The Dixie boats can't go any­ where without the SIU nearby to keep up the pressure. 'We've got a good strike and a lot of real strong people down there who aren't going to give Up because they know their Union won't give up. Dixie will come to their senses," Drozak said. :t David Palumbo (I.) and Gilbert Bonitta make sure Dixie Carriers can hear that the SIU won't be busted. What's a scab? Bruce Smith (I.), Gilbert Bonitta (center) and David Palumbo make sure everybody knows. 'rp' " .1-, • 1:% SIU pickets, like these, lawsuits, NLRB action, safety monitoring and other activities are.being used to make Dixie know the SIU will not be driven from the rivers. As he takes a break for a.bite to eat, one of the men who works on the Exchange looks over the Union's informational leaflet on Kirby. -' .')- • : • January 1984/LOG/9 �-y> • >. ' • Cri$i$ in Health Care—Who Pays the Medical Bill? niis is tte first article in a series of articles exploring the health care crisis. Next month the LCki will take a look at the effects of Reaganomics on health care. By LYNNETTE MARSHALL F s. IfJSt "•'\p •i ' "f sending the nation on a spiral of deficit medical spending. The Participants Nearly 150 million American workers are covered by em­ ployer contributions to in-house welfare benefit plans or private insurance companies. Health care costs include pensioners who receive payments from past employers into insurance pre­ miums. Health care is another 1 in 5 Americans who are pro­ tected under the umbrella of federally-subsidized programs for the needy. Health care is also the poor and the unem­ ployed who cannot pay the med­ ical bill. On the supply side, health will develop into a system where providers sell medical care as if they were in the business of selling shoes. But the medical profession is a service, and crit­ ics say it is this forgotten thought that is putting our health care system in jeopardy. Baby Boom Crisis surance premiums. Even the Hospital Corporation of Amer­ ica says its costs for insuring its own health care employees have increased 25 percent each year. Medicare for years has helped the elderly and the disabled. Medicaid, another health pro­ gram, was developed to take care of the health needs of the poor. Both programs are in deep trouble. Dr. M. Harvey Brenner, so­ ciologist at Johns Hopkins Uni­ versity j after long-term analysis of periods of high unemploy­ ment in the nation, found that in each period of economic un­ certainty, for every 1 percent decline in employment there was a 1.9 percent increase in the nation's death rate. ROM a cottage industry of The baby boom generation is charitable hospitals and another concern. This lUrgest family practice physicians, health generation in history and the care has emerged as a highly majority of today's population speciahzed and sophisticated could burden the economy of profession, with medical care health care even further as they facilities proliferating and hos­ enter their 60's around the year pital complexes housing the most 2000. advanced technologies and in­ That something drastic needs tensive care units sprawling city to be done; that the nation is blocks. experiencing a crisis in health In the last few years, tech­ nological advances have pro­ Insurance Companies longed life with coronary care units, radiology and CAT Scans, One final participant in health laser treatment, safer surgical care is the insurance company. procedures and miracle drugs. Business is the number one buyer Recent technological break­ of health insurance and last year throughs have extended life paid 133 percent more for em­ spans. Women today will live ployee hedth insurance than they an average of 86 years and men paid just six years ago. an. average of 74 years. General Motors said it spent But just as technology is light­ $3,270 for each employee in 1981, ing a brave new world prolong­ two times the amount it paid in ing health and postponing death, 1976 for insurance. The cost, the costs elude the financial reach said GM, was an additional $370 of most of us. dollars attached to the cost of For the last 10 years actual producing a new car in 1981 and medical costs have out-paced was passed on to the consumer. inflation rates for most other The Service Employees In­ goods and services. In 1983 ternational Union, the nation's prices for doctor and hospital largest union of health care Rapidly advancing medical technology helps make surgery a less risky care rose 11 percent. Medicd workers, has drafted a bill now proposition but It Is also one of many reasons medical costs are soaring. costs consumed 10 percent of under consideration in 10 state (Photo courtesy of George Washington University Hospital) the federal budget which pays legislatures, to restrict the for the government-subsidized care is a multi-billion dollar cor­ care is clear. Many uninsured amount of premium increases health care of Medicare and porate industry. A glut of doc­ Americans live on fixed incomes insurance companies may charge Medicaid. tors has sent competition reeling or slip through the safety net of clients. The hidden costs of health as doctor is pitted against doctor social welfare programs. Labor The move has the support of care are tremendous. They are and hospital against hospital for is seeing a greater and greater the 11 million member AFLa price everyone pays in higher the $1 billion Americans spend share of negotiated salary and CIO, the 750,000 United Steele taxes, lost wage increases and on health care each day. benefit gains disappearing from workers of America and 450,000 costs passed on to the consumer In an effort to ease the crisis, union contracts to pay for the Communication Workers of in the form of higher prices for labor, industry and government increases in medical benefit in­ America members. nonmedical products and serv­ have adopted stringent cost ices. When all the factors are containment policies. Several added, the total cost of health states have mandated the rates care was 30 percent higher for that doctors and hospitals may 1982 Health Care Costa the nation in 1983 than it was charge, unions haye instituted In in 1982. an auditing of medical charges Billions Percentage Government, industry and la­ and offered incentives to their bor leaders agree. It is not ex­ memberships to hold down un­ Hospitais $135.5 42.0 pensive technology that is the necessary, exorbitant and du­ Nursing Homes $ 27.3 8.5 Doctors cause of the runaway crisis in plicate charges. $ 62.0 19.2 Drugs health care. Rather it is the Inside and outside the na­ $ 22.4 7.0 Dental system of payment which has tion's capital, medical authori­ $ 19.5 6.0 Research & Construction $ 14.0 4.3 jdlowed insurance companies ties are recommending the gov­ Public Health $ 8.6 2.7 and government reimburse­ ernment step in and impose Other $ 33.1 10.3 ments for Medicare and Med­ regulations. Left unfettered by icaid to purchase a ticket to effective government con* Reprinted from Forbes magazine, Nov. 7,1983. health at any price. That is what's . straints, critics say health care 10/LOG/January 1984 �a^Ti -r •. * - New Medicine Means Longer Life, But Price is High If enacted, this proposal would mean insurance companies in the affected states could not raise their rates unless they first implement cost containment measures and show "cost sav­ ing results." ...in 2000 B.C. when the patient showed no sign of recovery, the doctor was kiiied... Insurance companies thus far have demonstrated little interest in trying to stop payment of unreasonable charges because they have so far been able to profit by the ensuing crisis in health care. Insurance rates in­ creased 15.9 percent last year alone. But more and more, compa­ nies and unions are establishing their own in-house insurance programs and achieving better results. Self-insurance allows them to monitor costs through the medical auditing of health bills and to implement cost con­ tainment policies such as "co­ ordination of benefits." Ten years ago, according to a Lloyd's of London associate agency report, only 5 percent of all corporations carried inhouse insurance plans. Today, nearly 50 percent are self-in­ sured. Health care payments into in-house plans are usually in­ vested in high interest yielding stocks and bonds as a way to offset rising costs. The Costs Far and away the fastest growing expense has been the price of hospital rooms. In 1975 the average cost for a room for one day was $133. In 1982, the same room cost $250. But two-thirds of the hospital bill on top of the room are the fees charged for doctor-ordered tests. "More than 60 percent of the cost of admission to a hos­ pital is eaten up by ancillary services, not room and board, but lab tests and X-rays and equipment and capital expend­ itures," said Michael Bromberg, executive director of the Federation of American Hos­ pitals. And, according to Robert J. Blendon of the Robert Wood Foundation, the "number of laboratory and X-ray tests has been increasing 10 to 15 percent a year for the last decade." It is not the patient who makes the decision regarding health care. Doctors make 90 percent of the decisions concerning pa­ tient care, determining medical tests, length of stay in a hospital and whether the patient is ad­ mitted to a profit or non-profit hospital. Physicians earn an average $99,000 each year. A recent ar­ ticle from a Department of Health and Human Services publica­ tion entitled "Health Care Fi­ nancing Review," concludes doctors are bringing better health care and are trying to do the very best they can for patients. But often decisions are made procedures than any other country in the world. The other side of this argu­ ment is that doctors in this na­ tion are also paying for steadily higher insurance to protect the assets and reputations of doc­ tors in the event they are sued by a patient for malpractice. The Ancient Approach In 2000 B.C. the wealthy Chinese paid SL doctor as long as their health was good. When they did become ill, payment stopped. And when they be­ came extremely ill, if the doctor could find no cure and the pa­ tient showed no sign of medical recovery, the doctor was killed. ployees was higher than for the community as a whole," said company health care manager Richard Van Bell. Hospital ad­ missions averaged 1,400 days per 1,000 Deere employees, 27 percent higher than for patients who attended the same hospitals but were not employed by Deere & Co. Admissions for this group averaged 1,100 days per 1,000 admissions. ...the cost of heaith care was 30 percent higher in 1983 than 1982 ... * When Deere executives went to hospital administrators and pointed out the discrepancy, the admission days declined 27 per­ cent in Western Illinois and 21 percent in Iowa. Implementa­ tion of a permanent medical au­ diting board and a variety of other cost-saving measures cut employee health costs 20 per­ cent in one year. i.: I. ' In general, hospitals have bal­ anced the loss in profit from patients unable to pay by simply overcharging other patients. While doctors play some role In the skyrocketing cost of medical care, there are many other larger reasons for the dramatic increase in the cost of health care. (Photo courtesy of George Washington University Hospital) solely in the interest of profit. One study in the report showed that "a general internist in prac­ tice can triple his net income if his office practice patterns show a heavy but justifiable use of such routine procedures as EKGs, chest X-rays, laboratory tests and sigmoidoscopies, compared with colleagues who did no office procedures but,saw 15 percent more patients." Another study showed that gynecologists, urologists and gastroenterologists can earn eight to 12 times as much per hour when they use their spec­ ific technology—hysterectomy, transurethra prostatectomy, and upper gastrointestinial endos­ copy, respectively, than they can when performing simple of­ fice visits. Given these incentives, it is no wpnder that we have a med­ ical care system that performs more sui^ery and diagnostic Our own expectations, be­ cause of the rigorous training of doctors and the advances in medicine the nation has pi­ oneered and perfected, are that doctors can find the cure. We expect no mysteries from med­ icine. Balancing Act In 1980 Deere & Co. began a medical audit of charges from hospitals in Iowa and Illinois for treating Deere employees who had undergone inpatient acute care hospitalization. This was one of the earliest medical au­ dits that is becoming common practice today. Though time consuming, that research uncovered that hospi­ tals had discriminatingly se­ lected to charge Deere employ­ ees unfair prices. "We found that the rate of hospitalization for our Illinois and Iowa em­ Overcharging has been easy for hospitals to do. The ever­ growing bureaucracy and paperchasing of hospital care has seen the surgeon's gown traded for the three-piece suit. In the com­ puter data network of billing and payment, analyzing hospital bills at a glance is more difficult be­ cause charges are coded. A Chilling Discovery In 1983, Fact magazine pub­ lished a survey by Equifax Serv­ ices analyzing 300 hospital bills originating from 40 states in 1982. Errors in charges showed up in 92 percent of the bills. Only 15 percent of the mistakes bene­ fited the consumer, in services that were performed but not billed. The remainder of the er­ rors were instances of double billing, charging twice for the same service, or charging for services that were never ren­ dered. A survey conducted by the same company in the previous year revealed 90 percent of the '81 surveyed bills had mistakes. January 1904/100/11 I �-> •'^:- .'•, ' •:i'??ii i'-' i ' '•- In Its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key govemment officials instrumental in shaping national and maritime policy. , profiles I• 'Mi- i . i\ 'fjl I- f-Yf; ji' fe";. - Senator Don Riegle Senator Larry Pressler S S ENATOR Don Riegle(D-Mich.) has served in the United States Congress for 17 years, having com­ pleted five terms in the House of Representatives before entering the U.S. Senate in 1976. The senator's maritime record is exemplary. Not only has he en­ dorsed every key maritime meas­ ure during Senate floor action, in Sen. Don Riegle addition he ^s authored motions to secure the American maritime A native of Michigan, Sen. Rie­ industry. gle has seen first-hand the yearly In 1979 the senator voted for decline of America's auto and steel the Maritime Authorization bill (S. industries. He feels that one an­ 640) which authorized $435 million swer to stem this decline is "get­ in 1980 for maritime programs in­ ting tough with the Japanese on cluding ship construction and op­ trade." erating subsidies. Also in 1979 Sen. The senator has authored legis­ Riegle offered the motion to kill an lation that would limit Japanese amendment to relax restrictions on auto imports for three years to no the president's authority to export more than the 14 percent sharejhat Alaskan oil. During the 97th Con­ they held prior to 1980. He has gress, Riegle cosponsored amend­ repeatedly urged "our U.S. trade ments and voted to retain the cargo officials to take strong action against preference requirements in the Food unfair trade practices. This tem­ for Peace Programs under P.L. porary quota, which is higher than 480. And, in 1981, the senator per­ most other countries allow, would sonally wrote to the president op­ give our U.S. manufacturers the posing any export of Alaskan North necessary breathing space to in­ Slope Oil. vest in new model tooling and plant Recently, in the 98th Congress, modernization while putting many Sen. Riegle sent a letter to SIU laid-off American workers back on President Frank Drozak outlining the job." the reasons for his support of S. He also cosponsored Domestic 1197, legislation to re-flag the CunContent Legislation. "Japan now atd Princess and the Cunard spends only one-tenth what we Countess. spend per person on defense of the free world. This 'free ride' enables In his correspondence of Dec. 28, 1983, Sen. Riegle explained: them to invest money in building "... The potential for a rebirth of their industries. By demanding that Great Lakes cruise shipping is ex­ the Japanese stop their unfair trade citing and is a key factor in my practices and insisting they carry support of S. 1197. Because of their fair share on defense, we can world economic conditions, recent make needed investments in re­ U.S. production of passenger ships building our industrial base and put has been stzignant, despite increas­ our unemployed workers back on ing potential demand for domestic the job." U.S. passenger cruises. It is be­ Sen. Riegle strongly advocates cause of this demand that Cruise greater teamwork and cooperation America Lines has requested the among business, govemment and re-flagging in order to operate the labor as essential to improving pro­ ships in the U.S. trade. To date, I ductivity and restoring economic have obtained assurance that Cruise growth in America. SIU is one America Lines fully intends to op­ labor organization that not only erate Great Lakes cruises in sum­ whole-heartedly agrees with Sen. mer months with one of the Cunard Riegle's philosophy, but has been vessels. My continued support of a leader in cooperating with gov­ S. 1197 is dependent upon the emment and business to put Amer­ line's commitment to follow through ica's merchant marine and econ­ with its intentions. omy back on their feet. Sen. Riegle's Senate committee ^ SIU will continue to work handassignments include: the Budget in-hand with Sen. Riegle to de­ velop a strong intemational "fair" Committee; Banking, Housing and trade policy where U.S. conunerce Urban Affairs Committee; Com­ is carried on American-built flag merce, Science and Transportation Committee; and Labor and Human ships and crewed by American Se^arers. Resources Committee. g ^-1 :1s# 12/LOG/January 1984 'Sr-* ENATOR Larry Pressler (RS.D.) maintains an impressive American maritime record. His legislative career spans the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Pressler served in the House from 1974 to 1978. On Nov. 7, 1978, he was, elected to his first term in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Pressler serves on several powerful Senate committees whose jurisdictions have far-reaching ef­ fects in our maritime industry. The senator is a member of the Aging Committee. On the Foreign Affairs Committee, Pressler is chairman of its Arms Control, Oceans, In­ temational Operations and Envi­ ronment Subcommittee, and is a member of its Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Subcommit­ tee, as well as the Western Hem­ isphere Affairs Subcommittee. On the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, Sen. Pressler is chairman of the Busi­ ness, Trade and Tourism Subcom­ mittee and sits on its Surface Transportation Subcommittee. And on the Small Business Com­ mittee, he chairs its Small Busi­ ness: Family Farm Subcommittee and sits on its Government Regu­ lation and Paperwork Subcommit­ tee. Sen. Pressler is also a member of several special Senate commit­ tees including the Senate Repub­ lican Committee on Committees, Senate Export Caucus, Vietnam Veterans in Congress, and Con­ cerned Senators for the Arts. The senator recognizes the need for a vital American merchant ma­ rine. In 1979 he voted for contin­ uing ODS and CDS in the Maritime Authorization bill, S. 640. Pressler supports the current ban on the export of Alaskan oil and voted against relaxing-these restrictions on the president's authority to ex­ port Alaskan North Slope Oil (S.737) on July 21, 1979. And on Oct. 20, 1981, he voted against an amendment in the Foreign Aid Au­ thorization Bill, S. 1196, to repeal the requirement that 50 percent of all shipments of U.S. food aid un­ der the P.L. 480 Food For Peace Program be carried on U.S.-flag ships. Sen. Pressler works for the "un­ derdog." Last Congress he intro­ duced legislation that became Pub­ lic Law 97-272 making govemment sales easier for small businesses. "Although small businesses rep­ resent 80 percent of all our nation's enterprises, they receive less than a quarter of all govemment con- Sen. Larry Pressler tracts. This should concem riot only the owners of small business, but everyone who believes that free competition can reduce prices and improve efficiency. The Amer­ ican taxpayer deserves to have his or her taxes treated with care. Small businesses are our best hope for new jobs and economic expan­ sion. Making it easier to sell to the enormous federal market will give the economy a boost. At the same time, we'll be cutting back on the abuses and waste that sometimes results from a closed, ingrown pro­ curement system." Sen. Pressler is agairist Japanese restrictions on imports of U.S. beef and other American agricultural products through import quotas, surcharges and strict inspection re­ quirements. "When a pound of U.S. beef, priced at 54<i per pound on the farm, is sold for $13.07 per pound in a Japanese restaurant or food store, this is bound to have a dire effect on U.S. beef exports. Meanwhile, we allow Japan's products to flow virtually unre­ stricted into the U.S. Unless Japanese trade restric­ tions on U.S. farm products are eased soon, retaliatory actions might be needed. We will no doubt be accused of starting a trade war, but we already seem to be on the receiving end of a trade war. Amer­ icans, particularly the American farmer, can compete with anyone, if they are given an even chance," Pressler said. SIU looks forward to continuing its working relationship with Sen. Larry Pressler in finding solutions to all American industries in order to restore a healthy American na­ tional economy. �--'ii •t,"*. •'- • -^9' :• ' \ • i The S.S. Constitution Li n. Aloha! Welcome Aboard! . . . the cruise ship that legends are made of,, . D EC. '3, 1983 marked the start of the first trans-Pa­ cific cruise for the S.S. Consti­ tution since her return to the U.S.-flag passenger service in 1982. It was a festive holiday cruise across the Pacific from Hono­ lulu to Los Angeles and San Francisco, where the 800-passenger vessel was drydocked for her annual inspection before making the return trip (voyage 81) to Honolulu. The SlU-contracted luxury liner and her sister ship, the S.S. Independence, are the only American-flag passenger ves­ sels in operation today. Built at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in Quincy, Mass. as identical twin ships, they were launched in 1951 to begin serv­ ice for the American Export Line of New York. The 30,000-ton ships are each 682 feet long, 89 feet wide and cruise at 17 knots. And because America's twin sister flagships were originally designed for trans-Atlantic travel, public rooms are large and elegant, and staterooms are roomy and com­ fortable. Known in the 1950s as the newest, safest, fastest, smartest and most comfortable U.S.-flag passenger liners (they were the world's first passenger liners to be fully air-conditioned), the sister ships were popular in both diplomatic and celebrity circles. Grace Kelly sailed with her wedding party aboard the Co/zstitution in 1956 to begin her new life as Her Serene Highness Princess Grace of Monaco, and the film "An Affair to Remem­ ber" with Gary Grant and Deb­ orah Kerr was also filmed aboard that ship. Segments of the "I Love Lucy" show were filmed on the Independence. These two vessels were the pride of the U.S.-flag passenger fleet after World War II, making trans-Atlantic crossings until 1967 when the cost of an ocean voyage—in both time and money—became prohibitive compared to the fares and speeds of the newer transoceanic pas- Waiters, chefs, stewardesses and SlU officials alike all joined in on the festivities aboard the S.S. Constitution. At bottom left is Harry T.Y. Wu, master, and to his right is Dennis Lundy who snapped the photos that appear on this and the following two pages. senger airlines. The two ships were then "mothballed"—the Independ­ ence near Baltimore, and the Constitution in Jacksonville. They were purchased for a short time in 1974 by the Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Lines, and finally were acquired by American Global Lines. The Independence was rein­ troduced to passenger cruising under the U.S. flag in 1979 and began operating weekly sevenday cruises by American Hawaii Cruises around the Hawaiian Islands. The Constitution']omQ6. her in the new Hawaiian service on June 6, 1982, after having been completely redecorated and outfitted, and re-christened by Princess Grace. But there's something extra special about these ships—more than their luxury accommoda^ tions, fabulous food, live enter­ tainment and special activities. It's the warm and friendly spirit of the all-American stadf and crew, their gift for making you feel at home—^the "Aloha Spirit." . . . back to the days when half the fun of travel was simply getting there ... January 1984/LOG/13 mmrn �• - • -- ck-^ 'uUJ- -'-•^ I i'V V'^ '• Happy holidays from deck/lounge stewardesses (I. to r.) Talna Laurila, Lori Jackson, Peg Montgomery and Maries Behan. Room Steward Bob Kawabe gives a last-minute dusting to one of the Constitution's staterooms. Purser Greg Abbott; and Junior Assistant Purser Kalena Enos. Dorene Molise, deck/lounge stewardess, and Dan Box, bartender, team up to keep the guests happy. 1^100 / January 1984fi. * ' Members of the crew get a chance to rest up a bit and pose for the photographer. Catherine Kohls, cabin steward, shares a smile with Master Harry T.Y. Wu. Members of the Ship's Committee are, from the left; Mike Worley, Wilmington port agent; Oiler Keith Amos, engine delegate; Tom Doran, chief electrician; Les Schrager, joiner; Joe DiGiorgio, SlU secretarytreasurer; George Khan, storekeeper; Bill Tillman, bosun; and Laura Dean, gift shop sales. �• ••''-y '•' •:• \ - on First Trans-Pacific Cruise • TMany politicians and SlU officiais were on hand to heip celebrate the Consf/ft/f/on's first trans-Pacific voyage. At left are Scott Hanlon, SlU Los Angeles field rep; Ed Turner, SlU executive vice president; George McCartney, SlU West Coast vice president; Assembiywoman Joan Flores from Los Angeles; Joe DiGiorgio, SlU secretary-treasurer; and Mike Worley, SlU Wilmington port agent. In the center photo are Sam Nazario, hotel manager; George McCartney, SlU West Coast vice president; and Harry T.Y. Wu, master of the Constitution. At right is Caiifornia Congresswoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and her husband, Stewart. ^ ' i. v{ ••I '' The lovely deck/lounge stewardesses include (I. to r.) Lori Jackson, Kelley O'Nan, Kanoe Clark, Taina Laurila, Peg Montgomery, Lisa Soinz, Maries Behan and Tina Larson. 't;.' Executive Chef Otto Gill stands in the buffet line next to one of his magnificent ice sculptures. Ji" , • (if, t- The S.S. Constitution celebrates the start of her 81st voyage. Part of the entertainment on this cruise included (I. to r.) musicians Asa Young, Emily Kaui and David Trask. January 1984 / LOG / IS • f '' �^li.' , -4';- •C ••'•'^sJ'^-.MLir- .,1- •- On the S.S. Manukai Notice to Welfare Plan Participants Employed by Sonat Marine, Inc. Sonat Marine, Inc. has advised the SIU Welfare Plan office that due to computer problems, they will not be able to furnish to the Plan employment dates from June 1, 1983 until Spring 1984. Therefore, to process your claim(s), it is suggested that you include with your benefit application, discharges or pay vouchers to prove eligibility of 125 days employment in the year 1983, and one day in the last six months. If you present clairhs personally at the Union hall in your area, a photostat will be taken of these documents for submission to the Plan. ^ Here's the SlU steward department on the S.S. Manukai (Matson Lines); sitting (I.) Yvonne Darley, assistant cook; Don Agular, saloon mess, standing (I.) John Hanrahan, 2nd cook, and Del Chica, chief cook. It's A Good Idea! SIU Plan Participation Eligibility With the ringing in of the New Year 1984, be sure to check out your eligibility. Requirements for Plan participation for applications received in 1984: You must have 125 days of employment in the year 1983. You must have I day of employment in the last 6 months. PMA Shipping Scene December 1983 "i , if;- i. REGISTERED SHIPPED SAN FRANCISCO It's a good idea to specialize in skills that are needed today — and that will guarantee Job Security. It's a good idea to learn marine electronics. Enroll now in the SHLSS Marine Electronics Course on March 5, 1984. For more information contact the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland 20674 or fill out the application in this issue of the Log. Class "A" Class "B"......^ L^lass Relief Reshipped.. Grand Total (All Groups) WILMINGTON Class "A" Class "B"......... Class "C" Grand Total (All Groups) SEATTLE Class "A".... Class "B".... Class "C"..., Grand Total (All Groups) HONOLULU Class "A" Class "B".. Class "C". Relief.... Grand Total (All Groups). 79 6 3 0 0 88 14 2 0 11 2 29 19 0 0 19 5 ' 3 0 8 24 2 0 26 • 4 0 0 0 4 - 5 0 0 5 4 3 0 4 11 YOU RE A PROFESSIONAL SEAMAN... CROSS DRUGS OFF ...OR LOSE YOUR PAPERS FOR LIFE / •IS / LOG /fariuary "-1984 �1- i,. fc.V/ - .1"-=- •fc • .;<•«;•? •»' SIU in 7 Q83. From the Hill, to the Courts, to the White House I T WOULD be real easy to look back at all the legisla­ tion, lawsuits, programs and policies the SIU backed or fought against last year, pick one out of the hopper and say, "That was the most important issue of 1983." About a half-dozen very im­ portant pieces of legislation were introduced last year. In addi­ tion, the administration moved on several fronts to weaken the already shrinking American-flag fleet. But "The Issue" of 1983 was survival—long-term survival. At stake: the jobs and job security of our membership. That will be the issue this year and the year after until the administration. Congress and every- segment of the maritime industry comes together to es­ tablish a long-term, comprehen­ sive, workable and complete na­ tional maritime policy. Until that happens, maritime policy will remain a patchwork of agency rules, stopgap legislation and emergency lawsuits. It is next to impossible to find anyone connected with the mar­ itime industry who does not be­ lieve that this nation desperately needs a strong merchant fleet, commercially and militarily. It is also next to impossible to find anyone who agrees how to es­ tablish such a fleet. • • combined private enterpriseNavy merchant shipbuilding program, a strong shipbuilding mobilization base, an "equita­ ble portion" of foreign com­ merce for U.S. ships and con­ tinued subsidies for U.S.-flag operators. The administration has yet to deliver on these promises. There are even some who say this administration is trying to fore­ close on the fleet. But Reagan's dance card isn't full yet, there is still at least one more year, and perhaps in this election year we will see some action on those promises. At the same time, the admin­ istration does not bear the entire blame for the lack of progress on saving the merchant fleet. Massive agricultural conglom­ erates opened their coffers and sent their lobbyists to Washing- it seemed the SIU was the only responsible labor group in hear­ ing rooms, courtrooms and cloakrooms. SIU President Frank Drozak made dozens of appearances at congressional hearings, met with senators and congressional representatives privately, traveled the country from one end to the other ad­ dressing interest groups, trying to drum up support for a com­ prehensive maritime policy. In a word that policy must center around "cargo." There were several items in 1983 that would make sure there is cargo for American ships and several issues on the other side which were designed to deny cargo. Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.) and Sen. Paul Trible (R-Va.) intro­ duced the most comprehensive and controversial bills, the houses with most of the mari­ time industry united in favor of the legislation—and the admin­ istration, agricultural interests, coal and petroleum exporters in opposition. Both bills are still alive this year. y• C • ' B EFORE the Reagan admin­ istration took office there was a broad outline of maritime policy, an outline that proved workable for decades. But by the 1980s it needed some re­ working to face the new realities in international shipping. There was government support for shipbuilding and operating, there was a pool of some guaranteed cargo and there was legal pro­ tection for the domestic fleet. It was a good starting point for growth. As a candidate, Ronald Rea­ gan said he recognized the need for an "effective maritime in­ dustry." He even outlined a program that would "re-estab­ lish the U.S.-flag commercial fleet as an effective economic instrument for U.S. interests abroad." Among his promises were a SIU President Frank Drozak urges Congress to pass Boggs bill. ton to undercut established pro­ grams and prevent any new and needed maritime legislation. And, sadly, at times, segments of our own industry bickered and battled because of selfish interest and lack of foresight. • T • • HAT was a shame, because in 1983 there were several chances to improve the lot of the merchant marine. At times Competitive Shipping and Ship­ building Act of 1983 and the Maritime Revitalization Act of 1983. Both were very similar, calling for a minimum 5 percent U.S.-flag requirement for the nation's imports and exports, increasing that share 1 percent a year until it reaches 20 per­ cent, requiring a 15 percent (20 percent under the Trible bill) reduction in construction and operating costs, and the con­ struction of 168 to 258 new ships. Hearings were held in both ARGO was also the cen­ terpiece of legislation intro­ duced by Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Government cargo has been under fire for years by maritime opponents. Jones' bill would streamline and revise cargo preference requirements now contained under several laws and regulations. Basically it simplifies existing rules by requiring that all cargo the gov­ ernment is directly or indirectly involved with is carried 50 per­ cent on U.S.-flag ships. It con­ tinues the 100 percent require­ ment for all American military cargo. That bill is still alive and it is opposed by the same forces which oppose the Boggs/Trible bills. While 1983 saw some efforts to increase the share of cargo for U.S.-flag ships, there were several attempts to undermine existing requirements. Those efforts centered around Alaskan oil, PL-480 cargo and new for­ eign aid programs. Because all the oil produced in Alaska is earmarked for do­ mestic use, it is shipped on Jones Act tankers, 100 percent of it. The oil is not only a boon for the maritime industry, some 50 SlU-contracted ships included, it is important for American consumers and keeps militarily useful ships in operation. (Continu^ on Page 24.) '!iJ > .rV.- 'I �Pi' 'r;<- New Problems and New Solutions A B --'^ - •| year in the life of a union can be pretty routine, not - that much different from the one before or the one after. You win a few jobs and lose others. Con­ tracts are signed and picket lines are walked. Union presidents go to meetings and union mem­ bers go to meetings. But the SIU broke that rou­ tine in several areas during 1983. The action that happened within the Union can be traced to the fact that the time of simply sup­ plying Seafarers for ships and services for those Seafarers is over. We're fighting for our lives. Most of that fight today cen­ ters in Washington, D.C. "To represent their members effectively, today's unions must negotiate as much with the var­ ious branches of government as with employers," AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland said last July when the SIU's new hea^iquarters building was for­ mally dedicated. • • Even before the building was officially dedicated, the SIU was able to use its new location, so near the heart of government and industry, to play host to some 300 labor leaders, ship owners, shipbuilders, manufac­ turers, consultants, politicians and professors. The reason for the gathering was a kickoff of the industry-wide effort to pass the Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act of 1983, the Boggs bill (see story page 17). It was an unusual meeting of people not always on the same side of the issue. "Whatever differences of opinion we may have, and we have a lot, we've got to get together and pass this bill," Drozak said. During the morning sessions the participants learned about the specifics of the bill, the jobs it would create, the ships it would build, the strength it would give the U.S. military and the financial benefits to the nation. That afternoon, SIU legislative experts mapped out a lobbying strategy from coast to coast, from Seafarer to shipbuilder. • THhe first officers and staffers X moved into the six-story building, located just minutes from Capitol Hill, in late 1982. But it took several more months before the finishing touches were put on. On that July afternoon it was officially named the Frank Drozak Building. "This building represents and affirms our commitment to the future of our nation's maritime industry and America. The SIU renews its pledge to our mem­ bership to promote and protect the jobs of American Seafar­ ers," Drozak said. p'. Falcon Leader • W :, I ' 'TJ;' " "-J5 I# >1-' Crew of the new ITB Baltimore ^•' fi i' .& ing the year, the NLRB handed down several decisions against ACBL for its activities. In the Dixie case, the NLRB charged the conglomerate with several unfair labor practices, including harassing and intimidating workers, threatening strikers, failure to bargain in good faith and several others. Those charges have yet to go to trial. The SIU also filed a $21 mil­ lion suit against Dixie-in the Texas courts. The NLRB made several rul­ ings against ACBL dugng the «18ILQG / danuf fyui1fl84 • • hile the SIU was helping shape the industry-wide battle plan for the Boggs bill, it was also fighting a more tradi­ tional battle on the nation's in­ land waterways—union bust­ ing. Two massive profit-grubbing conglomerates, ACBL and Dixie Carriers (subsidiaries of Texas Gas Corp. and Kirby Enter­ prises) decided to rid the rivers of the SIU. It didn't work. By the end of 1983 the strike against Dixie was still under way, but had moved through the National Labor Relations Board and the courts. Also dur- year. In one case the board found ACBL guilty of failure to bargain in good faith, refusing to contribute to the Union's plans, firing SIU members for Union activity and several other charges. The SIU also won back pay for more than 50 members. The fight continues this year. • W • '• hile the SIU was battling on the rivers, the Union also won new jobs on several deepsea ships during the ye^. Spme of the new additions in­ cluded the Spirit of Texas and the Jade Phoenix (Titan), two " -S.' �TheSIUin1983 integrated tug-barges, the New York and Baltimore plus the Adonis (Apex Marine), the Fal­ con Leader and Falcon Cham­ pion (Falcon Shipping Group), the American Eagle (Pacific Gulf Marine) and the Santa Rosa and Santa Paula (Delta). • • • T r • ^he health of the maritime industry was in question last year, but the SIU wanted to ensure that the health of the membership wasn't allowed to deteriorate. Because of sky­ rocketing health care costs, the SIU moved in three directions to help the membership. First, the Union continued to put pressure on the government • - ing improper charges was insti­ tuted by the SIU Plans. • • A nother issue inside the Union last year was the permanent job question. Dis­ cussed at almost every "ship­ board and port meeting, the question generated a lot of in­ terest. In response to the vary­ ing opinions, the SIU asked the membership to establish a rank and file committee to study the question. The committee communi­ cated with dozens of groups and hundreds of individuals in an effort to gain a consensus. Be­ cause the situation is serious and complex, the committee recommended that a larger body SIU President Frank Drozak chaired the MTD's effort to promote a comprehensive national maritime policy. He toOk the Union's message around the country and the world. attempts to save the nation's maritime industry, he presided over two Maritime Trades De­ partment gatherings. The first was the executive board meet­ ing and the other was the De­ partment's convention. As MTD president, Drozak was trying to bring together the power of some 8 million MTD affiliate mem­ bers. X' Both meetings recommended a cohesive and complete na­ tional maritime policy that would include cargo policies, cargo preference laws, protection and expansion of the Jones Act, re­ newal of subsidies, acceptance of the UNCTAD Code of Con­ duct, help for shipbuilding and fishing industries, expansion of inland waterways and several other key points. Along with the MTD meet­ ings, SIU officials and members participated in nationwide cer­ emonies for Maritime Day and Solidarity Day this year. Three Seafarers and four de­ pendents were awarded some $65,000 in college scholarships. In Gloucester, Mass., several hundred SIU fishermen and their families took part in the St. Peter's Fiesta. For the SIU and its members, 1983 was anything but routine. Dedication of new headquarters to revive or find some kind of substitute for the U.S. Public Health Service hospitals which provided medical care for mer­ chant seamen for more than 200 years, but which were closed down by the Reagan adminis­ tration. Second, the SIU took the problem to the membership. The Union's Executive Board asked the membership to forego the scheduled 7.5 percent pay ^se and roll it over into the Union's plans to cover the increased costs. The membership over­ whelmingly agreed. Finally a new and streamlined system for processing claims and eliminat- of Seafarers help determine the SIU's position. That question, along with dozens of others will be ham­ mered out at the Union's Crew Conference in Piney Point this spring. The conference was called to get membership's ideas and goals for the upcoming A&G District deepseas contract. Along with the elected delegates, each A&G member will get a chance to have their ideas heard be­ cause the Union sent a contract questionnaire to all members. • s • lU President Frank Drozak was a busy man in 1983. In Dixie strike January 1964/0)0/19 �i-- ! .. •4 • u 1 pi . V - FT'i 'iff- Tr. j.'Tl ,-•% _ ip ii, -•<" "^1 J. •. • ' •' ' .'-=• - > ,' -! :* f • r."-.- ^'---? i:;- •— • \ye', •: , I -- -Vh " 'cr. ' :•:: V) . •••'••'•'. " I i''-;: •', •• • "1 ' .:' •' '•- • •• " V; '-i^ •:.>:, ..7 •• , ., -K-TV "',• ^;y--: -'ri^'" • "1 -,'•« -;^-^-= rf> •_ £ s •= .fc,— 3-.=-_t>-=-; "•" • • .r' • . • •' •" .;j •• "m z^„.' V'r: •=••!=•-^' V. A'^>."'^',ir®f*' _ . Jlz'l ' ••- LZ' J i-j' _z' Egil Sorenson P EOPLE—^That's what a union is. The men and women who do their work— when they can find it. Of course the SIU is a reflection of the men and women who hold union books. In 1983 a lot of SIU people made the news. Hundreds re­ tired after years of service to the sea. Others risked their lives; still others lost their's. Some were reunited with friends or loved ones, and some won awards. • • \ .'• <•' V f ^s$w¥KMssmm • F t .• ->;• EW other jobs present so many opportunities for men and women to show bravery and self-sacrifice. SIU members saved dozens of lives on the high seas last year. In August on a stormy Med­ iterranean morning, two Seafar­ ers on watch spotted a far away red light. It bhnked once and was gone. But the two, Mike Proveaux and Claude Dick, alerted the ship's officers and the Ogden Yukon changed course. The light was from a small raft carrying nine Spanish fishermen whose boat had been demolished in a storm. After drifting some 200 miles, they were rescued. All hands hit the deck with cargo nets, life rings and blan­ kets and pulled the nine aboard. • S EAFARERS came to the rescue on land in August when Hurricane Alicia slammed into the Texas coast. Emer­ gency radio calls drew dozens of Seafarers to the port areas where they crewed boats and vessels and secured others in the face of monster winds and high seas. In the Houston hall. Seafarers took care of each other with food and shelter for mem­ bers whose homes had been damaged. And others volun- M • teered to help clean up and dis­ tribute food after the storm had passed. N May, Santa Clara Chief Steward Clarence White saved a life. There were no stormy seas or stranded fishermen, but a choking officer. White remem­ bered his SIU training from Piney Point, and after several oth­ ers failed to dislodge the food by the Heimlich maneuver, White went to work with his CPR training and saved the man. I • ONTHS earlier and thou­ sands of miles away on the Illinois River in the middle of winter, SIU members on the Dixie Valour lived up to the boat's name. They spotted an injured man trapped on ice floe in the middle of the river. Capt. Bobby Monson, Relief Capt. Max Merriet and Tankermen Douglas Roberts and William T. Cain later were honored by the American Institute for Mer­ chant Shipping and the National Safety Council for their superior seamanship and courage in res­ cuing the man. • Dick Lovaas • contracted ITB Moku Pahu steaming their way. While the heavy seas and weather prevented bringing the three aboard, the sugar-carrying Moku Pahu spent some 14 hours acting as a sighting buoy and communications relay for the three. When things calmed a bit, SIU members launched a life­ boat, took provisions to the fish­ ermen, and then watched over them until the Coast Guard ar­ rived. Four members of a Coast Guard helicopter crew owe their lives to fast action from the crew of the National Eagle in a Gal­ veston Bay rescue. They saw the crash, manned a skiff" and rescued the four before Coast Guard cutters could have ar­ rived. In one case, fast action by an SIU crew saved their own lives. In February, while most of the Cove Ranger's crew was asleep, a massive explosion rocked the ship. Three fires broke out and the crew quickly broke into fire teams and readied lifeboats. Their fast action prevented what could have been a tragedy. • In October, some 265 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, the three fishermen who had been adrift for two weeks aboard their 48-foot fishing smack Wings were greeted by the sight of the SIU- Bertrand Wright and Jeff Hawkingberry ^ I ^HERE was one tragedy that J. day in February. It wasn't an SIU ship, but 31 sailors lost their lives when the NMUmanned Marine Electric sank off the coast of Virginia. In San Francisco, former MFOW President William H. Jordan died in February. He had spent 31 years working to im­ prove the lives of seafaring men and women, nine of those years as president of the MFOW. He was also a former vice president oftheSIUNA. Robert Henry "Sailor" Hall died in November. The retired bosun and brother of SIU foun­ der Paul Hall was 75. He shipped out first with the U.S. Navy in 1922. • J OHN "Saki Jack" Dolan, a retired Seafarer and author of several colorful stories for the LOG, passed away in May. Saki Jack was a story teller who joined the SIU in 1947. His characterizations of crewmates, officers and Union officials will always be part of the SIU leg­ end. • A retired Seafarer made his mark on land last year when Louis Leopold was named Democrat of the Year in Hamp­ shire County, Mass. He joined the SIU in 1944 and for the past 16 years has taught grade school in Northampton, Mass. He has spent 20 years active in Demo­ cratic politics. • William McDonough • • • 'riV^ ••X' • 'T^HE SIU helped two brothX ers get together who had been separated since birth. When Eugene Capraro discovered his brother was alive and well in Reno, Nev., he was overjoyed. But he had a problem; he hadn't sailed in four months. Martin Vittardi, Cleveland field rep, solved that problem and helped arrange the trip and pay for the expenses, and the two were fi­ nally able to meet. There were dozens of other stories about SIU people and probably hundreds the LOG never heard about. But they were all stories about good union men and women. 'i '4 H - IT . :> l-i.i;, '^w\ 3L ,1 ~l 1 �w —- •^r.-5ni<,^ •i-: ^ Education, Training and Service hour course which examines the effects of drugs, symptoms and phases of drug use and depend­ ence, how to find help and many other areas. Prevention of drug abuse is the key and the educational pro­ gram will help new Seafarers know about the dangers of drug use. - -r . i .. • • • When the SHLSS was estab­ lished, one of the cornerstones of thought was to educate the whole person—you can teach somebody to tie the proper knots but there is more to your life than just job skills and there are several programs which do just that. r• • il' y •; ; r iT " I ,-.i^y Trainees at Fire Fighting School. I i,. t' f' f.. ^V" &• ;.;'; ?;• • •; •, .16--^.r • _ P INEY POINT—The School SHLSS—whatever you call it, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship plays .a pivotal role in the dayto-day life of the Union and in the future of the SIU. Some people earn their col­ lege degrees there and others learn to read and write. Teen­ agers get their first taste of a seafaring career and old timers come back to refine a lifetime's skills. Some people learn how to use computers, some how to live without drinking. Fighting fires, baking cakes, fixing gen­ erators, steering ships, name a skill that goes with life on the sea, lakes or rivers and the odds are you'll find somebody who can teach it at Piney Point. In 1983 the SHLSS continued its growth and service. • • • P ERHAPS the biggest story of 1983 was the completion of the six-story, 300-room Sea­ farers-Training and Recreation Center. It took 16 years of plan­ ning but the modem center will 22/LOG/January 1984 serve the membership for far longer. "It's a visible expression of our belief in the future of the industry," said SIU President Frank Drozak. While in size, the new center was certainly the biggest story of the year, there might be a few dozen people who believe the biggest story was their suc­ cessful fight against alcoholism. The Seafarers Alcohol Rehabil­ itation Center entered its eighth year of service in 1983. The program has helped hundreds of Seafarers. "They don't give you a magic wand . . . it's a tough battle, but I don't want to die because of alcohol. These people can turn your life around and give you one worth living," one Sea­ farer said after completing the course. In addition to the established ARC program, the SIU took another progressive step last year when a new Dmg Abuse Edu­ cation and Prevention program was established at SHLSS. All trainees must go through the 20- N 1983, 27 students earned their high school diplomas through the General Equiva­ lency Degree program. Some were recent high school drop­ outs, others hadn't been back to school in decades. Several students completed studies for a college degree. The SHLSS along with Charles County Community College of­ fers an Associate of Arts degree. One student parlayed his SHLSS training and upgrading, along with a Charlie Logan Scholar­ ship, to receive an Ivy League degree last month. Jimmy Mann who got his start at Piney Point in 1973 and has upgraded through the years to chief steward earned a Hotel Management Degree from Cornell University. Hundreds Of young men and women completed the 12-week training course at Piney Point and shipped out on their first jobs on American-flag merchant ships. Checking on college courses. N EW languages were offered at SHLSS last year. Many trainees and upgraders learned English as a second language, while others learned computerese as a second language. The English program is de­ signed to help to those Seafarers get along in both day-to-day and shipboard life by polishing their English, from helping translate lifeboat manuals to conversa­ tional exercises. SHLSS has always tried to keep up with new technology and innovations in the shipping industry. That's why this year's introduction of the new com­ puter classes is so timely. Com­ puters will become a way of life. The two computer courses are a basic introduction course and a programming course. Meanwhile, SIU's upgrading school revised courses and added new programs to keep pace with rapidly expanding technology in the maritime industry. And hundreds of Seafarers, young and old, came to Piney Point to take courses ranging from Able SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli with ITF visitors. �' « -.Vj w ••.^'•«w-*^''i^;—. .^*-W—iB-iiA-^'-'im liisi . SHLSS 1983 Steward department upgraders spend two weeks of their sixweek course working the head­ quarters galley. Several students got a chance to take to the seas when the school's training ship the Earl "Bull" Shepard^was sailed to Norfolk for its annual drydock with a crew of trainees and up­ graders. A bit of shipboard training on land took its first step when SHLSS officials signed a con­ tract for a new ship simulator which will be housed at the school. Instructor Eric Malzkuhn. Jackie Knoetgen presents David Englehart his Associate of Arts degree. CVM: m p Piney Point is not only home to SIU members but it housed several visitors last year includ­ ing delegations from the Mili­ tary Sealift Command, the In­ ternational Transport Workers Federation and Crowley Mari­ time officials. 1983 saw this unique laborunion school grow and expand its services to thousands. The coming years will see more growth. Seaman to Chief Cook, from Celestial Navigation to Pumproom Maintenance, from Towboat'Pilot to Electrician. Through these many upgrading pro­ grams, SIU members main­ tained a strong hold on their jobs and job security. Two other new academic pro­ grams got under way in 1983. A new one-year Nautical Science Certificate program cbmbihes the various vocational courses at SHLSS with 12 general educaMon credits from Charles County Community College; The other was a developmental studies program which helps students identify and then overcome learning problems and develop better study habits. if/' -f.; John Mason (2nd r.) SHLSS director of Vocational Education and Navy visitors. W HEN the SIU's new headquarters building opened only some 45 miles from the school, it created a new opportunity for upgraders to see how their Union worked. Last January a new program for up­ graders included a one-week tour of the headquarters and meet­ ings with staff and officers of all departments in an attempt to show Seafarers how the Union operates. Also when the headquarters cafeteria opened in May, it pro­ vided upgraders and trainees a space to put their classroom learning into action. Now train­ ees spend four weeks commutting from SHLSS to prepare breakfast and lunch and to leam. ' i -Trainees ready for lifeboat race. liT;: • ; , ^ j - January 1984/LOG/23 ,,-r .:sK f /y" I r ji • rmmmm �Vc.-. ^L,' ' r White House Hill, to the Courts, to the SlU in 1983: Rom the through paybacks and buyouts. of government financing are in­ company to use its vessels to (Continued From Page 17.) But the administration and oil interests want to export the oil to Japan. That would mean most of the petroleum would sail on giant foreign-flag tankers and the Alaska ships would be laid up, resulting in the loss of thou­ sands of jobs, a reliable source of petroleum for the nation and tankers for the military. I s The SIU, along with a broad coalition, has been able to stop that action, but the possibility is still alive and both houses of Congress must give final ap­ proval to the Export Adminis­ tration Act which bans the sale Of the oil. That could happen within the next month perhaps. It appears that the export ban will be continued, but indica­ tions are export supporters will mount One more massive drive to lift the ban. • • volved in the grain shipments. SIU pressure also helped save some $1.5 billion in preference cargo to Israel under the cashtransfer program, which the administration ulso claims is not regulated by cargo preference. The SIU was successful in fights to make sure the cargo preference laws were obeyed in 1983. The only problem with that is—it is not the Union's job. But until the government lives up to the law, it will be. AST YEAR there were sev­ eral attempts to subvert the top off large colliers in Delaware Bay was beaten. A House bill to eliminate the Jones Act was buried. A new maritime safety bill which calls for the carrying of survival suits and strengthens other related shipboard and re­ porting matters passed both houses. The TAKX-T-5 program moved along, and some 23 ci­ vilian ships may begin operating with the Navy if final approval is received. In addition, the administration's 5-point buildforeign maritime program was stalled after the SIU and others testified strongly against it. • S EVERAL times last year the SIU and the rest of the mar­ itime community was forced to scramble to guarantee cargo the law says must be shipped on American-flag vessels. The De­ partment of Agriculture contin­ ued its long-time subversion of PL-480. Union pressure led to the liSDA backing down of some attempts to ship foreign. But new aid programs were de­ signed to eliminate U.S. pref­ erence. Currently the Union is in court over the government's new blended credit program which the administration claims does not fall under cargo preference laws, even though various forms Jones Act, which is the back­ bone of the domestic industry, calling for 100 percent U.S.-flag carriage of domestic cargo. With SIU backing, the House voted to close the Third Proviso which allowed some foreign-flag car­ riage under special circum­ stances. Also Union opposition to an attempt by a Canadian ''HE SUBSIDY situation grew bleaker last year. The administration was successful in eliminating Construction Differ­ ential Subsidy payments and any new Operating Differential Sub­ sidy payments. There is also an attempt, which the SIU strongly opposes, to end the subsidies altogether T Rep. LIndy Boggs (D-La.) is questioned during hearings on her Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Act. SIU President Frank Drozak listens. 24/LOG/January 1984 O NE OF THE MOST con­ troversial and most publi­ cized battles of the year was the fight to allow two Cunard ships into the domestic passenger trade. An American company was willing to purchase the ships and prove that American-owned ships with American crews could make a profit in the multi-million dollar cruise industry domi­ nated by foreign-flag ships. But selfish interests in the maritime community, coupled with fantasy plans to build up to six new passenger ships, won out over a sound and practical way to create more than 1,000 shipboard jobs and pave the way for an American comeback in the cruise market. ,1 During the year, SIU President Frank Drozak continued to warn about the decline in the U.S. merchant fleet. i" . "4 In one case the government would allow subsidized opera­ tors into the Jones Act Alaskan oil trade if the shippers paid back the money owed under CDS. That would put the unsubsidized domestic operators at an extreme disadvantage and would probably result in the layup of most of that fleet. The government wants to buy back ODS from operators which would then relieve the ODS op­ erators from requirements of re­ placing their ships with Ameri^ can-built vessels and also give them an unfair cash windfall. I i 4 11 , 'T'HIS YEAR the SIU will JL continue to lead the fight for a sane maritime policy. The Union will also pick and choose its fights, the bills to support, the policies to oppose. "The SIU's immediate goal is to protect our members and create jobs for Seafarers. But our long-range goal is to ensure the future of the American mer­ chant fleet, to make sure that this nation will have a longrange policy so that we won't have to continue to act like firefighters, running from emer­ gency to emergency. Once we have a rational policy, our jobs, our future and our nation will be secure," Drozak said. �Union Meeting on the American Eagie Directory of Ports Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGIorglo, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 When the American Eagle docked at Bayonne, N.J. recently, the first thing New York Port Agent Augle Teiiez did was meet with representatives from the engine, deck and steward departments to see if there were any beefs. There were a few minor misunderstandings. Teiiez immediately paid a visit to the captain and chief mate to work things out. At a Union meeting in the crew's mess, the members had a number of questions about shipping procedures and overtime rates. ^ Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea DEC. 1-31, 1983 'TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester.... New York Philadelphia. Baltimore... Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville.. San Francisco Wiimington Seattie Puerto Rico Houston..... Piney Point 28? Port Gioucester NewYort.::.:.::.......... Phiiadeiphia Baltimore... s 271 13 sa 15 2 1 0 o 0 D44 2 9 0 2 0 13 1 7 0 0 0 30 12 3 4 0 8 0 0 0 83 4 7 j 34 29 0 6 17 19 32 0 201 7 • Port Gloucester New York..... Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk 0 37 0 4 14 Ke:::;::;;;:::::;::::;: NewOrieans Jacksonville.. San Francisco WiimiriGton ... Se HoRico::;::::::::;;:;:; Houston...... Pinev Point THS 120 11 12 32 38 0 -14 21 11 32 0 239 .10 • 6 0 3 0 9 ?9 9 9 "'9 9 1 9 9 9 5 0 0 16 20 0 7 0 0 18 1 0 000 IM 43 1 i? ENGINE DEPARTMENT , 10 2 0 0 0 1 5 4 4 2 0 1 10 5 3 4 42 0 1 5 14 1 156 62 0 J.JIS 29 10 0 24 18 0 30 12 1 118 34 3 ^5 51 1 52 20 3 45 26 0 81 . 35 2 .15 12 9 106 55 1 0 0 .0 737 344 12 0-2 0 -lo? 0 5 7 37 1 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 o "REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 U 0 0 20 II 25 24 97 50 35 95 35 n9 92 0 592 .9 11 . e 29 26 13 15 31 o5 34 0 • 228 2 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 9 0 0 B ...: NewOrieans.. SSt sr.::::::;:::::::::: £1"=°::::::::::::::::: 5 J 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 J 9 6 1 0 > O . 919 6 15 1 24 'l 59 0 9 ^5^1 1 0 0 10 2 9 21 3 0 19 ao 4| 3 1 1 SEATTLE, Wash. 9 9 8 91 . 9I1 233 S 11 13 ] 11 31 33 91 nn NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215)336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301)994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 99 ii 9 1? in 9 ? ^9 n 11 6 0 28 21 2 10 2 0 9 19 000 344 i38 a 9 - • ft ? i (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (212) 499-6600 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Gloucester„1 New York 28 Philadelphia 1 Baitimore o 39 o n 9 5 9 o 9 9 9.9 4 1 0 0 12 27 0 2 2 6 0 0 19 6 0 0 060 0 no 95 0 7 Port Norfoik Mobile m 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 36 20 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 7 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT 210 55 19 0 200 5 3 0 11 22 0 13 0 0 67 10 0 30 20 0 0 0 0 18 8 0 15 11 0 13 4 9 40 6 0 0 7 ,0 280 59 20 0 120 10 1 0 11 7 0 19 9 0 35 12 2 43 13 1 0 0 0 20 8 0 36 18 2 10 5 0 41 17 1 0 0 0 Totals Norfoik Mobii^:;::::::; NewOrieans ................. Jacksonviile San Francisco Wilmington Seattie Puerto Rico................. Houston.................... Piney Point Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301)327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216)621-5450 COLUMBUS, Ohio 2800 South High St., P.O. Box 0770, 43207 (614) 497-2446 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 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (809) 725-6960 ige 26 Jj ™ 3 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 2 S Titals^"!"^::::::;::;;:;:::: 133 29? 20 0 0 0 o 259 910 a (314) 752-6500 Totals All Departments........ 812 543 31 591 249 0 44 1,932 1,618 96 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the totai number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of Decemlier was up considerably from the month of November. A total of 884 Jobs were shipped In December on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 884 Jobs shipped, 591 Jobs or about 66 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" seniority people. There were 44 trip relief Jobs shipped. Since the trip relief program t>egan on April 1,1982, a total of 488 relief Jobs have been shipped. (213) 549-4000 Sivport SPAD SO' January 1984/LOG/is �"''.•J*— -Cs (• rjT.rrt?- •««»"« •*^j^"-r-7'r:^ -*;.i Pensta •:\Jg':' ( ' i • Deep Sea Lonnie Buford, 65, joined the SlU in the port of Baitimore in 1952. He sailed as a chief cook aboard the SS Charles­ ton (Westchester Marine) in January 1983. Brother Buford is a corporal veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War II at Fort McClellan, Ala., earning his Marksman Badge with the Ml rifle there. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the American Theater Ribbon. Seafarer Buford was born in Honey Hill, S.C. and is a resident of Baltimore. fl- William Cieo Daniels, 57, joined the SlU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a cook. Brother Daniels began sailing in 1947. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Mobile County, Ala., Daniels is now a resident of Mobile. ' m' .-n Wiiiiam "Bill" John Doak Jr., 63, joined the SlU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun on the San Juan (P.P.) Shoregang from 1968 to 1983. Brother Dpak also sailed as a 3rd mate during World War II. He took part in organizing drives and beefs and was one of the first life­ boat instructors at Piney Point as well as a Union patrolman. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., he is a resident of Santurce, P.P. James "Jimmy" Ciifford Heyiiger, 69, joined the SlU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a steward util­ ity. Brother Heyiiger began sailing in 1947. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in Worid War II serving as an auto me­ chanic. Seafarer Heyiiger was born in St. Croix, V.I. and is a resident of New York City. Adoiphe Lequester Lamonthe Jr., 63, joined the SlU in the port of New Orleans in 1953 sailing as a cook. Brother Lamonthe began sail­ ing in 1942. He sailed for the Delta Line. Seafarer La­ monthe was born in New Or­ leans and is a resident of San Francisco. I/LOG/January 1984 - Antonio R. Meiendez, 62, joined the SlU in 1944 in the port of New York saiiing as a FOWT for Puerto Pico Ma­ rine. Brother Meiendez was born in Santurce, P.P. and is a resident there. George Edward Miller, 68, joined the SlU in the port of Wiimington, Calif, in 1969 sailing as a QMED. Brother Miller was born in Bethany, Mo. and is a resident of Ukiah, Calif. William Neai, 67, joined the SlU in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a cook and baker. Brother Neai is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Georgetown, N.Y. and is a resident of Ches­ apeake, Va. Louis Othmer Pickhart, 59, joined the SlU in the port of Houston in 1959 sailing as a QMED. Brother Pickhart upgraded at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving as a coxswain during World War II. Born in Jasper, Ind., he is a resident of New Albany, Ind. Jose Dolores Reyes, 66, joined the SlU in the port of Wilmington, Calif, in 1979 sailing as an officers messman. Brother Peyes began sailing in 1945. He was born in Puerto Pico and is a resi­ dent of Bayamon, P.P. Joseph "Joe" Lawrence Somyak, 67, joined the SlU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a cook and AB for Sea-Land. Brother Somyak is a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II. He was born in Munhall, Pa. and is a resident of Monroeville, Pa. Hans Spiegel, 67, joined the SlU in 1947 in the port of New York. He sailed as a recertified chief steward for the Delta Line from 1957 to 1958 and aboard the ST Montpelier (Victory Carriers) in 1977 and 1983. Brother Spiegel was chief steward, baker and butcher at Piney Point from 1971 to 1977. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Spiegel was born in Versmold, Germany. A naturalized U.S. citizen, Spiegei is a res­ ident of Metairie, La. and carpenter. Seafarer Tu­ faro was born in New York and is a resident of Tampa. Jonathan Nicholas Young Sr., 65, joined the SlU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a FOWT on the 7T Man­ hattan (Manhattan Tankers) in 1965 and 1983. Brother Young was born in Mullon, Neb. and is a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Waiter Paul Zimek, 65, joined the SlU in the port of Baitimore in 1961 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Zimek was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Great Lakes Fridtjof "Fritzei" Martinussen, 67, joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Chicago, III. He sailed as an AB for the Ste. Claire Bob-Lo Co. in 1982 and for the American Steam­ ship Co. in 1979. Brother Martinussen also sailed on the M/V Clark-Milwaukee from 1961 to 1962. He was born in Frovaag, Norway, is a natu­ ralized U.S. citizen, and is a resident of Miami, Fla. Atlantic Fishermen Harry P. Bammarito, 62, joined the SIU- ' merged Atlantic Fishermens Union in the , port of Gloucester, Mass. in 1966 sailing as a fisherman. Brother Bammarito is a Veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was bom in Gloucester and is a resident there. Pensioner Gets First Check Carmine Joseph Tufaro, 74, joined the SlU in 1946 in the port of New York. He sailed as a bosun aboard the C.S. Long Lines (AT&T) in 1966. Brother Tufaro hit the bricks Pensioner Aiton Clement (right) accepts his first in the 1963 A & G maritime pension check from Patrolman Jim McGee in beef. He is also a sign painter the port of New Orleans. �. .. ..x '., . .. _v--._^_-. ; ^«^« ---/. *' • ;^^:ivS' , ' ' fl ' ' -' ^4?^*,,,,s-j3ori E.f,^'' >•,. vati' .. ,'«- ••• ,,-• - / ::-I. -.';L-^--' ». • •„. '^-^r % Seafarers «MK>' HARRY LtlNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP all Piney Point Maryland We've accomplished a lot in '83 and expect even more in '84 Main Gate Charles Logan Building Vocational Machine Shop Paul Drozak Building Shiphandling Training Simulator Pond Hotel Parking Lot 8. Hotel Pool 9. Tennis Court 10. Paul Hall Library & Maritime Museum 11. Picnic Area 12. SHLSS Training and Recreation Center 13. Lilac 14. Fire House 15. Motor Pool 16. Susan Collins Towboat 17. CL-2 Tugboat 18. Tank Barge 19. Marine Railway ) 20. Laundry 21. Butcher Shop 22. Captain James Cook-Schooner 23. Machine Shop 24. Arts & Crafts Center 25. Fiddlers' Green 26. Sea Duchess 27. Manitou 28. Earl "Bull" Shepard 29. Alcohol Rehabilitation Center 30. SHLSS Valley Lee Farm 31. Big Red 32. Claude "Sonny" Simmons 33. S. Y. Dauntless 34. Charles S. Zimmerman 35- Boat Museum 36. A1 Kerr Building 37. Supply Department 38. Grounds Department We've made improvements in all areas of our school, from com­ pleting new buildings to offering new courses in both the vocational and academic areas. Our crowning achievement has been the com­ pletion and opening of the new Training and Recreation Center. This Center opened on January 4, 1984 and houses our entry level trainees and our SIU Upgrading members. It is designed as well to accommodate the needs for union related conventions and meetings. Along with standard hotel accommodations we have a fully equipped health spa, game rooms, Olympic size swimming pool, a large auditorium and various meeting areas. In 1983 the Vocational Depart­ ment offered two new courses in Computer Programing to SIU Upgrading members. This year the courses have been expanded to include the entry level trainees. The current courses are constantly being refined and updated with new equipment and new material. Plans for the building of a shiphandling training simulator were approved in 1983 and the construction will begin in 1984. This simulator will enhance the training of Pilots, Towboat Operators, Third Mates and Quarter Masters. SHLSS students now have the opportunity to earn a certificate in Nautical Science and/or an Associate in Arts degree through a contract between Charles County Community College and the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. The Academic Department has made a lot of progress in the programs it offers. A new Drug Abuse Program was added to the curriculum and is required for all entry level trainees. A Developmental Studies course began in January of 1984 and the course English as a Second Language is currently being refined and will be offered later this year. Improvements have been made all over the base with the desire to enhance the learning experiences of our membership. Yes, we've done a lot in '83, but we expect even more in '84. January 1984/LOG/27" sS;' •• -r • • . I'- 3. .4^ (L'( . '^ i �, W''< •"'•r-.T^-—Au..^ Wives Join SlU Upgraders At SHLSS SlU Members Tour the New 1 •>• • - . • - -' SHLSS Training & Recreation Center • .^m. Revised Rules & Regulations 'ilI Rules and Regulations for the SHLSS Training and Recreation Center WELCOME ABOARD i-. .} ' %' We hope you enjoy your stay at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and to help eliminate any misunderstandingsjwe are you with X _ providing .. ,x._ a of the Rules and Regulations for the SHLSS Training and Recreation Center. This is your "Home Away ~ ome" and we expect you to treat it that way. • '• W""'' •" iC '' i '• .fc itf MK i A. When you check in at the Lobby Registration Desk, you wiil be assigned to a room and required to deposit $3.00 for your room key. Keep your receipt and the $3.00 wiil be returned to you when you check out. B. Upgraders will be assigned (2) to a room at all times. 0. Male Upgraders are no! permitted to have female visitors in their rooms at any time, nor will female Upgraders be allowed to have male visitors in their rooms. Wives or Husbands will be permitted to stay with . „ der in the Hotel during the time they are completing an upgrading program. Proof of mar­ riage is required and the upgrader is responsible for the conduct of his or her dependent(s). D. Our telephone switchboard is in service 24 hours a day. You may make collect or credit card calls from your room by dialing the operator at the Hotel switchboard. Local and 3rd party calls are.to be made from the phones m the Hotel Lobby. In the Lobby there are also credit card phones for your long distance calls. E. The switchboard starts wake-up calls at 0630 hours Monday through Friday. To use this service please notify the operator and give her your name, room number and the time you wish to be called. ' F. Name tags must be worn at all times. G. The serving hours for the Upgraders Dining Room is as follows: -1, - • !'i • r.ff. „ iV ' •- ic ;i| % Monday through Friday Breakfast: 0630 - 0730 Lunch: 1130- 1300 Dinner: 1730 - 1900 * Early Dinner 1700 -'•i • H. • ' Ktf" ••' "• "v WrV Sundays and Holidays Brunch: 0700 - 1330 Dinner: 1700 - 1900 The only authorized area for the consumption of any alcoholic beverages is in the Anchor Bar. This rule will be strictly enforced by the management. The Anchor Bar is open from 1700 — 2300 hours Sunday through Thursday and from 1700 — 2400 hours on Friday and Saturday. Neither food nor drinks are permitted in the Upgraders rooms at anytime. No alcoholic beverages wfii be brought on base for your personal use at anytime while you are Upgrading. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kiefer enjoy the new faciiities at SHLSS. f M" >iT' l|ga| Saturday Breakfast: 0630 - 0800 Lunch: 1130-1300 Dinner 1730 - 1900 For your enjoyment in your free time we have a card table game area, a game room, and a health spa with ling pong and pool tables. The hours of operation in these areas will be posted for. your convenience at heXeaitn Spa Registration Desk. . v:-,•' Mr. & Mrs. Charles Smith enter the new SHLSS Training & Recreation Center. J. If for any reason you require another key from the Front Desk you will have to sign for it. This second key must be returned immediately. If it is not then you will be charged $3.00 for the loss of that key. K. As soon as your course is completed you must report to the Hotel Front Desk for check out. You are held responsible for any damages or loss of items caused by you or your guests during your stay here at the school. L. Keep all TV, Radios and Stereo equipment at a normal volume level until 2300 hours. After 2300 hours you are required to turn the sound down on this equipment so that others may be allowed to sleep. M. The hours of the Laundiy are: Monday thru Fridw 0800 -1800 hours Cioded Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays N. All other school facility hours can be found on the back of the SHLSS weekly log. O. The proper dress code has been posted in the Dining Room, Night Lunch and Bar areas. This dress code will be strictly enforced. The following is a list of items that will not be accepted as proper for the above areas: Santa Visits SH LSS No hats, caps, or bandannas No shower shoes, sandals, or clogs No sleeveless shirts, or shorts P. The SHLSS accepts no responsibility or liability for any vehicles parked on the grounds. Q. The SHLSS accepts no responsibility or liability for any personal injury to you or your dependents. R. The SHLSS accepts no responsibility or liability for any valuables unless they are checked into our safe deposit box at the Registration Desk when you arrive at this Facility. 8. Ail members and dependents are responsible for any damages to the rooms or furnishings in the specific rooms they are assigned or damage they may cause in any public areas. On December 23rd Santa Glaus visited the SHLSS Trainee Galley. His two elves, Gina Lightfoot (I.) and Susan Mormando, assisted him in distributing gifts. Seated on San­ ta's knee is Mike Tennyson telling Santa his wishes. 28 / LOG / January 1984 • �':r ) • Welding Bonds the Future f SHLSS Automation Graduates ''r' From (I.) to (r.) are: Steven Byerley from New York, Robert Scrlvens from New Orleans, Rueben Grendahl from Seattle, SHLSS Instructor Calvin Williams, Terrlll Clark from New Orleans, John Raba from Philadelphia. Kneeling are Alberto Garcia (1.) from San Juan and Donald Phillips (r.) from Norfolk. Dasril Panko brazes on a mild steel plate In the flat position. This SHLSS four-week course is designed to teach you all you need to know about basic welding and cutting aboard ship. Classrooih time covers safety, welding techniques,, rod selection, amp setting and polarities. Shoptime concentrates on oxyacetylene brazing, welding and cutting, and electric arc welding and cutting in all posi­ tions on plates and pipes. The Welding course is available to any engine or deck-rated seafarer working Deep Sea, Great Lakes, or Inland. ATTENTION SEAFARERS! NAUTICAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM—A KEY TO YOUR FUTURE The Nautical Science Certificate Program is an example of the S.i.U.'s belief that education is the key to growth and strength as individuals and as a union. The Certificate Program combines accredited college courses with vocational training and experience, in order to complete the requirements for the Certificate, a student must first possess a strong maritime vocational background. Then the student selects and completes four of the eight accredited college courses listed below (only one Math and one Geography course may be selected): Psychology (PSY) 107 — Applied Industrial Psychology Business Administration (BAD) 122 — Personal Financial Management Business Administration (BAD) 172 — Government, Business and Labor Mathematics (MTH) 108 — Introduction to College Math Mathematics (MTH) 110 —College Mathematics Geography (GRY) 105 — Earth, Sea and Man Geography (GRY) 106 — United States Geography Pollution Abatement Technology (PAT) 105 — Pollution Control In the Marine Industries ^ For more information on the Nautical Science Certificate Program, please complete this form and mail it to the College Programs Office, Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. NAUTICAL SCIENCE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM NAME (MIDDLE) (FIRST) (LAST) ADDRESS DATE OF BIRTH. / DAY / YEAR) (STREET) TELEPHONE. -PTY) GIPCODE) DEEP SEA MEMBER • (MO. INLAND WATERS MEMBER • BOOK NUMBER (AREA CODE) LAKES MEMBER • PACIFIC MEMBER • SOCIAL SECURITY# — SENIORITY DATES AVAILABLE FOR COURSES HOW LONG COULD YOU ATTEND COURSES _ ENDORSEMENT(S) OR LICENSE(S) NOW HELD. HAVE YOU ATTENDED ANY SHLSS UPGRADING.COURSES? • YES • NO (iFYEs.FiLLiNBEL0W) COURSE(S) TAKEN PLEASE INDICATE WHICH FOUR OF THE EIGHT GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES YOU PREFER (ONLY ONE MATH AND ONE GEOGRAPHY COURSE MAY BE SELECTED); -PSY 107 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY -MTH 108 INTRODUCTION TO COLLEGE MATH -BAD 122 PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT —MTH 110 COLLEGE MATHEMATICS -BAD 172 GOVERNMENT. BUSINESS AND LABOR -GRY 105 EARTH, SEA AND MAN -PAT 150 POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE MARINE —GRY 106 UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY INDUSTRIES SIGNATURE Jimmy Skubna's electric arc wekte a four Im^ pipe. DATE January 1984/LOG/; rr T • ym- • '• �V;* .«u.»^!-3i£»efS« a*-Bii»--ai<i<l3si1ijl • -> ' I iji- V; . 'i Upgrading Course Schedule^ *'.X ^ February Through March 1984 ^^ )-; i- i, i" Programs Gaared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry i i .^'5; .0 i' f!^ ^ j''' fV,- • Mf 'If--' f f. • ? - '-F it 1.1 •! Adult Education Courses Following are the updated course schedules for February through March 1984 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into five categories: engine department courses; deck department courses; steward department courses; recertificatlon programs; adult education courses. The starting and completion dates for aii courses are also listed. inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will tje made to help every member, classes will be limited in size—so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SlU Field Representatives In all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following classes will be held through March 1984 as listed below: ll , ft- ;•* Mi. Deveiopmental Studies February 6 March 5 April 23 February 10 March 9 April 27 (GEO) High School Equivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended WANTED Course QMED Marine Electronics Refrigeration Systems, Maintenance & Operations Fireman/Watertender & Oiler Check-In Date Completion Date March 12 March 5 February 27 May 31 April 13 April 13 4: February 13 March 29 Deck Upgrading Courses Able Seaman Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate Freight & Towing Celestiai Navigation/ Towboat Operator Lifeboatman Check-In Date Completion Date March 12 March 19 April 26 April 20 March 5 April 6 March 19 April 20 February 27 March 9 Steward Department Upgraders Upgrading means JOB SECURITY. Steward Upgrading Courses .1 Length of Course Engine Upgrading Courses Course |i Course Check-In/ Completion Date Course Check-In/Completion Date Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward bi-weekly bi-weekly bi-weekly monthly Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chfef Steward Length of Course varies varies varies varies Fill out the application in this issue of the Log, or contact ^ rij! , Recertificatlon Programs 4 Course Check-In Pate Completion ^sun Recertificatlon M February 20 August 27 April 2 Octobers - • ^ ^ Admissions Office Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship n Piney Point, Maryland 20674 — . r, 30 / LOG / January 1984 mm �l-ui' '-M rS^-A Lyr .\ Apply Now for an SHLSS UpQrading Course ^ Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application mli I Name ; (Middle) (tirst) (Last) Address. Date of Birth Mo./Day/Year (Street) TCily) : (STafe) Deep Sea Member • Social Security yt' : (Zip Code) ^ Inland Waters Member • ^ Book*' i Date Book Was Issued. Telephone ~ (Area ooae) Lakes Member • ^ Pacific • Seniority Port Presently .Registered ln_ Port Issued. Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held. V No n (if yes, fill in below) Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program; • Yes to. Trainee Program: From, (dates attended) No • (if yes, fill in below) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes Course(s) Taken. — Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No • Firefighting: • Yes No • CPR: • Yes No • Date Available forTraining I Am interested in the Following Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated Here if Not Listed • Tankerman • AB Unlimited • AS Limited • AB Special \ ALL DEPARTMENTS ENGINE DECK • Quartermaster • Towboat Operator Inland • Towboat Operator Not More ' Than 200 Miles • Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) • Celestial Navigation • Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Mate inspected Towing Vessel • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate Celestial Navigation • Third Mate • ii • • • • • • • FOWT OMED-Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electricai Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance & Operation Automation Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems • Diesei Engines • Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) • Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) • Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) • Welding • LifetKiatman ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Aduit Basic Education (ABE) • High School Equivalency Program (GEO) K • Developmental Studies • English as a Second Language (ESL) STEWARD No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts after course completion. • • • • • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook COLLEGE PROGRAM • Nautical Science CertlHcete Program • ScholarshlpANorfc Program . RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME—(Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL SIGNATURE RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center. Piney Point, MD. 20674 January 1984/LOG/31 '^•ym �:.ni^ 1• . sfe- Deep Sea .-' •> I' -r*'/ Mohammed H. Akamai, 49, died Dec. 30, 1983. Brother AIjamal joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1977 sailing as an officers steward and waiter aboard the SS Tamara Guilden (Transport Commercial). He was bom in Yemen, Saudi Arabia and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are a son, Abdul of Brooklyn and two brothers, Vebdoo of Brooklyn and Ahmed of Fresno, Calif. >pi Is |||';C fis: w: .1,. .'v: 'Iil" fl'!^ •v; ifes •ir• '#• ' • -jp; ; ' lii W' ^.r •fi^ f*' If' Pensioner loannis "John" Apostolidis, 66, died recently in Euboea, Greece. Brother Apostolidis joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. A naturalized U.S. citizen. Sea­ farer Apostolidis was bom in Greece and was a resident of Euboea. Surviving are his widow, Nina and a cousin, George Dimitrakis of Brooklyn, N.Y. Theodore Edwin Burchell, 54, succumbed to cancer in the U.S. Naval Regional Medical Center, Yokosuka, Japan on Jan. 8. Brother Burchell joined the SIU in the port of Yokahama, Japan in 1981. He sailed as a chief cook for Sea-Land and was a former member of the NMU. Seafarer Burchell was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Bom in New Egypt, N.J., he was a resident of Yokosuka. Cremation took place in Japan. Surviving are his widow, Masae Yasuda and a brother, Clarence of Browns Mills, N.J. Pensioner Frank Beiyamin Cake, 72, passed awayonDec.il, 1983. Brother Cake joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1959 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Merchantville, N.J. and was a res­ ident of Haddonfield, N.J. Sur­ viving is his widow, Muriel. Eladio Arocha Jr., 56, died on March 23,1983. Brother Arocha joined the SIU in the port Of Wilmington, Calif, in 1972 sail­ ing as a cook. He was a former member of the Independent Union of Marine and Shipbuild­ ing Workers of America, Local 9 of Wilmington. Seafarer Ar­ ocha was bom in Galveston, Texas and was a resident of San Pedro, Calif. Surviving is his mother, Mercedes of Galves£on. Dwayne "Whitey" "Cookie" William Cook Jr., 43, died on Sept. 12, 1983. Brother Cook joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1968 sailing as an AB. He was a former mem­ ber of the Carpenters Union, Local 848 and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving on the USS Mitchiti. Seafarer Cook was bom in San Francisco and was a resident there. Surviving are his mother, Opel of Gait City, Calif, and his father, Clar­ ence Sr. of Reno, Nev. Herbert "Herbie" Gustave Benzenberg Jr., 27, died in Rot­ terdam, the Netherlands off the SS Sea-Land Producer on Oct. 10, 1983. Brother Benzenberg joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in IW. He sailed as an LNG FOWT. Seafarer Benzenbeif a Marist College fresh­ man in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. in 1974. A native of New York, he was a resident of Houston. Sur­ viving are his mother, Ahce of Staten Is., N.Y.;a brother, Seafar^ Christian Benzenberg and an uncle, SIU QMED John Ash­ ley of Houston. Clayton Lyle Engelond, 58, died on Aug. 31, 1983. Brother Engelund joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Wilmington, Calif, sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in September 1975. Seafarer Engelund sailed during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Engelund hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He was a former member of the IBU of the Pacific Union and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Bosun Engelund was also a lumber­ jack. Bom in Phelps, Wis., he was a resident of Everett, Wash. Surviving is his mother, lone of Milwaukee, Wis. I II I! Ill' I' 1'- m '• lii fl: •!r::r "# - ff •\ .1 32/LOG/January 1984 viif Pensioner Ar­ thur Louis Fricks, 80, died on Dec. 6, 1983. Brother Fricks joined the SIU in 1983 in the port of Sa­ vannah, Ga. sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard before World War II. Seafarer Fricks was bom in Camesville, Ga. and was a res­ ident of Atlanta, Ga. Surviving is his widow, Helen. Pensioner Joi seph Richard Gallant, 64, died on Dec. 10,1983. Brother Gallant joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Mobile saihng as a FOWT. He was bom in New Bedford, Mass. and was a resident of Houston. Surviving is his widow, Mary. James Irwin Gouldman, 57, died on July 24, 1983. Brother Gouldman joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1966 sailing as a chief electri­ cian. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Gould­ man was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, in World War II. Bom in New Orleans, he was a resident of Metairie, La. Sur­ viving is his widow, Beverly. Eric Lowell Hoffman Jr., 60, succumbed to cancer in the Blessing Hospital, Quincy, 111. on Oct. 19, 1983. He joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a cook. Seafarer Hoffman began saihng in 1947 as a former member of the NMU and was a volunteer veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Hoffman worked as a cook for the U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital in Quincy in 1956. A native of Rockford, 111., and a resident of Quincy, burial took place in Quincy. Surviving are four daughters, Teresa, Phylhs, Katherine and Sandra and his mother, Blanche Raymond, also of Quincy. Shaikh Ahdulla Mansoor, 42, died of a heart attack aboard the Sea-Land Adventurer in the Atlantic Ocean on March 13, 1983. Brother Mansoor joined the SIU in the port of San Fran­ cisco in 1970 sailing as an oiler. He was bom in Aden, Yemen and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Interment was in Cypress Hill Cemeteiy, Brooklyn. Sur­ viving are his widow, Cadegh and his father, AbduUa of Brooklyn. Marc Mohammed Mazouz, 53, died on March 30,1983. Brother Mazouz joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1975 sailing in the steward department. He was bom in Algeria, North Af­ rica and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Mazouz was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Sur­ viving are two aunts, Sara Ma­ zouz of Brooklyn and Keird Heany of Quebec, Canada. Clifford Holmer Mokulehua, 53, died on Sept. 8,1983. Brother Mokulehua joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1965 sailing as an AB during the Viet­ nam War. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Mokulehua was bom in Honolulu, Hawaii and was a resident of Reno, Ney. Surviving are his mother, Laura Knox of Norfolk and a sister Clara Silva of Alameda, Calif. Pensioner Vin­ cent Garcia Orencio, 82, passed away on Nov. 28, 1983. Brother Orencio joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief steward. He began sail­ ing in 1948 and hit the bricks in the 1962-Robin Line beef. Sea­ farer Orencio was bom in the Philippine Is. and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are a brother, Pedro of Brooklyn; a sister, Castora O. Enerio of Bacolod City, P.L, and a godson, Gabriel V. Trance of Brooklyn. Frank J. Peskuric, 63, died on Sept. 6, 1983. Brother Peskuric joined the SIU in 1947 sailing as a bosun. He was bom in Johns­ town, Pa. and �ff Great Lakes Scobell (Erie Sand) in 1963. He Pensioner John Joseph Bea­ was bora in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. ton, 68, died at home in Detroit and was a resident there. Burial Larry Clarence Peterson Sr., of heart disease on Oct. 10. was in St. Mary's Cemetery, 68, died of kidney failure in the Brother Beaton joined the Union West Wyoming, Pa. Surviving U.S. Veterans Administration in the port of Detroit in 1962 are his widow, Margaret and a Hospital in San Francisco on sailing as a dredgeman and son, Stanley Gregory Jr. July 9, 1983. Brother Peterson Pensioner and FOWT for the Great Lakes joined the SIU in the port of former Frank­ Dredge & Dock Co. and for San Francisco in 1957 sailing as fort, Mich, port Dunbar & Sullivan from 1947 to a 3rd steward for the Delta Line agent Harold 1975. He was bora in Mabou, and the Matson Line. He also Zeitz Rathbun, Nova Scotia, Canada. Burial was was a member of the merged 73, passed away in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ma­ Marine Cooks and Stewards from heart dis­ bou. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Union in 1978. Seafarer Peter­ ease in the Paul Daniel (Agnes) W. Gillies of Pt. son was a former member of the Oliver Hospital, Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada. Teamsters Union and was a vet­ Douglas Talhott Wolcott, 28, Frankfort on Aug. 5. Brother eran of the U.S. Air Force in died of heart failure in the Ma­ William F. Katt, Jr., 55, suc­ World War II. Bom in San Fran­ laysia Hotel in Bangkok, Thai­ cumbed to heart disease at home Rathbun joined the Union in the cisco, he was a resident there. land on May 13, 1983. Brother in the Porpoise Pt. Trailer Park, port of Alberta, Mich, in 1954 Burial was in Woodland Park Wolcott joined the SIU after his Matlacha, Fla. on Sept. 22. saiUng as a wheelsman for the Cemetery, Colma, Calif. Sur­ graduation from the SHLSS En­ Brother Katt joined the Union „ Ann Arbor (Mich.) Railroad Car viving are a son, Larry Jr. of try Trainee Program in 1974 sail­ in the port of Duluth, Minn, in Ferries for 15 years. He sailed Lafayette, Calif, and a brother, ing as an AB and wiper. He was 1973 saihng as a QMED for for 40 years in all. Laker Rath­ Walter of San Carlos, Calif. bora in San Francisco and was Kinsman Marine, the Reiss bun was bora in Lona, Mich, a resident there. Cremation took Steamship Co., inland for and was a resident of Frankfort. Sheldon Hyman Sax, 27, died place in the Wat Keay Jeam Fah Crowley Marine and as a Cremation took place in the at home in Savannah, Ga. on Crematory, Bangkok. Surviving plumber on the SS Constitution Graceland Park Crematory, July 28,1983. Brother Sax joined are his parents, Carl and Mildred (Hawaiian-American Cruises), Grand Rapids, Mich. Surviving the SIU after his graduation fi-om Wolcott and his brother, Rob­ He was a former member of is his widow, Sylvia. the SHLSS Ent^ Trainee Pro­ ert, all of San Francisco. Pensioner Andrew Anthony Local 5000. Laker Katt was a gram in 1980 sailing as a GSU. veteran of the U.S. Army during Treschak Jr., 77, passed away He was bora in Savannah. Sea­ the Korean War. A native of from heart-lung failure at home farer Sax last sailed aboard Chicago, 111., he was a resident in Parma, Ohio on Aug. 10. the SS Constitution (American Correction there. Burial was in St. Joseph's Brother Treschak joined the Hawaii Cruises) on July 1,1983. Thomas Lee Gary, 27, was Cemetery, River Grove, 111. Union in the port of Cleveland Interment was in the Bonavenreported missing off the ST Surviving are three sons, Mar­ in 1960 sailing as a coal passer ture Cemetery, Savannah. Sur­ Overseas New York (Maritime tin, Randall and Michael, a and in the steward department viving are his parents. Dr. and daughter, Jeri, and his mother. for Kinsman Lines. He began Mrs. Charles E. Sax and a Overseas) on Oct. 1 in Neder- Myrtle A. Etchingham of Chi­ saiUng in 1940. Laker Treschak brother, Harvey, all of Savan­ land, Texas. Brother Gary joined cago. was bora in Pennsylvania. Bur­ the SIU after his graduation from nah. ial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, the SHLSS Trainee Program, Stanley Gregory Malinowski Cleveland. Surviving is his sis­ Pensioner Charles Thomas Piney Point, Md. in 1973. He Sr., 61, drowned in Lake On­ ter, Mary of Parma. Scott, 61, died on Dec. 16,1983. previously sailed as a QMED tario before being taken to the Brother Scott joined the SIU in on the SS Walter Rice (Rey­ Lee Hospital, Fulton, N.Y. on the port of Baltimore in 1954 nolds Metals). Seafarer Gary June 11, 1983. Brother Mali­ Pensioner Sebastian Scda, died saiUng as an AB. He was bora was bora in Charlotte, N.C. and nowski joined the Union in 1947 in Baltimore and was a resident was a resident thfere. Surviving in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. on Dec. 22,1983. Brother Scola of Reno, Nev. Surviving are his are his parents, Hubert L. and sailing last as an AB and wheels­ joined the SlU-merged Atlantic man aboard the Day Peckin- Fishermen's Union in the port mother, Ann of Baltimore and Mary Gary of Charlotte. paugh (Erie Navigation and Sand of Gloucester, Mass. He was a a sister, Catherine Cornell of Co.) and the MIV Joseph S. resident of Gloucester. Dundalk, Md. was a resident there. Surviving are two sisters, Alice and Mary. Pensioner Er­ nest Edgar Waters, 65, died on Sept. 26i 1983. Brother Waters joined the SIU in the port of Tampa in 1966 sailing as a chief electri­ cian. He was bora in London, England and was a resident of Kingston, Jamaica. Surviving are his widow. Myrtle and a sister, Mrs. Skilton of London. Atlantic Fishermen William Lee Thomas Jr., 41, died in the Duke Hospital, Dur­ ham, N.C. of injuries sustained in an auto accident in Vance, N.C. on Feb. 17, 1983. Brother Thomas joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1972 saiUng as an oiler. He was born in Vance County, N.C. and was a resident of Goodrich, Texas. Cremation took place in the Duke Hospital Crematory. Surviving are his widow, Pamela; a son, Jason; a daughter, Ursina of Baltimore; his mother, Nancy of Baltimore, and his father, William Sr. of KitreU, N.C. CL —Company/Lakes L —Lakes NP -Non Priority Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes "REGISTERED ON BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED 'TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups All Groups All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 20 35 9 0 0 1 ...... 16 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 17 18 2 0 0 0 11 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 2 13 6 0 0 2 2 DECEMBER 1-31, 1983 Port Algonac Port Algonac Port /tigonac Port Algonac ...... Totals All Departments .. 9 7 0 38 10 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 66 17 0 18 0 57 , 9 2 10 2 "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. J^uary 1984/LOG/33 III .V "ii" r �.-v: Final N.Y. Payoff for Santa Elena Delta Discontinues N.Y. Operations New York's Loss Is Philly's Gain H rpHE SANTA ELENA, the X last Delta ship ever to dock and unload in the New York area, was serviced by Port Agent Auggie Tellez last month on a misty gray morning. Delta has decided to discon­ tinue its New York operations. The decision was based on cold, hard economic realities: For Delta, at least, the pprt of Phil­ adelphia is less expensive. Tellez drove from the Brook­ lyn hall over the Verrazano Bridge, through Staten Island and finally to New Jersey, where he then passed through an in­ dustrial area to get to the port. The Santa Elena WSLS tied up. Tellez walked up the gangway to represent SIU members at the payoff of the ship, answer the members' many questions, and settle any beefs that might have occurred during the past voyage. As it turned out, there were several beefs that had to be handled such as the misunder­ standing between the crew and the licensed officers about eli­ gibility for overtime and work procedures in port. The ship had just returned from Chile, which most of the 4"' i'- •ji-i i!' ,, J '• 0- The Santa Elena is the last Delta ship to dock and unload in the New York area. SIU members onboard seemed to appreciate. One or two com­ mented on the political tensions there, but as AB Mark LaMarr said, "Things haven't gotten to the point where you really no­ tice things. But then again, I haven't been in a Chilean jail." Each department held sepa­ rate meetings to pool their in­ formation on the question of disputed overtime so that they could give their SIU represent­ ative a better picture of what had occurred. The meetings broke for lunch. Conversations centered around the usual things: how to get to the city from the port facilities; where to have the best time, and hasn't the steward depart­ ment done a great job. "You have to watch out for cab drivers trying to rip you off. Some will, you know, if you aren't careful." "I've always lived by one philosophy. Whatever actions or attitudes you give off come back to you. It doesn't pay to screw other people. You wind up screwing yourself." Shortly after lunch, Tellez re­ turned from his meeting with the captain. Everything was set­ tled. From now on, anyone shipping on the Santa Elena would be serviced by represen­ tatives from the Philadelphia re­ gion. Tellez walked down the gang­ way, and being the good seaman that he is, didn't look back. Every sailor knows that the maritime industry has its ups and downs, that it oscillates be­ tween periods of boom and bust. If shipping isn't good in New York, you go to Philadelphia, Tampa or Houston. And vice versa. It's just that this time. New York's loss is Philadelphia's gain. \ tV if #ii: ^^ fil'. .i f i', .'H' I T!^ t ft, '••fi Chief Electrician Mark Serlis (I.) and his second in command. Mike Murphy, keep things humming in the engine room. -4 34 / LOG / January 1984 HI •""CL. Port Agent Auggie Teiiez (r.) listens to a member's beef. �•; .r •f -."••"•Sv • • u: A good stretch is what's needed by OS Ray Lopez Jr. after a hard day's work. AB Jerry Gadbois (I.) and Mark LaMarr, deck delegate, are good friends, and both are strong supporters of the SlU. • , I Raphael Vargas, OS, scoops out some ice. Mejvln James Waverly Overton, third cook, takes time to go over some material. January 1984/LOG/35 "T•'i 'i";. '•'I'-. "i J-'-- ^ �\:'f •. \1• { ?•? i 1 ! -i-i 1 :'i- n Digest of Ships Meetings f •j ' ^' J •• I •ft • tr t - AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Marine), November 13—Chairman John Bertoiino; Secretary W. H. Dirkin; Steward Delegate Jose Carbano. No disputed OT was reported. The ship will probably be returning to Africa, the bosun announced at the recent meet­ ing. He also complimented the crew for the hard work they put In during the Coast Guard Inspection. In fact, the LOG received a letter from the captain, W. R. Daniels, to the crew. It stated: "I would like to thank all of you for the hard work and long hours you put Into the preparation for and conduct of the various Inspections we under­ went In St. Croix. Thanks to your ef­ forts, we succeeded In completing all the requirements over which we had any control, and we did so In a dockside time shorter than either of our two previous stays In St. Croix. It could not have been done without everyone's efforts. Onca again, thanks for the hard work." A vote of thanks also went to the steward department for a job well done. •:r^m LNG ARIES (Energy Transporta­ tion Corp.), November 27—Chairman Robert D. Schwarz; Secretary Fellzardo Motus; Educational Director J. Fedesovlch; Deck Delegate Michael Kadderly; Engine Delegate Walter KImbrough; Steward Delegate William Christmas, Treasurer Ed Brennan. No disputed OT. There Is about $176 In the ship's fund. The bosun reminded crewmembers that contracts will open soon. If anyone has any Ideas they would like to add, they should write to the Negotiating Committee and state their views. But everyone should keep In mind that shipping Is slow—so don't ask for too much! A suggestion was made that the SlU ask the company to send papers and magazines espe­ cially for the crew, much as they do for the ship's officers. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. ir BENJAMIN HARRISON (Water­ man Steamship Co.), November 20— Secretary C. Rooks.'Some disputed OT was reported In the deck depart­ ment, but this will be straightened out at payoff. The bosun said that he was unclear as to whether the vessel would be paid off In New York. The captain had no Information, but If anything comes up. It will be posted on the board. Several Items were expressed which will have to be brought to the attention of the boarding patrolman. 36 / LOG / January 1984 One was that the crew would like to have launch service for the ship while In foreign ports. The way It stands now, some people get to go ashore and some don't. Also, It would help If the last launch were not set up so as to return to the ship three hours before sailing. There was an added problem In some foreign ports with the stores not being brought directly to the bosun. One minute of silence was observed In memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port will be New York; then heading down to Norfolk for pay­ off. COVE LIBERTY (Cove Shipping), November 16—Chairman James Rog­ ers; Secretary C. N. Johnson; Edu­ cational Director A. Stanklewicz; Deck Delegate Willie Chestnut; Engine Del­ egate Federico Rodriguez. No dis­ puted OT or beefs were reported. The bosun spoke to the membership about the permanent jobs Issue for all hands. He explained the different alternatives, using the LOG as a guide. He also noted that most of the repairs aboard ship have been completed, except one washing machine Is now out of order. A discussion was held about the 125 days vacation as well as reliefs, and a suggestion was made to change maintenance from $8 per day to $25 per day. Another suggestion was made to change the movies every three months as opposed to the present every six months. A vote of thanks was given to the congenial crew and to the steward department for a job well done. OVERSEAS VALDEZ (Maritime Overseas Corp.), November 27— Chairman James J. Gorman; Secre­ tary Ray H. Mann; Educational Director H. L. Wyatt; Deck Delegate Joseph D'AquIno; Engine Delegate Stanley T. Grooms. No disputed OT was reported In any of the three departments. There Is $50 In the ship's fund. The ship was running short one AB from Nov. 17 to Nov. 25, but all Is functioning fairly smoothly. The chairman was pleased to say that he has a good crew, and with only one exception, everyone Is getting along just fine. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for keeping the place clean and for the fine Thanksgiving dinner. The Over­ seas Valdez Is now In Diego Garcia, and payoff Is expected there on Dec. 31. OVERSEAS WASHINGTON (Maritime Overseas Corp.), November 14—Chairman Ballard Browning; Sec­ retary Cesar A. Guerra; Educational Director Nick Grigaratos; Deck Dele­ gate Charles Galney; Engine Delegate Chuck Edwards; Steward Delegate John ArvanlteS. Some disputed OT was reported In the steward depart­ ment which will be taken up with the patrolman. There Is $77.20 In the ship's fund. It Is In the steward's safe, and all additional donations are welcome. The October LOGs were received. Members were urged to read the LOG and to write to their congressional representatives to help support any bills which would help the maritime Industry. The repair list has been tumed over to the captain, and certain other suggestions were brought forth. One was that crewmembers clean the washing machine after washing greasy clothes. Another was to try and keep all rooms nice and clean. And a third was to return all ship's video tapes before taking another. The bosun thanked all department delegates for helping make everything run smoothly, and he also stressed that safety Is of the utmost Importance. A trip without an accident makes for a good trip. One minute of silence was observed In memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Corpus ChristI, Texas. PHILADELPHIA (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), November 13—Chairman John O. Glenn; Secretary Clifford A. Mel­ rose; Educational Director Sam Hacker; Deck Delegate Eugene A. Spaulding; Engine Delegate Richard Schwender. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The bosun reminded all members that If they want their past medical records, they should not try to pick them up at the Public Health Sen/Ice hospital, since It has been closed. He posted the correct address to write to In order to obtain all medical records. The edu­ cational director asked those crew­ members who watch the movies to help by donating to the movie fund (presently containing $277), which Is now In safekeeping with the captain. All hands were asked to check their life jackets for possible defects. In stressing the need for safety, the bo­ sun also asked the crew to make sure proper clothing Is worn during all drills. He added that appropriate clothing should also be worn to the mess hall while meals are being served. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their great cooperation this voyage. Next port: Seattle, Wash. PIONEER (Sea-Land Service), No­ vember 19—Chairman Joseph L. Bourgeois; Secretary Theodore R. Goodman; Educational Director Jerry W. Delllnger; Deck Delegate William Miller; Engine Delegate James W. Fonvllle; Steward Delegate Leopold Faulkner. The delegates reported no beefs or disputed OT In their depart­ ments. The bosun had a meeting with members the previous week concern­ ing the knocking off on watches. The matter was resolved and the beef set­ tled. The chief steward Is going on vacation and thanked the crewmem­ bers and the steward department for their good relationship. The educa­ tional director reminded everyone of the Importance of contributing to SPAD. A brief discussion was held about how SPAD donations help the Union and also about the permanent jobs Issue. Members were advised to read the LOG for background Information on the many Issues that affect their lives as Seafarers. The chief engineer Is to get the movie projector fixed—and with that, the Pioneer sails on to Wilmington and then to Elizabeth, N.J. for payoff. ROVER (Ocean Carriers, Inc.), De­ cember 4—Chairman Sven E. Jansson; Secretary Ernest E. Harris; Edu­ cational Director D. Sanders; Deck Delegate S. Wallace; Engine Delegate G. Esposlto; Steward Delegate F. Blegel. No beefs wdre reported, although there was some disputed OT In the steward departrnent. There Is $21 In the ship's fund. The bosun reported that the Rover Is going to load In Rljeka, Yugoslavia, and will then head out to Hamburg and Rotterdam to discharge their load. The ship will end the payroll on Dec. 31, 1983, but the articles continue until Jan. 20, 1984. A short discussion was held about the new contract coming up In June, and sev­ eral other suggestions were made about how to Improve shipboard life. One suggestion was to get some new mov­ ies. All the present ones are either broken or Incomplete. Also, the video machine Is an obsolete model. Crew­ members were asked to help keep the pantry clean at night. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department. Next port Is Rljeka, Yugoslavia; then on to Hamburg and Rotterdam. SANTA ELENA (Delta Lines), No­ vember 12—Chairman Ronald W. Jones; Secretary William Lovett; Ed­ ucational Director Mark Serlls; Deck Delegate Mark L. Lamar; Engine Del­ egate Michael D. Murphy. No disputed OT was reported. The vessel Is running one man short In the deck department, but a replacement will be picked up In Panama. The bosun commented that he didn't have much to say at this meeting since he just joined the ship, but he did mention that this voyage would last for six months. He hoped It would be a pleasant voyage for every­ one and that all departments should try to work as a team. Repair lists will �be put out in the crew rec room. If anyone has noted any repairs that need to be made, they should fill out the list and give it to their delegate. Also, anyone having any problems should see their delegate. Crewmembers observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Guayaquil, Ec­ uador. SANTA ROSA (Delta Lines), De­ cember ^-Chairman Nick G. Kratsas; Secretary James Bergstrom; Educa­ tional Director E. Armstrong: Deck Delegate M. Arnold; Engine Delegate N. Tagliamburis; Steward Delegate E. Hernandez. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The bosun stated that the crew has been great this trip, and a lot of work has been done. The ship really is starting to look shipshape. After a discussion of the SlU welfare system, the crew still wants to know why they gave up this year's wage increase. They claim that since doing so, they cannot get a doctor or hospital bill paid. If this keeps up, they feel hospitals will refuse to accept seamen and their dependents because they cannot be reimbursed from the Union. The crewmembers also expressed the opinion that since moving the SlU headquarters to Camp Springs, it is they who are getting the short end of the stick. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depa,rtment. SEA-LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Service), November 27—Chairman Dolph E. Holm; Secretary Otis Pas­ chal; Educational Director Donald Bush. The vessel sailed short one AB, but there were no beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $25 in the ship's fund. The bosun reminded all mem­ bers that the responsibility of safety aboard ship belongs to everyone, and that all unsafe conditions should be reported to him or the mate. The sec­ retary discussed the never-ending fight in Washington for policies that will revitalize the maritime industry and insure job security. The political do­ nations that we make through SPAD help to acomplish that goal. From the educational director came the request for all members to return literature to the library when they are through— and also to operate the video equip­ ment with care. Special thanks was given to the steward department for a good job and a delightful Thanksgiving dinner. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Eliza­ beth, N.J. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (Sea-Land Service), December 4— Chairman William Mortier; Secretary and Deck Delegate Lee de Parlier; Educational Director Mark Humphries; Engine Delegate Ron Laner. Every­ thing is running smoothly, with no beefs or disputed OT reported. The arrival pools are going well, and there is now $65 in the ship's treasury. The bosun urged the members to carefully read the communications recOived from headquarters pertaining to the pending negotiations for a new agreement. He said that if anyone has suggestions to be considered by the Negotiating Com­ mittee, they should mail them in. The mate has a film on "Cuts and Abra- KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Digest Of Ships Meetings sions" which is available for all crewmembers. If a crewmember intends to leave the ship, they should notify their department head so a replacement can be obtained. The halls are crowded with members seeking jobs, and it is only fair to get those people onboard ships who want the jobs. Thanks were given to the electrician for fixing the washing machine. And a vote of thanks was also given to the chief cook and the steward department for the many good meals, especially Thanksgiving dinner. The ship is returning to Eliza­ beth, N.J. from Bremerhaven and will then head out to Norfolk, Halifax and Rotterdam. SEA-LAND PACER (Sea-Land Service), November 27—Chairman James H. Corder; Secretary Darrell G. Chafin; Educational Director Richard Robertson; Deck Delegate Howard Yaleel; Engine Delegate Leonlockny; Steward Delegate B. Sierra. No dis­ puted OT. There was $10 in the ship's fund which was used to buy some popcorn. The bosun stressed the im­ portance of donating to SPAD, and the educational director reminded mem­ bers to enroll in upgrading courses at Piney Point. Those are two ways of helping to insure job security. One man missed the ship in Jacksonville, Fla. The patrolman will be asked about the division of overtime hours needed to fill in for the missing crewmember. A vote of thanks was given to the steward KNOW YOUR RIGHTS 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. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SlU contracts are avail­ able in all SlU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OP on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SlU TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson Waterways), November 6—Chairman W. E. Babbit; Secretary Paul J. Franco; Educational Director 8. Wala; Deck Delegate Kent Dominguez; Engine Delegate Harold J. Latham. No dis­ puted OT. One crewmember was hurt aboard ship and was taken off in Bre­ merhaven, and a number of men had reached their 125 days aboard ship. The secretary will prepare a list of all the B class men who have their 125 days and turn it over to the boarding patrolman. It is of the opinion of one brother aboard the Transcolumbia that Piney Point be closed, especially dur­ ing these hard economic times for the shipping industry. Burial services were held at isea on Oct. 13 for Brother Wilhelm Woeras. Brother Woeras was on pension at the time of his death. All hands were present. Next port: Bayonne, N.J. Official ships minutes were also re­ ceived from the following vessels AMEMCAif HERITAGE NEW YORK OVERSEAS HARRIETTE SAINT LOUIS SAA PEDRO SANTA ISABEL SEA-LARD ADVEHIURER SEA-LAND VOYAGBI KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SlU 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 ycB» feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you pf any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as \yell as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SlU 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. department for an excellent Thanks­ giving dinner and for the very good food served every day. A going away party will be held in honor of Harold Markowitz, chief cook. The crewmem­ bers say he is a "top notch cook and a nice guy to boot!" One minute of silence was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SlU. These rights arc clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member, may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. lllllllllllllHllll patrolman or other Union official', in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SlU 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 ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SlU unle.ss 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. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of 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, lie should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified nuiil, return receipt requested. The address is5201 Auth Why and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. January 1984/LOG/37 ...i- �9!^v*«e!S5^5n<g8G?«W;T*:'"" 4j Letters To The Editor <A Sad State of Affairs . . .' I was interested In page 40 of the Novemher LOG ahout the SB Poet on which I served as the radio officer just three months prior to its sinMng. I retired and several months later had to go to the TJSPHS hospital in New Orleans for an operation for cancer. I was an in-patient there for four months and later an out-patient until September 1981 when it was closed for good. As I was 66 years of age and did not have any health insurance, I was out in the cold on my own to pay for medical and hospital costs the hest way I could. . TTO 4. I see where "Cowboy Ron" just gave Israel $6 billion U.S. tax doUars—but no money for the TJSPHS hospital system. I sailed before and all during World War II and am now 70 years old, but I do indeed feel sorry for the loved ones left behind from the iU-fated crew of the SB Poet. Yes, Indeed sad.... ALan Kenneth Green Brookliaven, Miss. i^ I'i '• If " It '^v ^ Hi 1 <Don*t Feel Iiike an Outsider ...' I would Itte to let our seamen's wives know the courtesy that was extended to me recently when I went to the JaoksonvUle, FRi. rsni] Union haU. ^ „ u ^ ^ In 37 years of marriage, I had never gone to the Union haU, but thanks to George RipoU, I felt completely at ease I want aU the readers to know that I now dont feel like an outsider. If you ladies can, you should visit your husband s Union hall. And I hope you are made to feel as welcome as I was in Jacksonville. Thanks, George. Mrs. Bobert Dmon St. Feterslrarg, Ha. Crew Eats Well 'Thanks froxn a Grateful Grew . • The crew of the ITB MV New York (Apex Marine), would like to express their appreciation to Chief Officer Michael J. Aiello. While discharging a cargo of gasoline in the early morning hours of Nov. 22, 1983, Mr. AieUo showed great courage and presence of mind in containing and esrtinguishing a pumproom fire. Ry doing all the right things at the right time, Mr. AieUo literally "saved our bacon" and averted what could have been a major disaster. Donald D. Fleming Ship's Chairman MVNewTorlc 'Strong Belief in Vnioniem • • •' It has been about 30 years since I last sailed as AB on SITJ and SOP ships. I am very grateful to both tihions and their members for teaching me and making me « strong believer in unionism. I enjoy receiving the LOG. i Kar«adFiigh IdtUe Canada, Minn. '•yk •_»•.• 4'^ ^T'\ hi Monthly Membership Meetings » Port :i !l?' Date New York ^.. Monday, February 6. Philadelphia .......>......Tuesday, February 7 Baltimore .Wednesday, February 8 Norfolk .Thursday, February 9. Jacksonville .Thursday, February 9. Algonac Friday, February 10 Detroit... • .Friday, February 10 Houston Monday, February 13 New Orleans Tuesday, February 14 Mobile Wednesday, February 15 San Francisco Thursday, February 16 .Monday, February 20 Wilmington .Friday, February 24 .*. Seattle Piney Point Friday, February 10 San Juan Thursday, February 9 St Ltmis Friday, February 17 Honolulu Thursday. February 9. r)„i„th Wednesday, February 15 ^ Tuesday, February 21 Gloucester Jersey City Wednesday, February 22 t.H%1-f"^ ni ».e. 30 / LOG / January 1984 ^•7 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. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:W p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. - r • 2-30 P "™2.30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. The Ogden Charger was in Panama recently, and two pf her crewmembers took to a little underwater activity. Showing the live lobsters before preparing them for dinner are Crew Messman Timothy Methvin (I.) and Chief Steward Simon Gutierrez. "What Not to Name Your Dog" Everybody who has a dog calls him "Rover or Boy. I call mine "Sex." ' Now, Sex has been very embarrassing to me. r When I went to City Hall to renew his dog license, I told the clerk that I would like to have a license for Sex. ^ He said, "I'd like to have one, too." Then J said, "You don't understand. I've had Sex since I was nine years old." He said, "You must have been quite a kid!" When I got married and went on my honeymoon, I took the dog with me. I told the hotel clerk that I wanted a room for my wife and me, and a special room for Sex. He said, "Every room in the place is for sex." I said, "You don't understand. Sex keeps me awake at night. The clerk said, "Me, too." One day I entered Sex in a contest, but before the competition began, the dog ran away. Another contestant asked me why I was just standing there looking around. I told him I had planned to have Sex in the contest. He told me that I should have sold tickets. "But you don't understand," I said. "I had hoped to have Sex on T.V." He called me a show-off. When my wife and I separated, we went to court to jight for custody of the dog. I said, "Your Honor, I had Sex before I was married. The Judge said, "Me, too." Then I told him that after I was married, Sex left me. He said, "Me, too." Last night Sex ran off again. I spent hours looking around town for him. A cop came over to me and asked, "What are you doing in the alley at 4 o'clock in the morning?" I said, "I'm looking for Sex." My case comes up Friday. Submitted by: Julius P. Thrasher, bosun SS WiUiam Hooper �Legal Aid In the event that any SlU members have legal problems In the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recommehded attorneys and this list Is In­ tended only for Informational pur­ poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 T^le. # (301) 539-6967 Personals Supporting Our Brothers LABOR DISPUTE P.M.TO6 RM ,1. r siRiMiBiwiii jPARmNu S.I.U.N.A. AFL-CIO • The SlUNA-affiliated Mortuary Employees Union has been on strike since Dec. 26, 1983 against Halsted and Company in San Francisco. Halsted and Company is the only firm in San Francisco that will not sign the collective bargaining agreement that was reached with the Association of Funeral Directors in San Francisco. Lending their support to the strike at a mass picket line in front of the company on Jan. 5 are Jack Crowley (I.), secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Labor Council, and George McCartney, SlU West Coast vice president. At Sea/A toini WILMINGTON, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington, Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 Qn Jan. 19 from a port north of Cape Hatteras, N.C. (excluding Albany, N.Y.), either the bulker SS Pride of Texas or SS Spirit of Texas (both Titan Navigation) will sail to Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt carrying a cargo of 32,000 tons of bulk corn. MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 "Lady of the Lakes" Fund for Retired Seamen 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) 981-4400 SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, 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 Jimmy Carrugan Gladys Pollock at the Readers Digest of Canada asks that you call her collect at (514) 934-0751, ext. 314. Pride of Texas or Spirit of Texas to Egypt PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschher, Walters, Willig, Weint>erg & Dempsey Suite 110 1429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 Please contact Danny Armas at 1229 Lome Loop, Spring­ field, Ore. 97477, or telephone (503) 747-0257. Joe Grimoia LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, La. 70112 Tele. # (504) 586-9395 John L. Cardoza Jr. Please contact Marilyn at P.O. Box 459, Old Chelsea Station, New York, N.Y. 10113. DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Mich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879-9842 Please contact Brian Huvane, 7519 Cartgate Dr., Houston, Texas 77095, or call (713) 4630749 or (914> 534-2897. ts. CHICAGO, ILL Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Westem Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 John Patrick Lyons Ai. PICKETING w A benefit fund for retired Great Lakes seamen has been set up in memory of a woman who spent much of her life caring for the men who sailed the Lakes. The fund was created late last month by the family and friends of Nancyann Sillers who, because of her work with seamen, was called both the "Lady of the Lakes" and "gracious crusader" by associates in the Great Lakes shipping community. She passed away in November at her home in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, after 17 years as port representative there for the American Merchant Marine Library Assn. Besides distributing books and magazines to the seamen, the Lady of the Lakes also made visits to hospitalized sailors, arranged for dental and medical treatments, and provided mail forwarding, local transpor­ tation and check cashing services for the Lakers. Once she even arranged a funeral! President Adams Saiiin' to Subic Bay, P.f. for MSG On Jan. 31 the SS President Adams (APL) will sail to Subic Bay, P.I. for the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSC) on a two-year charter with three future one-year charter options available. President Jackson, President Cieveiand to Bangiadesh On Jan. 30 from a North Pacific port, the SS President Jackson and the SS President Cleveland (both APL) will sail to either Chittagong or Chaina, Bangladesh carrying cargoes of 15,750 metric tons and 13,091 metric tons respectively of bulk wheat. Overseas Harriette to Aiexandria or Port Said On Jan. 25 from a port north of Cape Hatteras (but not Albany, N.Y.), the ST Overseas Harriette (Maritime Overseas) will carry a cargo of 24,000 tons of bulk corn to either Port Said or Alexandria, Egypt., Carlos Soto Your brother. Hector Bosch, asks that you contact him in New York at (212) 740-0848. Florenzio Nieves Your wife asks that you get in touch with her as soon as possible. Call your sister's home. Gordon Keith McLaren Richard G. Worley James R. Boggs Jhe law firm of Schulman and Abarbanel is holding checks for yop from bankruptcy proceed­ ings. Please get in touch with the firm. The address is 358 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10001, telephone (212) 279-9200.- % Photo Credit On the back page of the No­ vember 1983 LOG a photo ap­ peared of the S.S. Poet, the SlU-contracted ship that dis­ appeared with her 34 crewmen in October of 1980. We want to point out that the photo, one of the last known pictures of the Poet was taken by Charles M. Cheever of Apopka, Fla. "5',' Sea-Log X-word (Answers to last puzzle.) mB ^ra @iinEi Q n sEiiiD E n m Eiac iifaa muB rri anaEie nnn aonrTin mmf^ Gisn asn muiu n n fson i^r;! m n an n • m n January 1984/LOG/39, fe-> �•fe cX'-^ '"I '^fi - : I^>;'':-1 t it!' :.::: ' - SIU Supports I v., .; Vs^"' 4 i® • "P'-j. .'•f •-••- • •V 1?^ SIU New York Port Agent Augle Tellez was among those who lent their support during the Greyhound demonstration. In early December while the strike against Greyhound was still on, members of the SIU showed their solidarity with Greyhound workers In a large demonstration at the Port Authority bus terminal In New York City. This member of Local 817 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers shows where he stands with the Greyhound workers. ROLLINa Greyhound may have been "rolling" but there were no passengers to "roll" with. . By • •' 40/LOG/January 1984 ^ -A .i ' •f'r- . Shouting "Stop the buses! Shut 'em down!" Is the SlU's New York Field Representative Jim Ward. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource January 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: A NEW PUSHBOAT AND A NEW BULKER MERCHANT SEALIFT KEY TO NATIONAL SURVIVAL--ROWDEN DOMESTIC CONTENT PASSES HOUSE-SENATE VOTE NEXT VACANCIES EXIST AT SNUG HARBOR SAILOR HALL IS DEAD AT 75 SAM HOUSTON RETURNS FROM MIDEAST DIXIE STRIKE MOVES TO WALL STREET, STRONG IN GULF OLD AND NEW TACTICS MAKE DIXIE FEEL THE PINCH CRI$I$ IN HEALTH CARE--WHO PAYS THE MEDICAL BILL? NEW MEDICINE MEANS LONGER LIFE, PUT PRICE IS HIGH THE S.S. CONSTITUTION: ALOHA! WELCOME ABOARD! CONSTITUTION SAILS IN STYLE ON FIRST TRANS-PACIFIC CRUISE NEW PROBLEMS AND NEW SOLUTIONS 1983--SIU PEOPLE AND FACES EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SERVICE DELTA DISCONTINUES N.Y. OPERATIONS SIU SUPPORTS GREYHOUND WORKERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1/1/1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 46, No. 1 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log