http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1ab85818f74a9dddd0e47b6d98cf0322.pdf 6a96fbcc73d8b27f7847de7db112dbf8 PDF Text Text I Ol8clal Pultllcatlon of tbe ....... International Union• Atlantic, Gall, Lakes and ..land Waten District• A.FL-CIO VoL ' ', 4'7 No. 6 .Jane 1985 Drozak Urges Compromise At Congress CDS Hearing ,�- SIU's New Paul· Buck MeansMore"Union Jobs · · . Does Cargo Preference Really Hurt American Farmers? Farm Journal Says No! See Page 31 for Cargo Preference Editorials. Maritime Day 1985 Bosun Alejandro T. Ruiz uncoils a new mooring line on the SIU's newest tanker, the M/V Palll Buck (Ocean Carriers). The new T-5 was christened and crewed earlier this month and will be chartered to the MSC. It is the first of five T-Ss. Flaking the mooring line are ABs (forward to aft) Emanuel Gazzier, Joel Lechel and David Murray. See page 3 for story. SIU Field Rep Johll Ravnik (with wreath) was one of several SIU ofticials and members aboard the restored Liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien, which made her annual Maritime Day cruise around San Francisco Bay. See pages 10-11. Inside New Export Program Exempt from Blended Credit Page 3 New T-AGOS Ship Crews in Honolulu Stephen Pless Crews Up Pages 8-9 SHLSS News Inland Tug and Tow News Pages 5-6 SIU Members Around the World Page 4 Pages 13-20 Page 24 ,} 1 �President's Report by Frank Drozak There are times when I wish I could tum back the clock. Tum it back to the time when all our hiring halls were (µ11 of Seafarers, throwing in their cards and shipping out whenever and wherever they wanted. Turn it back to the time when every contract we negotiated carried fat pay hikes. Back to the time when the· U.S. merchant fleet was big enough to provide jobs for two large competing unions and big enough to give the country a safe and secure fourth arm of defense. But I can't do that. Nobody can. We can, however, make the best of the tough times we face now. We can do that within the SIU by staying united and working within our consti­ tutional framework to make sure that what work we do have is shared by all SIU brothers and sisters� The next time you have to get off a ship because you've hit your 180- or 120-day limit, remember that ·.opens up a job for somebody who hasn't had that time, somebody just like you who has bills to pay and a family to feed; somebody who needs eligibility time. Remember one other thing-the Union represents you, but not just you. The SIU is made up of thousands of men and women, and all their needs and concerns must be treated equally. We are facing tough times. We can make the best of these times by taking our fight to Capitol Hill . The SIU is not the only "special interest" group Iobbying for its members, so we are not going to _win evei-ything we want. But there is no .�-k.Qoc do\Yn, ru1 . iQ politics. Every time you get knocked down, you get back up,off that canvas and go back fighting. Last year we didn't win the passenger ship fight, but we are back: battling for those ships again this year. We are fighting to keep cargo preference as the cor­ nerstone of the nation's support for the merchant marine. Our opponents have chipped away a lot of the foundation of the country's maritime policy, but they haven't gut­ · SIU Supports 1.mpo.rt Roll-Back · times by taking the jobs that .are avail­ able and· proving once again...that the best sailors in theworldare Seafarers. Maybe working a T-AGOS vessel, a TAKX, a crane ship or any of the other dozens ofnew military ships is n()t your first choice, but it is a choice, and· that is something members of other unions don 'f have. The maritime industry is not healthy, but take a minute and look back at the dozens of new ships the SIU has crewed in the last year. Who else can claim that? We can .make the best of the tough times we have by accepting the changes that have been made on our commer­ cial ships. Twelve jobs may not be as good as 18 or 20 jobs on a ship, but it's a hell of a lot better than no jobs. _ We can make the best of the tough . support at an April 10 "Rol l B ack Im por ts" rally s pomored by .the ILGWU and the ACTWU in Herald Square, N.Y.C. Pictured here ar e, from the left: SIU m embers David Drinan, David Jones, Ro n Wolf,, Congressman Thomas M anto n (D-N.Y. 9th),. Mark Platania, Ro nald M ena, Thomas Pla tania and Ev an Souders. (Photo by Seth Harris, B rookly n Field Rep.) . Upgraders Visit Headquarters · . . we face by improvina ourseJve .. .. and our job skills. When you aren't shipping, upgrade. The SHLSS has a lot to offer and the more skills and education you have, the better pre� pared you will be to take advantage of the jobs available. And when you're on a vessel, do the best job you can. Remember, peo­ ple will judge the SIU by ·your per­ formance. What we have to do is make the best of the situation we have. Some­ ted it because we didn't let them. We times we have to compromise and used what clout we have, what support we have and what smarts we have to beat our enemies. You are part of that effort through your letter writing, your SPAD donations and your support at rallies and demonstrations. We can make the best of the tough maybe give up a little today to gain something for tomorrow. We can't tum back the clock. We have to pull together and work to make the best of what we have. today. We may not always get what we want, but we can at least get what we need. SHLSS s tudents and Edd Morris, Piney Po int port agent, pau se on the lawn of the Frank Dro7.8k Bu ilding for a group pho to on the final day of u nio n educatio n classes. One hour later, the grou p was cau ght u p in the flurry o f natio nal pol itics, ar riv ing fo r a guided tonr of the Capitol and the surrou nding env irons. It is at the Capitol and in confer ence hearing rooms on the 'Hill' that SIU lobby ists and President Frank Drol'.&k m ake known the interests o f S IU m em bers by presenting testimony before l awm akers and meeting to discuss the need for a national m aritim e policy . The group inclu des the follC)wing Electrical M aintenance and Diesel Tuchnology and Diesel Scholarship s tu dents: S teven Al ters, Scott B urnap, Lawrelice Croft, Gary Gateau, Raymo nd Bro wnlee, Ray Heath, John Herrtein, Harold Perkins, Au die Collison, Kelly Davis, Richard Gr oening, Charles Horseman, and Dasril Panko. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District, June 1985 Vol. Afl-CIO 47, No, 6 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorgio Ed Turner Executive Vice President Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Joe Sacco i V ce President Mlke·Hall Managing Editor Ray Bourdlus Assistant Editor Max Hall Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos 2 I LOG I June 1 985 Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President I '�o"''rlt• Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President ,# Deborah Greene Assistant Editor The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Drozak OffE:JrS Reasoned Comprol1li,se .. ·. •- _ . , CDS : Ptiyback,PIB(Ji1�.a . . . FactDespite Opposition Despite strong opp0sitionfrom Con­ gress, the U.S. Department of Trans­ portation is going ahead with plans to allow certain tanker operators to pay back their subsidies and put their ves­ sels into· the domestic trade in what could .be a ruinous competition with the un�ubsidized tanker fleet. I The adininistration' s unilatei-al rule. went into effect June 6, and already several subsidized operators have filed applications to repay their. subsidies and put their vessels into the Alaskan · oil trade. . SIU President Frank Drozak, after reminding Congress, the administra­ tion and the broad array of tanker operators �tending a congressional hearing May 23, offered a reasoned . comproniise which would have. al­ lowed the subsidized operators to pay back and put one ship each· into - the domestic trades. 'Thi�drtdus.:. Drozak put it bluntly: • try is going to have to learn to com­ promise if we are going to survive and grow.'' f I If f I I ' . But it was not a day of compromise. So instead of seven ships coming into the domestic trade, there is the pos-. sibility of 15 ships.. C9min8 in to g\ut the already .·· ovcrcrowdccf Jones ·:Act · . · --· . · trap� r�,�te .. y( S IU President Frank Dro7.8k tried w,Oft"er the .....w..e iDctm...y ... ;tJile Nd � ...... � 18 Ute CDS .... . at • bu t found � SIU ...... earlier ..... ....... were at •Hd...tal ··. ·•• Gearp McCartmeJ , Joe S.CCO. S.a .... taded the heuiaa· Ia Int row bellimd · Oroak are, from die left: Yk:e · . S«nUrJ Joe DIGiorpo. b die ..i row are. Viet' PresldeBt Roy ••a " Mercer, �U� .Vb Prelddnd . � 1)arner .­ . . ,.�r Leo Bomer; Aho •tteadlaa the heiriDg were SW Vitt. presidebts Angus· ''RecP' Cuapbdl and LeOn ·Bal. · N C ,.and the other . . B. much support from fleet owners, de· pit member tern I wamina I om MilruJskj (D- Id.) tha1 many of the smaller vess-els 1 I riow in New Export Plan Free From Preference Block t I I I ! l I I I f J l t t li i What do cargo preference and BICEP have in common? Nothing, claims John Block, secretary for the Department of Agriculture. BICEP is the new $2 billion program formulated by the Department of Ag­ riculture to stimulate farm exports. The term stands for bonus incentive cargo export program. The details of the program have not been made public, so the SIU is re­ serving judgment as to whether or not the program falls under the jurisdiction of the Cargo Preference Act of 1 954. Agriculture Secretary Block, an un­ relenting foe of cargo preference, claims that it does not. Block is leading ari all-out effort to overturn or weaken the provisions of the 1954 Cargo Preference Act, which generates a substantial portion of the work available to the American,,fiag merchant marine. To date there have been at least 20 bills introduced in the Senate and the House of Representatives that are seen as being vehicles or potential vehicles for anti-cargo preference amend­ ments. The most prominent of those bills, S. 721, has been marked up by the Senate Commerce Committee. It has already been reported out of the Sen-· I I I ,/ . · �Y Rep:'Mario Biaggi , (D�N.Y:), chairman of the .panel' rchant Marine ubcOolmitve inpIan. But neither plan got I I I ,.:-.!... •, 11 I ./1\Yo'Hoo· �sponsored bills-one by Merehant Manne .& Fisherie Com� mittet! Chauman WBlter Jone (D­ ate Agriculture Committee. If enacted, S. 721 wo . uld allow farm­ ers to ship grain exports generated under the blended credit program on either foreign or American-flag ves­ sels. At present, 50 percent of such cargo must be carried on American­ ftag vessels. The issue involving blended credit came to a head earlier in the year when a federal court judge ruled that cargo carried under the blended credit program was subject to the provisions of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act. Attacks against this nation's exist­ ing cargo preference laws have been the biggest story to come out of this session of Congress, at least for the maritime industry. SIU President Frank Drozak has travelled across the country trying to garner support for the maritime indus­ try on the issue of cargo preference. He has testified before several House and Senate committee hearings. "The SIU," he has said, "will op­ pose any efforts to weaken or repeal existing cargo preference laws. "As for the BICEP program,'' he said, "we will be waiting for the spe­ cific details to be made available to see if it falls under the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954." 1 the Alaskan oil trade would be b\lmped . m -up. porter of the 1 a SUI>" U.S. merchant m�e . also predicted that �dinitting the very 1st of 5 New 1 ; :: ' . large . ubs�dized crude cariic into thi trade would l the federal aovernment $477 m illio n and could re ult in the loss of as many as 8,000 jobs. Ships SIU Crews New T-5 The MN Paul Buck (Ocean Car­ riers) became the home for 15 SIU members after its christening in Tampa, Fla. June 1 . The Buck is the first of five new T5 tankers which will be chartered to the Military Sealift Command. All will be operated by Ocean Carriers and crewed by the SIU. Tampa Shipyards Inc. is building the ships. Joe F. Vaughan, president of Ocean Shipholdings Inc., praised the unions crewing the ship for their help. "The contributions made by these organi­ zations in the form of realistic manning l�vels, efficient pricing of labor and their enlightened labor/management philosophy have already had a major, positive influence on its economic fu­ ture," Vaughan said. The 30,000-dwt Buck is 615 feet long with a 90-foot beam and 34-foot draft. At 75 percent power, the Buck has a speed of 15 knots and a maximum cruising radius of 1 2 ,000 miles. It can carry 239,500 barrels of petroleum cargo. The Buck is named after a merchant marine hero from World War II. Capt. Paul Buck was commanding a small merchant ship armed only with light­ weight deck guns when it was attacked by two German surface raiders. Buck was able to maneuver his ship so the larger of the two guns could be trained on the German ships. Under his di­ rection one was sunk and the other fled. But Buck's ship suffered exten­ sive damage and finally he ordered her abandoned. Only one lifeboat was un­ damaged but it was overcrowded. Capt. Buck remained on the bridge and went down with his ship. See next month's LOG for crew photos on the Buck! Talks on COLA for The Standard Tanker, Freightship Contracts Now Underway At press time, tlie SIU was in the process of negotiating the amount of Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) under the Standard Freightship and Tanker agreements. The COLA will be applied to base monthly wages, pre­ mium rates, Monday to Friday overtime rates and offwatch penalty rates. The COLA will be effective July 1 and apply to all vessels covered under the two agreements. June 1 985 I LOG I3 ,l �The Contender: 2nd T-AGOS Ship Crews Up in Hawaii The second of 12 T-AGOS ships, the USNS Contender (Sea Mobility Inc.) crewed up in Honolulu late last month. Each T-AGOS vessel carries an unlicensed crew of 12 on its highly secret mission. Each T�AGOS vessel will be at sea a minimum of 50 days and maybe as long as 75 days. When a mission is completed, the vessel will returri to port for possibly as long as 15 days before leaving on another mission. Each crewmember is expected to make two trips. One more T-AGOS vessel is due out this year, with the remaining nine scheduled to be delivered by 1987. Six will be based in Honolulu; the other six in Norfolk, Va. (See May LOG for more details.) , · . - Here is part of the crew of the Co111erukr. They inc lu de Bosun George Sh or t, OS Nel son Rodriguez, Chief · Mate Norman Cober ly, QMED Don Struthers, Cap t. Frank Cl ar k, Steward Assistant Kimberly AlJeD and AB Jack Kem . . AB Jack Kem w or ks ou t in the Co111erukr's equ ip ped w ith. various weigh t m a­ chines, a spee d b ag, s tationary b ike and other gear. gym, · .. · ··� Corpsman Bob M oore takes equ ip ped sick b ay. a m inu te to pose for th is p icture in the Co111erukr's w ell ­ Cook Richard Em anu ed (le ft) and OS Ne lson Rod�eZ (eenter) go over contrad w ith SIU Rep Steve Ru iz. the TAGOS Histo ric Ship ,... v............. Savlnp lloncls DellverH..ller lnteresttofB. the higher yields of Che money market protected with an a t t ract i v e g u a ra n t e e d ;, / .: ('{'�,. · <.:!;1 _:I< '! F· �· No ns k l If market rates d r op - you' re � !. �.. .1/' l '\t:. Invest as little as S25, and you can profit from .. -- • ; ., · \ minimum return. Just h old your bonds 5 · years or m ore, And as always, they're backed by the U.S. Govern­ ment Now. Savings Bonds bring you an ideal combination of profit and safety-plus the w orry-free ease of Payroll Savings. Enroll todayl The Liber ty sh ip John W. Brown w as r ecently nam ed to the NatiOnal Re gis ter of His tor ic Plac es. The Brown, buil t 42 years ago, is one of the be tter preserved Liberties and is one of the few sh ips to meet the cr iteria to be ll8Dled to the Register by the National Park Service. Project Liber ty Sh ip , a non-pr ofit or ganization, is trying to bring the John W. Brown b ac k to New Yor k City, where she ser ved for 36 years as a maritime h igh sch ool , and convert her into a merch ant marine mu seum . The Brown is currently in the National Reserve Flee t, bu t the fe deral gove rnment thr ou gh c ongressional action bas grante d permission to turn the sh ip over to the p rivate sector for conversion to a mu seum . Anyone interested in donating to the pr oject (no feder al funds are available) or helping m ay contac t: Pr oject Liber ty Sh ip , P.O. Box 3356, Rockefeller Ce nter Station, New Yor k, N.Y. 10185 4 I LOG I June 1 985 �. tug/to I harge/d!�.!J I ·: :�"WI!& jjltiili!il!i!![Q11i:Ji!lll!ll.ilil!Ri1Ml!i e . Ihm�-��<-�·�'. :, . . ·:.· . . Crowley Tug Captain Prevents 2-Ship . Collision. Early this year, about 6 p.m. in Long Beach, Calif. Harbor, the SS Catalina broke loose from her anchor and, unmanned and unlighted, drifted southeasterly through the anchored fleet of merchant vessels. She missed some ships, but was headed directly toward the partly-loaded tanker ST·· Exxon Washington which was an­ chored nearby. The pilot station alerted the tanker's master, telling him that the Catalina would c�llide with his ship in 22 min­ utes! The skipper put out a Mayday call on VHF Channel 16 asking for a tug to come to his aid as he got up steam in the engines. Crowley Marine dispatcherJohnAra then called Capt. Steve Warford of the tug San Diegan laying just inside the harbor's breakwater entrance waiting for a ship to dock. Warford called the tanker's skipper to tell him he'd .be th�rt:in 1 1:�ut�s. According to. eyeWitriess a009uµts, the Crowley. tug. anived .·on the :scebe just as the driftingCatalina neared the Exxon Washington, about75 feetfrom her po.rt J:Ww. Warford expertJy ma· down anchor chain as shepassed by. Later the tugtook the clearedCatalina in tow to the U.S. Coast.Guard Base on Terminal Island. Eyewitness Jacobsen Pilot Service VP John W. Albright of Long Beach commented to Crowley Port Captain Jim Penny: "From the vantage point of the pilot station radar room, I couJd obserYe and listen to the entire oper­ ation. Capt. Warford is to be com­ mencled for his alert response to the emergency andfor performing hisduty in the best tradition of his profession. CaptWarford responded to this emer­ gency in a thoroughly professional manner. His reaction was immediate; his seamanship impressive. He knew what had to be done and executed the job with skill.'' Long Beach Exxon Marine Opera­ tion Chief Doug P. Larsen wrote to Crowley Marine regional he.ad T.F. Mercer t hat : "It I.s withoufi doubt. .. that the timely. �·· effcetive reSp<>nse ve v el . . tu& between e chain and/or apossible collision. Please · extend Exxon' two to windward of the Catalina, pushing her across the bow awayfrom the tanker, barely clearing her back- ' the of your ta.ff and operators f!Vetted pro ba bl loss of the tanker's -anchor ·· . gratitude to Capt. Walford and John Ara for their prompt and profe ional action They are a . credit to your company and to the industry.'' Jobs in Algonac Sheridan Transportation Companies Early this month in the port of Norfolk the Sheridan Transportation Companies Boatmen ratified their new contract. • Seaboard Transmarine, a new SIU-contracted inland company, signed its first labor-management agreement. • At Northeast Towing in the port, wage reopener talks were continuing their working agreement. • Contract negotiations at Marine Oil Service were started up here this month. Their contract expiratio.n date is June 30. Luedtke Engineering Wins Ontonagon, Mich. Job Luedtke Engineering Co. was the low bidder for the hydraulic dredging project at. Ontonagon (Mich.) Harbor on Lake Superior. The project is. sef_'tO' . begin about the middle of this month.. · · · · . · McAIUatef, Out.-.ach:to Appeal NLRB, Ruling This month in the- )>ort of Baltim<>r�. Mc.Alli�te� Brothers and the· o\itrC&cb Marine Corp. were to appeal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) admin::. istrative law Judge Marvin Roth's ruling of April 26 ordering the rehiring of 26 fired SIU Boatm n Outreach Marine McAlli ter Brothers fi ur Ou bl with full beduled to file an appeal on · · · by June 20. · n y the decision It all began in 1983 when McAllister Brothers failed to negotiate a new contract with the SIU and then sold their four-tug fleet to Outreach Marine for $4.9-million. Outreach then fired 40 ex-McAllister Boatmen in the port, keeping only 10 of them on the payroll at lower pay with their hours and working conditions "drastically altered," according to Ju�ge Roth. (Continued on Page 7.) .. i . SIU.Vietnam Vet Remembers By their facial exp�ons, Patrolman M. "Joe" Sigler (right) bas jobs for everyone. Pictured here in the Algonac hall are, from the left: Paul Onifer, QMED; John Cull, wiper; Randy Werda, wiper, and Andy Goulet, AB. . ' ' t M. "Joe" Sigler (left), SIU patrolman at the Algonac hall, confirms a job order, members await the news. They are, from the left: Randy Werda, wiper; Gary Schuelke, AB; Brent Schuelke, OS, and Al Ragnoni, wiper. While Sonat Marine Barge Capt. John M. Herina of the port of Norfolk and Warrenton, N.C. reads some of the names of America's honored dead on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on-May 6 at the Battery in Manhattan, N.Y. Brother Herina, 44, served in the war from 1964 to 1966 on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. He is a native of New Jersey and joined the SIU in 1975. This picture appeared on the front page of The New York Times as part of a story on Vietnam veterans. (Photo by Sara Krulwicb-New York Times) June 1 985 I LOG I 5 i ---------- -----· ···------- - . ----�----- · ----- -- --- -- ---- � �Pensidners New· John Elton Brown; 70, jofoed the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1%8 sailing as a mate and captain for Allied Towing in 1968. Brother Brown was born in Mathews Cty. � Va. and is a resident there. former member of the Teamsters Union from 1937 to 1941. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Boatman Smith was born in Ath­ ens, Ala. and is a resident of West­ wego, La. Roscoe Conklin Cat'.eY Sr., 63,joined Henry Raymond Young, 63, joined l.-..il- l, the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1967. He Sailed as a tank­ 'J�'"i.:111..... .. --··;erman for the Del­ marva Oil Transpor­ tation Co. from 1951 to 1966 and as a bargeman, AB, mate and captain for the Steuart Oil Transportation Co. from 1966 to 1985. Brother Carey's last port was Piney Point, Md. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's Infantry in World War II. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a resident of Greenwood, Del. John Henry Crep­ pon, 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1954 sailing as an AB for ' the G & _H Towing ., Co. for 31 years. Brother Creppon . was born in Free­ port, Texas and is a resid_ent of ·ton.• · · · · · · · l!ous- .. Vincent Smith Kuhl, 58, joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB for McAllister Broth­ ers from 1978 to 1982. Brother Kuhl also sailed deep sea as a recertified ·bosun. He graduated from the SIU's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1973. Boatman Kuhl was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Sandy Ashby Lawrence Jr., 62,joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1964 sailing as a bosun and cook. Brother Lawrence was born in Vinton, Va. and is a resident of Norfolk. the Union in the port of Port Arthur in 1964 sailing as a cook for the Amer­ ican Bridge Co. from 1 956 to 1 957 and as a tanker­ man for Higman Towing and Slade Towiqg from 1959 to 1 972. Brother Young was a former member of the Boilermaker's Union, Local 587, from 1956 to 1957. He is a veteran of.the U.S. Army in World War II. Boatman Young was born in Louisiana and is a resident· of Orange , Texas. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters MAY 1-31 1985 Por1 Gtouces1er ew Yorll Phlladetphla Baltimore Norfolk Mob le New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wiimington Stewart Lotz, 7 l, joined the Union in the port of Port Arthur, Texas in l 965 sailing as a captain for G & H Towing. Brother Lotz's last port was the port of Houston. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Laporte, Texas. Malcolm Edward Smith, 63, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a mate, deck DHP and cook for Dixie Carriers from 1946 to 1985. Brother Smith was a 0TOTAL REGISTERED AIJ Gto111 ClalA Clml ca...c TOTAL SHIPPED All Gl"Olps Ctm A Ctm l ClaaC D£aC DEPM1WlfT 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 44 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 I 72 0 0 4 5 so 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 22 2 0 112 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 5 25 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 53 Port Gloucester New York Ph ladelphla Baltlmore . . . .. .. .. . . Norfot . 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The shipdock.iilg tug operates in Mobile Bay, Ala. . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . . . • • . . . . • . • • . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • • . • • . • • . . . • • . . • • . • • . • • • • • . • • . • • . . . • . • • . . . . • . . • • . • • . • . . • • . • • • • • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . • • . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • • • • . . • . • . . • . • . . • • . • • . . • . . • . . . . . • . . • . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . • • . . . • • . . . . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . . • • • • . . . . • • . • • . • • . • • . • . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • . • • . • • • • . . • • . • • . . . • • . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . • . • • • . • • . . . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . • . . . . • . . • • • . • • . • • . • . • • • • • . • • • . • . . • . . . • • • • • . • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . • . . . • . • • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . • • . • • • . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . Totll1 All 01,.rtmtnta . • ENG 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 g ..REGISTERED ON BEACH All Gl'OllPI ClaaA Ctall Clffl c 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 8 8 64 1 4 11 0 6 0 0 1 30 9 1 143 0 0 1 0 9 0 5 1 0 6 0 0 2 11 2 0 S7 0 0 26 0 0 0 19 42 0 6 0 0 0 0 25 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 22 1 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 0 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 21 g 19 111 51 150 E DEPARlllOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT ' "Total Reg terecf' means the number of men who actual!y registered for sh pp ng at the port last month. ' · "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men reg stered at the port at the end of last month. 6 I LOG I June 1 985 - - ·- ·- ----- �'.In .Memoriam Joseph L. Vovet Smith Sr., 65, died on April 28. Brother Smith joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1977 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials in 1976 and as a cook on the Albatross from 1976 to 1977. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Boatman Smith was born in Mobile and was a resident of Daphne, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Ola Mae; a son, David Wayne, and a daughter, Helen Faye. : dRcllm. ptojed&.: John Lackey is a 25-y� v � 0n !;re&t Lak Be is. bar & Sullivan Co.) al Pointe currently working aboard the launch Paddy- Miles Mouillee, Mich. Deckhand · Inland Lines ,,_ . . v: �. �- ..' Pensioner Fred­ erkk Elmer Chap­ pell, 61, died of heart failure at home in Portsmouth, Va. on May 24. Brother Chappell joined the \Inion in the port of Notfolk in 1959 sail­ ing as a deckhand for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. He was a former member of the Associated Maritime Workers and the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boatman Chappell was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and a native of Portsmouth. Interment was in the GreeOlawn Gar­ dens Cemetery, Chesapeake, Va. Sur-· viving are his widow, Lucy and his mother, Lottie, also of Portsmouth. ! . ' ' H · (Continued from Page 5.) · l GATCO's New Contract Okayed A new three-year contract for Boatmen at the Gulf Atlantic Transportation Co. (GATCO) was signed, sealed and ratified by the rank-and-file membership in the port of Mobile this month. The new pact's improved provisions include: • Better welfare benefits in the first year of the contract. . • Start of a new wage-related pension benefit for Boatmen and Boatwomen. • Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) in wage hikes in the first, second and third years of the contract. .··In the port of Philad lphia recently a new contract for E pre · ···.. B atmen was okayed·by �e'port'smembe KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Oi-"·•· KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • The c tltuti n of the � A Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months.which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretar·y-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and fiie membets, elected by the membership, makes examinatiofr each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissentini reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know yourshipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" CampbeU Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs,.Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available. to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. , CONTRAC'.fS. 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 filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU D· BLIGA0 TIT TIO TIONS, Copies of the SIO c�ristitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges. trials, etc., as well as all other de�atls. then the member so affected . should immediately notify headquarters. .. --- ---- -- - -----·-------·---- -= ·· ;' , :I t j ( I rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently. no memher may be discrimi­ nated against hecause 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 Union headquarters. [ ' i I .: ! j SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION patrolman or other Union official. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port <1gent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing ani article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1960. meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsihility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate. from among its ranks. one. in . dividual to . carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No· monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a memher is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt. hut feels that he should not have been required to make such payment. this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. -SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing. but not limited to, furthering the political. social and economic interests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects: SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contrihution may be solicited or received because of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct. notify theSeafarers Union orSPAD hy certified mail within 30 <lays of the contrihution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical . and social interests. and American trade union concepts. H at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ·access to Union records or information, be should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, mum l'eceipt requested. The addl'e$ is 5201 Autb Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. June 1 985 /LOG / 7 _________ ________ ·· EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees. in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures an , <l disbursements of trust. funds are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust. fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. 1.{arine IU ·· ; ,, �SIU Member$ Crew Maj. Stephen W. P.� Former Waterman Ship Converted For Military Support Program T he Maj. Stephen W. Pless, the last of three vessels con­ verted for military charter under the TAKX program, crewed up in .late April in San Diego, Calif. She was preceded by the Sgt. Matej Kocak and the Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon. All three former Waterman RO/RO vessels were jumboized and significantly modi­ fied by the Navy for military use. The Pless and the other con­ verted ships carry a 16-man unli­ censed SIU crew and will be prep­ ositioned around the world for quick deployment to any trouble spot. Following the crew-up and spe­ ' cial training programs , the Maj. Stephen W. Pless was on her way to Port Hueneme, Calif. to load military equipment. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) The Maj. Steplun W. Pless, docked in San Diego harbor, is ready for her 16-man unDcensed SIU crew to come aboard. Adan E. Martinez, steward assistant, checks out the new galley equipment. ABs Scotty Byrne, left. and Jerry CoFeUi are a 8 / LOG I June 1 985 8urry From the left, ABs James Stiller, Garin Doyle and Bob Hagwood help load sto� for the upcoming voyage. of activity on the deck of the Maj. SU,Mn W. Pku. J®n Brlgp Jr., steward 11881stan t, helps put all the new pley equipment in place. �... "· i: I Checking out some of the supplie5 and AB Scotty Byrne. Those arm supplies. muscles on are, from the left: AB Red King, Bosun Jerry Corelli Earl Nelson Gray Jr., DEU, come in bandy as be helps load I I L. Adan E. Martinez (front), steward assistant, and Louis C. Babin Jr., chief cook, unpack new dishes. QMEDs and electricians aboard the Maj. Stephen I" 'l t W. Pless take a class on the operation of the cargo ramp. Wilmington Port Agent Mike · Worley, left; talks with Harry Hastings, center, a port steward for Waterman and a dues-paying member of the SIU, and Bobby Stearns, steward. The Mtfi. Stephen W. Pless, dock ed alongside the Rose City (a former SIU ship, soon to be converted into a hospital ship) was significantly modified by the Navy for military use. June 1 985 I LOG / 9 �Maritime Day Honors Merchant Marine Sacrifices During most of the year there is conflict in the maritime industry: unions squabbling with unions ; management at lo erheads with unions; the federal government at odds with the maritime industry, both unions and manage­ ment. But on Maritime Day the problems and fights are put aside as the sacrifices and deaths of American merchant sail­ ors are remembered . Around Ameri­ ca's port cities , the merchanl marine's heroic past is remembered and its role in America' s present and future is praised. It's a shame it happens only one day a year. Below is a telegram Adm. William Rowden, commander of the Military Sealift Command , sent SIU President Frank Drozak: "By joint resolution of Congress and presidential proclamation, on 22 May 1985 we celebrate the 53rd annual National Maritime Day . In reflecting on our nation' s rich maritime heritage and the challenges that face us today, it is clear that our national defense and economic security have been and will continue to be dependent in large measure on the ships and personnel of the maritime industry. "The history of the United States is that of a seafaring nation. The early colonists braved long voyages to reach the New World, and the successes of the fledgling Continental Navy were based on the daring exploits of men and ships gained from the merchant marine. The United States has become the world' s greatest . trading. _ nation gg More than 100 merchant marine veterans and others gathered in San Pedro, Calif. for services honoring those who died in war while serving in the U.S. merchant marine and the L.A. area merchant sailors who died at sea and ashore last year. prisoners of war, and casualties among the seagoing force were greater pro­ portionately than irr all the armed services combined . "Today, the U . S . merchant marine stands ready to serve as our nation's fourth arm of defen . It pa.rtne hip with the U. . Navy is unique: no otb ·r · industry is asked to put more on the line in time of war, and no industry is more essential to the successful over­ seas deployment and resupply of our military forces. The American mari­ time industry has been mstrumental in our nation's founding, development and defense. Its role has not dimin­ ished with time , and it remains a vital national resource. For these reasons , the Navy's Military Sealift Command is proud to salute the U . S . merchant marine on this National Maritime Day." · thr:oogh its abilitv .t<l' *mP the ,fniits o( • its labors around the globe, and to import the raw materials needed by our manufacturer�. The United States has as well become the military but� wark of the free world largely through seapower-a combination of maritime and naval forces capable of controlling sea lanes and projecting military strength throughout the world. " American seafarers have indis­ pensably manned our merchant ships in times of peace and war, sailing wher­ ever and whenever our national inter­ ests have demanded , and playing a vital role in every major conflict in­ volving the United States . In World War II alone, almost 6,000 merchant mariners gave their lives in service to our nation. Hundreds more were made In New York, a special service was held before Maritime Day to recognize the efforts and sacrifices of World War II merchant sailors. Here, SIU Vice President Leon Hall ( right) joins officials from other unions in throwing a memorial wreath into the waters of New York Harbor for the sailors who gave their lives. Following memorial services ashore in San Pedro, relatives and friends of dead merchant seamen boarded a harbor boat and tossed memorial wreaths overboard. Some scattered the ashes of their recently deceased loved ones. 1 0 I LOG I J une 1 985 SIU wreathbearer Charles T. Jameson, Jr. during the Washington Maritime Day cer­ emonies. �: 1 Onbo ard the Sea-Land Newark in Seattle Engine department mates chow down some breakfast before a ship's meeting and payoff aboard the Newark. From left � Richard Kahllo, Bob McMichael and Maryin' Emaqs, all FOWTs. ,. · . ' Harry Lively, shoregang chief cook , gets breakfast started on the Newark. ·' : :.,. : · s 1 u Seeks · ervice Ac · · · \ . . Th IU trying to pe uade the federal govemmeneto apply the Serv­ ice Contract Act to the ships manned by civilians in the Ready Reserve Fleet. The Act, which requires the gov­ ernment to pay the prevailing industry wage , would cover ships in the RRF fteet whenever inside U . S. waters which · end at tfle Continental SheJf, according to lJob Vahey, sJ>ecial assistaQt to SIU PresidentFiank lliozak. : · ·>: ·� ,. There has been no response from the government on the Act's applica­ bility. . Vern Poulsen (left), shOiegang recertified bosun, and Port Steward Jim Meyers are ready to load stores on the Newark. ., ' Mar:ad' · . Sheaf R . dm . Harold bear chief fth Maritime Admini tration ince l 9 I , resigned his office June 1 . General Counsel Garrett Brown has been named acting administrator, but no permanent replacement has been nominated . Under Shear' s tenure the federal government's role in the U . S . maritime industry changed greatly . Construction subsidies for American-built ships were eliminated, operating subsidies are being phased out and regulations allowing foreign-building of American ships have been implemented. "We have seldom been on the same side of a question, but Admiral Shea� represented the Reagan administration and its policies faithfully. We wish him lµck/: SIU President Frank Drozak s.aid. is a i94t gJ:aduate of the Naval Academy, He served aboard a variety of ships including conventibnal' and 'nuclear powered, ballistic missile subma­ rines. He also served as the Navy 's director of submarine and anti-submarine warfare before retiring as a four-star admiral in 1980. , Sheaf Maritime · Day Just before the Jeremiah O'Brien shoved ofl', G0nnar Hexum (third froai:a left) a close friend of the late Andrew Furuseth and a retired member of the SUP and MM&P, shared some time wi th (left to right) Jim Gist, business agent of the Sugar Workers Local #1; Ed Turner, executive vice president of the SIU, and Carl Ottenberg. Posing with Adm. Harold E. Shear, Maritime Adininistrator, these SID members represented Ute Union at Maritime. Day services in the nation's capital� John McLeuBnd, Jerry Johnson, Jan Thompson, Alan Gobeli, Larry Philpot, Francis J. Monteiro, Charles T. Jameson, Jr. , DasrH Panko, Joseph M�, J�es Wingate, Jr., Richard Groening, Audie B. Collison , Jr., Jeffrey Yarmola, Thomas Ball , Alfeo Luciano, William Bragg, John Ponti, John Russell (SHLSS monitor) and bis son Joel Russell. June 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 J. �Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco Area Vice Presidents' Report The Union has had to confront the important issues of the day: jobs, or­ ganizing, political action and labor solidarity. All , of course; are related . . Great Lakes and Western Rivers by V.P. Mike Sacco As for organizing: we had some good news in New Bedford, where the SIU has been trying to sign up 3 1 fishing boats . We came out ahead in a preliminary organizing election. Other unions have filed challenges with the National Labor Relations Board on the outc-0me of that election, . but we are confident that we will come out ahead. Headquarters Representative Jack Caffey put in a lot of work on this one. He was ably assisted by Joe Piya, Gene Magan, Tony Petrillo and Henri Francois. T HE Union has been very busy in the Gulf Region, but I believe that it all boils down to this: jobs. Everything we do here is for the sole purpose of creating more job opportunities for our members. In Mobile, we recently concluded negotiations with GATCO Towing. We were able to maintain and improve the present system of benefits. The workers in the company understand the importance of being covered by an SIU contract, especially when so many companies in the area are looking to do business in a "union-free" . atmos- q pbere. In New Orleans , we attended the opening of a terminal that will house the Delta Queen Steamboat Co. We expect that this new facility will create more job opportunities for seamen and maritime workers on the Mississippi River. After many years, the Tombigbee opened up in Mobile. This will create a new opening to the Gulf, and will have an enormous impact on the inland . industry. Needless to say, the SIU has been actively lobbying on behalf of fi y . ' ; bOth �,.\,:�.,�1'1:+;";��;,;i;I'iJ;� · • projCcl in the' ball of Congress and on a local level. Our political efforts in Houston have paid off handsomely. Thanks to the members in that port, we were suecessful in getting Gene Green elected to the State Senate, where we have every reason to believe that he will be a strong supporter of the SIU and the maritime industry. I will attend the Texas Convention of the AFL-CIO next month. I expect to be very active promoting the interests of our members and the maritime industry. One issue that I will talk about is legislation to promote the American passenger vessel . industry . It's about time that we had an American passenger ship servicing the Gulf. Galveston and New Orleans are both big tourist centers. A passenger vessel running between the two ports could attract a lot of tourists down here , as well as create jobs for SIU members. East Coast . by V.P. Leon Hall · In New YQrk, there has been considerable support for the pilots. We helped man picket lines for them at LaGuardia Airport. We also supported the hotel workers in their strike, and have worked hard on behalf of the Committee of Interns, on strike at several New York hospitals and affiliated with the New York Maritime Port Council� We do this because vie believe in the concept of labor solidarity : If we help these unions in their fight to obtain better working conditions, then they will help us in our fight to secure more jobs for seamen. And let me tell you, when our members man these picket lines, they are a walking advertisement for the American-flag merchant marine, especially when they wear their SIU hats and jackets. In Baltimore, we concluded negotiations with SONAT Marine on behalf '";;; . of ttie workers at Harbor Towing. A in other negotiations with that com-· · pany, there is an unresolved issue concerning the status of captains, mates and barge captains. The company now calls them "supervisors . " We know better. The company' s unilateral reclassification of these workers after 40 years has nothing to do with their job status. The company is just trying to break the Union. There has been a lot of activity in Norfolk, which has garnered a lot of the new military work being generated in the maritime industry. The latest T-AGOS vessel, the Sta/wart' just crewed up and left on a mission. The PFC William B. Baugh was in Norfolk and is now moving up the Yorktown River. HERE has been a great deal of activity in the East Coast region . 1 2 I LOG I June 1 985 E in the Great Lakes and West­ ern Rivers area have been mak­ ing an all-out effort to support the airline pilots in their strike against United. The stand being taken by manage­ ment in this strike is just one more example of a disturbing trend: workers in the various segments of'the trans­ portation industry are being asked to accept cutbacks in their standard of living. The SIU went through something like this during the ACBL strike. So we understand that it is not just the pilots who will be affected if manage� ment is able to break the union. All transportation workers will be af­ fected, including seamen. As far as work goes, the inland industry has been doing fairly well. Things have been running at a brisk pace for dredging projects on the Great Lakes. The Dunbar and Sulliv.an Dredging ComJ)any i curreniJy w eking on har­ bor deepening projects in Pointe Mouillee, Mich. When that project is completed, Dunbar and Sullivan will begin dredging at Rouge River, De­ troit. The Luedtke Engineering Company has completed projects in Holland and Benton Harbor, Mich. and has begun new ones in Muskegon, Alpena and Ontonagon, all in Michigan. And finally , the Great Lakes Dredg­ ing and Docking Company will soon begin a two-year breakwater repair job in the port of Cleveland. West Coast by V. P. George McCartney In addition, the Stonewall Jackson was laid lip in a shipyard. The 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo just loaded its first cargo. And the Keystone State is on standby status at nearby Newport News. It is presently being manned by a skeleton crew. One more thing: there is a bitter fight being waged in Gloucester con­ cerning the dehydration plant there . The plant, which is essential to the well-being of the fishing industry , has been closed down . T W Also in Gloucester, SIU represen­ tatives Mike Orlando and Leo Zapata attended the annual services held at the cemetery · set aside for fishermen who have died without families. Whether he ships deep sea or inland, or in the fishing industry or on the Great Lakes, · a sailor is a sailor. We at the SIU take care of our own. T HERE is a serious discrepancy between the state of the maritime industry on the West Coast and job opportunities for American seamen. Thanks to · the unprecedented in­ crease in trade between the United States and the Pacifit rim nations, maritime activity has never been greater. Yet most of the ships that you see out here are documented under foreign registries. It is most disheartening. Yet that is · why we on the West Coast are getting involved in grassroots political activ­ ity . We realize that what President Drozak has said is true: the future of the American maritime industry will be determined by communication, ed­ ucation and grassroots political activ­ ity. Helen Bentley, the freshman con­ gresswoman from Baltimore , was out on the West Coast to talk about what is happening with cargo preference. What she said woke up a lot of people. She said that something must be done to protect the existing cargo prefer­ ence laws, especially since many seg­ ments of the American government are simply ref1.1;sing to carry them out. She received a considerable amount of radio air time. We have been busy trying to educate the . public about an issue that could create jobs for SIU members : ocean incineration. At first there was a lot of opposition to the concept. Yet re­ cently, the San Franc,isco Chronicle ran an editorial stating that ' 'ocean burning is an option that must not be airily dismissed . " In Wilmington, we attended a dinner on behalf of Jim Wright, who will probably be the next speaker of the House of Representatives. Mike Wor­ ley, the president of the Port Council . out there, attended Maritime Day cer­ emonies. Lea Anderson , the wife of Rep. Glen Anderson (D-Calif.) spoke . Anderson has a JOO percent SIU voting record! . Government Services by V. P. Buck Mercer "'-,...· ·· W HILE there have been many important issues lately, I would like to concentrate my remarks onjust one: Circular #A-76. The members out here have been extremely inter­ ested in how this issue will affect them. Basically, the circular would force government workers to accept em­ ployment. If they refuse a job, then the government would have a right to deny them future employment on­ board military ships . The SIU is doing all it can to rectify this situation . In the meantime, make sure that you contact your represent­ ative to see if you have any questions concerning your right of refusal. Building and protecting the job se­ curity of our membership has been a slow but productive process. During the past few years, we have been able to get the following work: the military ships, the cable ships, the instrJJmentation ships in the Florida observatory, and the tugs . This took time and hard work . Ironing .out prob� lems like the one posed by Circular #A-76 will atso take time and hard work; but remember, you have a Union behind you that places your welfare above everything else. : �Work . on SHLSS Science Laboratory Progl"essing . On May 21, Dt. David Sumler, co­ ordinator of Collegiate Approval and Evaluation, and Lowell Salman, facil· ities specialist from the Maryland State Board for Higher EducatiQl't ( SBHE), visited the SHLSS to check on the progress of the school's new science laboratory. The SHLSS is looking forward to getting the laboratory completed . amt in compliance with state regulations. labonltory is firllsbcd . Once the SHL.SS will be expecting from the SBHE tO grant degrees in Marine En­ gilleenng · Technology and Nautical Science Technology. These programs will include courses in physics and general physical s.cience. The labora­ tory. will be used for students in these classes to conduct their work and experiments. appro�al lab The science lab facilities are evaluated by (left to right) Lowtll Salman, Tracy . Aumann . and. Dr. David Sumler. SHLSS Ubrary Staff Attends Computer$ , ; .1,, , . . . . ·.· . NeW ' J"eeh ·HiQhliQht ' , ·. . . . Library Conference The Maryland Library Association in. Anpair ��*I ·it$. allftuaJ conference olis, Md. on May 9 and JO. Janice Smolek, Paul Hall Library dim:tor, and Kll.ye Assellllher, assi tant to lJlC the librarian, attended several ses­ sions. Speakers from Dre xe l University and We tport, .Conn. public librarie Kay �her (Jeft) and Janice Smolek review computer programs in the SHLSS Video Studio. Computers were a major topic at the recent Maryland Library Association meeting. discussed the use · of computers and on-line database systems to answer "impossible" reference questions in "five minutes or less. " A debate be­ tween the heads of the Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Baltimore County Public Library covered the recent im­ pact of video on the present film/media collections of libraries. Another ses­ sion presented the new on-line com- puter database system for Maryland' s interlibrary . loan procedures devel­ oped by Aucasrapbics, Inc. was s The conference 'Neu �ttended by Maryland ' librarian aDd admini trators. It provided an excellent · naJ to ex-. opportunity for P" chaoae information and keep up-SO. date with changes aff�ting . tate lj­ braries. The SHLSS Paul Hall Library is in the process of purchasing a computer which will enable the library staff to operate more quickly and efficiently. This conference provided a wealth of information on computer library sys­ tems as well as other services the Paul Hall Library can use to better serve the students and staff at SHLSS . SHLSS Hosts PONS/ Meeting to Help Voe-Ed Plans In May, the SHLSS was host to the American Council on Education' s (ACE) PrOgram of Non-Collegiate Sponsored Institutions (PONSI) meet­ ing. Representatives fiom 33 non-col­ legiate institutions were in attendance. The director of Vocational Education, Joe Wall , is a member of the PONSI Advisory Committee and coordinated the activities at the Lundeberg School. The three-day meeting included a tour of the facilities, a scenic boat-ride, an advisory committee and a general meeting. t . More than 210 PON SI organizations have had their instructional courses evaluated and credit recommendation established by ACE. A total of 2,600 courses have been reviewed , evalu­ ated and recommended by ACE since the program was instituted. The ma­ jority of the vocational courses at j I J� ------! SHLSS have been evaluated by ACE. PONSI meets every six months to discuss ways to transfer ACE rec­ ommended credits into programs at universities . . and colleges throughout the nation. More than 1,300 universi:. ties and colleges now accept ACE credit. The purpose of ,PONSl is . tQ take the ACE credit evaluation for courses offered at private institutions and- co­ ordinate them with institutions of higher learning. This enables stridents and employees to transfer credit for life experiences and skilled training to ac­ ademic institutions. The Lundeberg School has been a member of th� PONSI organization for the fast nine years and strongly supports the concept of accepting vo­ cational courses for college credit. Director of Vocational Education Joe Wall, seated center, discusses PONSI business over a luncheon served by Hawaiian crewmembers Desiree Kilbey and Patrick McMahon. June 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 -----.-�--�-�------ -t 2 · �Admirals Visit School Training at SHLSS Supports Navy Sealift Needs · Vice Admiral T. J. H ughes, deputy chief of Naval Operations, and Cal>" tain Robert Kesteloot, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, recently visited the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to discuss mar­ itime training and how it relates to the Navy's Strategic Sealift Program . Adm. Hughes issued the following statement: "The Strategic Sealift . Program achieves the objective of a fiscally constrained , time-phased sealift ca­ pability in balance with Army, Air Force and Marine Corps logistics sup­ port requirements and capabilities. It fulfil ls Navy responsibilities for ocean transport of U .S . forces worldwide in response to rapid deployment move­ ment requirements and sustainment of employed forces . Further, it supports the national security strategy of for­ ward deployment for deterrence and forward engagement, should that be­ come necessary , and the capability to deliver and land forces rapidly at any selected geographic location, over-the­ shore or through austere or damaged ports by delivering logistics to sustain those forces. " The Strategic Sea­ lift Program . . . sup­ ports tfl,f:J national securi strategy of forward deployment for deterrence. ' ' ty "The program is composed of two segments: ships and sealift support systems. The ship,s' portion is config­ ured for "quick reaction" response beyond that readily obtainable from Sealift Operations and Maintenance students giving the tour group a ftrst·hand look at Underway Replenishment (UNREP) operations. U .S . commercial shipping. Sealift sup. port system prov i�e additional equip� ment and ship enhancement features for in-the-stream discharge of ships and improved mission capabilities of commercial-type ships . " Frank Drozak invited Adm. Hughes to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to give the Navy a first-hand look at the S I U ' s com­ mitment to providing the merchant marine's portion of the Strategic Sea­ lift Manpower requirement. Vice Admiral T.J. Hughes (left), John Mason (center) and Captain Robert Kesteloot view a scenario at the new SHLSS shiphandling simulator. 1 4 I LOG I June 1 985 . The S I U ' s Sealift Maintenance and Operati ns ourse i providing highly . trained Seafarers to crew the M C · vessels. The tour group visited an U NREP course and watched con­ tainers being loaded using the school ' s cargo crane. Manpower placement and location is a very big concern to the Navy for crewing the Reserve Fleet in a national emergency . The computer automated manpower locater system at Piney Point can give up-to-the-minute man- power levels that include job ratings and pre ent addre infonnation. Tbe . manpower locater i a. vita.I part of the Strategic Sealift Planning. Adm . H ughes also saw the new shiphandling simulator, which is being installed at the school. An U NREP training program will be avail­ able in September for shiphandling procedures. The ultra-modern com­ puter generated scenes, and the world's first two-bridge interactive systems will provide valuable U NREP scenarios. · Frank Drozak explains the new Cargo Handling Crane course at SHLSS. �Tour Shows Admirals Seafarers Are Well Trained Frank Drozak, Captahl Kesteloot and Vice Admiral Hflghes preview an UNREP training film at the SHLSS Video Departmellt. -· The tour group visi ts the Sealift Operations and Maintenance class during UNREP exercises. ! •. i ' ·) ' ' ( .: f' f , ,, I During the tour of the Vocational Shop course . A tour of the SHLSS galley and discussion of the . three-man steward department was given to our miUtary visitors. . area, John Mason � the Diesel . · · ,,: Engine WANTED! �--........ .. __} ._ Steward Department Upgraders �arn up-to-date skills 'needed ' ' ab0ard today;s vessels . . It's your ticket to Job Security! ! I , ' ' J " ! �: : ! ' I ·f. . ; ' Assistant Cook C�ok and Baker - Chief Cook . · Chief · Steward The compukl' ........W mupower ioc.ter systeiD . at Piney Pobit Is demoastrated to Captain Kesteloot ad Vice Admlnl lftlahes. Fill out the application in this issue of the Log or contact the Admissions Office at SHLSS, Piney Point, Maryland 20674 . . June 1 985 I le<;l I 15 " ., , : 11 f -J _·r ·1 TI??7 �SHLSS Lends a Hand During U. S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Training When the Coast Guard Atlantic Area BMCS P.A. Jordan, the training Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding team supervisor, instructed several training platform, SHLSS responded by providing the MV Earl "Bull" Shep­ ship, thus requiring Coast Guard per­ Team needed a vessel to use as a ard. The Shepard is very similar in size and configuration to the typical small coastal vessels that frequently are in­ volved in smuggling activities . SHLSS students and staff played the role of a hostile . crew while Coast Guard personnel from t�e local station at St. Indigoes , Md. performed the boarding exercise. The Coast Guard used three- and four-man training teams to enact boarding the ship. The team members were told that the vessel was believed to be a "mother" ship steaming slowly up and down the Potomac River. They suspected that the ship was carrying drugs and that they would need to board the vessel and conduct a thor­ ough search. " crewmembers" to hide aboard the sonnel to perform an extensive search. The boarding team first ordered the vessel to heave to. They �ailed to the captain, asked him his name , desti­ nation, cargo and the number of per­ sonnel onboard . The captain was or­ dered to assemble all of the crew on the main deck. The Coast Guard team boarded the vessel and stationed their personnel at various points while the crew was searched for weapons. Then a search of the vessel was conducted . The performance of the boarding team was critiqued and suggestions f11r im­ provements were made . This exercise is one of many in which the SHLSS participates with the Coast Guard. Through mutual co­ operatiOn and assistance , both the Lundeberg School and the Coast Guard benefit. Coast Guard boarding teams come aboard. Boarding team member talks to a suspicious crewmember. Coast Guard boardin g team member keeps an eye on crew. A hidden crewmember is found and brought on deck. 1 6 I LOG I June 1 985 Crewmembers search for weapons and contraband. �SHLSS Marina • • • Another Progressive Facil ity for S I U T HE Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is located on 60 acres of watetfront property in Piney Point, Md. It sits along the St. Georges Creek and is approximately one-half mile from the Potomac River and 10 miles from the Chesapeake Bay. This location and watetfront availability was one of the biggest selling points when the school was purchased in 1966 . The entire marina is maintained by a five-man crew which keep the ves­ sels and equipment in perfect working order. The marina vessels enable hands­ The Charles Zimmerman Oeft) and the lightship Big Red (far right) are two of the historic vessels moored 1tt the SHLSS marina. on experience for both deck and en­ gine students . This advantage is one of the reasons for the high success rate at the school and makes it one of the best training facilities for deep sea merchant seafarers and inland water­ W::\YS boatmen in the United States. __ The SHLSS marina has five piers, a 45-foot marine railway and a dock along the entire waterfront area. The marina houses a tow boat, a push boat, two large deck barges, two small deck barges, a tank barge, a supply and replenishment vessel, a lake freighter, a rescue boat, four historical ships and over 30 pleasure boats . Along the dock is a gravity davit, a 32·ton twin boom crane and a boat museum which houses historical ships that once sailed along the Chesapeake Bay. r r ' I ! The newest addidon to � dock area is a 32-ton twin boom � crane •. The Clawk "Sonny" Simmons is courses. are taught. � as a Boating classroom when: lifeboa t and sealift June 1 985 I LOG I 1 7 ! _,_ �-- �--- ----=-----=:=-_ �SHLSS Adult Education N I Don' t Miss Your Chance to Improve Your Skills Outreach Program our efforts to continue to provide the best educational opportunities to as many SIU members as possible, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship's Adult Education De­ partment is developing a Port Out­ reach program. The goal of this pro­ gram is to bring educational. materials to the Seafarers. It will be designed so that Seafarers who are waiting for jobs in the SIU Union halls can have the opportunity to study and improve their skills. It is because of the Seafarers' many requests for both academic and vo­ cational self-study materials that this outreach project was initiated. The program will provide a variety of ma­ terials and methods to meet the Sea­ farers' educational needs. The inde­ pendent study packets can be used to help prepare the member for a job, for a future upgrading or college course, for general skill improvement or for the GED exam. Several copies of everything that is offered on the cor­ respondence coupon of the LOG in the areas of English, math, social stud­ ies, communicatio.n skills, study skills, taxes and metrics will be placed in the ports. Study packets on vocational topics such as navigation rules, safety, wire and line splicing, electricity, nu­ trition and menu planning will also be included. Some of these packets have already been developed; others are in the process of. ¥i�.complet�d. Besides self-study packets, video- cassettes and audiocassettes will be used. Recerttly, the SHLSS Adult Ed­ ucation Department purchased a video math program that was com­ pleted under a federal grant. These videocassettes can be duplicated so that eventually each SIU Union hall can receive copies of the tapes and study guides. By using these commer­ cially and instructor-prepared mate­ rials, the educational resources can be expanded in each port. The success of this program lies not only in having the materials available but also in having a key person in each Union hall who will be in charge of the educational materials. Thus far, some of the field representatives have worked cooperatively with the Adult Education Department to make the correspondence materials more read­ ily avail�ble to the Seafarers. This enthusiastic cooperation will be an asset to the Outreach Program. With the use of the electronic mail, it will be easy to keep in close communica­ tion with the ports so that any addi­ tional requests can be handled quickly. Ideas for alternative education methods for members have always been a priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. These ideas have been supported by both the Union and the staff at SHLSS. The Port Outreach program is yet another type of educational activity that can be effective in meetjng Jhe . .. , needs tif the Seafarers. ··.. 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 job. * to improve your skills for upgrading . * to funher your education . Please send me the area(s) checked below : MA TH Fractions Decimals Percents Algebra Geometry Trigonometry (Spherical) D D D D STUD Y SKILLS Listening Skills How To Improve. Your Memory How To Use Textbooks Study Habits Test Anxiety Test Taking Tactics Stress Management Notetaking Know-How D D ENGUSH: Writing Skills Book 1 - 4 D Writing Business Letters SOCIAL STUDIES D D D Geography U . S . History Economics Political Science COMMUNICA TION SKILLS D D Tax Tips for Seafarers Basic Metrics D D D D D 0 D D D D Name Street City _ _ _ _ _ _ _ State _ _ _ _ _ _ Book No. Zip _ _ _ _ _ _ Social Security No . Department Sailing In -----­ Cut out this coupon and mail to : . ·. ,. �:cEq�:;;t2f��c�hoot:i�f :��hip+;t!':??;>:\'. . ": .·· Piney Point, Marylan d 20674 Send it today! Apply Now for Adult Education Apply now for the Adult Education program or course you would like to take. The SHLSS Adult Education Department will offer the Adult Basic Education (ABE), High School Equiv­ alency (GED), and English as a Sec­ ond Language (ESL) programs only two more times this year. These pro­ grams are available to all SIU mem­ Sandy Schroeder, director of Adult Education, coordinates the information f0r the Port Outreach program. HONOR ROLL The following SHI.SS Seafarers have earned Associate of Arts degrees in General Studies from Charles County Community College: Freddie Hom Davis Hammond James Gavelek Evan Jones Gary Gateau· Patrick Tracy David Englehart Ellot Dalton Alexander Reyer Manuel Rodriguez John LunclgNn 18 / LOG I June 1 985 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. May Jan. Jan. Mlly May May Aug. 1979 1 981 1 981 1981 1 981 1 982 1982 1 982 1 982 1 982 1 982 George Nason Mark Clark Antoinette Spangler John Pennick Todd Guzmann Roger Griswold Wllllam Foley James Karaczynskl Vincent Welch John c. carr Michael A. Scaringi Jan. May May Aug. Jan. Jan. May Aug. Aug. Jan. Jan. 1 983 1 983 1983 1 983 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1985 1 986 bers who are in good standing with the Union and have paid their dues. All the Adult Education programs have been designed to help the Sea­ farer reach his educational goals. The Adult Basic Education program will help improve basic English, reading, and math skills. The English as a Second Language program can help a Seafarer improve his use of the English language by emphasizing reading, writing and speaking skills. The High School Equivalency Program will pre­ pare a Seafarer for the GED exam by working in the five content areas of science, social studies, English, math and literature. All of these programs work on skills that can be applied to the Seafarer's maritime career. In order to register for a course, it is important to send in your application as soon as possible for processing. Applicants can be pretested and ar­ rangements made prior to the sched­ uled course dates. If you are interested in any of these programs, look for the SHLSS course sched{J.le, and fill out the application form in this issue of the LOG. If there are any questions, write to the Director of Adult Edu­ cation. The following Seafarers liave completed all the requirements for the Nautical Science Cenificate and have either received their cenifica,tes or are scheduled to receive their certificates from the Charles County Community College in the months indicated: Charles W. Boles Paul J. Grepo George Kenny Vincent Welch Lawrence M. Conlon James M. Gavelek Barry R. Kiger Richard Robertson Wllllam T. Gizzo Mitton Alvarez May May May May Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Jan. May 1984 1984 1 984 1984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 984 1 985 1 985 John c... Carr Mlchael E. Calhoun Wiiiiam R.. Dean . John S. Iverson Mlchael Kraljevlc James Varela Roberta E . Blum Robert Enke Michael W. Hall Kyle M . White May May . May May May May Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 1 985 1 985 1985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 1 985 �· · · · · · · · · · · · � · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·-· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · � I I I • SEA FA R E RS & REC R EATI O N C E NTER TRAINlNG Reservation I n formation Name: Your Holiday at the SHLSS Vacation Center: What It Will Cost ������ S.S. # Address: ������� The costs for room and board at the SHI.SS Vacation Center have been set at the rninimum _ to �ake it possible for all SIU members and their families to enjoy a holiday at the Southern Maryland playground . Telephone # N um ber i n Party ROOM RATES: Member $30. 00 per day Spouse $ 5 . 00 per day Children $5 .00 per day MEALS : Member $8. 50 per day Spouse $4 .00 per day Children $4 . 00 per day Date of Arrival: 1 st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice (Stay is l i m ited to 2 weeks) Date of Departu re .:� ! Send to: ' Seafarers Training & Recreation Center -· NOTE : No lodging or meal charge for children under age 1 2 . Piney Point, Md. 20674 (Phone: 301 ·994·001 0) So that ·································�·····�······································· I many of our members as possible can enjoy a holiday at SHI.SS Vacation Center , the stay is limited to two weeks . as _ . SH LSS . •. c · · ·a: u _R·:·s · ""·· cm;;;. · · ·· · ' ' ".;./"· . . . ·· •; _ _· _ _ ... . . ·. . ·; . . G RA D lJAT--E· Left to right: Biiiy Wiiiiams, Alan Gobeli, Daniel Hughes, Abe Easter (Instructor). Left to right: Chris Beaton, Kelly Mayo, Isadore C&mpbell, Rick Burgess, Ron Wolf, Chuck Gallagher, Biii Foley (Instructor). , •1. . :�· . ; -,. . Three Man Stewans Quartermaster Left to rlght:Harry Kline, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Royce Dudley, Donald Spangler. Kneeling I. to r.: Robert Clifford, Michael Scaringi. Second row I. to r.: Alan Gobeli, Robert Leake, Jamie- Miiier, Abe Easter (Instructor). Cn,alH $hip_ training Ufeboat Clas• First row . I. to r.: Dave �teeper, Stuart Melendy, Daniel Martinez, Desiree Kllbey, Patrick McMahon. Second row I. to r.: Tommy Kutel, Phllllp Colk.lt, Dana Crimmins, Albert, Dela Alma, Teresa Hanson, Traci Morris, C8therlne Kohs, Ben Cusic (Instructor). ' ( Three Man Steward QMED Front row kneeling.I, tQ r;:.Romlto Basa, Scott Wiikinson, J. Kool Sumlin, John Smfth, Maurice White, Jan Thompson. Second row I. to r: Phil Neergaard, Chuck $.haw, Greg - Thompson, · Francis Paslk ·J r., John McClelland, Chuck Jameson, John Quinter, Todd Smith. Third row I. to r.: Francis Monteiro, Mlchllel Woods, David Dinan, Robert Sawyer, Buddy Griffith, · oanlel Lee, Terry Johnson, Robert Deane, Larry Phllpat. Not pictured: James Wino.ate Jr. · Left to right: Harold Markowitz, Laymon Tucker (Instructor), Waverly N. Overton, Vlnoent Sharkey. Seallfl Operations and Maintenance - i First row I. to r.: Michael Glass, Howard Noehl, Dan Plcclolo, Chris_ Mosley Dou� Hodges. 'Second row I. to r.: Dan Fleehearty, Joe 0aruso; Bob Wasalnk, Joe O'Shea, Chris Gutierrez. · June 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 r--- . --- - · - - - --···- ..·--· --��-----· ·---- · - - er , , ------- - -- ------------·--- .. -� . . - - - ·-- ------ -- ------ ' - i'i I �Upgradi ng Course Schedule J u ly Th rough Septem ber · 1 9s5 1 , , ,, . (.'P .. " s�Ai"� Engine Upgrading Courses rograms Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry ' Check-In Date Completlon Date · Q M ED September 1 3 December 5 Mari ne Electrical Maintenance August 30 October 31 Refrigeration August 2 September 20 September 1 9 November 7 Hydraul ics September 6 October 1 0 Steward Upgrading Courses Fol lowi ng are the u pdated course schedu les for J u ly through September 1 985, at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing app l ications. Course Check-In/ Completion Date Length of Course Assistant Cook bi-weekly varies Cook and Baker bi-weekly varies ·.;;� Deck Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Celestial N avigation September 1 3 October 1 1 September 20 October 31 Able Seaman g�ftalntenance Operations bi-weekly varies Ch ief Steward monthly varies Three Man Steward Dept. monthly varies Master/Mate Freight & Towing July 5 September 1 3 Llfeboatman July 1 July 29 August September 6 September 23 July 9 August 6 September 3 September 1 9 October 1 . � Course Check-In Date Completion Date Bosun Recertification Programs September 1 October 7 Au t Oc o er O 26 Adult Education Courses Check-In D1te August 1 6 (ABE) Adult Basic Education August 1 6 September 1 3 August 2 September 1 4 (GED) High School Equlvalency i · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -- · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · �� �+ �f; Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship · Upgradi ng Application Name (List) Address Program I am Interested In the following course(s) checked below: · & �+,.� ��r t .. .{ ; . . ,· , DECK DEPARTMENT ,, · o .T...... 0 AB UnllmHed 0 AB Umlted 0 AB Special --� � _,,, =--­ MoJDayNear -,--------,--���------------------ (City) (State) Deep Sea Member O Social Security # _______ Book # ------- Seniority Port lssued _______ (Area COde) Pacific D ------- Port Presently Reg lstered ln -------�- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No D (if yes, fill In below) Are you a g raduate of the SH LSS Trainee Program : 0 Yes Trainee Program: From -===- to=,.,,... ---- _ _ _ _ _ (dates attended) H ave you attended any SH LSS Upgrading Courses: D Yes Course(s) Taken � � � � ­ Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member 0 ------�-- Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now Held Telephone (Zip COde) Date Available for Train i ng _ No D Firefighting: D Yes No D CPA: D Yes · a �· . . 0 Celestial Navlg9ilon 0 1at Cl... PHot O Towboat Operetor Inland 0 TowbcJM Operator (NMT 200 miles) 0 Towboat Op9relor (Over 200 Mllea) O Muter/Mate Inspected Towing YesHI 0 Third Mal• 0 RadM ObHrYer UnllmHed O Simulator Cout'M ENG I N E DEPARTMENT 0 FOWT D QMED-Any AatlnQ 0 Automation 0 DleMI Engine O Marine Electronlcs O Marine Electrical Maintenance o Pumproom Maintenance a Operation 0 Refriaeratlon Systems Mafnlenance a Operation• o Chief EnalneerlA••l•tant Engineer (Unlnapected Motor Y••HI) 0 Second/Third AHt. Engineer (Inspected) No D (if yes, fill in below) STEWAR D DEPARTMENT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: D Yes · ············ ___,. .. _ _ _ _ Date Book Was lssued Date of Birth (Middle) (first) Completlon Date September 1 3 Coume (ESL) English as a Second Language 1 & ,� . ·.' Recertification Programs ��.tember 26 6 �� - Ch ief Cook Completion Date ' s ·········· Course No D ----- o o 0 o O Chief Cook .Assistant Cook Cook a Baker · . O Chief Steward Towboat Inland Cook ThrH Man Steward Dept. ALL DEPARTMENTS 0 Welding 0 Ufeboatman O 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 H ELD DATE SHI PPED DATE OF DISCHARGE ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 0 Adult Bale Education (ABE) 0 High School Equlvalency Program (OED) 0 Developmental Studlff (DYE) o English u a Second Language (ESL) COLLEG E PROG RAM SIGNATUR E _______ No transportation will be paid unless you present ortglnal receipts and 8UCC8f8S ully complete the course. 20 I LOG I June 1 985 DATE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ RETU R N COMPLETED APPLICATIO N TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Piney Point, M D. 20674 0 Nautical Selene:. Ceftlflcate Progqm 0 Scholarshlf>IWortl Progqm O Olher ------- �.) The Sea-Land LiberatoF takes on its cargo of containers in .the port of Los Angeles. Matthias Soldierer, left, and Van X. Phan are involved in crane maintenance aboard the Sea-Land liberator. ye n ' The Sea-Land Liberator (Sea-Land Serv­ ice}, the first SIU-contract ship sailing under the new reduced manning scale, made a recent stopover in the port of Los Angeles. (Photos by Dennis Lundy) � .,. ., ·du'.ee-� steward departlnent aboard the Sea-Land Liberator. is made up ot, from the left: C. Modellas, c�ef steward/baker; Jack Wong, chief cook , and Pete Macaraeg, steward assiSt&nt/utjlity. ModeUas bas been sailing 31 y ears. The . l ' l '�• � '.{)' i Omar Sharif is the DEU aboard the Sea-Land liberator. Arne ECkert (left), Worley. bosun, catches up on Union news. with Wilmington Port Agent Mike June 1 985 I LOG I 21 �Pittsburgh Comes to the Rescue T HANKSGIVING is a holi­ day many of us take for granted-a day off from work, a time to get together with family and friends, an excuse to fill our stomachs beyond capacity. But for Sharon T. Whitehead, a young woman taken ill on a sailing yacht, it was truly a day to remem­ ber and to give thanks-thanks to the crewmembers of the S.S. Pitts­ burg (Sea-Land Service). On Nov. 2 1 , 1 984, Sharon be­ came extremely ill aboard the yacht Courtezan, approximately 280 nautical miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N . C . Unable to be reached by the U . S . Coast Guard, the S.S. Pittsburgh offered her as­ sistance. Capt. Gary J. Cordes' precise maneuvering of the ship and or­ ganization of the actual rescue op­ eration brought Sharon onboard where she was provided with emer­ gency medical skills and excellent treatment which she feels "may well have saved my life . " Aboard the SIU-contracted S.S. Pittsburgh, steward department members get together with· Sharon Whitehead, a young woman who was rescued when she became very ill aboard a sailing yacht late last year off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Pictured above from the left: S. Santiago, crew pantrymao; Abdul Mohammad, BR; Miguel Robles, third cook; Whitehead; Stan Kolasa, chief steward (who sent us these photos), and George Salazar, chief cook. I n Sharon's own words, "I wish to extend my deepest thanks to every crewmember aboard the S.S. Pittsburgh on that day. They risked their lives to save mine and treated me with the greatest of respect eyery moment I was aboard. The lifeboat crew . . . performed the transfer and rescue with ease and perfection under serious circum- stances . . . The steward's depart­ ment was a great source of moral support as well as the providers of the nourishment I so much needed. The meals were excellent as were the attitudes and service of the entire department. The Thanksgiv­ ing feast was attractive and excel­ lent fare. Every crewmember on the ship was both professional and Members of the Pittsburgh's steward de­ partment were a great source of moral and nutritional support to Sharon Whitehead after her rescue. Io front of a beautiful holiday meal display is Chief Cook George Salazar. Brother Salazar, who attended the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md., said, "I don't know what I would do without the Lunde­ berg School. I learned so much there." helpful and deserves commenda­ tion . . . " And Sharon, at least, will never forget the meaning of Thanksgiv­ ing. West Coast News Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, who recently was re-elected to a record fourth term by capturing 67.7 percent of the vote, thanks SIU Field Rep Scott Hanlon (right) for helping to plan his day in the harbor area. Port Agent Mike Worley and the membership look on. The SIU lent strong support to Bradley's campaign, and hopes that he will continue in his efforts to secure a stronger U.S.-ftag fleet. Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy (D-Calif.) receives a ship's wheel award from Mike Worley, president of the Los Angeles Maritime Port Council, at a luncheon held by the council in Sao Pedro recently. Addressing some 50 maritime-related labor union representatives at that meeting, McCarthy spoke about the lack of support being given to the maritime industry by the U.S. federal government-and its implications for the future. Vic Fazio, congressman from California's fourth district, met with representatives of various labor organizations at the SIU hall in Sao Francisco in late March. Fazio noted that many of the newly-elected congressional representatives need to be informed and educated as to what maritime unions are trying to accomplish and that one way to motivate them is by writing letters to their offices in Washington, D.C. Pictured from the left are John Ravnik, SIU field rep; Bob Skidgel, vice president of Operating Engineers, Local 2; Jim Gist, business agent with the Sugar Workers Union, #1; Congressman Fazio; Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president; Clarence Briggs, secretary-treasurer with the Metal Trades Council; Capt. S. W. Galstao, western region director of MARAD, and Roy "Buck" Mercer, SIU vice president. 22 I LOG I June 1 985 Members of the SIU in the port of Seattle, Wash. recently attended an AFL-CIO Regional Satellite Conference where AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland heard comments and answered questions from rank-and-file trade unionists. Pictured from the left are SIU members Harry Lively, Scott Suprenant, Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir, Field Rep Rich Berkowitz, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, Bill O'Connor, Charlie Ries, Don Lee McNeil and Vero Poulsen, Sea-Land SIU Seattle shoregang bosun . The SIU provided security at this event. �I m e stn m 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 Sea farers I n ternational Union oFNorth America. A F L-CIO : Washington Report Rudolph Louizzi, who sailed with the SIU from 1959 until 1%7, recently passed his Mas­ ter's exain. One of the first things he did after finding outtiie good news was to call the LOG. "I want the new kids entering the SIU," he said "to kllow that it can be done. When I ente ed the union, I had no idea what I could do with my life. The . officials and . the people connected with the SIU made me aware of all ,, the possibilities. . Things are pretty tough in the ' maritime industry these days; The number ofAmerican­ ftag vessels is down to less than 400-a sub­ stantial drop in just four years . Worse, there is a move under way to dismantle the Jones Act and the Cargo Preference Act of 1954, two of the more imp0rtant promotional programs still in existence. . Yet.new work is still being generated, mostly on ships being contracted out to the private sector by the Navy . The SIU is getting the lion's share of these new jobs, and is even beating back attempts to dismantle the Jones Act and cargo preference. As Rudolph Louizzi has demonstrated, any­ gis- w�ible. All it takes is communication , and education; a sense of responsibility and a desire to succeed. ca.so . ...... I I I. I I I r· 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 The new Congress is barely six months old, ,,, ;µid already th re i a healed b tU on the � ·· • . · . que lion of cargo preferencc . Give� the trong feelings on both ides, the i ue is e pected to remain on the front burner for quite some time. Last month, 66 congressmen and 53 sena­ tors-over half of the Senate--signed a letter asking Agriculture Secretary John Block to lift his suspension of the blended credit program. Block suspended the program after a federal court judge ruled that the blended credit pro­ gram was subject to the provisions of the· Cargo Preference Act of 1954.. There was nothing in the judge's opinion that mandated this ; Block was attempting to use the suspen­ sion as a ploy to gather momentum for anticargo preference legislation. . SIU President Frank Drozak has taken the lead in protecting the cargo preference pro­ gram from being dismantled. . On May 6, he testified before the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee , where he told the committee members present that the elimination of the cargo preference would . do little to tum things around for the agricultural industry, but would deliver a devastating blow to the U . S .-ftag merchal}t marine. The anti-cargo preference forces are not giving up. A spate of -anti·cargo preference legislation has been i11troduced. More than 20 bills have been used as vehicles for anti-cargo preference amendments, or are seen as the potential vehicles. On May 8, the Hc)use Agriculture Subcom­ mittee marked up its portion of the Omnibus Farm Bill of 1 985, which included an amend­ ment to exempt cargo preferenee requirements from all agricultural eiports except the tradi. • tional P.L. 480 program. This amendment was adopted unanimously by the subcom!llittee, and is expected . to be accepted by the full House Agriculture Committee. 1 985 Legisl;itive . Adm i nistrative and Regu l a tory Happenings A week later in the Senate, the full Senate Agriculture Committee marked upand ordered reported S. 721, which has the same impact astbe House amendment to the Omnibus Farm Bill. All . of this anti-cargo preference tegi.slatlon overlooks an important point. As Peter Luci­ ano, executive director of the Transportation Institute, recently noted; the P .L. 480 program was originally conceived as a vehicle to help tW(} industries, notjust one. , A joint .H:ouse:Senate Conference Commit., tee will be held · tat.er this month to deal with this · matter. Tax Relorm · � thin June dS · President Reagan bas introduced a revised plan to reform the tax code. The plan has split the countcy down the middle, though not along the usual liberal/conservative lines. To give an example of the. split: Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N .J.), one of the authors of the Bradley/ Gephardt tax reform bill , favors the appr ach . l)e ing ,�en bY the president, while Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-MoJ Ot>poses it. Rep: Jack Kemp> (R.,N.Y.), a long-time oon· servative ally of the pre ide nt , bitterly opposes the bill, while Rep; Dan Rostenkowski (D­ Ill . ), one of the more powerful figures in the Democratic House of Representatives, is be­ lieved to look favorably upon it. The SIU is taking no position on the total merits ofthe bill. It is , however�JQbbying hard against cem,lln provisions that would .have an adverse . effect on our membe rup. One such provision is the proposal to repeal the tax deduction for convention expenses held aboard U . S .-ftag passenger vessels . This provision would hamper the growth of a newly , devel9ping i nd u try, and for.little reason. · H the provis.ion i passed in it present form C� Payback In testimony before the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee, SIU President Frank Drozak expressed his opposition to a proposed regulation that would permit tankers built with Construction Differential Subsidy funds to en­ ter into. the domestic Jones Act trade once the owners of those vessels paid back their Con­ struction Differential Subsidies. The regulations are scheduled to go into effect on June 6, at which time CDS opera�ors will have one year to repay their subsidies and re-enter the Jones Act trade. The SIU has opposed this rule since it was first proposed several years ago and has succeeded in post·· poning its implementation. . . . . .. Accordin� to Drozak, the nile eould knock . out dozen of. ma1Jcr Jone Act. tankers par­ then convention held onboard American-ftlta ticularly in the. Ala kan oil trade and beach hundred ofSeafarers erJ'tployed.olltho e .tank.. . passenger ve set would be .. ubject to taxation though conve ntions held Ui the Caribbean and in Montreal would not. C9µven .ions held on­ board Ariierican-pas nier ves I generate . American job and taxes. Co11vention held in Montreal and the Caribbean do neither. . ers. Two bills have been introduced in the H:ol.i e � which wollld re trict ibe CDS payback rule. In addition • a proviSion has be e n '. included in a Hou e . supplemental appropriations bill tha( . The tax reform . bill also seeks to curtail numerous economic incentives which promote investment in the U.S.-ftag merchant marine. The loss of these incentives would make it that much more difficult to tum things around for the American maritime industry. Given the cutbacks that have been made in the maritime budget over the past four years, these incen­ tives are more imporu.mt than ever. The tax reform bill also seeks to tax the fringe benefits of American workers, though at lowerlevels than proposed in the first tax package. . We at the SIU oppose this approach, because we believe that it would set an unfa, - . vorable precedent. Once fringe benefits are taxed, even at relatively low levels, then a precedent has · been set. In the future, it would be a relatively easy matter to increase those tax rates. · would block the more serious side-effects . of the rule. Marad The House passed H.R. 1156, the Maritime Authorizations Bill for fiscal year 1986. Tb.e t1Ul funds Marad programs at a higher , level than r�quested by the administration, but at a lower rate than last year. . While the measure was relatively uncon-, troversial, there was one sticky moment. Rep. Hank Brown (R-Colo.) proposed an amend� ment t at would have stripped Marad of its ability . to enforce cargo preferen�e req�e­ ments: The SIU and its congressional allies were able to kill the amendment. The Brown amendment does demonstrate one thing, however. Opponel}ts of cargo pref� erence are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts t kill that vitally important maritime program. h ' � ' Support SPAD SPR For . the past several years , maintaining ad· equate oil reserves in case of an, intem�tiopal oil embargo has · been a top national pnonty. Unfortunately, the budget presented PY the administration calls for a thr�.:.year morato� rium on · filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The Senate has adopted the president's rec· ommendations on this matter, while the House has proposed a 50,000 barrels per day fill rate, down substantially from the present rate of l 2S,OOO. The 50,000 rate is perceived as being the lowest that can � sustained and still keep the SPRprogram viable. · · June 1 985 I LOG I 23 --= �SI U ·. Mem bers Arou nd the world And here is the crew of the Sea-Land Phil­ adelphia, enjoying that barbeque on the fantail as the ship heads into· Kodiak, Alaska. John Sparks receives his Masters liceQSe (1,000 gross tons freight and towing) from the U.S. Coast Guard Examining Station in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 27, 1984. Becoming a merchant seaman in 1971 after serving in the U.S. Navy up the rivers of Vietnam from 1967 to 1970, John credits the SIU for providing the upgrading opportunities needed to move up. Sailing both deep-sea and inland, John attended the Mates Program at Piney Point in May 1982 and ships out of the port of Jacksonville, Fla. Forty-five pounds of salmon is too heavy for one hand, says Recertified Bosun John Glenn, as be picks up the giant fish to be barbequed. .. . - I ,, · . .A . -·-, .- .�-· . .,; AT SEA-As the OMI Mis� ires� for Egypt with a load of grain, the crew tries out their new survival suits during a lifeboat drill . From al>oar,t the Overseas Vivian (Maritime Overseas) Ip Sobie Bay, Bosun Leonard Olbrantz send8 us this photo of Doug Rkbardson, ship's chairman, presenting a gift to Mrs. Irene Duiln, director of the Kings FilAm Home of Olongapo City. The home is an orphanage for abandoned chlldren In the area. The ship's crew collected $450 for the chlldren and would like to "encourage any of our Union brothers who sail into Sobie Baty to get bi contact with Mrs. imm., wbo Is well known on the base, and make a contribution to the home." 1be address is: Kings Fi1Am Home, 16 Coral St., Gordon Heights, Olonppo City, the PbDlpplnes. 24 I LOG I June 1 985 The above photo was sent to the LOG by retired Seafarer Anthony Nottage of California. It shows his granddaughter, Helen Downey, who made the U.S. Achievement Academy for her mathematical ability, with Rkbard Thorpe, son of the famous athlete Jim Thorpe, in Oklahoma City, Okla. The painting In the background is of Jim Thorpe. According to Brother Nottage; his granddaughter, who lives In Seminole, Okla., is "comidered one of the best athletes" in the town. She also received an Award for Creative Merit In the 1983 Congi'eSsional Art Competition for her story and picture of oil wells in Oklahoma. Seafarer Nottage Is understandably proud of his granddaughter. ·;· �A recent voyage of the S.S. Maryland (Bay 'Thnkers) took her between the ports of Long Beach, Calif. and Valdez, Alaska for a load of oil, then on to Puerto Anmielles, Panama. Working on the ship's deck are, from the left: Cesar Crespo, AB; Ken McLamb, AB, and Saleh Yafai, OS. S.S. Maryland Makes Alaskan Oil Run .l " It's not all wofk for JID.b Stenjen, swinging lazily in the sun. AB George Schuj, in work clothes, waves to the camera. The S.S. M""""'4 loaids uP with oll. June 1985 / LOG / 25 r' �Deep Sea Pensioner Adolph. Louis Danne, 7 1 , died on May 16. Brother Danne Donald Lee Beck, 59, Brother Beck joined sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Daniel Charles Thomas "Dan" Davis, 32, died on November 27 , 1 984. Brother Davis joined the SIU following his graduation from the Union's Harry Lun­ Pensioner U.S. Veterans Admin­ istration Center, Medical Seattle on March 20. Brother Beloy joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1959 sailing as a cook. He was a veteran of the U . S . failure in the Tampa Bay (Fla.) Commu­ nity Hospital on May 9. Brother Gold deberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Pensioner ' May i 23 . Brother Ekeland joined the SIU in 1950 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB . He sailed for 50 years . Sea­ farer Ekeland was picket line in the 1962 born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Ponce, P.R. Surviving are his widow, Alicia and a brother, Rafael. Griffith Hugh Hut­ Grove brothers , · Hans and Lally, both of Jose dez joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a May 17. Brother Ca­ bildo joined the SIU 4 in the port of San Francisco in 1968. He retired in 1976. Seafarer Cabildo was born in the Phil­ ippines and was a resident of Seattle. chief steward Sea-Land . He for at­ tended the first Piney Point Educa­ tional Conference. Seafarer Fernan­ dez was a former member of the is his widow, Emelia. Pensioner D. Spiros Cassimis, 79, passed away on April 30. Brother Cas­ simis retired in 1 976. He was a resident of Greece . Surviving is his widow, Maria. Land Pacer on April 28. Brother Marlier joined the SIU fol­ lowing his gradua­ tion from Piney Point in 1978 . He sailed as ;·� > an AB . Seafarer Marlier also sailed for the Coordinated Caribbean Trans­ port Co. and worked as an airport worker from 1975 to 1977: A native of Miami, Fla . , he was a resident there. Surviving are his parents , . Gene . and Lorraine Marlier of Miami alld asister. Hospital, ·· on May 16. Brother Mateojoined the SIU in 1942 in the port of lowing his gradua­ tion the from SHLSS, Piney Point , Md. in 1975. He was born in New York City and was a resident of Chevy Chase, Md. Cre­ mation took place in the Metropolitan Crematory , Alexandria, Va. Surviving are his parents, William and Miriam Hutton of Chevy Chase. · New York sailing as an oiler. He hit the � bricks in both the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Mateo was born in Ponce, P . R . and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Cabrera and two daughters, Gloria and Trinidad, both of Ponce. Culinary and Bartenders Union, Local 463 , Los Angeles, Calif. He was born Retired Paducah (Ky. ) Port Agent in Juana Diaz, P . R . and was a resident of Hawthorne , Calif. Surviving are his Pensioner Wash . , and a daughter, Rosa of Juana Diaz. Roan Lightfoot Sr. , passed away on May attack on April 30. berg joined the SIU Brother 22 . Brother Niine­ Lightfoot in 1944 in the port of joined the SIU in the New York sailing as port of Houston in headquarters rep. in 1963, helped to heart-lung failure in organize in the 1965 Chicago taxi beef Methodist Hospital , and was elected port of Houston pa­ New Orleans on May 22. Brother Flynn trolman in 1968 and 1 97 1 . Seafarer joined the SIU Marine Corps i n World War II. He 1938 (a Lightfoot was a veteran of the U . S . charter was born in Savannah, Ga. and was a member) in the port of New Orleans resident of Paducah . Surviving 'are his sailing as a chief pantryman. He sailed widow, Carmella; three sons, Seafarer Roan Lightfoot Jr. (Piney Point 1 982), 40 years . Seafarer Flynn was born in an AB . He sailed 46 years and during 1953 sailing as a bo­ sun. He was a port of New York 78, passed away of in Alfred "Al" Niineberg, 83, 59, died of a heart widow, Elise; a son, Juan of lssaquah, Pensioner Raymond Joseph Flynn, · Pensioner Fran­ cisco Miranda Ma­ teo, 75 , passed away joined the SIU fol­ Interment was in the Sunset Hills Cemetery, Bellevue , Wash. Surviving died aboard the SS Sea­ Rockville, Md. on September 9, 1984. Hutton Brother Norway . 28. Brother Fernan­ Darrell 29, ton, 30, died in Shady born in Norway . Surviving are two 68, expired on April ure in the Cabrini Hospital, Seattle on SIU in 1939 in the Robin Line beef. Seafarer Gordils was Antonio Fernandez, away from heart fail­ the P.R. sailing as a chief Pensioner · Brother cook. He was on the tired in 1976. Saca­ rias "Jimmy" D. Cabildo, 78 , passed 16. port of San Juan, Pensioner Ola Ekeland died on Feb. Mark Marlier, Marino Gordils joined Davis of E l Cajon, Calif. Castillo of Seattle . Pensioner a son, Douglas of Jonesboro, Ga. Gordils, 67, died on Garden, Calif. and his father, C . R . the Philippines and a sister, Jean Betty 1 . Brother Bisin re­ He was a resident of Tampa. Surviving is West Coast Crematory , Clearwater, are his mother, Margaret of Winter Surviving are his brother, Moises of cio Bisin died on May SIU in the port of New York in 1 970. Largo, Fla. and was a resident of a resident of Mesa, Calif. Surviving Greenwood Cemetery , Renton, Wash. Simpli­ March 3 1 . Brother Magruder joined the Tampa. Cremation took place in the Land. Seafarer Davis had · two years Burial was in Pensioner Pensioner William R. Magruder died on veteran of the U .S. Navy after World of college . Born in Taft, Calif. , he was born in the Philippines and was a \i. �· ' brother, Henry of San Francisco. · War I. Seafarer Gold was born in · Army in World War I I serving a s an ' Mexico. Seafarer Madrid retired in 1977 . Surviving is a as an AB and deck delegate for Sea­ auto mechanic. Seafarer Beloy was resident of Seattle . New York in 1958. MEBA, District 2 in 1962. He was a Piney Point , Md. in 197 3 . He sailed the He was born in New joined the SIU in the port ofTampa in 1953 sailing as a chief electrician, engine delegate and 3rd assistant engineer for Fla. Surviving is his widow, Louise . Brother SIU in the port of succumbed to heart widow, Eunice. a resident of Cheswick, Pa. Surviving heart failure in the Byrd McMullen Gold, 79, well, Ala. and was a resident of Mobile . Surviving is his 15. Madrid joined Pensioner ing as an AB. He is his mother, Mary of Springdale, Pa. 76, passed away from May was born in Barn­ Maritime beef. Sea­ farer Beck was a veteran of the U . S . Navy. Born in Pennsylvania, he was Gilberto Tortosa Beloy, 76, passed away on the port of Mobile sail­ the SIU in 1 944 in Pensioner Jose Guillermo Madrid, widow, Margaret. SIU in 1939 in the died on March 1 7 . the port of New York joined Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving his Cranford , N . J . and was a resident of Ronald and Steven J_ay, and a daugh­ New Orleans. Burial was in St. Roch' s ter, Gina. World War II. Seafarer Niineberg walked the picket line in the 1 962 Robin Line beef. Born in Estonia, he was a U . S . naturalized U . S . citizen, and a resident of North Tonawanda, N. Y. Surviving are his widow, Liidia and a niece , Ariandra Kirs of No0rth Tonawanda. Francisco ''Frank'' Manzan�es Osorio, 53, died aboard the SS Sam Houston (Waterman) in Calcutta, In- 26 I LOG I June 1 985 -=--=--==� � � � � � � � � � _ _ _ _ _ ·_ _ · · ·· � · .. � _ -· _ � - � _ -� -� -� � ----= -" -"""" � � - -=._ · - ·� � � � � _ _ _ � - � � - - ·· .... . - . � � � _ _ _ _ _ � � � _ � � �dia on May 16. Brother Osorio joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1970 sailing as an AB . He was born in Honduras and was a resident of New Orleans. Seafarer Osorio was a veteran of the Honduran Army from 1 953 to 1963 . Interment was in Lake­ lawn Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Blanca Lilia and a daughter, Eva of New Orleans. !l I - Pensioner Samuel Phillips, 83, passed recently. away Phillips Brother joined the SIU in the . port of New York in ". - . 1960. He retired in 1967. Seafarer Phillips was bOrn in South Bethlehem, Pa. and was a res­ ident of the Bronx, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Anna of Port jefferson, N.Y. and two sons. ��(�.J ' .;t. ·� "' ri -. . �:. Pensioner Hezzie Burns Pittman, 7 1 , passed away on May 5. Brother Pittman joined the SIU in the ' port ofMobile in 1956 sailing as a chief pumpman. H.e also worked as a cop... , ' persrni'th and machinist for the Ingallis Shipyard, Mobile and Pascagoula, Miss. Seafarer Pittman was also on the shipyard's steaming crew . Jrom ·· l 52 to 1955. Bomin Foxw - rth, Mi .'\· he wa a re ident of Mobile : Surviving are his widow, Mary of Grand Bay, Ala, and a son, Roy. . B�a Pensioner Kasi­ mir N. Puchalski, 61 , died of pneumonia on April 10. Brother Puchalski joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Norfolk sail­ ing as a recertified bosun in the Viet- nam War. He graduated ffom the Union's Recertified· Bosuns Program in · 1974: Seafarer Puchalski hit the bricks in the 1 962 Robin Line beef and - the 1 963 Puerto Rico truckers .strike . And in 1960 he received a Union Personal Safety Award for riding an accident-free ship, the SS Seatrain New Jersey. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he was a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Cremation took place in the Ap0llo Crematory, Emeryville , Calif. Surviving are his widow, Cecelia Marie and a brother, Edward of Cleveland. .Pensioner Jose Lµis Ramos, 59, died on May 1 . Brother Ramos joined the· SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Selirarer Ra­ mos was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Susis and his mother, Manuela Calleja of Hato Rey, P.R. Pensioner Jack Ryan, 76, passed away . o:Qc .April . 12. = ••"'°' . B r t h . r Ryan joined W the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1956 sailing as . an AB for 36 years'; He . was . ' born in Mic� and was a resident of cattle. Surviving is his widow, Lois. Darrell Lynn Rye, 33, died aboard an SIU ship in a West German port on May 7. Brother Rye joined the SIU following his graduation from Piney Point in 1 973 where he was security bosun and outstanding student. He sailed as AB and 3rd mate and was commended in 1975 by the Union crew of the ST Ogden Challenger (Ogden Marine) in a signed letter of recom­ mendation for seniority upgrading for his "outstanding conduct and per­ formance of his duties. " Seafarer Rye was born in Richmond, Calif. and was a resident of Bedford, Texas . Surviv­ ing are his parents, Ted W. and Bab­ bitte Rye Sr. of Bedford ; a brother, Ted Jr. of Quitman, Texas, and a sister. Pensioner James Holton Shearer, 74, died on April 1 . Brother Shearer . joine(i the SIU in 1 948 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. He was born· in Richmond, Ky. and was a resident of Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Ruby and a sister, Violet Campbell of Berea, Ky. _ Pensioner Peter Salvatore Vicare, 73 , died in the U . S . Vet­ erans Administra· tion Hospital, East Ofailge; N ..t. on May 1 L Brother. Vicare joined the snj i� the port of New Y'ork in 1955 sailing as a -pantryman and bar­ tender. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War I I . Born iri' Eliz. abeth; N .J. , he continued to reside · there: · surVivmg are two sisters , Con­ nie and Mary, both of Elizabeth. Great Lakes Pensioner James Alexander Donald­ 80, passed away in Canada on March 25. Brother Donaldson joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a conveyorman for the Boland Steamship Co. He was born son, in Canada and was a resident there. Burial was in the Gordon Cemetery, Gore Bay, Canada. Surviving is a brother, Ivan of Gore Bay. Pensioner Wood­ row Edward Rintoul, 7 1 , died of a hem­ orrhage in St. Luke' s Hospital, Duluth, Minn. on May 1 1 . Brother Rintoul joined the Union in 1947 in an Ohio port sailing as a wheelsman for the · Reiss Steamship Co. He was born in Mich­ igan and was a resident of Duluth. Burial was in the Fort Snelling Na­ tional Cemetery , Minneapolis, Minn. Surviving is his widow, Minnie. Pensioner Hugo Max Scholz died on April 18. Brother Scholz retired in 1975. He was a resident of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Surviving is his widow, Fem. Personal Rickie L. Juzang Please get in touch with Dan Hennessy, Aetna Finance Co. , P. 0. Box 1 6602 , Mobile , Ala. 36606, or call (205) 479-058 1 - . PROTECT · YOUR dOB ANO YOUR 5/./IPMATS. t?t'NI UGE /JRUGg' u t 0 J une 1 985 I LOG I 27 / -----------�- -------- !" �D�aes� of Sh�ps Mee��nas AMERICAN CONDOR (Pacific Gulf Marine), April 21 -Chairman B . Veiner; Secretary Paul Stubblefield; Educational Director W. McRae. No disputed OT. There is $ 1 03 in the ship's fund. W. Robertson was elected treasurer since the steward is going on vacation. The bosun expressed the importance of attending upgrading courses at Piney Point. With the manning of ships being reduced, jobs are being combined and reclassified. In order to keep a seafaring job, members must be quali­ fied. The secretary welcomed new crew­ members A. Correa, B. Lang, J. McAvoy, W. Tindale and W. Dillon and wished them a good tour of duty aboard the American the Hauge wrote a letter to Vice President "Red" Campbell regarding whether they and a suggestion was made that crew­ members get transportation to and from a ship even if it is in the same area (especially don't eat." Two new washers and dryers England and then return to the Caribbean. Ranger. Members were reminded to refrain from putting their feet on the tables and chairs aboard ship. A vote of thanks was , given to the steward department for a job are entitled to hazardous duty pay (since · well done, and a hearty thank-you was ammunition). They noted that the company contract nearly intact. Next ports: Vene­ the ship recently discharged 400 tons of said it is waiting for the Union to request such payment and that they will "gladly comply." The ship is scheduled to arrive in the New York area on April 22. The next destination is not yet known , and members director repeated something "we've all heard the same ship in the same department, given to the Union officials for keeping the you don't have a shirt or shoes on, you were installed in the fan tail. In a report to the Seafarers LOG: "After 65 days in the port of Norfolk, we went to sea for 21 hours and returned to Norfolk for repairs, then set sail for Rota, Spain on April 23 and are due to arrive on May 1 . " A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. LNG VIRGO (Energy Transportation zuela and England. Corp.), April 7-Chairman Fred Pehler; Secretary J. Golder; Educational Director SEA·LAND ENDURANCE (Sea-Land F. Reyes ; Steward Delegate D. H. Watson Service), May 1 1 -Chairman Ed Kilford, I l l . No disputed OT reported . The chairman noted that there was not too much to report. chief cook ; Secretary Thomas Bolton, stew­ ard ; Educational Director George Evosev­ Everything is running smoothly and the iche; Steward Delegate John Pratt. Report it that it's Diego Garcia. The educational from the chairman: "This has been a very before but can never hear enough of: Piney Thanks to all crewmembers for a job well good trip With no beefs reported at all. lodging beef was squared away. A patrol­ man is expected onboard when the ship gets to Japan. Repair lists will be needed soon when · the vessel goes into the ship­ Point." In order to "earn, " one must first "learn. " And the accommodations at the done. It makes being ship's chairman a pleasure. We pay off i n Tacomaon Sunday, first was why the company requires cap­ suggestions were made. One was that a steward has plenty of forms for Piney Point, officers as well as the bosun and steward . training facility "can't be beat." Several yard. Several questions were asked: The May 1 2 at the new Sea-Land dock. The day off be given for every thirty days vacation, etc. Go to Piney Point when you sending movies on a monthly basis. Still plenty. We need educated men." He also tains to make out fitness reports on all They have no problem understanding why when ships are laid up and the crew is worked. Another 'was that the SIU begin can. Besides enjoying it, you can learn LOG: The American Condor had a three­ more: a crew bulletin board be set up in stressed the importance of donating to jobs only through the SIU. The second be installed in the galley and the messhall . their cooperation in helping keep the lounges who was advised by the chief engineer and everyone agreed that it was better to movies onboard and the ship shines like problem can be more easily resolved. Some waxing and shining." Next port: Tacoma, called back) . In its report to the Seafarers man team of Marad surveyors riding the ship to Rotterdam, Holland. They checked the jobs of each crewmember and con­ ducted interviews with them as well. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Next port: Halifax, N.S. the crew mess hall and a microwave oven Some general beefs also were discussed, . get them out in the open. Once stated, any of the crewmembers wish to salute MPSRON 1 and wish them · good luck on 288 their new ship, the Pvt. Eugene Obregon, Chairman H. B. Butts; Secretary Vincent MPSRON 2 staff. The Seafarers and the USNS BELLATRIX, T·AKR 7- and welcome aboard Cmdr. Black and his Sanchez; Educational· Director John J . U.S. Navy have already established a good (Sea-Land Service-Military), April Ashley. N o beefs or disputed OT reported. An additional two weeks have been added ontt> the Be"atrix's voyagfr-to pick up military cargo in Panama and deliver it to either a Gulf or East Coast port. A motion was made to have the Union print up and distribute the shipping agreement to all MSC ships so that the membership will know where they stand while manning these particular ships. It was also sug­ gested that a sailing board be posted, that the pantry be left open at night, that tele­ visions and videocassette machines be put aboard, and that a library be set up. Next ports: Pusan, South Korea ; Peart Harbor, Hawaii ; Balboa, Panama. rapport. "After all, we're all men of the sea." Next port: New York. : . ·. . coviE TRADElt (Cove Shipping), April 1 4-Chairman G. E. Annis; Secretary W. No disputed OT. The chairman read article 1 1 of the general rules from the new tanker agreement, and the crew elected the bosun to continue as chairman, with the steward as secretary and one of the utilities as educational director. The crew expressed some concern about a possible violation of shipping rules. They asked Union offi­ cials to look into the case of a QMED who missed the ship in Long Beach, Calif., paid his own fare to Valdez, arrived with a new shipping card from the port of Seattle, thus enabling him to stay for another six months onboard the ship. The chairman will contact the hall in Wilmington to make sure that shipping rules apply to everyone equally. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR. (Maersk Lines Ltd.), April 1 4-Chairman B. Sa­ beron; Secretary G. Kenny; Educational before they were .. shipped and the fact that there would be no over­ 55 men in a messhall with only 24 seats. movies on hand, and a request was made pay for the films. The chairman received crewmembers that due to the crac.k-down operator for repair, but the radio operator said he did not have the necessary parts. So the master wired the company to have a replacement sent to the ship when it arrives in Kenya, around May 6. In the it." The educational director reminded on overtime, the only way to get more ADOllS •iillAISAm Uia ARIES AURORA BRGOILYI CA8UAS COlMR COVE l.EAB' . 8GLDEI EIDEAVCll IOlDEI llOlllRCll Olll COUlllllA Olll lllSSOURI Olll SACIWIEITO OVERSEAS IUSIA OVERSEAS CHICAGO OVERSEAS MARILYI PITTSllUIBf PUERTO RICO ST. LOUii SM JUAll . SEA-UllD ADVU11IRER SEA-LAID COISUllER SEA-UID � . ;=:=·= SEA-Ulll llARlllER SEA..wm PACER SEA-Ulll PIOmER SEA-UID PRGDUCEll SEA-LAID V9YA8ER SEIATllR TllOMPSOI PASS TR� 11.TIWWl . Monthly Me1nbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Port Date Waters Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . 10:30 a.m. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. meantime, he will use his personal machine New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July the movies and times will be posted on a Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. to run movies for the crew. A schedule of Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. weekly basis. A vote of thanks was given Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July I I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. to the steward department for the extra Easter dishes put out on that holiday. Next port: Mombasa, Kenya. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), May 5- Chairman and Secretary C. M. Rice; Ed­ ucational Director J. Speer; Deck Delegate Calvin DeSilva; Engine Delegate Harry J. Kinsman Jr. A few problems and disputed OT were reported in the deck department and will be taken up with the boarding patrolman at payoff. There is $360 in the ship's fund. Payoff will take place on Tues­ Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . Friday, July 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , July 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , July 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , July I6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 0: 30 a.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. day, May 7 on arrival in San Juan. The Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July I7 . . . . . . . � . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. and l ifeboat drill. Members were reminded Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, July 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m. Delegate J. Fanoli; Treasurer M. Higham. to bring their Union books with them to 28 I LOG I June 1 985 MSC contract All members were notified of. theit wages way. If you've got a beef, let's talk about crew is to stay abOard for U.S. Coast Guard No disputed OT or beefs reported. In fact, ern Cross. A discussion was held on the "Things are going great. Let's keep it that working. It was turned over to the radio ladesh. OT movies for this trip. There are now 390 after departure that the machine was not to help keep the messhall and crew lounge areas clean. Next port: Chittagong, Bang­ reported. This is the first trip for the South­ crew by the steward for helping him feed Director M. Donlon; Deck Delegate E. Ri­ viera; Engine Delegate 0. Brown ; Steward Sadak Wala. No beefs or disputed in the steward department. A total of $1 , 1 33 . chairman also gave a report on the status routine eight hours. He had not yet seen the letter and wondered why it applied only tary G. E. Sinkes; Educational Director A vote of thanks was given to the entire of the crew VCR. It was not known until ing overtime on weekends to only the April 28-Chairman Nick Kratsas ; Secre­ A. Hicks. Some disputed OT was reported changes in the new contract from the boarding patrolman in New Orleans. He that the company had sent a letter restrict­ SOUTHERN CROSS (!OM-Military), Seafarers on the beach waiting for a job. $40 to help question came from the engine delegate to the black gang. All members were asked it, you'll have to pack it," as there are many for each member to donate officers or company officials and get their Wash. Delegate J. F. Blllotto; Steward Delegate from the movie fund was spent on new officers, but the bosun and steward are not new money. Thanks, fellows, for all the iorski ; Deck Delegate M. T. Trepp; Engine wards; Secretary G. F. Thomas; Educa­ T. E. Anderson; Engine Delegate. S. D. Byerly; Steward Delegate J. J . Johnson Jr. and messroom clean. "There are plenty of Braggs; Educational Director A. A. Sczyp­ read the changes and posted a copy on the board for all members to read . The tional Director C. L. Gard; Deck Delegate SPAD. The steward thanked all hands for time. The word was that "if you can't hack BROOKS RANGE ( lnterocean Man­ agement Corp.), April 1 -Chairman A. Ed­ '� being tossed around. Crewmembers aboard chief mate talked about dangerous cargoes made that married couples not be put on on videotapes. The chairman announced ship's fund and .other monies were spent Everything is running smoothly aboard the an arrival pool to build up the fund were "there will be no hats, pajamas or thongs worn in the messhall during meal hour. If is $1 0 in the ship's fund and thoughts of broom-a clean sweep with no beefs. There money is to upgrade. A reminder to crew: $5 in the that the ship would discharge her cargo in hope that the boarding patrolman can shed some light on the subject. Scuttlebut has and the use of survival suits. A motion was C. Kenny. No disputed OT. The the steward departmeflt has hung out the Condor. The uses and purposes of different types of flares were demonstrated, and the RANGER (Ocean Carriers), April 1 4- Chairman Leo Paradise; Secretary Carroll payoff. Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, July 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � . . . . . 10:30 a.m. �I Joseph J. Forgue Jr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in · 1%8 sailing as an oiler. Brother Forgue was born in Redmond, Wash. and is a resident of Newport, Ore. ! II i . Deep Sea Victor 0. Brunell, 65, joined the SIU in -'1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief electrician for the Delta Line. Brother Brunell was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Westwego, La. Elvyn Everett Bussell, 61 , joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia " in 1 956 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Bussell was born in Covington, Ky. and is a resident of Wenonah, N .J . John Donald Johnson, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1 966 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Johnson was born in Longmont, Colo.- and is a resident of Seattle. James Harold King, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a FOWT. Brother King was · born in Rocky Mount, N . C . and is a resident of Baltimore. · Frank Camara, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif. sailing as an AB. Brother Camara is a resident of San Diego, John F. McLaughlin, 66, joined the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. Brother McLaughlin last . sailed out of the P<>rt of Baltimore. · He was born in Boston, Mass. and is a resident of Baltimore. Calif . . JoaquiJJ Al'Mlre Da Silva, 6 1 , joined the · SIU in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. His last port was San. Juan, P.R. Brother Da Silva ·was ·also a deck delegate. He re-: ¢ived a Union i%() Persomu .Safety for ridmg an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Architect. Sea·farer Da Silva is a veteran of the - Award ' �Anlly.� AhillciY m:wOr1<1war Ii. Born in Portugal, he continues to reside there. Patrick John Donovan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco jn . 1 956 (last in the port of Seattle) sailing as an LNG.QMEO- and ship's delegate . Brother Donovan also sailed for Sea-Land and sailed dur­ ing the Vietnam War. Seafarer Don­ ovan hit the bricks in the 1 961 Greater N . Y. Harbor and MEBA District 2 beef. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps in the Ko­ rean War. A native of Chicago, Ill . , he is .a resident of Federal Way, Wash. Gil Castligan Ebon, 68, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York (last in the port of San Fran­ cisco) sailing as a chief cook. Brother Ebon also sailed during World War II. He was born in the Philippine Islands and is a resident of San Francisco. Frank Feld, 63 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a wiper. Brother Feld received a Union Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accident­ free ship, the SS Iberville. He also attended a Piney Point educational conference. Seafarer Feld is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy in World War II. Born in C';hicago, Ill . , he is a resident of San Francisco. · Dimitrios Stiros, 61 , joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Stiros was a former mem­ ber of the Painters and Paperhan­ gers Union in Washington, Pa. He is a veteran of the U . S . Air Force in World War II. Seafarer Stiros was born in Monessen, Pa. and is a resident of Chios , Greece . Barney Edward Swearingen, 64, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Jacksonville sailing as a recerti­ fied bosun for Sea-Land. Brother Swearingen graduated from the Union's Recertjfied Bosuns Pro­ gram in 1974. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. A native of Florida. he is a resident of Jacksonville. James Thomas. Siney, 65 joined the SIU- in the port of Baltimore in 1 953 . He sailed as a 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA District 2 out of the port of Wilmington, Calif. from 1 969 to 1984. Brother Siney was born in Baltimore and is a resident of Wilmington. · Paul V. Ward, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as AB . Brother Ward was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Herbert Enioty Moms, 62, joined the.Sil.Jin t 946 in the port ofMobile sailing as an AB . Brother Morris also sailed as a ship's delegate for the Waterman Steamship Co. He last , sailtd out port of New York. Se3.farer Morris was born in Lenox, Ala. and is ·a resident of Winston-Salem, N . C . of'the James Moye, 68, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 96 1 sailing a s a waiter. Brother Moye was born in China and is a natural­ ized U . S . citizen. He is a resident of San Francisco. Phillip William Pron, 59, joined the SIU in 1 964 in the port of New York sailing as a cook and stew­ ard's assistant. Brother Pron hit the bricks in both the 1961 N . Y . Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Secaucus, N . J . David Binney Sacher, 57, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward . Brother Sacher also sailed for Sea­ Land. He was born in Bridgeport, Conn. and is a resident of Miami Beach, Fla. Leonard Tufts Spivey, 64, joined the SIU in 1 944 in. the port of Baltimore sailing as an AB. Brother Spivey _was born in Pinehurst, N .C. and is ' a resident of Baltimore. Louis Douglas Williams Jr., 49, joined the SIU in the port of Bal­ itmore in 1966 sailing ak a chief cook. Brother Williams is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps after the Korean War. He was born in Bal­ timore and is a resident there. Jessie Winfield, 62,joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook and baker for Sea­ Land. Brother Winfield sailed dur­ ing World War II in convoys under enemy attack to France. He was born in Virginia and is a resident of Baltimore. Great Lakes Ralph Leonard Marker, 65 joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1964 sailing as a wiper and coalpasser for the Reiss Steamship Co. from 1 962 to 1 963 . Brother Marker is a veteran of the U . S . Army ip World War II. He was born in Detroit, Mich. and is a resident of Richmond, Mich. Donald D. Thayer Sr. , 6 1 , joined the Union in the port of Chicago, ill . in 1 961 . He sailed as a deckhand for the Great Lakes Towing Co . . from 1981 to 1985. Brother Thayer was born in Chicago and is a resi­ dent there. June 1 985 I LOG I 29 ·,� �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MAY 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class N� TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 21 15 16 5 6 5 0 4 51 30 20 7 29 9 President Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary 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 Ed 2 15 3 3 2 2 8 25 24 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port 29 12 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Port 5 8 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 18 39 89 12 0 92 37 44 0 0 36 47 67 20 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 38 * "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. (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E . Baltimore St. 21 202 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MAY 1-31 , 1985 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . � Port Gloucester . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . .. . Puerto Rico . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . . Port Gloucester . . New York . . . Philadelphia . Baltimore . . . Norfolk . . . . . Mobile . . . . . New Orleans TOTAL SHIPPED All Qroups Class A Class B Class C Tri& Relie (301 ) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 **REGISTERED ON BEACH . All Groups Class A Class 8 Class c . . . . . . . . . . .· . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 56 6 9 14 13 45 43 29 26 27 8 4 28 0 2 289 3 17 5 4 7 3 7 17 15 16 21 3 16 6 1 0 141 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 8 60 8 7 3 2 2 7 10 23 11 8 4 2 14 4 0 0 1 2 7 12 45 32 22 14 20 5 2 26 0 0 105 256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 20 5 1 23 15 26 27 12 19 73 62 59 68 17 6 78 0 2 592 1 37 9 10 24 2 12 30 19 44 42 4 17 21 1 0 273 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 11 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... 1 40 5 6 10 10 38 39 30 9 27 7 6 30 0 3 261 2 12 0 2 3 3 5 9 8 5 15 2 17 5 0 0 88 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 6 8 1 0 0 1 7 12 5 1 4 4 22 4 0 0 0 35 3 5 4 10 28 43 12 11 14 4 1 16 0 0 186 75 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 7 1 5 2 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 15 3 5 12 5 13 14 17 13 24 3 14 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 497 157 0 56 5 11 14 8 44 16 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 94 14 17 18 5 71 46 42 31 59 14 5 74 0 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . Honolulu . . . . Houston . . . . . St. Louis . . . . Pin Point . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 DECK DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :r: *TOTAL REGIS"l'.ERED All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C Turner, HEADQUARTERS ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 37 3 10 8 6 25 23 54 12 24 10 3 18 0 0 234 2 6 3 0 2 0 2 3 6 1 4 0 19 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 27 0 3 4 12 26 15' 48 18 21 9 6 11 0 0 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 1 0 73 1 0 0 47 14 6 36 1 0 1 10 4 0 1 1 4 5 13 8 12 3 25 1 0 0 1 36 125 83 392 88 7 9 1 1 0 1 8 13 3 3 3 4 0 27 1 33 3 3 0 6 32 15 8 15 7 14 14 23 18 36 3 99 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 311 173 0 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 974 588 188 644 316 128 4 20 14 52 13 23 8 3 13 0 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283- 1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 9681 3 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. 77002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (20 1 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-091 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 2351 0 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 91 48 0 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 0 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 12 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port :r: 2 Ports Frank Drozak, * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT Port of 1 53 5 10 8 3 40 10 115 34 50 17 9 7 0 1 5 91 24 14 37 13 39 31 69 57 93 14 101 7 0 7 0 363 602 89 128 1 ,844 1 ,120 120 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 6 0 7 0 63 0 1 0 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 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 May was down from the month of April. A total of 1 ,21 6 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,21 6 jobs shipped, 644 jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 28 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 1 , 1 99 jobs have been shipped. 30 I LOG I June 1 985 Support SPAD �I m�r be disastrous . Currently, U . S . carriers earn about 37 percent of their annual revenues from such programs . Already, the Agriculture Committee is looking to eliminate cargo prefer­ ence for the so-called Food for. Peace (P .L. 480) program that provides grain for needy nations. If cargo preference were taken away from Food for Peace programs, shipping lines would lose another $ 1 50 million in revenue . . The current plight of American farmers is lamentable, but it's hard to see how stripping revenue from an already staggering shipping industry will do the farmer any good. The House Agriculture Committee-backed by the USDA-is approaching the problem in the wrong way. It's not the cargo preference laws that are hurting export sales, but the strong dollar and heavy foreign agriculture subsidies. 3Jnur�al nf Q!nmntrrrr THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE, Wednesday, May 29, 1 985 The -Need for Prefe.r.ence The House Agriculture Committee is drafting a farm bill that would elim­ inate cargo preference for all agricul­ tural exports th<,tt fall into the blended credit program. The bill, which passed the Agricul­ ture Committee' s Operations, Re- It' s hard to believe $58 million could have caused such a ruckus , especially since the administration has proposed reducing farm subsidies by $39 billion over the next five years . If Mr. Block is so concerned about the welfare of American farmers , why · . . . th·e total elinlination of cargo pref�rence would · be disastrous • . . search and Foreign Agriculture Sub­ committee earlier this . month; would hurt the nation's · depressed shipping industry and few benefits for . American farmers. But wh&t is most distressing about the legislation is·that it underscores the growing trend in Congress toward doing away with cargo preference alfogether. The House bill, and a s_imilar one in the S'enate, are supported by Agricul­ ture Secretary John R. Block. Last February, a U . S . District Court found that Mr. Block'S agency had violated federal law by not enforcing cargo preference laws, which require that 50 pe�<;�J:lt of blen,4� creditshipments. -� ose finall'ced by government and private sources-be hauled by U.S.­ ftag carriers. . Mr. Block protested the decision by some . $536 .• i �ts.'Having failed blended c dit ·· irt the courts, Mr. Block's strategy · to push his case through Con­ gress'. 0 ' · �urrently, only about 2 percent of U . S . ·agricultural exports are subject to blended -credit-cargo preference re­ quirements. Staffers at the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Sub­ committee estimate the shipping costs for the $536 million worth of agricul".' ture exports to be about $58 million. of holds . · . . ���Q2.i2j r . . . .. . . �on )n .. nq�_is· . · But there seems an equitable solu­ tion to the problem�a transfer of responsibility for cargo preference to either the Department of Transporta­ tion . or the . Department of Defense. . Giving DOT or Defense control of cargo preference funding would insure better enforcement of these laws while freeing up USDA funds for farm proj­ ects. Certainly, the situation as it stands now must be changed, because it's very obvious the maritime industry has few friends in the House Agricul­ ture Committee at the USDA. or When farming and shipping interests agree on the (see need for cargo preference, that is indeed news the reprinted editorial below). Perhaps it means the SIU's campaign to bring the truth about cargo pref- . erence to American farmers is working. Let us hope so. Cargo Complexities · would th �' h. . doesn't he fight to maintain price sup­ ports? For that matter, Mr. Block'S' withholding the $536 million in ex­ ports because of the shipping costs to the USDA, seems a classic case of cutting off the nose to spite the face. Even those with the Agriculture Subcommittee acknowledge cargo preference subsidies as but a drop in the bucket. "That kind of money doesn't mean much either way , " said one subcommittee staffer. In fact, it's questionable whether monies not spent on cargo preference would go to farm programs anyway. " Ariy money saved would, be swal­ lowed up by the federal_ deficit · and not �� spent for increased food aid," said Rep. Norman F. Lent (R� N.Y.) of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee . To be ure Jbe loss of blended credit reve'nue would not bripg American­ ftag carriers to their knees . But this kind of legislation is indicative of the dangerous trend against cargo prefer­ ence, which is gaining steam in Con­ gress. Many members of the House Agriculture Committee; for instance, would gladly eliminate cargo prefer­ ence if they could. A loss of $58 million for U . S . car­ riers cari be overcome , but the. total elimination of cargo preference would There is another issue here as well, the issue of national security. The number of U . S . -ftag ships is at a dan­ gerously low level and Defense De� partment officials question this na­ tion's ability to support any extended overseas military action. · · � !ii '• . ,. ' (From the Farmer's Exchange, New Paris, Ind. , May 10, 1 985.) ·. THERE writ be Ca hive been a num r bf rgo ten about th¢ . words Preference Aet in this publication and ·· others, most of it presenting the ques­ tion from the point of view of agricul­ ture. And that is as it should be . . . . . . From here, it would seem that agriculture needs all the breaks it can get in marketing its product, · but then the maritime industry is not without its problems, too. One way in which agriculture is not helping itself, how­ ever, is in the way it has misled the public · while trying·.· tt) ' strengthen' own point of view. · its ' Farm organizations have claimed that cargo preference has increased · the costs of our products for foreign customers because of the higher ship­ ping bills, when this is not the case . . . . . . Agriculture does not help itself when it says that blended credit pro­ grams are hurt because cargo prefer- ' ence makes them more costly to the ·customer, when that simply is not true . IF WE WORK TO GE Tl-IER1 G VERYONE June 1 985 I LOG I 31 �S I U Throws Support to Striking U nited Pilots In a strong show of solidarity for the striking United Airlines pilots, Seafarers and UIW members (head­ quarters and SHLSS employees) have been joining the pilots every day on the picket lines at Washington, D . C . 's National Airport. In addition, SIU members in ports around the country have walked the picket lines at other airports. At LOG preSstime, a tentative agree­ ment between the pilotS and United Airlines was announced. No det8ils of the pact were released and no vote bad . been taken by the Airline Pilots Asso­ ciation membership. The Airline Pilots Assocation is a _member of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, and SIU and MTD President Frank Drozak has pledged the depart­ ment's support to the thousands of striking pilots. The strike, which began in early May, centers around a two­ tier pay system, seniority rights, back to work conditions and the status of United Airlines' flight attendants who refused to cross the pilots' picket lines. The Association of Flight Attendants, AFL-CIO, joined the pilots' strike even though their contract had not expired. "What we've got is another thinly disguised attempt at union-busting by United Airlines. The management there has been stubborn and obstinate . They refuse to bargain and refuse to accept the honest efforts and willingness to compromise by the pilots and flight attendants. We cannot let this atmos­ phere of union-bashing .. Don·'t fly United until United flies union skies again," Drozak said. �timw SIU Vice President Mike Sacco tells United Pilots at the Detroit, Mich. airport to hang tough in face of union-busting attempts by the airline's management. · · ,""\ In Seattle, Port Agent George Vukmir (left) and Field Rep Rich Berkowitz join a United pilot on the picket tine at the Sea-Tue Airport. \ \ �( \ ' Mary Dunning, SIU headquarters employee, ls just one of hundreds of SIU and UIW members who have been marching in support of the United pilots. Little Vldorla Evam' first reading lesson appears to be a picket sign at Wa8hington, D.C.'s National Airport where SIU members joined striking United Airlines' pilots and ftigbt attendants on the pkket .lines. These � Oigbt attendants are (left to right): Linda EvaniJ, Betty Humphries and Barbara Burkes They were part of more than 100 members of different unions who picketed United Airlines' terminals earlier tbb month. • . 32 I LOG I June 1 985 downtown San Francisco, dozens of SIU members marched with United . Pilots to the company's offices. Here (left to right) are Frank. Mineo, Ken Rosiek and ''Smitty." In � 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource June 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CDS PAYBACK PLAN IS A FACT DESPITE OPPOSITION NEW EXPORT PLAN FREE FROM PREFERENCE 1ST OF 5 NEW SHIPS: SIU CREWS NEW T-5 CROWLEY TUG CAPTAIN PREVENTS 2-SHIP COLLISION SIU MEMBERS CREW MAJ. STEPHEN W. PLESS MARITIME DAY HONORS MERCHANT MARINE SACRIFICES OBOARD THE SEA-LAND NEWARK IN SEATTLE MARAD'S SHEAR RESIGNS WORK ON SHLSS SCIENCE LABORATORY PROGRESSING COMPUTERS, NEW TECH HIGHLIGHT LIBRARY CONFERENCE SHLSS HOSTS PONSI MEETING TO HELP VOC-ED PLANS TRAINING AT SHLSS SUPPORTS NAVY SEALIFT NEEDS SHLSS LENDS A HAND DURING U.S. COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING SHLSS MARINA... ANOTHER PROGRESSIVE FACILITY FOR SIU SHLSS ADULT EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAM APPLY NOW FOR ADULT EDUCATION EYE ON L.A. PITTSBURGH COMES TO THE RESCUE S.S. MARYLAND MAKES ALASKAN OIL RUN THE NEED FOR PREFERENCE CARGO COMPLEXITIES SIU THROWS SUPPORT TO STRIKING UNITED PILOTS 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 6/1/1985 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. 6 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log