http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1bfcf7852477cecc8a2fbe4eda6d3a54.pdf e9be04901b07c2c707f356452ef9539c PDF Text Text New Great Lakes Fitout Cable Ship SllJ's Salernum Is On Her Way to Honolulu With her bulbous bow shined to a high gloss following $7 million in renovations and repair, the C.S. Salernum is on her way to her first When the Salernum slid down the ways of the Everglades sbiir yard here, her two twin- rew'.3,500 hp. engines ,could p0wer a.to� speed;,of l6 ki:l<>\s .and a normal cruising speed of 14 knots. The 340-foot long �hip carries more than 350 miles of coaxial cable in three cable basins. ' permanent home port since the American flag was unfurle<l f(Qm her mast last year. The newlySIU­ crewed Salernumis.'on her way to Honolulu. . · C.S. · SALERNUM i . · TM ·4.,979-ton cable repair ship Wu· · , gbt . . st year by the Amer­ It is an involved process, accord­ ing to Vince Tomalonis, AT&T manager of marine operatiOns. The wOrk of cable repair is a "whole science" from the time tilt: brealc is :discovered- by AT&T locator sys­ .. ican Tele and Telegraph Co� . The Salernu m will :'�-.he'�Pacifit trouble-shooter, maintaining · and repairing the tens of thousands of miles of underwater telephone ca­ bles on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Owned and operated by the Transoceanic Cable Ship Co. (which also operates the SIU-crewed C.S. Long Lines). the Salernum was built for an Italian company in . tems 8$llOte 'tn 'lhe first � u� final attempt·· to bring me cable �- 1954. Named after the small Italian port city of Salemo, her name. is about all that is left of her Italian origins. Tracor Marine Shipyard of ·Port Everglades, Fla. was hired to modernize and bring the c�blC-ship up to U.S. Coast Guard standards. New generators, lifeboats, air con­ ditioning, communications, galley and crew quarters were installed. Inside: · The high tension·s,produced when new cable is lowered and the old cable picked up ''takes enormous skill, with people on deck working with lines having actual cable lay­ ing experience.·. Tt> repair a break, workers have to raise the cable from the bottom of the ocean over undersea- mountains and valleys. The cable could be three miles underwater,'' Tomalonis said. Through May and June, the 24 S¢a!aiers aboard:tbe,Salernum will ·Sail to the Far £.a$t hn'.a, tnment contract;. making sure that Alex­ ander Graham Bell's invention is the next best thing to being there. It's ltoat Umt oe dw GnU I.Ma, ud IUdmrd Lomu .,,_ ap lbc C,_,,.1 B. WU- ID M 15-11 fGr CCllllqllete -, Mklli . ·. . SIU Crew Wins Praise for. -�.Professionalism and Skill' grive Page 3 BJended Credit Battle Inland News Pages 7-10 Pages 11-14 SHLSS · Page 22 MCS-AFL-PMA Pension Report Page 22 SIU Benefits Update USNS So1111wrn Crou loads in Norfolk for upcOming Mediterranean Uadenvay rej)lelmll­ ment exercise. This new ship provides 58 SIU jobs. See pages 19-21. ·. �President's Report by S Frank Drozak Survival of the Fittest technical know-how. we are willing to do today-to pro­ mote jobs for our membership. You have to be alert. You can't be addicted to alcohol or drugs. Our industry is experiencing ma­ jor changes, and both management Alcohol and drug addiction re­ duces a member's productivity. And and this Union must accept this it threatens the job security of all of us. fact and ad upon it. To remain in good shape and to You have to be politically active. continue to grow, this Union must INCE 1954 when the Korean War ended, the SIU has been be as competitive as possible. The Every day, the maritime industry ican seamen is dropping. People gress. Legislation is routinely in­ troduced that threatens the job se­ is faced with challenges in Con­ number of jobs available for Amer­ trying to warn Congress and the American public about the conse­ who do not have the proper cre­ quences of letting the nation's mer­ curity of all seafarers. Thanks to your support-through SPAD and special grassroots efforts-we have been able to check these attacks. Yet even as we speak, segments of the agricultural community are dentials-sea-time, endorsements, training-are being forced to drop out of the industry. chant fleet decline past a certain point. We have had a mixed record. There have been many successes: the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, It is, therefore, important that each and every member sit down and think about what he or she the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, the redocumentation of the Inde­ trying to do away with the PL-480 needs to do about protecting job program which generates a sub­ opportunities. pendence and the Constitution un­ Yet as every seaman knows, the last thing that peacetime politicians like to think about is the U.S.-flag merchant marine and this nation's sealift capability. It's a little bit We in the SIU have been able to buck that trend. While the U.S.­ flag merchant fleet has lost nearly until it's too late to act. SIU have signed up 48 vessels in Three times in the past 50 years the United States had to engage in hasty and costly buildups of its merchant marine to meet the sealift needs of a nation at war. Yet the people who run this country never If the United States does not undef�� the .. v�u.e of a fµlly functioning irierdiant fleet, then it enemy, the Soviet Union, does. During the past 15 years, the Soviet merchant fleet has increased at a rapid rate. Not only do these new vessels provide the Soviet Union with a tremendous amount of sea­ lift capability, they have enabled that country to carry a substantial portion of the world's commercial cargo. Many segments of the maritime industry have been so hard hit by the decline of the American-flag merchant marine that they are on the verge of not being able to function. This goes for manage­ ment and labor alike. to American seamen. key. Rapid technological advances We are involved in a never-end� industry. Crews are getting smaller. fronts. If we don't show up, then are shaping the face of the maritime like high blood pressure:. you're not really aware of the damage stantial portion of all jobs available You need to upgrade. Training is der the American registry. seem to learn their lesson. maritime industry require - more The only thing that counts is what ing struggle for survival on many The new jobs being created in the we may just lose. 200 vessels since 1980, we at the the past two years alone. SIU Scholarships our health care costs under con­ Charlie Logan Awards Due Our pension plans are healthy. We are looking. into waySt.to keep trol. It has not been easy. In some instances-m ost notably in the case of the Navy vessels-we have had d ·to agree to'·manning an wage lev;:i'' · el below tho e that we have been used to. We do not have the luxury of turning down these job oppor­ tunities. Indeed, we have the re­ sponsibility to actively seek these opportunities for our membership. If a member of this Union does not want to work on one of these vessels, then fine. But at least the jobs are there for those who do want them. It's better than sitting on the beach unemployed. While the situation in the mari­ time industry is bad-very bad­ it is meaningless for us to complain that the federal government does not understand the issues, or for us to talk about how it used to be. The Charlie Logan Scholarship lowing requirements must be met: Committee will meet Friday, April For the $ 10,000 dollar scholar ·h i p me mber mu t h ve two ye of ervice wi t h a c ntra r d '""'"' employer, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day of service in the past six months. • For a member's dependent to be eligible for one of the four $10,000 dependent scholarships, a member must have three years of sea-time, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day of service in the past six months. • For a seaman to be eligible for • 2 , 1985 in the Seafarer Hiring Hall in Hou ton, Te t award scholarships. As has been the case in years past, the scholarships are broken down into two categories-one for seamen, the other for dependents. Applicants for the seamen's scholarships will be vying for one $ 10,000 and two $5,000 grants. A secon� $ 10,000 grant may be awarded if the committee feels that two seamen are equally deserving. Dependents will be vying for four $ 10,000 grants. The application deadline is April 15, 1985. All those interested are urged to apply. In order to be eligible, the fol- one of the two $5,000 seamen's scholarships, he/she must have two years of service with a contracted employer, 125 days in the previous calendar year and one day's serv­ ice in the past six months. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gutt, lakes and Inland Waters District. April 1985 Vol. Afl-CIO 47. No. 4 Executive Board Frank Drozak Joe DIGlorglo Secret81'{-Treasurer ..... .. Angus "Red" campbell Vice Presiden..t Joe Sacco Charles Svenson Marietta Homayonpour Editor Mike Hall Associate Editor � Bourdlua Mike Sacco Vice President George Mccartney Vice President l Leon Hall V'ice President Roy A. Mercer V'tee President Washington Max Hllll Assistant Editor Lynnette ....I... Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I April 1985 Ed Turner Executive Vice President Associate Editor New York Assistant Editor Vice President President Deborah Greene Assistant Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union. Atlantic, Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Sorings, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional malling offk:es. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Drozak Testifies on Cargo.Preference_ Farm Interests At t ack Blended Credit Ruling Eliminating or restricting the scope of existing cargo preference laws will do nothing to help Amer­ ican farmers, but will penalize the American-flag merchant marine. That's what SIU President Frank· Drozak told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and For­ estry. Drozak was testifying on S. 721, a bill that would reverse a recent federal court decision handed down on the blended credit suit. Under the terms of that ruling, all cargo shipped under the federal govern­ ment's $1.5 billion Blended Cre�it program must meet the require­ ments set forth in the 1954 Cargo Preference Act, which states that at least 50 percent of all govern­ ment generated cargo should be carried on American-flag vessels. Drozak noted that while the ag­ confront the root c�uses of th¢ir recent economic dec1ine .. · �-. ricultural commumty has consist­ ently opposed th� 19S4:¢argo Pref­ erence Act, which generates a substantial l>Ortion of all Ameri­ can•ftag vessel s ' cargo and jobs, the U.S. maritime industry bas ''always supported programs:ben­ efitting U.S. agricultiJ.re. •• : : Ratber:tban fight each 'other on sccondal"y i uc , Drozak said, the 'maritirile industry and the farm community should join forces to · . · ··· "The problems facing tbe Amer­ ican farm community are basically the same as those facing the Amer. ican . maritime industry-weak markets, the high dollar, highly subsidized foreign competition, re­ strictive foreign trade practices and noi;i7Jariff barriers,'' said Drozak. · Testifying at the same hearing were Peter Luciano, director .of the Transportation Institute; S�. Don NiCkles (R-Okla.), die .autttor · of one of several bills that have been introduced to reverse the blended credit decision, and rep­ resentatives from several farm as• sociations. Sen. Dave Boren(D-Okla;); who chaired part· of the �ting, is a stro ng opp<>nent of cargo prefer­ ence laws. "While l believe in a strong American-flag merchant marine," he said, "I don 't believe th at the agriculture cotnmu njty should bear an unfair share of the burden of providi ng it Wi�h f�deral · relief." Drozak and Luciano took ex­ ception to that remark. : .. ·. "Congress has . apptQved the funding levels (for the blended credit program] with the full knowledge �· (left)� TI J.A. ._......... -· ( .....)�IMIGn... ..... . c.rae DNak ,<cmlill-) � to tdtlt!· . to buy their farm commodities. I mention this example to make a point : our two industries are in the that the funding represents sup� for two industries,- not ..·�· . ·. one," Luciano said,· .. and, with the full knowledge that the funding is pro- boat. together�" Representatives from all the farm associations who testified at the ofAnierican farming and.of Ainer- · hearing opposed the recent.federal ican shipping.'' ruling on the grounds· that it added to the cost of exporting agric ultural ''If the agriculture industry,'' said Dfozak� 'fis truly 'intcrc t�·'in aP., products. This · sertion was in plying: free market tradinl prac> . direct contrast, to the tatement tice. tq the maritime industry, they:, -··delivered '.by Luciano who said shOUkl; see o othing wrongwith'iiant t hat ''cargo preference doe not grain broke rs going· to Argentina (Continoecl on Page 24.) same . vided to . achiev_e two major national. objectiveS-:...Cncouragement · · .. Recertified Bosuns . Get an Earful at Hearing ' .. � by Max Hall Ten bosuns who were going through Piney Point to get their recertification diplomas had a chance to see history in the making this month. They sat in on the Senate Agri­ culture Committee's hearing on the blended credit controversy. Since a large part of all American-flag vessels' cargo and jobs are gener­ ated by this program, the outcome These recertified bosom got t� chance to see history in the making when they iittended. hearings held by the Senate AgricultuFe Committee on the rettll t blended credit ruUng. They are Willoughby Bird, Steven Copeland, Stephen Garay, Charles "Sonny" Herrera , Robert John.son, Dave Newnum, Thomas Seager, Thomas Vain, Robert Vranish, and Antonios Trikoglou. .. : of this dispute will have far-reaching consequences. In many ways, this fight to pro­ tect cargo preference is one of the major campaigns in the Union's history, o.n· a par with the Cities ServiCe organiZing . drive and the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. There is no telling what the maritime industry will look like if the Cargo Preference Act of 1954 is repealed. By attending this meeting, the 10 bosuns were able �o gain a unique perspective about the way that Congress operates. Several of the bosuns made the same observation: it seemed that most of the senators on the Agri­ culture Committee had already made up their minds on the issue. So why was it important that the SIU be represented at these hear­ . mgs.? For one thing, these hearings represent one of the few ways .that the maritime industry has of send­ ing a message to the agncultural community that both sides should set aside their various. differences and deal with the real causes of their relative decline: the overval­ ued American dollar, foreign sub­ sidies and erratic trade policies. This is especially true since Sec­ retary of Agriculture John Block '·· ·c has refused to meet with represen­ tatives from the maritime industry to discuss this issue. These hearings also represent the most effective way of informing the American public about the mar­ itime industry. Roughly half of the people at­ tending the hearings were report­ ers from major newspapers and news services. The way that they report a story shapes American public opinion, and therefore the outcome of a battle such as this. Indeed, the blended credit dis­ pute is shaping up as one of the more controversial issues of the present session of Congress. While it is receiving less attention than say the budget hearings or the arms control talks, it nevertheless has elicited a relatively rare occur­ rence: an· open dispute between two cabinet members. Agriculture's Block has made the elimination of the PL-480 pro­ gram one' of his top objectives. He has issued several press statements to the effect that the administration is behind· him on this issue. Transportation Secretary Eliza­ beth Hanford Dole, who is charged with promoting the American-flag merchant marine, has challenged (Continued on Page 24.) · W··1:·'1I f . ' ... i . ' ·-.! :,) . April 1985 I LOG I 3 - -�L i, �Sacramento Pays Off in Baltimore .. ;@ Bosun William Reeves (I.) and AB Dewey C. Bell (center) catch up on Union news with SIU Patrolman Dave Heindel. (Photos by Deborah Greene) It was a good trip for the OMI Sacramento (OMI) with everything running smoothly. The vessel, which is almost a year old, just returned from carrying a load of coal to Alexandria, Egypt. After a few days in Baltimore, she will make a return trip to Alexandria, this time carrying grain. Leif Dalen, 1st engineer (I.), and Richard Jewett, 2nd engineer, are hard at work taking the cylinder head off the engine to pull out two pistons. Sam Davis, chief steward, goes about his cooking in the OM/ Sacramento's galley. Roderick Gordon, steward delegate this trip, signs the patrolman's report. 4 I LOG I April 1985 The crewmembers got along well, as William Jemison, DEU, and QMED/ Wiper Jeff Latham show. Latham was also engine department delegate this trip. James Payton, chief cook, takes out some meat to be defrosted for yet another delicious meal aboard the OM/ Sacramento. �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ••• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •• I I as April 1985 Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CIO Legislative. Administrative and Regulaton· Happenings Washinpon Report Two industries that have been par­ administration's position on this issue ticularly hard hit by this economic and the one taken by most Congres­ Frustrated by years of broken prom­ development are agriculture and mar­ sional proponents of port develop­ ises by the Japanese government to open itime. Ironically, the two industries are ment. up that country's markets to American , involved in what is being described as During the last session of Congress, goods, the Senate voted .�-0 to censure an all out war because Secretary of the admini tration stated that it viewed Japanese trade practices. Agriculture Jobn l)Io,ck is trY'irls to . port · devel opment as a• .. purely local . The unanimous vote underscored reverse' a recent fede� rUling on the .· concern. While it )la s altered its posi­ · · the Senate's concern with the growing tion somewhat, there remains a gap credit issue . trade deficit, which will hit more than In response to these developments, between the role that Congressional $35 billion this year with Japan alone. SIU President Frank Drozak testified proponents of port development feel . The vote does not have the force of before the Senate Agriculture Com­ that the federal government should law, but it is a recommendation to the mittee and called upon the agriculture play in funding port developm�nt, and president and the House of Represen­ and maritime indu trie ·.t';) put aside· ···the role that the administration envi­ tatives that something needs to be done sions. their differences andj oin forces to deal concerning this issue. The larger the with the real problems facing the two trade deficit, the more American jobs industries: the overvalued dollar, er­ will be exporteq overseas. ratic trade policies, indifferent federal Typical of the Senate's mood was Transportation SeCf�tary .Elizabeth leadership. Hanford Dole has' pr<:>po ed legi . latiOn this observation by Sen. Lloyd Bent­ For more on this story, see. page 3 that would authorize the foreign ac­ sen (D-Texas): "This country is al­ of this paper. quisition of. subsidized U.S.-ftag ves­ ready in a trade war and had better sels. She also has urged that Congress wake up to that fact.'' Oil amend the 1954 Cargo Preference Act Senate and House leaders are trying to provide immediate eligibility for cer·DeBclt to speed up action on pas age. of the ; . tain re-flagged ve el · in the carriage ' A number of economists, including. o:·::;Exp()rt Admini tration Act (EAA ) of government-impelled cargo. Charles Shultz, the head of the Presi· which expired the 1 t .. e ..ion of Con·. Dole believe that the current ttiree­ dent's Economic Advisory Board ungress because the two houses cou ld ye�r. waiting period that foreign-built der President Jimmy Carter, believe not agree on several issues relating to or rebuilt vessels must meet before that ..restrictive Japanese trade Prac:o trade wit h South Africa .. .· v ll thy ti play relativ ly mi r rol in thi a prohibi AA i at varianc with th admini Jra­ country trad d fieit accounting for again t the export of Al a kan oil. Thi tion s pr J)osalto eliminate barriers to 2 or 3 percent of the total trade deficit provision, whiCh would have an imthe acquisition of modem vessels con­ of more than $100 billion. The real portant effect on the fate of as many structed outside the United States." culprit, they believe, is the value of as 40 American-flag tankers, was not the dollar. Carriage ol U.S. Mall in contention. While he deplored Japanese. trade The Senate has passed a short exBills have been introduced in the practices, the real issue, Shultz said, tension of the EAA,·s. &83. As of this House and the Senate to require that "is the value of the dollar. It is so . writing, Senate lea�ers plan to amend American ·mail being carried overseas overvalued that American firms cannot · · s. 883 to bring it into· agreement· with be placed on American-flag vessels. compete overseas." H.R. 1786, the House version of the The House bill, H.R. 1702, was re­ The high value of the dollar, he bilL By doing this, it is hoped that the cently introduced by Rep. Helen Bent­ believes, can be traced to one impor­ House and Senate will not have to ley (R-Md.). tant factor: the huge federal budget meet in a joint committee. The Senate bill, S. 186, was intro­ deficit. Until something is done to bring H.R. 1783 has been reported out of duced at the beginning of the new the budget in line, Americans will con­ . House Committe� <>D Foreign Af­ session of Congress. tinue to rack up trade deficits in the · fairs. neighborhood of $100 billion or more. Three Watch According to Shultz, these budget · bleruted · . Build Foreipa ' • ·�i,;..· .··Alaskan Buqet . · I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I •· I I I I I I I I I ·mgton · :) · the deficits can be traced to tax cuts made during the first two years of the Reagan administration, defense increases, spi­ raling interest payments on the federal deficit and run-away costs inherent in the Social Security and Medicare sys­ tems. It is a delicate problem. The trick is to get the vajue of the dollar to come down slowly, without prompting a worldwide recession in the process. PL-488 The high value of the dollar is making it impossible for many American in­ dustries to compete abroad. The Coast Guard has issued a de­ cision stating that tug and barges do not have to implement a three-watch system, and that two watches are enough to meet minimum safety stand. ards. The SIU is reviewing this decision. Support SPAD · PortDevelOplllent Several bills have been introduced in this session of Congress de�ng with · port development. While there has been no mark-up of any of the bills, there has been a lot of behind-the-scenes work to find s ome sort of common ground between the April 1985 I LOG I 5 ··· · · ----�-·-···- -- · · -� · � --·· -� - ------- --� � .. .:::..�� .� :.:: - :=::::::� --� -� � -· -� - -=-=---� � · = �-�-- � ��-·-���= � = �: -����� - �--� lee= �---- Area Vice I Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco resident ·};A�U<· ·:. !: ·�.:h;f;'� ;�: I -----. 'M happy to report that a new three-year contract with the Great Lakes Dredge Owners As­ sociation has been ratified by the members . The Association rep­ resents the major dredging com­ panies on the Great Lakes. In other news from the Lakes, SIU-contracted Dunbar and Sulli­ van Dredging Co. has been de­ clared the low bidder on two proj­ ects. One is near Point Mouillee, Mich . ; the other is on the Rouge River in Detroit, Mich. Another SIU-contracted company , Great Lakes Dredge and Dock, has been awarded a two-year contract to rebuild the protective breakwater in the Cleveland , Ohio harbor. In the deep draft area on the Lakes, sptjng fitout is moving right along. SIU-contracted American Steamship is bringing out 13 ships this year. One of its ships, the H. Lee White , suffered damages on the Detroit River and will be in the Bay shipyard in Wisconsin for three or four weeks. Huron Cement is fitting out three, ships and Pringle transit two ships. The Bob-Lo Co. which operates two excursion boats from Memorial Day through Labor Day will also startfitting out soon. Here in St. Louis, over 500 people attended the annual dinner­ dance of the Greater St. Louis Area and Vicinity Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department (MTD). The keynote speaker was SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak who talked about the problems facing farmers and how the Reagan administration is trying to divide farmers and maritime labor. O West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney UR two SIU-contracted full service passenger ships, the Con titution and the Independence American Hawaii rui · ··) are ' doing so \Vell that ttie company is thinking of expanding its opera­ tions. Right now American Hawaii Cruises is studying the possibility of adding another ship to travel among the Hawaiian Islands . How­ ever, this ship would make three­ and four-day tours among the Is­ lands rather than the seven-day runs that the Constitution and Independence now make. The company feels that the three- and four-day excursions would be ideal for groups holding conventions. As I get more information I'll let you know the progress the company is making on this possible expansion. Ih other news from the West Coast, the SIU-contracted SS P�esident (APL), formerly the President Tyler, was recrewed in early April in San Francisco for the Military Sealift Command. I'm happy to report that in Southern California a good friend of the SIU set a record when he became the first person to be re-elected to a fourth term as mayor of Los Angeles. He 's Tom Bradley who won a landslide victory when he captured 68 percent of the vote in the April 9th election. The SIU gave strong and active support to Bradley during his campaign . Up in Seattle our Seafarers are helping Local 2202 of the Inter­ national Association of Machinists who have been on strike for nearly two months against Alaska Airlines which is trying to break the umon. In San Francisco on March 8, I attended a memorial service for the lost crewmembers of the tug Willa mette Pilot 3. In early March the tug and her six crewmembers disappeared off San Francisco's Mendocino coast during heavy seas. Only some debris and life-saving gear were found. Finally I want to express my sympathy at the passing of a good friend of the SIU , Jack Crowley, secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Labor Council for the past 12 years and former head of the Mortuary Employees Union, an SIUNA affiliate . He died in mid March at the age of 61. E•at Co•.st, by V.P. Leon Hall '"· Report Great Lakes & Westem Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco T'S been two-and-a-half months since the 22-month strike against Dixie Carriers ended. The Union representatives have been servic­ ing the Dixie boats regularly, and it gives me pleasure to say that the crews are glad to be working under an SIU agreement again and to have representation onboard their equipment . In other new s , we have negoti­ ated a number of increases during wage reopener talks with SIU-con­ tracted tug and barge companies. An increase was won for members at Radcliff Materials in the second and third years of their contract. Also, SIU Boatmen at Crescent Towing received a cost of living adjustment in the second year of their contract. In the third year of the contract at Sabine Towing the members also received a cost of living adjustment. Later this month a contract negotiation meeting will take pJace in Mobile with SIU-contracted Gulf Atlantic Towing Co. In Jacksonville on April 23, the first in what will hopefully be a regular series of meetings will take place with SIU-contracted Crowley Towing and Transportation . This is the start of a labor-management program that will include representatives from Crowley and the SIU as well as from the rank and file. The purpose of the meeting is to improve communications between the company and the SIU and its Boatmen in the Gulf. A few months ago I reported that one of our SIU-contracted companies, Delta Queen Steamboat, was moving its headquarters from Cincinnati, Ohio to New Orleans , La. It looks like this month will see the dedication of their new building in New Orleans.. The company , which now operates the passenger paddle-wheelers Mis­ sissippi. Queen and Delta Queen, hopes to expand its operations in the near future. ·.,,."""'"'"··"" ' T HE port of Norfolk has been a very active one lately be­ cause of the many SIU-contracted ships chartered by the Military Sealift Command that are involved in exercises and training along the coast of Virginia. The PFC Eugene Obregon and the Sgt. Matej Kocak, both oper­ ated by Waterman ,just spent sev­ eral months in Norfolk. The ships are now heading for Spain.· Also, the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. (Expander Transport Co.) just returned from sea trials to .Cheanam Annex, Va. Further , thefirst of the six T-AGOS vessels expected to be crewed out of Norfolk is due to take on her crew April 25 at the Little Creek Navy Base in Norfolk . This will be the MV Stalwart (Sea Mobility). A number of SIU tug and barge contracts are being negotiated.o_y.t of Norfolk . One is with Sheridan which operates tugs and dry o barges along the East Coast and to Puerto Rico. / Also, the Association of Maryland Pilots, which was:,...g'ive'ri a negotiation extension until April 1, has asked· for aQ/additional emergency extension until the middle of May . This has been granted since the company needs time to reconstruct its operation. It is moving from offshore to a shoreside location. Up in Gloucester, Mass. a big problem had developed as of LOG press time because of the announced closing of Gloucester Marine Protein, Inc., a dehydration plant. This oper ation, the only dehydra­ tion plant in the area, takes in the leftoverfish matter, such as heads and bones, that are not used by th�· processors who fillet the fish. This leftover matter is then made,.into fish meal. Also, during the menhaden pogie season, which usually runs from June through September , the plant buys the entire fish catches to make into meal since the menhaden pogie is not considered edible. I'll keep you informed about this problem. Finally , in Philadelphia the annual dinner-dance of the Delaware Valley and Vicinity Maritime Port Council will be held on May IO. · � 6 I LOG I April 1985 = �t g/to harge/dredge SIU Fights for Navy Job Cabo Rights and Wages· · Rojo in San Juan The SIU is seeking to ensure not pay lower wages than the pre- . . that all Navy harbor tug contracts vious company paid. . are covered by the Federal Service As the Navy has inc�d the.· Contract Act. The Service Con­ use of highly trained and proficient tract Act sets wages and . .fringe pnva� tug companies 'and ·· their benefit minimums for federal s erv<;:rews, there is an increasing amount ice jobs. Harbor tug work is subject of work subject to the Act. The to the law. SIU has taken, and will take, all In recent weeks, Navy harbor appropriate aetion, inclqding law.. tug contracts in areas as diverse suits,. if·nccc sary, to ensure · that. as San· Diego and the East Coast the SerVice Contract Act is �nhave been issued without Service . . , forced for this work. Contract Act determinations or with only partial determinations. Thi A pressing need is also to extend the Act to cover all U.S. vessels violates the Act's requirements and leaves no protection for SIU tug­ under government contract when · .· �·. The Cobo· Rojo, part of the San Juan men that their prevailing wages will they operate outside the U.S. Presorders· not be undercut by non-union com.,. ·,enuy, .·the Serviec ..· Contract. Act ··· stop at the continental helf and, petitors. . The Act also require that when . as a result deep Sea. OJM'ration are not covered. This is one of the one company take over the con- . tract that another company forvery few. ateaS ofgove rnme nt con­ : n;l�rly held, the new company may tracting not coverC(I by the Act. · · · .. ' . .. senice; is iM. uP at· doclt, ,.awnc for . : The Coast Guard has ruled that't etug ind�Stl')' may continu� 19' uninspected tugs on voyages "of over (JO() mile. WitlJ,out employing. the three- . · watch system. The ruling was announced ata u�s�coast Guard Towing Safety . . Advisory Committee that advises the Coast Guard on,maritinre i · ue . :The:·· SIU is reviewing the ruling, in view of the fact that it ap to:eo'1ftictwith' · · h · -. . ·· .., l operate · . pears recently enacted federal law. • The Coast Guard appears near to finalizing a rule regarding pilots aboard tugs with tank barges that may allow tugs and tank b�s of up to l0,000, gross tons to dispense with pilot services when there is an operator in. the wheelhouse with a pilot's license. The Coast Guard also may de<:ide to further comments on· the issue of whether tugs/barges of 10,000 to 20,000 gross tons can avoid the use of a pilot by having a master with a pilotage certificate . . . . ·� � Alk:ea (I.) and Mixuet Vazquez check out the lead story la the LOG with · Aqel Hernandez.aboard the Cobo Rojo. SIU Patrolman Aboard .the· MIV Achilles request • The Florida Alliance, a coalition of Florida groups that is attempting to increase Florida public awareness about the dangers ofthe propo� Trans­ Gulf Pipeline, continues to be active in the Florida area. The conversion of the pipeline to carry petroleum products would wipe out most cro -G\Uf ship and barge petroleum movements. As an example of the dangers of converting the 26-year-old natural gas line to carry oil products, a portion of the.line b1*w up in south Florida in late March, forcing the closure of Interstate 95. The SIU is a part of the Florida Alliance. A giant conglomerate, Houston Natural Gas, is heading the fight to co.overt the line, despite the opposition of Florida consumers, environmentalists, retired groups and labor unions. • The Blended Credit battle over cargo preference has brought up the fact that many U.S. tug companies carry cargo preference goods to Latin America and Africa. These contracts are important to these companies, and at the same time the tugs provide the government a low-cost, economical transport of preference goods. · the left: Leslie Richardson, King, tankerman; Donald Penidu'Vis. captain, and Tummy Thmple, tank­ by Jimmy Walker) April 1985 I LOG I 7 :( J ·��· / _--_ J,. �A number of Curtis Bay tugs were in Baltimore recendy, including the Cape Romain (shown above). Cape Ann, Hawkins Point, Kings Point and -· In and Around Baltimore Harbor Chief Engineer Larry White helps the Cape Ann take on oil. Donald Gregory is another of the mechanics at the Curtis Bay workshop. His specialty is welding. 8 I LOG I April 1985 Joe Surwila, AB on the Cape Ann, throws the heaving line. The Cape Ann recendy brought a coal barge up from Norfolk, Va. (Photos by Deborah Greene) Some of the unsung heroes of the inland Oeets are the mechanics. They keep the boats in running condition, working on the engines, lights and various mechanical problems that often arise. At the Curtis Bay workshop, the mechanics checking a beat exchanger are, from the left: Dick Moore, Edward Kokoszka and Dave Zents. Tracy Anderson is the mate aboard the Cape Ann. Tracy is a recent graduate of the SHLSS, completing bis mate freight and towing course in November and bis radar course in Decembff. SIU Port Agent Al Raymond (I.) gets the opportunity to talk with Lonnie Dail, captain of the Holly S (Steuart Transpor­ tation). �In -· Memoriam Pensioner Anson Wilmot Brower, 79, passed away from natural causes in 1 956 sailing as a chief eniineer for Dixie Carriers from 1950' to 198 1 . He was a former member of the NMU during World War II. Boatman Ricker was born in Wash­ ington, D.C. and was a resident of Abita Springs, La. Burial was in the Abita Springs Cemetery. · Sur­ viving are his widow, Vera; two sons, Robert Jr. of Mobile and Thomas of Covington, and two daughters, Vera Ann and Brenda of Mobile . at Doctor' s Hospital, Staten Is . , N.Y. on Feb. 2 1 . Brother Brower joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a deckhand and mate for the Balti­ more & Ohio Railroad from 1925 to 1967. He was born in New York and was a resident of Staten Is. Interment was in the Moravian Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Hildgarde and a son, Richard . Pensioner John Floyd Hastings, · 82, succumbed to a heart attack in the James Hospital, Philadelphia on June 1 5 , 1 984. Brother Hastings joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1 96 1 sailing as a captain for Taylor and Anderson from 1932 to 194 1 and for the Independent Towing Co. in 194 1 . He was born in B erlin; · Md. · and•' . Pensioner David ; Cole McMillian, 65, NBC Line Gets New Tug, Barge, Run The NBC Line out of the port of Norfolk added the ocean-going tug Nicole D. De Felice plus a new barge in its fleet to carry containers on a new run to the port of New York. • From Gulf ports the tug Ocean Star (Sheridan Transportation Co.) will voyage from April 20-30, May 10-25, June 1-15 , June 25, July 10 and July 1 5-30 ·with her barge James Sheridan and either the barge Kathleen Sheridan or barge Mary J. Sheridan to haul cargoes of 10,000 metric tons of b1;1.lk wheat eac}l- trip to Kingston, Jamaica. Also froni the Gulf, from July 15-25 the tug Peggy Sheridan (Sheridan Transportation) and her barge James Sheridan will carry a load of 7 ,500 metric tons of bulk wheat to Puerto Cortes, Honduras . > (,' . succumbed to a Radcliff Materials Boatmen Get Wage Hike lung disease in the In the port of Mobile , Boatmen of Radcliff Materials got a wage Monroe Cty. (Ala.) increase as a result of wage reopener negotiations on their contract. Hospital on Feb. • 23. Brother McOfficially , the just built Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal will open for ·Millian joined the traffic on April 24. . . -;.', .Union in the port . . . o(Mobile in 1 914 sailing as a pilot Lakes Dredge Owners Assn. Pact Okay�d , was a resident of Aldan, Pa; Sur• for Radcliff Materials from 195� to The Great �e� Owpers ,A,ss,n, :standant¢ : ont�act ':' · · �a�:ra�ifie<f� 'igned, viving are a son, Robert . of Dan' ' ' 198 1 . He was a vete rart of t he U . S . · �cd and delivered. ' , :' : , , , ' '' \ ' ' ., ) , boro, Pa. and a daughter, Jacque" ·" :.. ' . "" ' ':" ' · " ' "" "' . ' Army during World War JLBoat;.; · ·\ line Lundy· The Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. was the low bidder on a man McMillian was born in Uriah, contract to restore the navigation lights in the Sandusky (Ohio) Harbor. Ala. and w a te�ident there. Bur­ The company also won a major, two-year repair job on the Cleveland Pensioner Robert Bennett Ricker . · fal was in the Little River Ceme­ tery, Monroe Cty . Surviving are (Ohio) Harbor breakwall which extends one to two miles on the outside Sr. , 77, passed a.way from �d ney his widow, Vallie Mae ; three sons, and a shorter length on, the inside . failure in tQ6, Highland Parle Hos­ Wayne , Stephen and James,, and . . . l.,u�dtk:� EngineeHng go t th contractto dredge La)cc «:aJumet, near pital, Covirlgfun� La. on Dec . 23 , Chicago� DJ and Holland (Micb.), Grand Haven(Mich'Jand Ogdensburg . 1984 Brother Ricker joined the two daughters, Susan and Kim­ ··· (N .Y.) harbors . berly . Union in the port of New Orleans _. · ·. · . · • Port In th The H<illy S (Steuart Transportation) at the Steuart Transporation Company pier, Piney Point, Md. Paptl GllJ is one Piney Point, Md. The · •. . of Steuart Transportation's tugs in Kevin Thylor bas worked for Steuart as chief engineer since 1970. · JoDes Jr., from Salisbury, Md., has worked for Steuart as llSlistaat engineer since 1988. Hartzell · Bruce Falta is in the wheelhouse of the HoUy S. Bruce is from Duck Key, Fla. and bas worked for Steuart Transportation Co. as a mate on the HoUy S since 1980. In the galley of the Papa GllJ are, from the left: Chris Hunt, OS; Frank . Arthur, assistant engineer, and Ray Robbins, mate. April 1 985 I LOG I 9 _ _ , , _ __ __ -- --- -- - - --·- _....,_ -�. - ·- -�--- - -· t,...'.- �Gilbert Graham Brooks, 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1959. He sailed as an AB and mate with the W. L . Graham Co. from 1 957 t o 1 967, IOT in 1967 and Marin�r Towing to 1985 . Brother Brooks is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Mathews , Va. and is a resident there. � !!f: Henry Michael Ciesielski, 60, joined the Union · in the port of Bal­ timore in 1956 saiJ­ .. . . ing as a deckhand .. ,.. for C . H . Harper . �... Associates from • j 1 985 . 1 948 to Brother Ciesielski was a former member of the ILA and is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Boatman Ciesielski was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. r· ' Raymond John Cocek, 58, joined , the Union in ' Port Arthur, Texas in 1 964 sailing as an 1 AB for Slade Towing and G & H Towing from 1945 to 1 964. Brother Cocek was born in Waco, Texas and is a resident of Wimberly, Texas . Raymond Wes­ ley Collins, 57, jQintid the Uilion in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1962 ·.� ' sailing as a tank-� ��· erman, mate and captain for IOT .. t ' from 1945 to 1985. Brother Collins attended the SIU Atlantic Coast Educational Con­ ference at the SHLSS in Piney Point , Md. in 1978 and is a veteran 'of the U . S . Navy after World War II. Boatman Collins was born in Mt. Vernon, Md. and is a resident of Delmar, Md. ·· Oscar Levine Cudworth, Jr., 67, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 961 sailing as an AB and mate for Curtis Bay Towing from 1 954 to 1 96 1 , McAllister Brothers from 1 957 to 1958 and for Mariner Towing (IOT) from 1966 to 1985 . Brother Cudworth was a former member of the United Mine Workers , District 50. He was born in Wanchese, N . C . and is a resi­ dent of Virginia Beach, Va. Manuel Garcia, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1 96 1 . He sailed as a tankerman for IOT from 1 955 to 1985, Gulf Oil Co . from 1 953 to 1 954 and as a 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA, Local 99, Houston from and the U . S . Air Force during the Korean War. Boatman Michael­ kiewicz was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. New Pensioners 1947 to 1949. Brpther Garcia is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Philadelphia. U . S . Navy in World War II. Boat­ man Kabakovich was born in­ Baltimore and continues to live there . Raymond Irving Hudson, 60, joined Leon J. Mach, Sr. , 57 , joined the the Union in the port of Philadel­ phia in 196 1 . He sailed as a deck­ hand, mate and captain for Taylor and Anderson from 194 1 to 1972 and Curtis Bay Tow­ ing from 1973 to 1977 . Brother Hudson is a veteran of the U . S . Navy i n World War I I . H e was born in Philadelphia and.is a resi­ dent of Salisbury , Md. James John Kabakovich, Sr. , 57, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 sailing as a deck­ hand riding the tug Britannia (Baker­ Whiteley) in 1952. Brother Kaba­ kovich was a former member of the ILA and is a veteran of the Ted Henry Pae­ den, 65 , joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing as a boat operator and pilot for Dixie Car­ riers from 1943 to 198 1 . Brother Pae­ den was born in Bay Minette , Ala. and is a resident of Kenner, La. Union in the port of Baltimore in 1 967 sailing as a mate for Curtis Bay Towing and Baker-Whiteley. Brother Mach attended a Piney Point Inland Contract Conference in 1978. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army. Boatman Mach was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Charles Eugene Stotz, 62, joined .the Union in the port of St. Louis , Mo . i n 1968 sailing a s a deckhand for Inland Tugs in 196 1 and for ACB L. Brother Stotz was born in Pinkneyville, Ill . and is a resident of Bunker Hill , IlL Walter John Mi­ chaelkiewicz, 59, joined the Union in the port of Bal­ timore in 1972 sail­ ing as a tankerman for Harbor Towing from 1970 to 1 985. Brother Michael­ kiewicz was a former member of the U nited Mine Workers Union and is a veteran of both the U . S . Army and Navy i n World War II Morris F. Super­ czynski, 56, joined the U nion in the port of Baltimore . Brother Super­ czynski is a resi­ dent there. Dis patchers Re port for Inland Waters MARCH 1-3 1 , 1985 . :'Pi,.i . . "> ·;, *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Claai A Class B 0 0 3 1 48 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 4 5 0 74 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 2 2 0 2 23 0 0 6 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 24 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .......................... . ............. . . . . . . . .. . . . .. ....... ................... . 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 32 34 Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ....... , . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . : . . . . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . ....... . . . . . . . ....... . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................ ...................... . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . . New York . . . . Philadelphia . . Baltimore . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . New Orleans . Jacksonville . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . . Algonac . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Piney Point . . Totals . . . . . . . Totals All . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . • TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Class A Class B DECK 0 0 1 10 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 52 DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4· 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT �-- --- . -- - - -- - -· 0 0 1 10 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 0 4 5 62 0 17 6 0 9 0 0 7 41 8 0 162 0 0 2 0 7 0 7 6 0 4 0 1 5 11 3 0 46 . O' 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 1 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 0 0 14 0 0 9 0 0 3 0 15 0 53 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 0 0 3 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 60 13 28 211 68 n • "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 . 10 I LOG I April 1985 * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B �U S N S Southern Cross crew mem bers partici p-ate ·· i n the Sealift Operations and Mai ntenance cou rse The USNS Southern Cross is a C-3 break bulk freighter which has been redesigned to conduct underway replenishment (UNREP) operations with naval v�ls. This ship crews. 60 unlicensed seafarers with training by both the U. S . Navy and the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship . The U.S. Navy he�.. • week of UNREP trainiQg in port and three days actual UNREP operations at . sea. � winches, . and sliding padeyes. The damage control section concerns maintaining which watertight integrity patching � i nc l u des plugging ' holes, and pipe repair. Sound p owered t e l e p h o n e . communication , shoring , methods d ewatering > • UNREP operations. I L of and desmoking areas are also covered in damage control: · The ·· differences • between the Hagglood and · SHLSS The cargo is picked up and transferred by a hlghllne, to the tank barge. . · I.akC . ., , _ , ·I • The Southern Cross crew are briefed and assigned their stations t I " Shore cranes arc discussed and · / \\ ,_ .. 'J!'.i palletized cargo, operating boom s, Completing their training with universal hand signals are taught. the Navy, the Genentl Deck Utility - crew then ' comes . to and . On April 2 1 st the USNS . 4tf: .:.' , , enters ' , '' the . two . week Scalift , So#them Cross sails to the , . · ·.·� . -: Operations and Maintenance · Mediterranean for two months'. course. This course consists of During this . time it will replenish classroom lectures and practical the U . S . Fleet operating in training in the following �: fork these waters by using underway lift operation, crane operations, replenishment techniques taught by underway replenishment, and both the Navy and SID.SS. If the damage control. voyage is as successful as expected Because of the crews previous the U . S . Navy will rcoutfit an experience with U n derway additional nine ships :With UN­ Replenishment, this topic is only REP capabilities, thereby supply­ given a four-day overview. The sea ing 600 future jobs. lift operations section consists of ruru'ling a fork truck, moving . • prior to 'IH": Ji ': ( ' .: l ' jl The cargo is raised clear of the deck p ri or to being transferred. clisaisses procedures for all phases of Underway UNREP instructor BiH Hellwege ' ' replenishment April 1985 / LOG / 1 1 �.. ' ' New SH LSS Col lege Program Sched u led to Begi n i n J u ly SIU members sailing in the d�ck and engine depanments will have a n ew and exciting opportunity to earn two - year associates degrees in Nautical Science Technology and Marine Engineering Technology . If all goes as scheduled , SHLSS will receive degree granting approval from the Maryland State Board for Higher Education this summer, and these two new degree programs will get underway. A third degree program for the steward department members in Food Service Management will · begin in late 1985 � SIU members in the deck and engine departments will be able to earn degrees by combining credits they earn for vocational courses (i.e. trainee program, FOWT, Able Seaman, QMED , Quanermaster, etc. ) with courses which they will take in general education subjects such as math , science , English , and social sCiences. This new college program will be unique because the general education classes will be offered for six- week periods at different times during the year. This will allow SIU members to sign up for the courses and come back to school for six weeks to take two or three college courses at a time without having to be enrolled in an -upgrading course at the same time. Here is an examole of how the program wilJ work. Let's say that SIU member John Doe sails as a wiper in the engine department and . is a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program. John can come baek to SHI.SS for six weeks and take the first sequence of general education courses: Introduction to College Math, English Composi­ tion and Engineering Principles I . John then ships out and comes back for FOWT. John then sails for a while and comes back for the second sequence of general educa­ tion courses: College Math and Physics I . John then ships out again with his - sights set on QMED. John comes back to school for QMED and ships out again. John then makes one more trip to SHI.SS for the third sequence of general education courses: Physics II, Engineering Principles II. Literature and Social Studies. Upon completion of this third sequence of general educa­ tion courses, John has earned his associates in arts degree in Marine Engineering Technology. As you can see, in the course of his upgrading, John made three trips to Piney Point for college courses and earned his two-year college degree. The degree pro­ grams for all deck and engine members, sailing inland , great lakes or deep sea, work in a similar manner. These programs have been designed specifically for seafarers to be flexible to their needs and busy shipping schedules. With this new college program, many seafarers who have not had an opportunity to take college courses and earn a degree will soon have the -chance . More infor­ mation about the college pro­ grams will appear in future issues of the LOG. jobs but found she really wanted to go to sea. Roberta was able to join the SIU through the SHI.SS Trainee Program. As a member of Trainee Class #3 14, she graduated from the Steward Program in 1980 . Preferring to - ship deep sea. Roberta enjoys traveling and visiting all the foreign ports . A deep sea vessel rarely crews more than one or two women. ' 'But , says Roberta, ' 'I like to keep to myself, so it really doesn't bother me. " Roberta returned to the SHI.SS in 1982, entered the Cook and Roberta Blum First Woman Nautical Science Student Born and raised in New York, Roberta Blum has always enjoyed the ocean . After completing High School she tried several different --- Baker Program and received her endorsement . Today Roberta is back at SHI.SS studying for a - Nautical Science Certificate and an Associate in Arts degree. Her future goals include becoming a Chief Steward , and receiving a college degree as a Nutritionist. Fi rst SI U Mem ber to Register at the Port of Piney Poi nt Don' t Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills --­ How? SHLSS has self-study materials in many areas . Upon your request SHLSS will send them to you to study in your spare time . You can use these skills : * on your j o b . * to improve your skills for upgrading . * to further your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below: MA TH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigo nometry (Spherical) 0 0 D 0 0 0 ENGLISH: Writing Skills Book 1 4 0 STUD Y SKILLS Listening Skills How To Improve Your Memory How To Use Textbooks Study Habits Test Anxiety Test Taking Tacti cs Stress M anagem ent Notetaking Know-How - Wciting Business Letters 0 Geography U . S . History Economics Political Science D D D D SOCIAL STUDIES COMMUNICA TION SKILLS Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Metrics 0 0 D 0 0 0 0 D 0 D Name Street City _ _ _ _ _ _ Book No . Department Sailing In State _ _ _ _ _ _ Zip Social Security No . -------­ Cut out this coupon and mail to : Chip Noell (r.) is the first SIU member to register at the Port of Piney Point. With him are Port Agent Edd Morris and secretary Betty Smith. 1 2 I LOG I April 1 985 Adult Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Send it today! _ _ _ _ _ _ �Th ree Brothers Took SH LSS G E D Cou rse and Received Di plomas trainee Recently , Mark Platania, Class #401 , was jollied by his parents and two brothers, Peter and Tom, to ceiebrate his graduation. All three brothers not · . only share the fact that they are but also all SHI.SS graduates, three have taken the SHI.SS GED course and have received their Macyland GED Graduates (I. to r.): Peter, Tom, and Mark Platania. School High State Diplomas . Mark is the youngest member of the family to sriidy for his GED exam. P¢tcr, • the oldest · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � I I I I I I I I I I SEAFARERS TRAI N I NG & R ECREATIO N CENTER . �:..· I'! Reservati on Informat i on Name : S.S. # · 1 �_i !,�"' L,,,"'· :II .l, ··l Boo� # � � -� ,, • . ..v: ·:· 3rd Choice : ! I Piney Point, Md. 20874 (Phone: 301 994-00 1 0) i: · · I : I · . • • . . • • • • • • • • • •• • • . . • • • . • . • • • . . •. . • . • . • • . . . • • . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . • . • . • . . . . .. Cook Baker and welctine''' , . - Front row I. to r.� Biii Foley (Instructor), Jeff Nugent, Steve W. Blgelow. Second row f. to r.: Juan D. SanChez, Josh Lanier, Robert L Carroll. .· . . - . .. Uf9"M Front row I. to r.: Octovlanue Pariama, Richard Wettzln, Keith Lum, Arthur Medeiros, Vic A. Bula, Gina Sytvester� Second row 1. to r.: Ben Cusic (lnatructOf'), William A. Jones. Juan Diaz Agosto, Bert Wlnfleld, Kelly Ctlong, Chris Donner, Randall Firestine, Victor Higgs, Jamtt Pang. Third row I. to r.: Gary Washington, VeronK:a Ercolono, Wilfred Scales, Bill Jones, John F. Bass. The course. Platania brothers, like many seafaring families, have made funher their education and apply them to future. upgrading courses. The GED program is oiily one of many the s u c c e ss fu l educational opportunities offered at SHlSS to prepare the seafarer for the future and we are happy to see that the Platania brothers have joined over 2 ,000 other_ seafarers who . have succCssfully · completed shipping and education · a family · • the GBD �program. traditiQn. · AU three brothers ·cited Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What· It Will Cost • I · Seafarers Training a Recreation Center . last November while taking the ' "C · 'A ' C;·� � ; . ' 2 weeks) i< ·:M. � Send to: : I Maintenance course. Tom received hiS diploma i: : Date of Departu re .,1i·.\,,;;,; (,;•: !f,;\�,\>· . and Operations S e a l i ft new the fi n i s h e d $30.00 per day Spouse $ 5 . 00 per day Children $5 .00 per day Member · 2nd .Choice (Stay is l imited to I Able�Bodied. Seaman and -just ROOM RATES: 1 •' , Date of Arrival: 1 st Choice • to The costs for room and board at the SHLSS \lacation Center have b�en s�t at the minimum to make it possible for all SIU mt;mbers and their famiiies to enjoy a holiday at the Southern Maryland playground. _ _ _ _ N u m ber in Party Class #25 2 . He later upgraded how they will use their skills to _ _ _ _ _ Tel ephone # 1 I ------- Address: J ., _ � _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brother, took the GED course during 1978 while enrolled in :I , ' . ' < ··<· · Member' ''$8:1o �t d ay $4 .00 per day Children $4 .00 per day Spouse : . . .\ : NOTE: No Jodging ·or meal· charge for children ' under age 1 2 . So that as many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHLSS Vacation Center, the stay is limited to two weeks. Standing I. to r.: Danny Brown, Ricky Hobson, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Thomas McQuay. . Thlfd ...- � . to r.: Donald Ketler, Kefth Amos, Frank Byers1 Kelly Cook. Second row I. to . r.: 'Tor,y � Jr., Ronala Huffman, Mike Marth, Mark RUhl. Not ptcturect: Mark sertla. · SMDtt Ooeratlon• a MllntenaOc=e Front row I. to r.: Kaid H. Zalda�1 &lnto• Garcia Jr., Mustarl Lalong, 8an Anthony Negron, Mlchael f:lolle. Standing . I. to r.: Biii Hellwege (lnatructi:>r), Ralph Vidal, Riiey · Donahue, Peter Kulyk, Abraham Vegas, Elllot Vazquez. Not shown: Edgar Nattlel. Seallft Operations a � - Bosun Recertification . Front row I. to r.: Chllrfes Herrera, Gary Cardlllo, Joseph Consentino, Barbara Jean .Stevenson, Antolos Trlkoglou, Susanne Cake, H. Balley, Torn Vain . .Second row l. to r.: Joe M&r$hall (Instructor), Dave Newman, Tom Seaaer, August Werdenberg, Marc Sromberg, Eva Myers, Brencfon Murphy James Gavele� Peter Lolk, BUI Hetlwege (Instructor). Third row I. to r.: r-rank Andryauskas, Steve Copeland, R.A. Vamlsh, Wiiioughby Byrd, S. Randy Garay, Robert Johnson. Th'" Man at.ward · Front row I. April 1985 I LOG I 1 3 �Upgrading Course Schedule ILuN �.: M ay Through J uly 1 985 Engine U pgrading Courses �. � �· •\ ' :,i 'Programs Geared to Improve job Skllls . s�Ai"' ' And Promote U .S. Maritime I ndustry Fol l owi ng are t h e u pdated course sched u.les for M ay through J u ly 1 985, at t h e Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SIU Representatives In all ports will ass i st mem bers in prepari ng appl icat i ons. Check-In Date Completion Date Celestial Navigation May 1 0 June 1 4 ·Radar Observer May 31 June 1 4 June 21 June 1 3 J une 20 J uly 1 1 July 1 9 August 29 Quartermaster a 3 u rie 7 J uly 26 r Ju e 6 Ju y 1 1 August 29 Thi rd Mate J uly 5 September 1 3 Master/Mate Freight & Towing July 5 September 1 3 Simulator Course July 1 2 July 26 J u ly 1 8 August 1 June 28 August 1 Tankerman May 1 7 May 3o Thi rd Assistant Engineer J u ly 5 September 1 3 Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bl-weekly varies Chief Cook bi-weekly varies Chief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly varies � Course Check-In Date Completion Date Steward Recertification June 3 July 8 Adult Education Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date (ESL) English as a Second Language (ABE) Adult Basic Education (DVS) Developmental Studies May 3 May 3 May 3 May 31 May 3J M ay 1 0 i · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4\,�t-9-'-"' L(J�f!t-., ;: �.. I\ · , May 30 S£ i Welding Recertification Programs May 1 7 ·········· Completlon Date · lifeboat 8AAfamtenance t· Operations Check·ln Date Steward Upgrading Courses Deck U pgrading Courses Course Course .,.f i ' '" "!��i Name �... 'J ···· ········ 41\,+t-f.."V l.lJA,t/J�. , Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Appl ication � ·--. (first) (LaSf) Date of Birth (Middle) ... ! " ·� .. ;, ' 'I I am Interested i n the following course(s) checked below: � ... DECK DEPARTMENT __,, """=" ...., "" ...,. ,-.,.. _ _ _ _ _ MoJDay/Vear Address -----...rr::::=n--� (City) Deep Sea Member O (State) Telephone (ZlpCOde) ....,,.,,. .,,, ..,,. ... � .,., ----­ _ (Area COde) Lakes Member O Inland Waters Member O Pacific O Social Security # ------- Book # ------- Seniority ------Date Book Was lssued _______ Port lssued _______ Port Presently Registered In ________ _ Endorsement(s) or license(s) Now Held _______________________________ _ Are you a g raduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: O Yes No 0 (If yes, fill in below) Trainee Program: From -----�� to_�--------­ (dates attended) ENG INE DEPARTM ENT 0 FOWT 0 D O o 0 OMED-Any Rat1119 Marine Electronics D Automation D Diesel Ef191ne Marine Electrical Maintenance Maintenance & Operation Refrigeration Sy.tern• Maintenance a Operations o Chief Engfneer/A..latant Ef191neer (Unlnspected Motor Veuel) o Second/Th ird Aaat. Engineer (Inspected) Pumproom STEWARD DEPARTMENT Course(s) Taken _______________________________ _ Firefighting: O Yes No D 0 �ter ' '�O C.lestlal Navigation D AB Umlted D 1at Claaa Piiot D AB Speclal D Towboat Operator Inland 0 Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) D Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) D Muter/Mate Inspected Towing Veuel D Third Mate 0 Radar Observer Unllmlted 0 Simulator Course No D (if yes, fill in below) Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: O Yes Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes No D 0 Takennan 0 AB UnHmlted CPR: O Yes No 0 Date Available for Training ---- D D D D 0 Chief Cook Assistant Cook Cook a Baker 0 Chief Steward TowbcNlt Inland Cook Three Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTMENTS D Welding D Ufeboatman D Sealltt Operations a Maintenance RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever Is applicable.) VESSEL RATIN G HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE O F DISCHARG� ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Basic Education (ABE) o High School Equtvalency Program (GED) 0 Developmental Studies (DYE) 0 English u I Second Language ;S�IG�N�A�T�U�R�E;..;;:;;;;;�----:-- DATE No transportation wlll be paid unless you present ortglnal receipts and successfully complete the course. 1-4 I LOG I April 1 985 COLLEGE PROGRAM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ � RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674 (ESL) �r· 1 . -v-��·�'<-ll'��.J:�;� �· n· : ;; " :·' Fitout 1 985 . r' �: w t�;: The G reat Lakes Thaw, The Steamsh i ps C rew As winter begins to turn into a chilly memory, shipkeepers along the Great Lakes' ports tum over their ore, ce­ ment and coal carriers to returning SIU Lakers. Scrapping; painting and housekeeping _chore� are the order of · the day. Some returned taniied with tales of sunny beach life. _Others are happy to relieve a bad case of cabin fever. Shipping on the Great Lakes won't be much different from last year. About half of the Lakes' 130 ships will break out this year. Like the rest of the nation's industrial heartland , the eco­ nomic health of Great Lakes' shipping is keyed to heavy industry which ,is not enjoying an economic recovery . But for the several hundred SIU Lak­ ers who will sail through the spring, summer and fall , those thoughts are put aside as they get ready for another season on the Great Lakes. � �-' · ·, i I f -� \ ' I '. ( ' Wiper Ray Semerad reaches over the side to bring siipplies aboard the Medusa' Chal­ lenger as sb1pmate BUI Hass looks on. I : 1 ·-. . ';/ ' ,I ,. J, . i The William Roesch Watchman John Kernobam oa the WilUam Roeicb. and Bosun Brett Fischbach look happy to be back to work From left to right: Russ Brown, Mltch Stewart and Doug Verosky, mates, put some paint on the Charles E. Wilson's rudder. all April deck department 1 985 / LOG / 1 5 �Fitout 1 985 From the Shores of .Michigan, Huron and Erie, William Truax is Paul Thayer. a New a conveyennan on the The Charles E. Wilson's second cook, John Beaushaw, dishes up a few bowls of coleslaw. The view from above aad below as crewn Oiler Mike Spicer iakes a minute to pose iD the eagine room of the Methua Challenger. Photos by Mike Hall .,...,.,.·. '"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''·''' Fitout also means paperwork . Here on the Willilun Roesch (I. to r.) Conveyerman Don Blnkowska, and Watchman John Kernoham catch up on some. Port Agent Jack Allen 1 6 I LOG I April 1985 Wiper Sam Beland, Algonac �i:eason Begins i '. • ' Jwit a few. lilly dtub of lee lluat· 8l'Ollll4 • A•rieu MtlriMr ia Sturgeon Bay. ' ·. · l>oug Verosky and Russ Brown finish up paint wort on the rudder Of the Charles E. Wl&oa at Its ltoat In Muskegon, Mich. Clift' Cadreau, I f I ! � photographer. a wheelslilan aboard the Charks E. Wilson, Is also an accompUshed . Maneh Ahmed is a porter on the Meduso Chalknger. April 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 �' ::, (More Photos Fitout 1 985 Next Month) ' - ' ; ,· Fresh fried perdl is on tile menu of dumps a batda of fish. the Cluuks E. Wilson and steward/cook sallin Ali Patrolman Joe Sigler (left) and Second Cook David Bartlett discuss matters with the crew American Mariner. or the IJ I l ' ; I· Oiler after CODveyerman LaVerne Cole keeps an eye OD tbe Rassim Said Abdulla (left) and Wiper Mobsip Harbert are on their way into town a day or work fitting out tile A�rican Mariner. control panel for tbe conveyers OD tbe Medusa Cltalknger. Clevelaad Field Rep. Martin Vittardi explains congressional attempts to tax employee beneftts such as be81th lnsuruce aod peasions to Methua Cludlengersteward Joe Cherubini. 1 8 / LOG I Caught from above, a crewmember on tile ADNrican Mariner. April 1985 '-=======--iiiii---- �! \ , ' 1 ' ': orfolk for upcoming Mediterranean Underway Replenishment exercises. SIU Crew Wins Praise for 'Professionalisin · and · $kill� : Cross Loads Military Supplies i n No-rfotk Navy Yard -.FOLLOWING a - SOuthern · -.� "' · . ' ': · . · · · -:: _ ' '-� - highly successful training exercise last month, including an actu . al underway replenishment, the S.S. Southern Cross began loading ' inilitacy cargo at the Norfolk Navy Yard in preparation for a full-s9ale exercise in ttie Mediterranean Sea this spring and summer with the Navy�s MEDLOGEX '85 program. . The' Southern Cross is a converted C-3 w.ith 22 booms. Her highly-trained JU c�w of 58 unlicensed seamen drew high praise from the Navy for their performance during the training exercises (see letter on page 21). . · · �· ·- . ., 1 ' AT SEA-tile SOUIMm Cross moves up on a. Navy assault ship during underway replenishment exercises last month. The SoUtlum Croa Vessel. edges in closer to the Nav)' Aaault Able SeamanBrian lsendstadt Is at dte wheel as the Solllhern Cross begins the Wlderway repleoisbment .operation. April 1 985 I LOG I 19 --_ . 1 �ABs Mklaael MeCartby, left, and Joe Saapchs OD deck Coming_ Next Month in USNS 2nd Lt. the as cargo U stowed. LOG John P. Bobo Ends Sea Trials Deck gang repairs lines and wires. From left are Rafael Rivera, OS; Willie Burrus , AB, and Martin �. deck/engine utility. 20 I LOG I April 1 985 � �====================================================---....-... ----------------------------------- �f?Tk f/� §�� O P N O RTH A M E R I CA • A P L-C I O 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746 301-899-0675 TO : • The Crew of the Southern Cross I h ave just rece ived at Headquarters a copy o f the Telex t o your vessel from the captain of the USS Sylvan ia , the vessel you exerc ised with recen t l y . The Telex praises the professional i sm and sk i l l showed in recent you underway replenishment exercises leading '85. up to the Southern Cross operations i n the Mediterranean this spring and suomer for MEDLOGEX I want t o congratulat e the entire crew for the manner in which you have taken on the c ha l l enge of operating the Southern Cross . It i s this type of convince t h e mil itary establ ishment replen ishment example that w i l l that all i r such underway and m i l itary support work can be safely and eff icient ly handled by private marit ime companies and their Hugh Woods, deck/engine utility, right, gets some advice from Seafarer Ramont Jacksoa who bas shipped aboard naval support vessels under both the SIU and the MSTIJ banners. c i v i l ian union crews . As you prepare for remember that you are of the ent ire the Mediterranean exerc ises , the SIU and that of new jobs for our union · representat ives of the membership the job you do may mean hundreds i n the future . JfZ-;p· 1�8� March Daaiel ScltwaU, right, on gangway watch, utility, signs aboard with AB Eddy Stwaeard. AB please stands luck , 27 , :•,;: :.,:l1� · by as James Dickens, deck/engine 1 9 MARCH TO: USNS SOUTHERN CROSS FROM: USS SYLVANIA 85 OVERALL, THE ENTIRE TRAINING EXERCISE WAS CONSIDERED A GREAT SUCCESS. SAFETY WAS PARAMOUNT ON BOTH SHIPS AND EXTENSIVE EFFORTS WERE TAKE N TO ENSURE A SAFE OPERATION. ATTENTION TO THE TRAINING EXERCISE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN TEACHING THE HELMSMAN ON THE SOUTHERN CROSS ABOUT THE FORCES ANO INFLUENCES HE EXPERIENCED WHILE STEERING ALONGSIDE. RIGGERS, RIG CAPTAINS AND SIGNALMEN WERE PROFICIENT, ANO DISPLAYED A TYPE OF CONTROL THAT SOME ·:EXPERIENCED" RIG CREWS SELDOM USE. IN·PORT TRAINING WAS A MUST AND IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FUTURE EXERCISES OF THIS TYPE. Everyone agreed-"She's a good feeder!" And here's the reason why: Chief Steward Gerald Sinks, left, Chief Cook Tom Benefiel, center, and Cook/Baker Abdul Awadh. IN SUMMARY, EVERY EXERCISE CONDUCTED WITH THE SOUTHERN CROSS WAS VERY PROFESSIONAL AND EXTREMELY EFFICIENT. IF WE HAO NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN THE IN-PORT INITTAL TRAINING, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE KNOWN THEY WERE NOVICES TO ALONGSIDE REPLENISHMENT. IT WAS A PLEASURE TO HAVE THEM ALONGSIDE. BRAVO ZULU.. April 1985 I LOG I 21 ��eafarers Welfare, Pensio·n Plans Updated to Provide Best Possible Benetits The trustees of the Seafarers Plans con­ tinuously review the rules and regulations u well u the laws governing the Plans. During the past year, the trustees made certain changes to more efticiently utilize the· Plans resources and provide the best possible benefits to all participants. Seafarers Pension Plan Pension Credit Increased ., The trustees decided to increase the pension benefit for seamen whose employ­ ers are contributing at the maximum rate. If a seaman has at least 3 ,000 days of actual contributory seatime (employment aboard a vessel) he/she can receive credit for l Y4 days service for each day of actual seatime earned after June 16, 1984. Eligible seamen will now be able to accrue more service, which can be used to satisfy the Plan's eligibility requirements and may increase the benefit payable for a wage­ related pension. Effective June 1 6 , 1984, an Early Normal Wage Related Pension for deep sea em­ ployees shall be calculated as follows: All actual contributory employment shall be counted for the purpose of determining the amount of benefit payable. All days will be divided by 365 to determine the per­ centage to be applied to average earnings. Pensioner's Death Benefit Eligibility Uberalized Since Feb. l , 1984, eligibility for the standard pensioner's death benefit is ex­ panded to include all pensioners who have at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the year prior to their retirement. Added Protection for Vested Service A vested year is any year (Jan. l to Dec. 3 1 ) in which a covered employee earns 125 days service. If an employee earns less than 621/2 days service in any calendar year, he/she incurs a break-in-service. More than 621/2 days of service credit, but less than 1 25 days in a calendar year does not earn vesting service, nor does it result in a break-in-service . Once an employee is vested ( 1 0 years with at least 125 days credit) he/she can never lose that time. Employees are currently eligible to receive deferred vested pensions upon reaching normal retirement age , if they have 10 vested years. For service time after Jan. l , 1985, an employee who is not yet vested will only lose credit for prior accumulated service if he/she works less than 621/2 days in each of five years in a row, and the number of those break-in-service years equals or is greater than the number of vested years already accumulated . In addition, if a n employee i s away from covered employment due to pregnancy, child birth, infant care or adoption, up to a maximum of 62¥2 days, he/she will not incur a break-in-service. If an employee is away from covered employment up to 621/2 days while attending upgraders courses at the. Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship, he/she will not incur a break-in­ service provided he/she successfully com­ pletes the courses. Neither this school time nor child care time will earn additional service credit. However, both can now be used to help avoid breaks-in-service. Effective Jan. l , 1 985 an employee will be credited with contributory employment time and certain military service time for the purposes of satisfying the eligibility requirements for a Deferred Vested Pen- · sion. Disability time cannot be applied towards satisfying the requirements for this type pension. · 22 I LOG I April 1985 payable by coverage under no-fault insur­ ance. In addition, where applicable, the Plan will coordinate its benefits for dependent children with your spouse ' s coverage through his/her employment by providing primary coverage if your birthday comes before your spouse 's and secondary cov­ erage for the dependent children if your spouse 's birthday comes earlier in the year than yours. Spouse's Pension Rights The Pension Plan currently offers joint and survivor pensions. If an employee has been married for at least one year prior to retirement and is eligible for pension ben­ efits from this Plan, the Plan will auto­ matically pay the pension in the form of a joint and survivor pension. If the employee wishes to choose the full pension benefit instead, which would stop when the em­ ployee dies, the employee must sign an election form which will be provided by the Plan. This form will also have to be signed by the employee ' s spouse , and the spouse ' s signature will have to be notar­ ized or witnessed by a representative of the Pension Plan . In addition, if an active employee who had been married at least one year dies, at a time when he/she would have been eligible to receive a pension from this Plan and who satisfied the eligibility require­ ments for a pension, it will be assumed that the member had applied the day before he/she died. His/her spouse would then begin to receive the survivor's pension. The pensioner' s standard death benefit will be paid to his/her designated beneficiary if the employee had at least 1 25 days of covered employment in the calendar year preceding his/her death. If a vested employee, who had been married at least one year dies, before he/ she reached retirement age , his/her spouse shall be entitled to a survivor's pension of one-half of the actuarily calculated amount. These payments will begin when the em­ ployee would have reached the Plan 's earliest retirement age . These rules make sure that your spouse is protected and receives the benefits you worked hard to earn. Seafarers Welfare. Plan · Service Credit for School Time In order to help Seafarers satisfy the Plan' s eligibility requirements, the trustees decided to accept time spent at upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship as covered employ­ ment, provided the courses have been successfully completed and provided the employee had satisfied the standard wel­ fare eligibility requirements in the year prior to the employee· s attendance at SHLSS. Eligibility Requirements Reduced In order to maintain eligibility for wel­ fare benefits in 1985, the basic requirement of 125 days of covered employment in the previous calendar year has been reduced to 120 days for sealbell whose employers are contributing to the Plan at the maximum rate. The requirement of one day of service in the six-month period preceding your claim still exists. Coordination of Benefits Defined The Welfare Plan coordinates its benefits with those of other Plans. The trustees decided that some clarification of the pur­ poses and policies of this provision in the Plan were necessary. All benefits under the Plan, except death benefits and acci­ dental dismemberment benefits, are co­ ordinated with any other group, individual or service plan. If the other plan providing benefits does not have a coordination of benefits clause, the other benefit provider will act as the primary carrier, and the Seafarers Welfare Plan takes over when you have reached the maximum payable under the other plan. The Welfare Plan will not provide benefits for medical expenses that will be Special Equipment Special equipment is currently provided at a rate of 70 percent of the reasonable and custQmary charges associated with such equipment. If the equipment is re­ quired as a result of an onboard injury, the rate is 50 percent of the reasonable and customary charges. Pensioner's Eligibility Many pensioners are eligible to continue receiving welfare benefits after they retire . A pensioner is eligible for benefits if he has 125 days employment the year before he/she retires and he/she had at least 5,475 days service, OR if he/she had 1 25 days employment the year before he retires and is receiving a disability pension. Maternity Benefit Increased . A change in federal regulations regarding medical treatment due to pregnancy re­ sulted in the following benefit change: Prior maternity coverage for employees at the highest contribution rate allowed a pay­ ment of $500, .plus 80 percent under major medical for all hospital and ·physician's serv�. ty benefit l , 1983, the mate ci>vcrs all teasonabte and customary cbargq, (semi-private room) for hospital room and Mer}�Y � board and for hospital extras, in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Delivery charges for an employee' s spouse are paid according to the surgery schedule plus 80 percent of the balance under major medical. Treatment by a physician rendered to an employee for pregnancy-related serv­ ices are paid in the same manner as any other illness or injury. Although the out­ patient treatment for an employee 's spouse is not payable because it must be treated like any other illness, the increased pay­ ment for hospital charges results in a higher maternity benefit for employee 's spouses . S & A Benefit The federal government has deemed the sickness and accident benefit "taxable in­ come . " In order to continue providing $8 per day to the participant, the trustees have accepted the responsibility of paying the employer's and employee 's shares of the applicable F.l.C.A. taxes. If you re­ ceived S & A benefits from the Plan during the past year, you will receive a W-2 stating the amount of this taxable income and the amount of F.l.C.A. taxes paid on your behalf. Eye Examinations The provisions of the Optical Benefit have been expanded to include all eligible employees and their dependents, even if they do not need eyeglasses. The benefit will be paid once every two years for eye care. This benefit is intended to pay for an eye examination. It can, however, be applied to the cost of glasses if they are needed. Dependent children can receive the benefit more often if new eyeglasses are needed for pathological reasons. Seafarers Pension Plan and Seafarers Welfare Plan Summary Plan Description Booklets were previously mailed to you and. arc available at all ports. To keep your benefit in{OfDllllion cµrre n r, .,this artici. and keep it with your booklet. MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund Summary Annual Report This i s a summary o f the annual report for MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund, 5 1 -6097856, for the year ended June 30, 1982. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1 974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the Plan , was $6, 194,53 1 as of June 30, 1982, compared to $5,663,396 as of July 1 , 1981 . During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $53 1 , 1 35 . This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the value of the Plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the Plan assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The Plan had total income of $ l ,469 ,223, including employer contributions of $828, 702, and earnings from investments of $640,521 . Plan expenses were $907 ,050 . These expenses included $788,920 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries; $70,620 in administrative expenses, and $47,510 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report , or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report . ' l . An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. Al Jensen, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1 .00 for the full annual report , or $0. 10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the Plan administrator, on request and at no charge , a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the Plan administrator, these statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge . You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C . , or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Request to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room N46n, Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20216. �SIUNA 's John Crowley Dies A friend of the SIU and one of San Francisco's top organized labor leaders , John F. "Jack" Crow- ley Sr. , 6 1 , the widely respected secretary-treasurer of the city's Labor Council for the last 1 2 years , died March 1 8 in Shanghai , China after emergency surgery . Brother Crowley was once head of the SIUNA-affiliated Mortuary Employees Union in San Francisco. In attendance at the funeral Mass in St. Ignatius Roman Catholic Church, San Francisco on March 25 were celebrant Bishop Mark Hurley of Santa Rosa, Calif. , an old friend of the deceased ; Harry Bridges, leader of the International Longshoremen' s and Warehousemen's Union; city Mayor Dianne Feinstein ; state Sen. Milton Marks (R-S.F.); George Johns, retired secretary-treasurer of the Labor Council who recommended Crowley to succeed him, and city Sheriff. Michael Hennessey . Bishop Hurley eulogized the labor leader at the Mass calling him "captain and commander-in-chief of the working men and women of San Francisco . " The bishop declared in his eul­ ogy that unio11s · are . ari " essential and extremely important element in .our' society, and Jack Crowley · un.derstood the dignity of work and the dignity of workers. ' ' Previously, an editorial in the San Fran cisco Chronicle said Crowley " . . . will be remembered as a respected official with rare skills of mediation . " It went on to say " he was in the thick of some of the city 's thorniest strikes . and quickly established himself as the possessor of special qualities for negotiating fair and equitable contracts . . . the city has lost a man who has left behind a fine reputation for integrity and fair counsel. " Crowley was born in San Francisco and was a regent of the California State University System and a member of the Board of Permit Appeals. Burial was in Golden Gate Na- tional Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.Surviving are his widow , Geraldine ; three sons, John P. Jr. , Joseph and Francis, all of San Francisco; three daughters , MaryFrances of Vacaville, Calif. , Kelly Fuller of Davis, Calif. and Tara Chase of Ventura, Calif. ; a sister, Bernice Reis, and 16 grandchildren. · Support K,N QWi· � YOUR RIGHTS :,i\���� .•. . :.,.,���J0i:. :: . In the event that any SIU members have legal problems In the various ports, a llet of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not chooM the recom· mended attorney• and this list is in· tended only for informational pur­ poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Filth Avenue New York, New York 1 0001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer, Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St . (at Jefferson) Suite 5 1 0 Houslofl, Texas n002 Tele. Ii (71 3) 659-4455 & Tele. # (206) 285-361 0 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P. A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. # (81 31 879-9842 I O W YO ON i T fU TION A L R I G HTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are available in all U n ion halls. All memhers should obtain copies of this const itution so as to fam i l iarize themselves with · i ts con· tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation hy any methods such as deal ing with charges. trials. etc., as well as all other details. then the member so affected should im mediately notify headquarters. C the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance com m ittee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each qu arter of the finances of the U n ion and reports ful ly t heir findings and recommenda· S EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal tions. Members of this com m ittee may make dissenting the contracts w h ich the U n ion has negotiated w i t h the employers. Consequently. no memher may he discrimi· nated against because of race. creed, color. sex and na· tional or geographic origin. If any memher feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled. he should notify U n ion headquarters. and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made patrolman or other U n ion offi:i al. i n your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest S I U port agent. LOG. Log SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes i ncl ud· ing. but not l i m ited to, furthering the political. social and economic i n terests of maritime workers. the preservation has and furthering of the American Merchant M arine with the political p urposes of any individual in the U n ion. hoatmen and the advancement of trade u n ion concepts. of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the articles deemed harmful to the U n ion or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed contributes to political cand idates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. N o contribution . may be the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ b y membership action at the September. 1 960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy i s vested i n an editorial hoard which consists of financial reprisal. or t hreat of such conduct. or as a con­ dition o( membership in the U nion or of employment. I f may delegate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct. noti fy the Seafarers U n ion or SPAD oy certified EDITORIAL POLICY - THE The U n ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving in all U n ion halls. If you feel there has been any violation officer or member. I t has also refrained from publishing rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available contracts between the U nion and the employers, notify ceipt requested. The proper address for t h is is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers AppeMt Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Gecqes Couty CIUDP Sprtnp, Md. 20746 Ful l copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either hy writing d i rectly to the U n ion or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights. as well as your obligations. such as fi l i ng for OT on the proper sheets and i n the proper manner. If. at any time, any S I U ••I rights arc clearly set forth in the S I U constitution and i n TRUST FUNDS. A l l trust funds of the SIU A t l an tic. G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District are administered in accordance with the prov isions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in ch arge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the . rights i n employ m ent and as members of the SI U . These reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior· SEATTLE, WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattte, Wash. 98 1 1 9 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. # (213) 937-6250 detailed audit by Certified Publ ic Accountants every three months, which are to be subm itted to the membersh i p by fund financial records are available at the headquarters of SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 1 00 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (41 5) 981 -4400 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 0 1 930 Tele. # (61 7) 283-81 00 spec_ific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and U n ion fi n ances. The constitution requires a the various trust funds. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Metairie, La. 70002 Tele. # (504) 885-9994 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (31 4) 231 -7440 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 1 9268 Grand River Avenue Detroit. Mich. 4882 2 Tele. # (313) 532- 1 220 FINANCIAL REPOR • The constitution of the IU Atlan t ic, G u l f. Lakes and I n l and Waters District makes onl y upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1 0 1 0 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 36602 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner, Walters, Willig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1 1 O 1 429 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 1 9 1 02 Tele. # (21 5) 569-8900 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 K N O W Y O U R R I G H TS WILMINGTON, �AUF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington , Calif. 90744 Tele. # (21 3) 634-2546 NORFOLK, VA. Peter K. Babalas & Associates, P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. 4 1 5 Saint Paul's Boulevard Nor1olk, Va. 235 1 0 Tele. # (804) 622-31 00 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Lile Building Charles & Redwood Streets . Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (30 1 ) 539-6967 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 S PAD ' Legal · Aid the Executive Board of the U n ion . The Executive Board carry out this responsibil ity. PAYMENT OF MONIES. N o monies are to be paid to anyone i n any official capacity i n the SlU un less a n official U n i o n receipt i s given for same. Under n o c i rcum· stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone im proved employment opportunities for seamen and In connection with such ohjects. SPAD supports and solic ited or received because of force. joh discrimination, a contribution i s made hy reason of the above i mproper mail w i t h i n 30 days of the contribution for i n vestigation . and appropriate action and refund. i f involuntary. Support SPA D to protect and further your economic. poli· tical and social i n terests, and American trade u n ion concepts. If at any time a member ree1a that any el the aboff rlgtlts have payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he been 'rielated, or that be has. been deaied bis consdtudonal right of aa:w to Union reard5 or lalonnlitioD, be should ....ly ... nedty SID President Frank Drozak at Hetldcplarten by certlfted maH, should i mmediately be reported to U n ion headquarters. Way, Prince Georges County, C...., Spriap, Md. 20746. attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying :i receipt . or i f a member is requ i red to make a should not have been required to make such payment. this return RICldpt requested. The � 11 5ltl Aalll Way and Britannia April 1 985 I LOG I 23 :\ _/ . · �Bosuns Get (Continued From Page 3.) an Earful at Cargo Hearing eral subsidy because it has dedined in recent years , Drozak looked him straight in the eye and said , "Senator, the same can be said of the farm industry . " The remark drew a favorable response from the audience. Both Drozak and Boschwitz laughed. They were like two chess players with the same goal in mind : to win over the hearts and minds of the press. Block's interpretation of the administration's policy. She states that the administration's position is "not at this time supporting _legislation to change the interre­ lationship between the cargo pref­ erence laws and the blended credit program. " According to one high-ranking government official, cargo prefer­ ence is not something that Presi­ dent Reagan or most Americans think of when they get up in the morning. " Given the heated emo­ tions on both sides of the issue, the potential consequences and the rather specialized nature of the dispute, most high ranking officials in the administration have shied ""' away from taking a definitive stand. This means that public opinion will play an important role in de­ termining the final outcome of the dispute. And the bosuns saw for themselves that President Drozak and the legislative staff of the SIU were on hand to correct any mis­ representations. When one witness cited an as­ tronomical figure as representing "the average seaman' s salary , " Drozak set the record straight by saying that the figure represented wages and benefits for all three seamen filling the same billet. When Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R­ and it wasn't even right. They tried to blame us for everything: the poor farmers , and even the starving Ethiopians . " Robert Johnson "I wasn't aware of how complex it all is until we went to the hearing. Frank Drozak did all he could to set the record straight . " Thomas Vain " You' ve got to stay in the trenches with these people , or they'll eat you alive. " After the Senate hearing on cargo preference, the 10 bosuns had a chance to sit down and discuss their impressions of the hearing. Here are some of their comments . Thomas Seager " Mr. Drozak brought to the senators' attention that they may have been using erroneous data. At the end of the session, they said that they would check into it . " Robert Vranish " It was quite educational . " Dave Newman Stephen Garay " I was raised on a farm . I didn't see anyone at that hearing who " I was really upset by the way the chairman acted . He was supposed to get input from both sides, but he h_ad already made up his mind . I never thought Congress operated that way . . . . The senators talked about the farmer's way of life being threatened, but they never brought up what kind of shot in the arm the PL-480 program is to unemployed seamen . " looked like a farmer to me. They all looked like big businessmen. " Willoughby Bird "In my opinion our side held its ground pretty good . " Antonios Trikoglou "I have a question to ask these so-called patriotic Americans: Where would we all be without an American-flag merchant marine?" Charles "Sonny" Herrera Steven Copeland " I was really mad. I felt like throwing a . �hair when they . talked . about how inucb we eamen make/ Minn.) questioned the value of giv­ ing the merchant maririe any 'fed� · ·. " When the hearing started , the senato� on the Committee didn't . . eem 'to. want tc> listen to a thing 'Dr zak ''rud.; Btit by, the end,, they: , Drugs Mean Trouble Editorial Every month you'll find a cartoon like the one below in the LOG. It' s straight and to the point. Drugs can mess with your life in a lot of ways-they can screw up your mind-they can screw up your body­ and they can screw up your job . The SIU has always tried to warn you of the dangers of drugs, and many of you have learned that drugs and shipping do not mix. But some of you haven' t . There i s one thing to remember; it's a saying you may have seen and heard hundreds of times " If you are caught with drugs you can : lose your papers . " That is not some empty scare slogan . It is true. It has happened recently. A lot of the SIU ' s work these days is under military contract or charter. The military authorities and federal drug enforcement agencies are keeping a close watch on those ships. The companies that are winning those contracts and providing SIU members with jobs have to did say that they may have been wrong on a few figures, and that they would be willing to negotiate on the issue . " Blended Credit (Continued From Page 3.) make one cent of difference in either the price the American farmer receives for his commodities, or the price the foreign importer pays to purchase those commodities . Any costs of cargo preference are paid by the U . S . government, as part of its investment in a strong national defense . ' , The American maritime indus­ try, Boren believes, started the controversy now in existence by " trying to extend the provisions of the 1954 Cargo Preference beyond its original intent. ' ' He said that he favored a " compromise" ap­ proach that would reverse the blended credit ruling and restrict PL-480 cargo to a handful of spe­ cific situations, such as the ship­ ment of relief supplies to places like Ethiopia. Luciano responded that the mar­ itime industry had not tried to ex­ pand the definition of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act, but had tried to have its meaning clarified . He noted that the American maritime industry was forced to go this route because Agriculture Secretary John Block would not meet with them : . . ; ... ;·oa�.the"1.S:Su�'",i! ;,rr�·--· . > ., · ·· " · .- , __ Don't Use Them prove to the government that the crews aboard those ships are not working under the influence of drugs. Passenger ships provide a lot of jobs for Seafarers, and in the future they may provide even more . Seafarers on those ships are there to efficiently serve the passengers and make their voyages pleasant. That is difficult to do if you ' re wasted or wired. In some cases; before you can ship out you have to pass a urine analysis which can detect traces of illegal drugs in your system. And after shipping the same test can be made again. If you test positive , you are in trouble. If you are found to be using drugs or possess them , you are in even more trouble . If you have a drug problem , get help. You owe it to yourself and you owe to your shipmate . If you want to do drugs , don't ship. If you want to ship, don't do drugs . Help is available. It's up to you. DRU69 PUT AN A NCHOR ARO U N D YOU R N ECK ID TNEYLl ENb YOUN CAREER AND MAYBE YOUR I.IF/if Personal Notice D. Ross, AB SS Overseas Vivian 0 . Martinez, AB SS Overseas Vivian P. Decker, OMU SS Overseas Vivian J . Mc Kenny, AB SS Overseas Vivian Please contact Red Camp­ bell by letter relative to sub­ sistence claims resolved with Maritime Overseas Corp. 24 I LOG I April 1 985 . - - --- -·--- - - -· · · · --- .. � .... .. ... -------------���� - --�= - -� -� -- �==.=...:==:...== ..::. ==��r� · - ·· -� --� - - � -- � - -----=----------.... - -·� .... .. � .. � � . -� -.-... -----.... . -·---· -- �-==-=-.:. �.• BRAVRR STAT& (Apex Marine), February · 1 7-Chairman Gaetano Mattlolli; Secretary Frank Costango; Educational Di. ;.. ... "' '"'°'" .. . ..tD �� . �·1 rector Candido Castro.· Deck Oe.... Smith; Engine �legate eonr&Q , Tayior; Steward Delegate · f=ranclsco Monsibals. No disputed or. · although there were a number of beets in the engine �t which will be taken u p with the . boarding patrolman in Portland, Ore. Oue to bad weather, arrival in Kashima, Japan will be four days late. After taking bunkers in Yokohama, the vessel wilt then pr0<:$ed to Portland to load Qf'alO for Egypt. The ship's committee will discuss heating and air condltiQnlng probler1s with the captain and the chief engineer. A vote of thi:mt<s was given to the steward department for a job well done. A special vote of thanks also was given to · SIA Alan Bartley tor his kindness and generosity · in allo\Wlg the crew to borrow his personal col� 9f . .. . .. LNQ GIHllNI (Energy Transpprtail6n .. · Corp.), March 10-Cl'lairman' A.L ''Pete" Waters: Secr�aty, .Glly 0e.,8aef'a; . .fcruca� .. . . Di .. tlonal rector t; .tAaga: Deck �te . . John Grahain; Engine Delegate Harry , . . . . Gearhart ; Steward Delegate David Pap­ p8S. No disputed OT was reported in any of the three departments. The chairman announced that the vessel will be going into the shipyard and that all unlicensed personnel will be laid off or tr�.msferred to another vessel ; if to finish ihelr 1 2Q._ �s. The e(locatlorial director reminded � hands that wh8n Qoinn Into the tanks, ttiiy should be . sure that all the safety equipment is close by. He at$O stressed the importance of contribUtln9 to SPAO tor the good as well as the Unlol\end the marttim&industry. Avote of thanks was given to the steY(ard department for the. excelt:ent. food, espe·. dally to David Pappa$. "He cares." Next · video movies. "The John Wayne okMlrriers ·· · port: Nagoya, Japan. are great." . pos$ible, _ ofeact. lndMduat · -· · • BORINQUEll · (Puerto-Rico Marine), March 1 7-ch8innan A. Molina; Secretary C.B. Carter; Educational .Director George Ray. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $1 3 in the ship's fund,. and the crew and officers contributed $1 70 tor the AMMLA. There'Wilt be a payoff on arrival In San Juan this trip. All men getting off shollld leave their rooms .clean and tum In .. their dirty Unen. ¥embers should al � help keep the rec halt clean, take all cupe silverware back to the galley . and keep all · longshofemen strangei's off the ship during payoff . Next ports: San Juan, P.R. OOld the temperature. Next port: AJexarF . . . dria, Egypt. ·t>een received aboard U.· Ranger for a coupte l110nths· The ��n(departrrie(lt � short' one rnartae 'the as8lstant cook •. . OVERSIAS ....11!"8 ... (Maritime Overseas), Febn,iary 25-Chalrman .Richarct Bi'adbfd; &k:r8tary Douglas A. Thoinas; Ed�tional Director C. Wiiiiams; Deck Delegate ·· Walter, · Harris ; EnQine Delegate JOhn . McCabe; SteWMf Delegate John Mclaurin. � �ed OT was r8ported in the deck department. ,..,. crew re­ quested written clarification as to wh9 pays the transportatf(>I_\ for a relief. Also, If a man fails to r:�oin the '!!hip; who �ts that job? Can the man aln�ady there keep it, or must the job go back to the hall? Several sug­ gestions were . m8de. One was to have d()()f' hooks · put qn crewmembers' doors. Another was to order new porthole curtains. The crew also requested standby'!! . in th•· ship's home port as Well 8J �tion ()f aliotmenta.' C8pt. S.A. Sali8ns, speakll'lg on his own behaH and for hiS oflk$ts, gave th9 steward departrneht a vote of thanks for the good jOb of menu planni ng. and improved qual ity of the �als beif:lg served. This was· echoed by the crewmembers. Next portS: · Newport · News and Norfolk, was injured fn Romarna; NeverthefesS, they did a gre�t job� and ,they were giveh a vote of thanks. Next port and port of payoff: New Haven, Conn. SAM HOUSTON (Waterrman), January 27..,..Ch&innan Hei'bert O. Leake; Secre­ tary G. Aqu,ino; Educatlpnal Director .C. Tsipliareles. No beefs or di�ed OT. The new bosun Introduced himself· and told the creWrnembers his dOor is a!Ways open to resolve any problf,mls that may arise during the voyage. The death of Frank Mongelli was .also noted. "Frank, who many of us have krlOWn for a . long time, will be missed by aU." The chief mate has been showing firefighting films that are both interesting and 1nk>miat1ve. The bosuri·tatked to the crew abciut ttie importance'of donating to SPAD; a'nd the subject .Of upgrading aJ$o was brought up, Today'� Se•farers should become as pr�nal as �bl9in ttieir jobs. Tue St�rd thanked the crew for he!Ping keep the rrl8sS room clean. In tum, a vote of thanks was given to the steward depai1ment. One minute of Siience was stood in memory of our departed brothers and sisters'. Next port: Norfolk, Va. Va; SANTA ROSA (Delta Steamship Lines), February' 3-Chairman Mark Trapp; Sec­ retary e:· Dale; Educational Director J. TagHaferri. Ali is well with . no beefs or disputed OT, although one man was hurt and hospitalized · In Guayaquil, Ecuador, one man W8$ taken off the �e�l In Balboa, Panama, <>ne man was fired. A motion · and was made to anange some means wJ'lereby the members of a vesael can be notified of the progiesa of a fellow shipmate who . has been hoepftallzed In a fonMgn country. . . . . .--Yt'· .and Eltzabeth, · and and .· GOLDEN ENDEAVOR (Apex Marine), OYIRSDS .. MARILYN (Maritime February 1 7-chairman E . Lasoya;. S9c- · · Overseas), F�ry 1 7-Chairman John retary James w. . Barnett; Educational Di0. Frazier; Secretar\i'Charles Corrent; Ed­ N.J. CONSTITUTION (Amet:lcan Hawaii Cruises). Feb�a.-y 1�n William Mansfield; Secretary Cynthia A. Role; Deck , , ,,. Delegate J.C. DIHon. Thia was voyage #141 tor the SS Consfttutfon. The meetllig rector Charlie E. Durden;. Deck Delegate David Murray; Engine Dalaga"8 Juan Rodriguez; Steward Del1g1118 Edwin M. Felker. ' Ev.ydWig teem1 to be nnq smoolhty far with no beefs. or disputed OT reported· The ship has · ju$i CteWecl up after · · . a . three-month layup, and a few r:ninqr so . .�u COYB LUHR (Cove Shipping), Feb­ ruary 26-Chalrman William Smith; Sec­ retary Henry w. Roberts; Educational [)!­ ers." S9 this is the last voyage for the •sai'ita Rosa. Members were asked to clean their rooms at payoff and bring all repairs still need to be taken care of. One problem pertains to keys. There is a key machine aboard. but without the original key, it is useless. The secret8!)' stated that he was at headquart8f"!l 1Sst �mber and knows tor a fact that all SIU ships' mlnUtes by . VQ . Pre8fdent "Red" Cam�. He. fudhwr.. noted. ihat C8mpbell . · . . . . . "·· are r�ed · will respond to ariy lndMdual's tetter, .but another way to make your id8as 8nc;i sug· g$St1ons known to him. is through these · meeU!ig reports-so $Pffk· iJp The place• Admrnl; cia. No beell Boiger;' Engine Delegate Sllw.-d Orl1gme V. Gar- or clsput8d OT. The petrol­ man reported . the fact that �•.:wlll be no mare· port time. and Slso that Of rates are staYing the":Same: The bosun asked that aU member$ be sure to read the SIU linen to the linen lockenl: The stew&ld depmrtnwll WU giwr1 a wJle ol ,_.. b' ."18 good t.>oci· In � the meeting, a final -qVl&t plea was made to headquar­ . ters: "Sencf tis another ship, We have lost this one ." Next and final port: New Jersey. STUYVESANT (Bay Tankers), Feb­ ruary 1 7-Chaionan R. Garcia; Secretary W. Smith; Educational Director S. Perdon; Deck De� Todd Peden; Engine Del­ egate Dennis A. Dengate; Steward Dele­ department were put off ship due to illness. This !eaves a three-man department, and replacements are needed as soon as pos­ sible. There are tots of movies .aboard the OverSeas Marilyn, .so no complaints there. It wu requeitted that a copy Of the new agreement be sent:tQ .the vessel. Heading �. to Sudan'. PlnsauRON (Sea-Land Service), · gate Eric Parker; · The deck department sailed one nian short, but there was no disputed OT reported. The. Vessel wiU pay · off . e as . . rector J. S anchez; DeCk Delegate J8J1Y Borucki; Engine Delegate Reginald, Rldg- .. way; Steward Delegate John Lee Davis. OMI sACRAMENTO (OMI}, March �trman R.L Tuttle; SeCretary $am . No beets or disputed OT reported. The Davis; Educatiori81 Director T!A ·T$y!or; , · chairman noted that the Cove Leader has not gotten a definite charter, and so it's Engine Delegate H.J. Latham; Steward Delegate Roderick T. Gordqn. No beefs or just a trip-at-a-time for the present A repair list will be turned in when there is news disputed OT. The three departments are running smoothly so far. There is no ship's about a charter. This is the Cove Leader's fUnd as yet, but a suggestion · was made first trip with a reduced steward · depart­ for all members to contribUte something at ment. All the changeover work has not been colllP.leted in the galley. This puts . payoff to establish such a fund. The im­ portance of donating to $PAD for.a stronger the two-man galley In a position where there's a lot of man-hours put . in at no merchant marine WQ al$0 strt)$Sed. The repair list was turned In to the chief engi­ overtime, and there's stil l quite a lot . of neer. A leak under the fan drip pan ap- . work to be done to make the department parently causes ice ' to form on the deck; run smoothly. Next ports: Marcus Hook, Pa. and Neder1and, Texas. and a deep fryer on the port side will not · � T x � payoff. · was gwen to the bosun; the ship's chairman the delegates � special vote of thanks �· was given to the. steward department for the wonderlul meals. And a reminder stl'.$SS80; "Oon'.t ·� to donate to SPA[>.�· �. .· minute of silence was ob­ and. ' w$$ . � ir;nnernory. of qur �ect brothers and sisters, . . · 22, Tileri one more is scheduled before .· the .· Stuyvesant goes into ttie shipyard 1n Portland, 0re. The chairman said that h$ will check With · the patrolman about re-reg!Stering and re­ · claimlng member$' jobs when the ship goes Into the shipyard. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the vast improvements made In the food and � Next port: long Beach, Calif. r� f · •. ' late Friday, Feb. trip . . . · · · . ConstltutiOn� Two members of the steward ment of the garbage st� in the portway Moa u -C irman J n ary 3t ha Abdef K: ·· . was felt to be �venleot. Also, the crew hariled; � G. MoEW9n; Ed�tional refrigerator was d8in8ged lri rough we,(11tier . Gondzar E s and has not yet been · rep8ired. Ariother · · ' Director "sb.n1ey . verything I . running smoothty' with no beets or disputed was to secure the . offlCerS' loll� . suggestion OT. The chairman announced that the ship · rooms in rot:igh weather, · since they and · had j1,1st Jeff RIO Hatna. and is expected to · er& just above the crews' quarters. Next arrive in filinbeth, .N,J, for the Fetm.tary ports: Port Soden, Egypt; Masqat, Oman; payoff. A discussion was held pertaining .Jiddah, �di Arabia, then · back to Ned. to the new contract, and a round of thanks . · ucational Director E. Figueroa; Dec.k Del­ aa � and broth­ The 'Delta Steainship vessels have been sold, and . of the deck and engihe department w.ttn Rep E mil Lee was called to Qf'®r by 'tt19; "8un. William Mansfield. Lee talked about the crew rotation agreement of the current contract which went into effect June 2, 1 984. He also -. �. that he will soon be meeting vvtth Mr. Geoff· M6ttow, senior vice president of A�rican Hawaii Cruises and will bring up a nui'nber of topics lncludtng: allowing permanent crewmember requiring emergem:y leave to relain their permanent artlde number, and reinforcing/revising th.e untfcmn · code .to • Mr. Lee ·· . restrict short& from being answered a number of questions brought · up by crewmembers. He said that any suggested resolutions should be written and sent to him at the SIU in Honolulu. Next portS in Hawaii: Kona. Nawiliwi li , Hono lulu and Kahului. wottt . ' ··we aralnt�. . Official ships minutes were also received from the followlng vessels: Al.l:Vlllll DEVEL8Plll ·MllllCAll -=-­ .... .. r.:i':Yi ' um Clim• Clll SAla RANG... (Ocean Carriers), February . 2...--chairman V. Grima; Secretary Carrott .. . ... Kenny. Some �ed OT was reported lM llACll MITUll in the deck <;tepartment There.. .is no money .... . in tl:le ship's fund, but a col� WiO be . ... � taken, at payoff , fQr the· purpoSe of pur- . • •m• ch8sing taPes· It Was r8quested that . tile . IM Cll RWIA malt Situation be looked into. No mail has --- - April 1 985 I LOG I 25 �Thomas Lowell Laningham, 66, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a QMED. Brother Laningham is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Ranger, Texas and is a resident of Galveston. David Marion Eby, 7 1 , joined Deep Saa James Fredolf Bergstrom, 57, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief steward. Brother Bergs­ trom is a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. He was born in Davis, W.Va. and is a resident there . George Allen Burch, 64,joined the SIU in 1 939 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a recer­ tified bosun for the Delta Line. Brother Burch was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in 1 974. He was born in Mississippi and is a res­ ident of Tickfaw, La. ·· · the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 968 sailing as a chief steward for the Steuart Oil Transporta­ tion Co. , Piney Point, Md. in 1 972. Brother Eby is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. He was born in Maryland and is a resident of Baltimore . Donald Chestnut, 62, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Chestnut was graduated from the Union's Re­ certified Bosuns Program in 1 974. He also worked for the U . S . Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depres­ sion. Seafarer Chestnut was born in Alabama and is a resident of Fairhope , Ala. ' John Cisiecki, 64, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bo­ sun . Brother Cisiecki was grad­ uated from the Union's Recer­ tified Bosuns Program in 1 974. He also sailed on the Great Lakes . Seafarer Cisiecki was born in Luzerne Cty . , Pa. and is a resident of San Francisco. _ William Santos Costa, 62 , joined the SIU in the port of Boston, Mass. in 1 958 sailing as a cook. Brother Costa attended Piney Point Educational Confer­ ence No. 6 and is a veteran of the U . S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Costa was born in Mas­ sachusetts and is a resident of Tiverton, R . I . Norwood Emile Geno, 65 , joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Geno is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . He was born in Mobile and is a resident there . ..._..-,.. Joseph Ross Graves, 68 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 958 sailing as a FOWT and engine delegate . Brother Graves was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Seattle. Frank Eugene Guitson, 59, · Francis Libby, 68, .. joined the SIU in 1 948 in the · port of Norfolk sailing as a bo­ sun . Brother Libby is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in New Hamp­ shire and is a resident of Gal­ veston , Texas. Frederick Eugene Lillard, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Lillard is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in Tyronza, Ark. and is a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Adam Andrew Hauke, 62, . joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as an AB . Brother Hauke was born in Minneapolis, Minn. and is a res­ ident of Bush , La. Joe Vernon Martin, 50, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 963 sailing as an AB . Brother Martin is a veteran of both the U . S . Navy and the U . S . Air Force during the Korean War. He was born in Picayune, Miss. and is a resident of Gulf­ port, Miss. Oliver Allen Hess, 63 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Hess is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. He was born in Texas and is a res­ ident of Hemphill, Texas . 63, joined the SIU in 1 939 in the port of Boston, Mass. sailing as a bosun and ship ' s delegate . Brother De Lappe was born in Massachusetts and is a resident of Seattle . James Charlie Dial, 62, joined Maori Olaf Johannes Karls­ son, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 946 the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Tampa, Fla. sailing as a QMED and 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA , District 1 . Brother Dial is a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Korean War. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of . ,. Livingston, Ala. Melvin joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB . Brother Guitson pounded the bricks in the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor beef. He was born . in Ranshaw, Pa. and is a resident there . Harold R. Kammet, 57 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as an AB . Brother Kammet also sailed in the Viet­ nam War. He hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Kammet is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in the Korean War. Born in the Bronx, N . Y . , he is a resident of Brooklyn . William Augllstis De Lappe, Paul Ching Lee , 60, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington , Calif. in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. , Brother Lee began sailing in 1 948. He received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1 960 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Fairport. Seafarer Lee was born in China and is a natural­ ized U . S . citizen. Lee lives in Daly City, Calif. in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT, oiler and deck reefer engineer. Brother Karlsson's last ship was the Sea-Land Pitts­ burgh. He was born in Jakob­ stad , Finland , is a naturalized U . S . citizen and is a resident of Lantana, Fla . Young Curtis McMillian, 62, joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Mobile sailing as a cook. Brother McMillian was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Bernard James McNalley, 66, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief steward for the Delta Line. Brother McNalley also sailed during the Korean War and pounded the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef. Seafarer McN alley was born in Pitts­ burgh, Pa. and is a resident there. Joseph Daniel McPhee, 62, ·· joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother McPhee was born in Boston , Mass. and is a resi­ dent of Gretna, La. 26 I LOG I April 1 985 - -- ----------··· ----·--·---------·-· ·····--·----- --------- --·---------·-·-----------------------------'"------- -------,- �Anthony John Novak, 6l,joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother Novak ' s last ship was the SS Overseas New York (Maritime Overseas). He was born in Minneapolis , Minn. and is a resident of New Orleans. Joseph Albert Rusheed, 66, joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. Brother Rusheed was born in Alabama and is a resident of .Reno, Nev . Edward Charles O 'Connell, 6 1 , joined the SIU Jose . Antonio Santiago, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 959 sailing as a cook. Brother Santiago was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Philadelphia. in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother' O'Connell graduated from the Union' s Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 979. He was bOrn in Rockport, Mass. and is a resident of Salem, Mass. Ching Song Ong, 67, joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a deck engineer. Brother Ong worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1968 to 1978. He was born in China and is a resident of San Francisco. Endel Pappel, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 955 �ailing as an AB. Brother Pappel is a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Korean War. He was born in Estonia, U .S.S.R. and is a naturalized U . S . citizen : Seaf: r Pappcfis' a resident of Baltimore . Jose Federico Santiago, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing a:s a BR utility and ship ' s delegate . Brother Santiagq was born in . Santurce , P.R. and is a resident of New Orleans. 1 � Saycon Silva� 54, joined the SIU in the port of Wilming­ ton, Calif. sailing as a FOW'f. Brother Silva w�s horn in the Philippine Is. and is a resident of San Francisco. · Frank X. Ploppert, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief steward . Brother Ploppert cw York in 1 952 Sailing in the teward department. Brother Snow is a veteran of the. U . S . • to 1 978 . He is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Seafarer Ploppert was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Meraux, La. Army in World War I I . He was born in Gordonsville, Va. and is a resident of Richmond, Va. Ejvind Marfuus Taube Soren­ sen, 62 , joined the SIU in 1 944 · He i s a resident of San Fran­ cisco. -, = --- Rudel Earl Ramage, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of Wilmin�­ ton, Calif. in 1 967 sailing as an A B . Brother Ramage is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II serving as a chief bosun' s mate . H e was born in Detroit, Mich. and is a resident of Lemon Grove, Calif. Wal�r Scott Richmond, 63 , joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Richmond also sailed during the Vietnam War · and pounded the bricks in the 1 962 Robin Line beef. Sea­ farer Richmond was born in Il­ linois and is a resident of Satsuma, Fla. · Walter H. Whitten, 57, joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of Mobile sailing as ,'.a FOWT. · Brother Whitten's last ship was the SS Sea-Land Ptoducer. He was born in Escambia, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Osborne Rutledge Willlams, 57, joined the SIU in 1 940 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as a recertified chief steward. Brother Williams hit the bricks in the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. He was born in Savannah and is a resident of Corona, N . Y . James Lake Woods, 6 1 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 969 sailing as a cook. Brother Woods is a veteran of the U . S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Iowa and is a resident of Fredericksburg, Iowa. Franklin Cameron Snow, 65 , joined the SIU in the port of w.&rk.t)d on the'.Watennan Shor• ew rtean from 1974 Isabelo Barcoma Quanico, 62, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief cook. Brother Quanico was born in San Pedro Antique , P . I . Miguel Angel Verdejo, 69, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 959 sailing as an assistant cook. Brother Verdejo was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of San Francisco. in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief cook. Brother Soren­ sen's last ship was the SS Charleston (Westchester Ma­ rine). He was born in CQpen­ . hagen, Denmark and is a natu­ ralized U.S. citizen and a resident of'. Jacksonville , Fla. Bueford Edward Stockman, 63 , joined the SIU in the Port of Lake Charles, La. in 1956 sailing as a QMED. Brother Stockman also worked as a boilermaker. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Seafarer Stock­ man was born in Alabama and is a resident of Melbourne, . Fla. Jerry Weston Trayer, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Fran­ cisco sailing as a chief steward. Brother Trayer is a veteran of the U . S. Marine Corps in World War II. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and is a resident of Antonio, Colo. Due to. an editor's e rror. an incorrect picture accompanied last month' s Pension announce­ ment for Richard " Dick" Heffley. This is the correct picture and announcement. We regret the error. Richard "Dick" Hemey, 58, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a bosun. Brother Heffley last sailed on the SS Rose City (Westches­ ter Marine) in 1 984. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Cardiff, N .J. amt. Lakes Robert Edward Kane, 62, joined the Union in the port of Ashtabula, Ohio in 1 % 1 sailing as an AB fro the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1 949 to 1 984. Brother Kane was born in Con­ neaut, Ohio and is a resident of Ashtabula. Robert James Malaski, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich. in 1960 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Malaski is also an amateur tbam) radio op­ erator. He is a veteran of the U . S . Coast Guard during World War II and the U . S . Navy during the Korean Conflict. Laker Ma­ laski was born in Alpena and is a resident there . April 1 985 I LOG I 27 �Deep Sea Charles Milton Bean, 6 1 , died of cancer in the Care Inn Nursing Home, West Point, Miss . on Dec . 27 , 1 984. Brother Bean joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing as a FOWT. He also sailed during World War II. Seafarer Bean was born in Itta Bena, Miss . and was a resident of West Point. Interment was in the Self Creek Cemetery , Oktibbeha Cty . , Miss . Surviving are two sis­ ters, Helen Myers of Gulf Breeze , Fla. and Kathleen Hudson of Memphis, Tenn. ident of Linthicum, Md. Cremation took place in the Security Process Co. , Baltimore . Surviving are his parents, Omer Calvin and Delpha Cook of Baltimore and his sister, Donna R. Dodrill of Linthicum. Pensioner Stephano Gabriel Di Girolomo, 62 , died on March 3 . Brother D i Girolomo joined the SIU in 1 940 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT on the Isthmian Shoregang in 1966. He received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1 960 and was involved in the SIU elections for officers. Born in Brooklyn, N . Y . , he was a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Aura; a daughter, Laura, and his father, John of Brooklyn. Pensioner Alfred Wagstaff Booth Jr., 62, died of cancer in St. Luke ' s Hos­ pital , Houston on Feb. 1 3 . Brother Booth joined the SIU in 1 946 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and engine de­ partment delegate . He was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Army in World War II . Seafarer Booth was born in Washington, D . C . and was a resident of Houston. Cremation took place in the Forest Park Cre­ matory , Houston. Surviving are his widow, Anna and his sister, Eleanor Oversby of Seattle . Ormsbey H. Carter, 78, passed away on Jan. 25 . Brother Carter joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Fran­ cisco in 1 958 sailing as a waiter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 938 and was a graduate of the MC&S U ' s Steward Training School, Santa Rosa, Calif. Carter had 1 5 years of hotel experience. A native of Wisconsin, he was a resident of San Jose , Calif. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Diana; a son , Daniel and a sister, Hazel Cline of Rock Springs , Wis . Noel Duane Cook, 43 , succumbed to cancer in Balti­ more on Feb . 20. Brother Cook joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1 963 sail­ ing as an AB . He .was a veteran of the U . S . Army in the Vietnam War serving as a pri­ vate earning the Sharpshooter and Expert citations for the M- 14 rifle and the Good Conduct Service Medal. Seafarer Cook was born in Bald Knob, W.Va. and was a res28 I LOG I April 1 985 On March 27, 1985, the ashes of Steve DiGirolomo were spread upon the sea at 21-05 north and 66-54 west at 1530 hours. Crewmembers and off-duty officers of the SS San Juan (Puerto Rico Marine) attended the service which was held on the stern of the vessel. The engines were stopped. Daniel J. Skwyra, master, read the Psalm of David and the Committal Prayer, after which DiGirolomo's ashes were scattered over the Atlantic Ocean. Three long blasts and one short blast were sounded on the ship's whistle in salute. Then, full ahead on the engines. Pictured above at the ceremony are Captain Skwyra and Bosun John Green. Pensioner Ana­ cleto Doromal, 76, passed away on March 2. Brother Doromal joined the SIU in the port of New York in 195 1 sailing in the stew­ ard department. He was born in the Philippine Is­ lands and was a resident of New Orleans . Surviving are his widow, Carmelite and a daughter, Loyola of New Orleans. Pensioner Charles Joseph Dougherty Jr. , 62, died in a Staten Is­ __,_ t:lft land, N. Y. hospital on Feb. 28. Brother Dough­ erty joined the SIU in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef, the 1 96 1 Greater N . Y . Harbor strike and the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Dougherty also at­ tended the 1 970 Union Crews Con­ ference No. 8 at the SHLSS , Piney Point, Md . and was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident of Staten Island. Crema­ tion took place in the Rose Hill Crematory , Linden, N .J. Surviv­ ing is his mother, Mary of Seattle . • Pensioner Grady Wilkins Faircloth Sr. , 65 , passed away from a heart attack in West End, N . C . on Jan. • 2. Brother Fair­ cloth joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward and ship ' s delegate. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. A native of Moore Cty . , N . C . , he was a resident of Pinehurst, N . C . Burial was i n the Beulah Hill Bap­ tist Church Cemetery, Pinehurst. Surviving are his widow, Mar­ garet ; two sons, Grady Jr. of Green Creek, N . J . and Robert ; a brother, and a sister, Georgia Stubbs of Pinehurst. Pensioner Dom­ inick John Fus­ chillo, 72, passed away on March 1 4 . Brother Fuschillo joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as an A B . He was born in Italy and was a resident of New Britain, Conn. Surviving are his widow, Marie and another rel­ ative, Shirley Fuschillo of Ken­ sington, Conn. Pensioner Kurt Ferdinand Holst, 78, succumbed to a heart attack at the Scripps Institute , San Diego, Calif. on Feb. 4. Brother Holst joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of San Francisco in 1 95 1 sailing as a wine steward and smok­ ing room steward for the Matson Line. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1 93 5 . Holst was born in Germany and was a naturalized U . S . citizen. He was a resident of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Burial was in the El Toro (Calif.) Ceme­ tery. Surviving are his widow, Lola and a son, Mark of San Jose , Calif. Pensioner Vin­ cent Sheldon Hooper, 76 , passed � away in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada on Feb. 1 8 . Brother Hooper joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 958 sailing as an FOWT. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer Hooper was a veteran of the Canadian Navy in World War II. Born in Canada, he was a resident of Pen­ ticton. Surviving are his father, Milton of Murray River, Prince Edward Is. , Canada ; a brother, Haldon, also of Murray River, and an uncle , Austin Bell of Seattle . Ju­ lian Tadeus Lelin­ ski, 77 , passed Pensioner away from heart failure in the East Liverpool (Ohio) City Hospital on Feb . · 27 . Brother Lelinski joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a chief steward . He sailed 29 years. Seafarer Lelinski was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. and was a resident of East Liverpool . Cremation took place in the Lake Park Crematory , Youngstown, Ohio. Surviving are two daughters , Carol Hoppel of East Liverpool and Phylis Mcintosh of Holly­ wood, Fla. Miguel Martinez died on March 22 . Brother Martinez joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco. Luis Santana Merced, 44, died of natural causes in the Bronx (N . Y . ) Lebanon Hospital on March 4. Brother Merced joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1970 sailing as an AB . He was born in Ponce, P . R . and was a resident of the Bronx. Interment was in Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are three sons , Orlando, Raul and Pedrito ; his parents, Pedro and Josefina Merced of Ponce ; two brothers, Andres, also of Ponce and William of Brooklyn, and three sisters, Noemi Rodriguez of the Bronx, Rachel Ramires and Nilda of Brooklyn. Anthony "Tony" Raymond Morant, 27, died on March 6. Brother Morant joined the SIU fol­ lowing his gradu­ ation from the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1 979. He sailed as a wiper. A native of Norfolk, Va. he was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Alma of Norfolk . �It was voyage 133 for the Sea.Lana Producer (Sea-Land Service) and t.lte last for Seafarer-· Dempsy Nieholson. Burial It sea services were conducted Jan. 8� 1985 for on the stem of the Sea-Lmu:I Producer by the ship's. master, G.W. Sc�, at lat; 29"06' north and long, 74°42' w�t -while. � for Rotterdam; The Netherlands. "We are gathered be.rt. to perform and to wltneSS the burial at sea of the last remains or Dempsy Nicholson accf>rding to the wishes and instru� or bis. aext of kin," the master said. " We n0w commit the remains of Dem . NidlOlson to the Sea, from which he came, and ' " ....:. ' .. to which he now returns." �kholsqn · · Pensioner TheOdore "Ted" N. Nelson, 8 1 , passed away on Aug. 14, 1 984. Brother Nelson joined the SIU-merged MC&SU in the port of San Franci c in t9"S "'Sail­ ing. until 1 97 1 . He first sailed on the Ws� oast in 1 945 and �as a _ nt of Long Beach, Calif. In­ r� ,,,,,..�rment was in the Green Hills ... . ... Park Cemetery, Los Angeles. SUr­ viving are a son, Lyle of Tinley Park, Ill . and a sister, Norma Olson · · · of · bell W i . , ,· James Kenneth Pieper, 5 1 , suc­ cumbed to emphy­ sema at home in San Franci co on Jan� 23 : Brother Pieper joined the SIU-merged Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Francisco in 1979 sail­ ing as a baker for the Delta Lines from 1978 to 1 983. He was a 1962 graduate of the MC&SU ' s Steward Training School, Santa Rosa, Calif. Seafarer Pieper was born in Ho­ nolulu, Hawaii . Burial was in the Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Sebas­ topol, Calif. Surviving is his mother, Charlotte Gundall of San Fran­ cisco. · · Pensioner · Charles Edward Price Jr., 65 , suc­ cumbed to cancer at home in La Ha­ bra, Calif. on Feb. 1 4 . Brother Price joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a bosun. He sailed 42 yeCll7s and during World War II. Seafarer Price was a former member of the NMU . Price was born in Kansas City, Mo. Crema­ tion took place in the Angeles Ab- bey Crematory , Compton� Calif. Surviving :is his widow, Helen. Charies t.• . �y. d��(i. on Feb. 5. Brother Rainey joined the SIU­ merged MC&SU in the port of San Francisco. William Thurmond, 0. 56, died on April 10, Brother 1983. · ·partly cloudy on Sunday; Feb. 10, . when the Sea-Lana Philadelphia (Sea· The sky Land Service) was ordered to stop her engines at lat. 50-12N, long. 128-35W for a burial at -* of the cremated remains of Bjarne Jensen and Clyde E. Miller and a memorial to Capt. Hendon JSerger. Crewmembers gathered at the fantail, the ensign placed at half mast, and Capt. James C. Waters recited the Lord's Prayer and delivered a eUlogy for the three respected seamen. "We are gathered here today in memory of our departed brothers Bjarne Jensen, Clyde E. Miller and Capt. Hendon Berger," the master began. The 23rd Psalm was read; the remains were committed to the deep. The vessel then p� full ahead, and a long whistle blast sounded. PaUbearen were Claude L. Hollier, Larry R. Bonnell, Barney R. Loane, Richard C. Campbell, James E. Hoban and Anthony R. Myers. Others in attendance were ll. Rios, M. Strickland, B. Carlson, J. Glenn, R. Rappel, A. Shale, E. Perrigowe and G. Exum. ·was · was was resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow,. Carmel ; a brother, Donald : of : Tully, N . Y . , and a nephew, David White, also of Tully. Great Lakes �. Ne ·· ·· taylorv.58, died of ThurinOO<f joinC<t the S I U in the port of San Francisco in 1972. He was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Seattle . Sur­ viving is a brother, Walter of Jack: son , Miss. i·�;· ... Pensioner U. Wil­ .Archibald . Sr., 7 1 , WaJsh passed away on March 1 1 . Brother Walsh joined the '� . "· r.,; . SIU in the port of " Baltimore. :in 1958 sailing as a chief . steward for Sea-Land and Mari­ . time Overseas . He was born in New York City and was a resident of Rockville , Md . Surviving are his widow , Othedris and a son, Sea­ farer William J. Walsh Jr. , a 1 961 Union Scholarship winner. :�� • Pensioner John William White, 74, died on Feb. 6. White Brother joined the SIU in the port of Jack­ sonville in 1 960 sailing as a chief �•...; steward and chef. He also sailed duringthe Vietnam War. Seafarer.White was a.veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War II . Born in Block I s . , R . I . , he was a for the Bob-Lo Co. He was born in Hiawassee, Ga. and was a res­ ident there. Surviving are his widow, Joyce ; a son, B ynuan� a daughter, Lillian of Hiawassee , and his mother, Lillian, also of Hia­ wassee. injuries sustained in an auto crash on Jan. 1 5� Brother Taylor joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 968 sailing as a bosun Pensioner Raynaldo Octive Pel­ tier, died on Sept. 20, 1984. Brother Peltier joined the Union in the port of Duluth , Minn. in 1961 . He re­ tired in 197 1 . Laker Peltier was a resident of Duluth. Surviving is his widow, Elna. Monthly Meanbership Meetings Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 6 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , May 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 8 Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May 9 Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 1 3 New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , May 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. , . . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 24 . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday /May . . . . . · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . 15 ... . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . 10:30 a.m. . . . 10:30 a.m. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . 2L ; . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 22 . . .. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, May Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , May .16 Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, May 9 . . . . . . . . � . . . . 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m. . 10:30 a.m. . . . 10:30 a.m . April 1 985 I LOG/29 · --· ·-----· ------ --- ------- -- - ------------- ·----- �Cl l NP -tompany/lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MARCH 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP Port Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGiorgio, Secretary-Treasurer Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class Cl Class l Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 13 39 7 50 Port 2 5 5 37 5 3 17 5 3 8 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 12 25 3 Port 31 0 5 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 6 Algonac ..................... 12 2 4 Port 0 4 HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac ..................... 39 7 10 0 0 0 7 26 12 Totals All Departments ........ 109 36 22 93 14 2 18 88 69 *"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. Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MARCH. 1-31, 1985 Port Gloucester . . . _ • . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia • • . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk • • . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile ........ ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San FrancisCG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle ........ . ............. Puerto Rico . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... r: t Port Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Pine Point ................. Tota s...................... t Port *TOTAL REGISTERED All Greups Class A Class B Class C 1 TOTAL SHIPPED All Greups Class C Class A Class B 334 1 14 2 16 6 5 8 25 9 12 10 2 33 8 0 0 151 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 7 10 10 15 26 42 24 19 40 9 5 33 0 0 306 1 47 6 14 11 8 33 34 24 14 27 8 2 43 0 0 272 3 6 3 5 4 2 2 12 5 7 9 4 22 11 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 36 4 3 3 6 17 19 15 9 27 8 1 19 0 0 171 0 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 5 8 2 5 1 18 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 26 0 33 2 4 3 6 21 12 35 19 60 7 12 8 16 47 3& 40 20 30 13 7 37 0 0 34 1 6 7 10 15 6 44 10 17 9 11 12 0 0 182 DECK DEPARTMENT 4 11 3 10 10 2 7 23 5 2 14 6 23 2 0 4 126 2 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 34 6 13 9 0 0 197 7 182 5 0 13 13 13 112 75 78 58 71 15 5 82 0 0 570 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 2 0 15 19 23 12 79 60 51 36 51 17 3 79 0 0 447 4 0 7 9 6 6 10 16 9 13 27 5 19 21 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 12 1 3 0 30 0 0 149 0 0 46 1 0 8 4 19 13 48 13 98 31 51 12 17 56 1 0 372 4 0 4 3 1 2 4 12 9 10 27 3 141 16 0 0 236 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 75 5 0 42 0 33 12 58 56 11 64 90 28 28 33 0 6 466 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 22 1,098 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 9 0 5 6 1 5 2 11 3 19 2 111 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 14 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B 3 0 13 9 14 6 16 47 22 32 33 5 26 20 2 0 248 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 3 1 1 2 3 1 20 1 6 13 2 23 1 0 0 78 � T Rell 0 0 0 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 30 Gloucester .................. New York ................... Philadelphia ................. Baltimore ................... Norfolk ..................... Mobile ..................... New Orleans ................ Jacksonville ................. San Francisco ............... Wilmington ................. Seattle ..................... Puerto Rico ................. Honolulu ................... Houston .................... St. Louis ................... Piney Point ................. Totals........ . ....... . ..... 1 29 5 0 6 2 28 8 41 16 14 7 7 16 0 1 181 2 32 8 0 6 10 22 26 34 20 43 12 101 18 0 17 351 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 4 0 160 0 1 0 171 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 8 6 44 18 35 27 35 11 0 11 0 1 205 Totals All Departments ........ 969 649 216 674 386 152 98 1,594 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) 621-5450 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 S t noo2 (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 (205) 478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 . . Toll Free: t-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 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 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of March was up from the month of February. A total of 1,310 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,310 jobs shipped, 674 jobs or about 52 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 98 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 1,024 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I April 1985 Support SPAD �Truces .' Not on Workers' Benefits Employee benefit programs are essential to the well·being. and se• curity ()ffuillions of American fam­ ilies. These benefits help families meet heavy medical expenses in times of crisis and encourage preventive health care. They provide families with a source of income ·when the breadwinner dies. They allow disabled employees to main­ tain their standard of living while encouraging rehabilitation to re· tum to productivity. They provide funds for basic necessities for un· employed workers and .their fami­ lies. They provide necessary re­ tirement security with a regular monthly income for reti,r�d work· ers., It is simple. The employee ben­ efits ..are necessary to provide for the financial security and physical well-being of working people and their families who could .not other... wise afford them. The deficit has to be reduced, "Tax reform, revenue enhancearid the'tax sys��ll;\, mu l. ll1ade ment, tax simplification" are terms that have been tossed abouL{re..:·· more fair. Taxing employee bene­ fits is not the way to do it. These quently $ince th eagan admin­ proposals are not closing the tax istratiori finally ·realized that it is loopholes big enough for corporate not good business to run the counjets to Hy through; they are' putting try with a $200 billion deficit. What " a death grip <>n the average Amer­ ... /' is both frightening and maddening. ican working taxpayer. is that ,many of these programs ..These proposal must be topped, no.w before- Congre s propose to PRIL 15 has just passed, and while we may all have griped and groused some, we paid our income taxes. Nobody really likes to, but taxes are the price we pay to run the country. And as long as everybody pitches in and pays their fair share, that's fine. Today most working people are not c-0nvinced their are is fair. Corporate contributions to the na­ tion's tax coffers have fallen from more than 30 percent in 1955 to less than 10 percent today. The bulk of American tax dollars comes from the pocketbooks of American workers-American workers with­ out tax shelters. depreciation al­ lowances, accountallts or financial analysts.· A · 11t Editorial· ¥ ... · -, r��, . ' 100\ thecAmcri�n tax y r ven more. They don't just want out "'z;"'.Wcome, now they want our bene­ 'fitt!'·Forget the companies that run up hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credi,�.§, they want to put the squeeze on yo�,·��e� your pensions, your dental 'plans. That cannot be allowed. The major tax schemes now be­ fore Congress include one from the Treasury Department, the Brad­ ley-Gephardt legislation and one from Sen. Dennis Deconcini (D­ Ariz.). What they all have in com­ mon is their focus on working peo­ ple's employee benefits. and there i a way. Sen. Packwood (R-Ore.) i Robert the new Sen­ ate Finance Committee chairman and a strong opponent of employee benefit taxation. He says Congress will listen to the American people but the people must "flood us with mail. We need . overwhelming qJJantities of mail." So write your senators and congressional representatives to­ day. Then again tomorrow. Have family and friends write. Tell Con­ gress ttiat taxing employee benefits is not right, is notfair �rid is not a pf'Oper orprocluctive W;:\}'to reduce the deficit. Write today! · ·' Personals Wilbur Lee Adams·. Please contact your da�ghter Theresa Durden at 424 Perth St., Fayetteville, N.C. 28304, or phone (919) 867-1363. I love you. Buddy Marshall . l Missing y()u on the East Coast. Happy Easter. Call home soon­ Trish. • • • ' I would 11ke to thank all the Brothers a.nd Sisters of the SIU a.nd the many other frtends for their words pf kindiiesa a.nd their th®ghtful p�rs d.ur1ng our tune of 'bereave ent after the death of Frank of Frank's family, I Mon.gem. On behalf of myself a.nd other . would. like t6 express my gratitude to you With these words ... m meml)ers ' Perhaps you sent a. lovely ca.rd. Or sat quietly in a. cha.tr. Perhaps ye>u sent a. floral piece, If so, we saw it there. Perhaps you· spoke the kindest words, AB any friend could sa.,y. Perhaps you were not there at all, Just thought of us that da.,y. Whatever you did to console our hearts, We th&nk you so much whatever the pa.rt. u. •oncelll ., ramn:v . 'Barometer Search • . . ' In the.past.� We've had.'a. nu:mbe:r of our old sea-sea.pea restored. to respeci,a.btllcy by quali:f1ed a.rtiSts. And & few of our old mariners are presently reoondit,Jon.ing a.nd gussying up our collection of old ships' gear, presented to the H.arbor through tb:e years. This work :ts being done .in our own hobby workshop. We a.re pa.rticularly p:roud of our old wheel-house P&.l'&Phernalla.. And we tlnd ourselves short of a.n old mercury barometer. This piece has been out of use for � ong years, and 18 not eully oome by. Do you Jen.ow at a t1red and lonely mercury barometer in need of.a. good retirement home? KazK&Uoff Boz8'8 Sea LeYel, •.c. 8887'1 'J'orm.er Member Praise• SIU Crew . • • ' Working with a.n SIU crew has a.lwa.,ys been a. plea.sure for me .... I am both pleased and proud of the qualicy of crew that the SIU managed to put on the two American passenger ships. We, the SID, had the di.Sadva.nta.ge a{ sta.rttng from noth.tng ... Yet on trip after trip, the passengers who ha.cl Cl'UiB.ed on fore�n-:tlag sh1ps told me that our crew was so much more friendly and helpful. It is the crew that deals daily, directly, with the passengers; it is the passengers' op1n1ons that make a cruise ship a business success. Now that .American Hawaii Cruj.aes plans to put a third ship into service, let us hope that they will recogmze the Seafarers' contribution to its success. aincerely, Ban.4;v l'enebe (..BA. Dtat. 8-.&JIO) Yours Emilio A. ('fony) Portafe Maw, .ralooa Jiad.Y Emilio . A. Portafe (or anyone knowing his whereaboll.ts)� please call .your sister Francis at (804) · 499-9621. Garry Sancle Salvatore CiduUa Rafael Matos would like you to contact him at the. following tele­ phone number: (201) 244-0755. 'Words of Kindness Please cont':l.ct Linda at (415) 442-5450 or(4l5) 672-3544. Lenek'Zyzynsky Contact tbe Ia:w officesLof SE:N:7 & KRUMHOLZ, 30. East 33rd Street, NewYortc N.Y )0016 regarding a matter of impo�ance NET to you. Randy Fenebe and SIU Viee President George McCartney. April 1985 / LOG I 31 �New Study Offers Proof U.S. Fishermen Are Hurt by Canadian Imports It was the beginning of a February work week-Monday, the 18th-and -fishennen in New England were getting $1.SO a pound for haddock; 80 cents for scrod haddock; 70 cents for market cod, and SS cents for scrod cod. That price stituation held true for Tuesday as well. On Wednesday, however, the trucks came down from Canada with· fresh fish. The price for haddock promptly came down to 90 cents a pound and the price for market cod and scrod cod fell to 40 cents a pound. The above is one example of a frequent occurrence. Imported Canadian fish, for a variety of reasons including Canadian government assistance to their fishermen, is cheaper than American fresh fish. When Canadian fish comes across the border it brings down the price of all fish bought by distributors in the U.S. The problem if one that SIU fishermen have been complaining about for yearS. The Unioil has fought for adequate quotas and tariffs on imported fish, but to no avail. Now the United States International Trade Commission has issued a report on the situation. Entitled the "Conditions of Competition Affecting the Northeastern U.S. Groundfish and Scallop Industriesin Selected Markets," the report came out in December of 1984 after a year-long study. (Groundfish -includes such species as cod, haddock, pollock, flounder and sole.) • The settlement of the U.S .Caaadian maritime boundary dispute by the World Court on Oct. 12, 1984 creates new uncertainty as to the future ot both the Northeastern U.S. and Atlantic Canada grouodftsh and scallop iadustries. • This is the boundary dispute in which the Georges Bank fishing grounds were divided between the U.S. and Canada by the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands. The larger part was given to the U.S. but the richest fishing area went to Canada. The decision greatly angered American fishermen. In its finding about this World Court decision, the ITC report notes that "preliminary assessments of the situation indicate the Northeastern U.S. harvesters will lose groundfish supplies and gain scallop supplies, but the poor condition of the scallop resource make the latter projection subject to question.'' The report goes on to say that because of the boundary decision "the relocation of displaced U.S. vessels from the U.S. coast will put added pressure on those resources and may result in lower overall catches there." Furthermore, the report notes that many fishermen in the Northeastern U.S. are afraid that the extra fish the Canadians will catch as a result of the boundary decision will be sold mainly in the Northeastern fresh fish market. Much of "the fresh fish supply in that market," the report says "originates along the Southwestern Nova Scotia coast, the Canadian region closest to the new boundary area." • Field interviews with Canadian and U.S. industry sources showed that Canadian firms are increasing their efforts to market fresh groundfish fillets to �- major buyers, such as supermarket and restaurant chains, both in the North­ ·. eastern United States and in other U.S. metropolitan areas. "The fresh market, with its potentially higher profit margins, is attractive to Canadian producers who have traditionally supplied the lower margin, frozen market," the ITC report said. The report also concluded that Northeastern U.S. producers have had the advantage vis-a-vis Canadian producers in reputation for higher quality products in the Northeastern U.S. market. "For biological and technological reasons, Canadian groundfish products have developed a reputation among fish buyers in the United States for poor or inconsistent quality relative to U.S. groundfish. In addition, consumers in the United States may perceive domesti� fi.sh as , fresher than imported fish." However, as SIU fishing representatives in Gloucester have pointed out, this advantage for American fishermen is being eroded because of misleading. labeling. For instance, American fish processors often buy processed Canadian fish arid then �t their firm's label on it from Gloucester or New Bedford or ' i some other American town. The unaware buyer would most likely think that the fish was from the United States. The ITC report, which is 230 pages fong, is, in a sense, just a fact-finding study. It was not done to make connections between the Canadian gove0U11-S financial assistance programs and the competitive price advantage eJtjoyed by . \ '. _.,r , ,,, ,. · · its fishing industry in the U.S. . Now it is up to the U.S. fishing industry to call for an ITC investigation to prove that Canadians are unfairly damaging the Americans. Spokesmen for the industry have said that they will push for such an investigation. The result, hopefully, will be tariffs and quotas that will allow American fishermen to compete fairly with their Canadian neighbors. . - · ·:·:· .: . . •. · . . . ;:::·.·.. If somethlng lsia't done to protect be hauling In nets In the future. f' ·. Ameritan fishermen from nnfllir Imports� they may � Among the Co�ssion's findings were the following: • Canadian government asmtaoce .to that country's Atlantic coast ground&b and scallop industry is more comprehemlve than that available to the Northeastern U.S. industry. In Canada, government assistance includes vessel construction aid; operating cost monies for such items as ice, fuel, and equipment; price supports; technical and marketing services; special unemployment insurance; infrastructure de­ velopment, and a number of other programs that aid the Atlantic coast fishing industry. Furthermore, the Canadian government provided substantial financial as­ sistance during a recent restructuring of the depressed processing and offshore harvesting sectors of the groundfish and scallop industry in Atlantic Canada. In contrast, the U.S. government mainly provides assistance to Northeast fishermen for vessel construction. Limited assistance is available for operating costs (mainly gear damage); technical and marketing services, and infrastructure development. • Canada, "by far," was the principal supplier of Northeastern U.S. imports of groundfisb and scallops during 1979-83. In the fresh fish market, Canada fresh fillets during 1979-83. provided 99 percent of Northeast U.S. imports of 95 percent of fresh groundfish , whole groundfish and • Imports accounted for an increasing share of consumption in the Northeastern U.S. fresh groundfish market during 1979-83. During that imports to consumption for States more about aU of fresh , time the ratio of whole groundfish in the Northeastern United than doubled, from 4 percent in 1979 to 10 percent in 1983. Just these imports were supplied by Canada and most of the increase was due to cod imports. Also, during 1979-83 the ratio of imports to consumption for fresh groundfish .fillets in the Northeastern United States nearly doubled, from 12 percent in 1979 to 21 percent in 1983. Again, the great bulk of such imports came from Canada. It is time to help American fishermen. 32 I LOG I April 1985 ,. , , ,__ , ,,_.__________ -------- -----·----"""___ ,, ,, .,,,,, ________ _ __ _ _ ------- ---- ·--- ------------------·---- � 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 April 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU'S SALERNMUM IS ON HER WAY TO HONOLULU SIU CREW WINS PRAISE FOR PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL CHARLIE LOGAN AWARDS DUE FARM INTERESTS ATTACK BLENDED CREDIT RATING RECERTIFIED BOSUNS GET AN EARFUL AT HEARING SACRAMENTO PAYS OFF IN BALTIMORE SIU FIGHTS FOR NAVY JOB RIGHTS AND WAGES IN AND AROUND BALTIMORE HARBOR USNS SOUTHERN CROSS CREW MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN THE SEALIFT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COURSE FITOUT 1985: THE GREAT LAKES THAW, THE STEAMSHIP CREW FROM THE SHORES OF MICHIGAN, HURON AND ERIE, A NEW SEASON BEGINS SEAFARERS WELFARE, PENSION PLANS UPDATED TO PROVIDE BEST POSSIBLE BENEFITS SIUNA'S JOHN CROWLEY DIES U.S. FISHERMEN ARE HURT BY CANADIAN IMPORTS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present 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 4/1/1985 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. 47, No. 4 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log