http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/8f64df7340f6f389e4aa3ab1f66c50ba.pdf 7ad2fcd250f5405e4f07eab912627492 PDF Text Text OfBc:lal PaltUcatlon of the Seafarers International Union • Adantlc, GuU, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 4? No. I I Novemlter I 985 SIU Backs Farm Bill Agreement In Senate More Work for Seafarers MPS Lopez, 2 Others, Join SIU Fleet The U .S.-ftag share of government food exports could jump from 50 to 75 percent under an agreement the Senate voted on during the recent cargo preference debate. The increase in the cargo preference was the result of a compromise worked out by the SIU, other maritime inter­ ests and several large agriculture groups. It was pushed in the Senate debate by senators Ted Stevens (R­ Alaska), Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Thad Cochoran (D-Miss.). The compromise was offered as an amendment to the Senate farm bill after several attempts were made by anti-maritime senators to slash or re- ., .. ... v<lke �gq,,,preference �emeJats for all programs. The Senate action would lift pref­ erence rules on so-called commercial sales such as Payment in Kind, Blended Credit and other programs, even though court decisions have upheld the pref­ erence requirements in those cases. The increased percentage would apply to concessional programs such as P.L. 480 and Food for Peace ship­ ments. "This has been the roughest year I can remember on cargo preference. Every time we'd tum around some­ body was out there attacking the laws and us," said SIU President Frank Drozak. "I believe this agreement helps both the maritime industry and the agriculture segment. It gives them some of the things they wanted and gives Twenty-one Seafarers are now working aboard the brand new 1st Lt. Baldomero Lopez (American Overseas). The ship is under long­ term charter to the Military Sealift Command as part of the Military Pre-Positioning Oeet (MPS). Also, the brand new T-5 tanker Samuel Cobb crewed in Thmpa with 15 unlicensed jobs. The Cobb is also under MSC charter and is operated by Ocean Sllipholding. Eleven Seafarers will crew the heavylift submersible Cormorant (Pacific Gulf Marine). Also under mUitary charter the Cormorant will serve as a Boating drydock. us some of the things we wanted. I guess that's why they call it a compromise." The Senate debated the issue over three days late last month and it was much the same scene as recent House action on the matter. Inside: Farm state senators and those be­ holden to the large agribusiness firms MTD Sets Course in Anaheim Pages 12 and 14 New SIU Hall in Hawaii A Look at Shipping in Seattle Page 24 Pages 16 and 17 WWII Merchant Vets Remembered and lobbying groups took to the Senate floor to lambast the maritime industry and c�rgo preference. Page 4 New Health Care Services­ PPO Page 23 Tug and Tow News The Senate has not finalized their version of the entire farm bill; cargo preference is only one aspect of the legislation. But the compromise is ex­ pected to survive any attempts to weaken it. If it does, then the Senate and House must get together in con- Pages 5 and 6 •. .. · .. · (Continued on Page 3.) . �President's Report by Frank Drozak During the past few months I have used this space to talk to you about the problems and prospects we all face as Seafarers ; a declining industry , shrinking employment opportunities, new work on military ships, upgrading skills at SHLSS, drug and alcohol problems and plans for the future such as a pensioners' home and hospital. A lot of the issues we must confront are faced by the labor movement as a whole . Unions and their members throughout the country are having tough times. Some of the problems are spe­ cial to their own industry , but so many are shared by all of us. As you probably know , I serve as president of the Maritime Trades De­ partment for the AFL-CIO. In that capacity I am able to be close to the issues of 43 other unions and more than 8 million union members. I would like to· share with you some of the remarks I made at the MTD' s conven­ tion which I attended late last month . is to destroy the conditions and ben­ efits of the American worker and the labor movement as a whole .· So as we gather here today, and certainly next week at the AFL-CIO convention, I would hope that on some of the issues that we deal with in the ''The Labor Movement has always won, and it always will where it is solidly on the issues." As we gather here today I don't see a lot of changes than there were two years ago. We face the same problems, the same administration, the same is­ sues and, in my opinion, a changed group of working people in the work force . We have the same anti-labor situations that , as they say in Ala­ bama, run us up an old tree, and no place to get out from under it. I think we are faced with some tough times, believe me . I know we have all seen some tough times in our days. But with an anti-administration like this, with a Labor Department and a Labor Board which are working for management and not for the working people, a deficit that has gone com­ pletely out of hand, trade jobs that are shipped overseas-in my opinion, it' s just a confused America and a con­ fused leadership which has but one thing in mind, in my opinion, and that agai nst a tough fight in the last 18 months on cargo preference, as we call it , in the Farm Bill . The opposition felt with this administration that they could take us. It would have meant 50 percent of our ships out of business; 50 percent of our ships meant 50 per­ cent of our membership. We were successful in the House to win and we did it because we worked on it-you worked on it, you helped us-and together we were solidly in support of an issue and were able to win on that issue in the House. Now we are faced with it again in the United States Senate . I believe we will win there as well, because we agreed that this was a fight that we all must take on. And I say this because the only way that we are going to get the attention of the public and the attention of the politicians is being united on those issues that preserve jobs and help our people . So in t h e next several days, I would hope that we can get our act together because, believe me, if we don't , I don't think a lot of us are going to be around several more years to talk about it. It is a serious matter. It doesn't mean that we have to agree on everything. Certainly we are not going to agree on everything. But we ought to be big enough to under­ stand that an injury to one is an injury to all-sooner or later. If we could just sit down and try to work out some of the issues and prob­ lems between us and confront them with a united front, we can win. This labor movement has always won, and it always will where it is solidly on the issues. I ask you to think about that because there are some issues that separate this labor movement. It separates unions from unions. And that is what the conservative right wants. That' s what they're doing, and they're driv­ ing that wedge through us. So we ought to start thinking about them. They've got their act together and their act is to destroy the labor movement. They hate us, they pub­ licly said it . If you read last month's Business Journal , the whole story is in it. And so we are going to survive . We can survive and we will survive providing we can separate those issues that divide us and begin to work on those things that will make a better place for us tomorrow , not only for us, but for our families , our kids and the future. next two days and certainly in the next several days in the AFL-CIO conven­ tion that we take them seriously. I believe we can do something about some of our problems if we want to , providing that we understand them, and we do understand them, and work together toward achieving some of those goals. I think it boils down to a couple of things that really count, because the rest of it would fall in line if we had job s , if we had an industrial base in this country, if our trade balance was adjusted. I believe that would then begin to correct some of the issues and satisfy most all of the resolutions that we adopt here and also in the council and in the conventions. But it does us no good if we don' t begin to look a t them and work to­ - gether and cooperate with them. I believe we can win. We have been up SIU President Frank Drozak told delegates to the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department that U.S. shipbuilders have lost 270 ships to foreign builders under the Reagan admin­ istration. He called on labor organizations in the Metal Trades to join with maritime labor unions in our common struggle to rebuild the U.S. merchant marine. At left is Metal Trades President Paul Burnsky. Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union ol North American. Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Wateis District, Afl-00 November 1985 Vol. 47, No. 11 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President Charles Svenson Joe Sacco Editor Vice President Mike Ha ll Managing Editor Deborah Greene Associate Editor Max Hall Associate Editor Ray Boun:Hus Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I November 1 985 --- ----·--· ·-----·-·----·----.. Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Ed Turner Executive Vice President Mike Sacco Vice President George McCartney Vice President ·- Leon Hall Vice President Roy A. Mercer Vice President 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 Spnngs, Md. 20746, Tel.. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at addit_ional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �New Efforts to Boost Merchant Marine Introduced Three bills which could have a major tween the country and foreign-flag introduced in the House and Senate ships. Hearings on the bill are sched­ this month. The bills cover two areas, uled for later this year. bilateral shipping agreements and a new build and charter program. In the House, Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation which would create mandatory bilateral agreements between the U.S. and trading partners. Sen. Ted Stevens (R­ Alaska) has two bills, each of which would use more than $800 million in already appropriated Navy funds to pay for the cost of a build and charter program, similar to the old Mariner A "build and charter" program would provide a boost to national security, the country's shipbuilding mobilization base and employment opportunities for America's merchant seamen, SIU President Frank Drozak told the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee. But "the commercial functions of those vessels still confront the dilemma of inadequate Program under the Eisenhower admin­ istration. Biaggi's bilateral bill is "an impor­ cargo," he said. Couple a "buHd and charter" program with government-impelled cargo and bilateral trading agreements and that problem could be solved, Drozak said. tant step in developing a comprehen­ sive maritime policy to respond to Court Upholds Military Cargo Preference Law Once again the government has been slapped down in its attempt to circum­ Lehman's findings were "nothing vent the nation's cargo preference laws. more than an after-the-fact attempt to The latest case involves the 1904 cargo shore up a decision made on other percent of the nation's military sup­ Harold H. Greene wrote in a decision plies be carried on U.S.-flag ships. on the case. preference law which requires that 100 In 1984 a company called Rainbow grounds," U.S. District Court Judge Rainbow argued that the govern­ Navigation (a Masters, Mates and Pi­ ment's attempts to grant rights to the lots-contracted firm) entered the de­ cargo to the Icelandic companies were fense shipment trade to and from Ice­ based on land. Until that time no U.S.-flag t:ompany was involved, and shipments to American military bases in Iceland . , . '" to the Icelandic shipping companies. ,�ifhile �3'i:t,no�e��:��=� l�rge amount of the military cargo when it first entered the business, Navy Sec­ international practices and ensuring the growth and vitality of a United States merchant marine with the nec­ essary defense capabilities," he said. Under the bill, the president would be · with the other two-thirds divided be­ impact on U.S.-flag shipping have been required to negotiate bilateral agreements with countries whose trade with the United States is 1 percent or more of the U.S. total foreign sea trade, or where less than one-third of the trade is carried by U.S. ships. Basically, Biaggi's bill would limit the U.S. share of trade to one-third, Stevens' build and charter proposals came about as a result of a meeting he and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) had with several representatives of the maritime industry. The two bills differ in approach from a build and charter program, but the end results are the same; the Navy would foot the bill for the construction of militarily useful commercial ships and would charter them to private companies for commercial use. In case of emergency, these ships would be ready to use for military purposes. Stevens said he did not endorse either bill but hoped that their intro­ ductions would spur the kind of debate needed to get some sort of .program off the ground. "There is no unanimous agreement within the industry as to the approach which should be taken to implement this program, yet I believe there is unanimous agreement that the U.S.­ flag fleet is in serious decline and that immediate action is necessary to re­ verse the trend," Stevens said. Hearings on the build and charter legislation were held earlier this month. Australian Seamen's Chief Visits political grounds, not freight rates. The Icelandic shipping compa­ nies depended on the cargo for most of their trade. i, ...: 'Ih�p� is noth � g in the lal).8\jAl&e of the statute or ifs le&i lative hist ry to support the conclusion that the executive branch may disregard the retary John Lehman announced that cargo preference granted by law to the company's rates were "exces� U.S. vessels on account of political sive" and granted rights to the cargo considerations," the judge wrote. Boatmen OK More New Contracts Boatmen at Energy Transportation in the port of New Orleans and at the Newport News Transportation Co., Assn. of Maryland Pilots, Marine Oil Service and Piney Point's Steuart Transportation Co. in the port of Norfolk have put their stamp of approval on their new contracts. Energy Transportation's two crews of ABs, cooks and technicians aboard the tug Energy Altair and the barge Ammonia, based in Tampa and Port Sutton, Fla., got a 1 5 percent wage increase over the three years of the Patrick Geraghty (second left), federal secretary of the Seamen's Union of Australia, visited the United States last month. Shown above, Geraghty meets with (I. to r.) George At the Assn. of Maryland Pilots, a new operational base on Solomon's McCartney, SIU West Coast vice president; Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, and Don Taconi of the Sugar Workers Union, Local 1. contract. Island near Piney Point will have our launch operators and deckhands picking up and taking off the pilots on the Norfolk-to-Baltimore run. For more Inland news see pages 5 and 6. Farm Bill Compromise OK'd in Senate (Continued from Page 1.) LOG Wins 3 Awards for Excellence The Seafarers LOG was honored attentive to detail in reporting on for its overall excellence, editorial members on the job as it is in writing and feature writing by the delivering blow-by-blow reports of International Labor Communica­ tions Association. The 1985 Journalism Awards congressional and political re­ ports," the judges wrote. An editorial slamming the Na­ Contest had more than 900 entries tional Labor Relations Board anti­ from around the country. The en­ ond place. Written by Managing from 138 labor union publications tries were judged by university jour­ nalism professors, working news­ labor decisions was awarded sec­ Editor Mike Hall, the editorial was runner-up to a piece written by paper and magazine writers and Screen Actors Guild President Ed labor union journalists. Asner, who portrayed newspaper­ The LOG won second place for overall excellence in its class. "A fine, well-written, comprehensive newspaper which is as careful and man Lou Grant in a long-running television series. The judges called the editorial, "a searing indictment of the Reagan dominated NLRB, made doubly ef­ fective by the parody of the absurd reasoning behind many recent board decisions." The editorial appeared in the June 1984 issue. Assistant Editor Lynnette Mar­ shall received a third place award for her story, "Seafarers Don't Sing 'I'll Be Home For Christmas' " which appeared in the December 1 984 LOG. The judges said Mar­ shall's story was "a heartwarming feature on the lonely men and women who are away earning their living as deepsea sailors and tug operators at Christmas time; for them there are no holidays." ference and iron out differences in each house's version of the bill. In the House version (see Oct. LOG), maritime supporters were able to pre­ vent attempts to weak�n cargo pref­ erence laws, In the House bill, how­ ever, the share of cargo for the concessional programs was not raised nor was there any change on cargo preference's applicability to commer­ cial sales. Those differences must be ironed out in conference. "It is possible that another attempt to weaken cargo preference could be made during the conference. The SIU will continue to fight to ensure that cargo preference laws are not weak­ ened, and that the final version of the bill benefits the U.S. fleet to the great­ est degree possible," Drozak said. November 1 985 I LOG I 3 �World War II Seamen So Many Sacrifices-So Little Respect Editor's Note: November 11 is Veter­ an's Day, a day when the nation honors those men and women who gave their lives in defense of the United States. Most ceremonies will forget the sacri­ fices merchant sailors have made, es­ pecially in World War II. That is why we present this remembrance of World War II Seafarers. by Dorothy Re In 1 939 Hitler' s troops marched into Poland and W WII had begun. Presi­ dent Franklin Roosevelt did not back our future "allies" with soldiers at first, but in 1 939 America began to send munitions and other war essen­ tials to the British and the Frenc h . These essential materials were trans­ ported by sea on American ships with American seamen and thus our mer­ chant marine was jeopardized. Prior to U . S . entry in WWII , six known merchant marine ships were sent to the bottom . Many seamen have recorded their heartbreaking accounts of the disas­ ters that became their daily lot from 1 939 to 1 945 . Before America actually got into the war-before Pearl Har­ bor-the men of the merchant marine were in the thick of battle. Men of the Army, the Navy , the Air Force, and the Marines, and even the Coast Guard, were all compen­ sated for their participation in WWII with GI benefits, pensions and other benefits. The families of those lost in action were honored and also com­ perrsated . But the men of the merchant marine received nothing for their her­ oism. The men of the merchant marine remember how important they were during the war-how important they felt.War slogans such as "The Fourth Arm of Defense" and "Heroes in Dungarees" made them feel as though they were an integral part of the war effort. They really were. But when the war was over, all of the slogans were forgotten. No one shared their tragic memories. No one honored their val­ iant contributions. One of the reasons given for this neglect is that they were paid for their time at sea. One seafarer reports that he made less than $20 a week in 1 939. The merchant marine also paid with their lives. Many were maimed for life. Once they had U SPHS hospitals to help these "veterans." This serv­ ice, set aside in John Adams' admin­ istration in the 1 700s, has been ended by the Reagan administration. An­ other tragic "cut-back." One less thing for the brave men who went to sea. The merchant marine is well rep­ resented in A Careless Word . . . A Needless Sinking. This fine record of lost ships and men of WWII, compiled by Capt. Arthur R. Moore, is now in a second, revised edition. More tor­ pedoed ships and lost men have been added. Someone should compile a book of the stories the survivors have to tell. The LOG receives many letters, and many of these are from merchant ma­ rine "veterans." We also interview as many SIU seamen as we can. The following is a report of one of these interviews. U.S. merchant seamen suffered casualties at a rate topped only by the Marine Corps. 4 I LOG I November 1 985 This American freighter was one of hundreds of U.S. merchant ships sunk in WW II. Murmansk Run W Once Was Enough e tend to think of history in some logical way , but this is not always the case. World War II was not fought with WWII ships entirely as one might suppose . Ask Joe Brooke who sailed on the Eldena, a "Hog Islander" of World War I fame. She was built in Seattle, Was h . in 1 9 19, Joe will tell you , and was one of the gigantic fl e et built in shipyards all across America by mass production prior to and during WWI . These ships became known as "Hog Islanders" because that was the name of the largest of the shipyards that produced this emergency fleet: a feat likened to the building ofthe Pyramids (see LOG, October, 1 985). These ships were still around when WWII broke out. Since the merchant marine had been neglected for a sec­ ond time, they had to be put into service until the Liberty and Victory ships, modeled after them, were built "one a day ." Ask Joe Brooke about a lot of things and you'll find out that, "There isn't a port i n the world I haven' t been. You name it, I 've been there." But don't ask him dumb questions like, "How many times were you on the Murmansk run?" His answer, "Once was enough!" Joe was on the Eldena on that in­ famous trip to "the front door to Russia." He also was on her when he made a trip to "the back door to Russia," the Persian Gulf. That trip was the worst, Joe thinks, because they were laid up there for six months not knowing their fate in the sweltering heat.The inactivity was almost worse than the Murmansk run. Almost . "When I came off that Murmansk run I was like that," Joe said, putting his hand out in front of him and making it tremble . "My nerves were shot." After a thoughtful pause Joe contin­ ued. "I ain't afraid to tell anybody that I was scared to death. All of us were ." And then there we re tears in his eyes as he told of how the chief engineer had to be brought down be­ low deck, with a gun to his head, to relieve Joe at his station . .. . "The guy wouldn ' t come down on his own ." And, after another pause. 'There were men up there cryin' ." Joe made a number of trips to North Africa with "green troops ." Most of these runs were on Liberty ships . ··And we would pick up the seasoned troops (the green troops were trained in North Africa) and take them to Anzio and other places." Joe has a lot of stories to tell, especially about the Mediterranean . "I remember one night we were headed out with a full load of ammunition and troops. Well , the troops were o n top of the ammu­ nition all the time. And there was a convoy comin' down empty and the Germans started diving on that instead of us . They meant to get us instead of the empty ones, but they bombed the empty ones, the empty convoy , in­ stead of us. " "You had a lot o f hkk," I com� mented. "Yeah, didn't I ," Joe answered. "I consider myself one of the luckiest guys that ever went to sea." But it wasn' t all luck. Somewhere a lot of pluck, a lot of guts, has to be added. Joe Brooke, as so many of our brave men of the merchant marine , kept going back for more! They were doing their part for America' s war effort. They were our "heroes in dun­ garees." They were America's "Fourth Arm of Defense ." After the war Joe sailed with the SIU unti l a heart condition forced him to retire. No, he will tell you, he didn't retire on his own, he didn't retire voluntarily. He'd still be sailing, like his friend Alex "White y ' ' Benzuk, if he could. Joe spends a lot of time in the. Philadelphia hall these days rem­ iniscing with some of his other "beached" pal s , Bill Smith and Bill Koltunuk ( "Cocoanut") and Jim McLinden. Each has , like Joe , over 40 years of seatime. And each has a story to tel l . Alex Benzuk is on his way to Casablanca, but when he gets back they will sit around the Philly hall and talk about their experiences, and the war, and the fate of the mer­ chant marine and their Union. Don't ask Joe , or any of his friends , either, about the possibility of the government giving some c-0nsideration to the merchant marine for all that heroism we have been talking about , because Joe will tell you, "The ain't never going to do anything for the merchant marine ." His tone of voice is dull and sad. He's been waiting a long time for something to happen . y �,--� I tug/to I lharge/dre ea � & ��� � ��$!!�:�:- =::.�:�:. �<.::�:t : :::::»=:-.:··�:-<?:. :. -: : :- �*"��::-:. ::* Unions Take Sonat Protest to Wall Street The SIU has carried its fights against Sonat Marine to moneyed chambers of Wall Street , and t hat is only the beginning. Licensed and unlicensed seamen from the S I U and District 2-MEBA manned an informational picket line in front of the New York Stock Ex­ change on Nov. 6 to let the stock­ holders of Sonat Marine, Inc: know about the labor problems facing that company. In addition, the SIU is carrying on a series of i nformational picket lines all across the country in areas where Sonat Marine services its customers. It also has taken steps to alert the board of directors of the company to what i s going on. The letter to the board of directors stresses the S I U ' s determination to do everything it can to protect the rights of its membership. It discusses in de­ tail past instances of where inland companies have tr: 'd to take on the Union. "The S I U has had to resort to only three strikes in the 1 980s," read the Jetter. "The strike at Sonat Marine in 198 1 was one of the three; the other two companies the SIU struck in the 1 980s were ACBL ( 1 980) and Dixie Carriers ( 1 983)." ACBL has lost successive labor board decisions involving the SIU . A back pay and benefits award of more than $20 million is pending before the N LRB. "Dixie Carriers is a subsidiary of Kirby Industries , a natural resource company. The price of Kirby ' s stock has dropped from 8% before the SIU strike to Jess than 3 today . Dixie itself faces damages of $20 million in an action filed by the SIU.'' For the past year, Sonat Marine, one of the largest tug and barge com­ panies in the U nited States, has been involved in a labor dispute with the SIU and District 2-MEBA. Last year, in contract negotiations with the two unions, Sonat Marine unilaterally reversed more than 30 years of company practice by declaring that certain categories of workers were "sea-going supervisors ." It gave the captains, mates, chief engineers and barge captains in its IOT fleet just one week to sign up for the company's new and untested pension and welfare plans. The matter is presently before the N LRB . "We will do everything to protect the rights of our workers," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Last year, the I nternational Trans­ port Workers Federation (lTF) , an international association of maritime unions representing nations as diverse as Great Britain and Panama, pledged that they would honor any picket line that the SIU and District 2 might put up against Sonat Marine. Seaway Snafu Means Uke Boatmen of Old, SIU Sails the Erie Canal Closing of the 271/2-mile Welland Canal (linking Great Lakes Ontario and Erie) dµe to a collapsed wall i n Lock No. 7 on Oct. 1 4 , forced General Motors (GM) to choose another alter­ native delivery method and route for :;.""i; rn,,,. • • �s. ()f �� l&,000-ton auto s�ping .- - press destined for a port of call i n Cleveland, Ohio. Originally, the assembled 53 yard wide, 70 yard long, $ 1 5 million press­ with the biggest part weighing in at 167 tons-was shipped aboard a heavy­ lift ship. It got as far as Oswego, N . Y . on Lake Ontario, unable t o transit the blocked Welland Canal . So GM on Oct. 19 called SI U-con­ tracted Great Lakes Towing to the rescue and decided to barge the giant press parts on the 1 60-year-old, shal­ low, small locks' N .Y . S . Erie Barge Canal from Oswego to Buffalo, N . Y . on Lake Erie. U sing four different kinds of Great Lakes Towing tugs, the parts were loaded onto barges and towed singly down the Oswego River to the Erie Canal to Syracu se, N.Y. ; then past Rochester, N . Y. and the Finger Lakes on the canal to Tonawanda, N . Y . on Lake Erie. and Buffalo and a Lakes tug to Cleveland on Nov. 4. Canal bottom suction and foggy nights made the transit slow and dan­ gerous. The canal passage was so tight that the barges and parts cleared the four lowest bridges spanning the canal by mere inches. The barges even had to be ballasted to lower them several feet so the parts on deck could clear the bridges. Once clear, the barges then had to be lightened so as to escape the suction and float on the shallow canal. The tug Superior (Great Lakes Tug and Towing) hauls one of the barges which carried parts of a huge auto-stamping press through the Erie Canal, when the St. Lawrence Seaway's Welland locks were closed. IS BOOZE YOUR PROBLEM? ��REIJRUGS YOUR PROBLEM� • WE CAN JIELP YOU �OLVE IT. FOR A�{l/{;TANCE WITI./ EITJ.IER PROBLEM CONTACT 71/E A.R.C. OR YOUR PORT AGENT I ' 0 November 1 985 I LOG I 5 �In Memoriam George Weldon Armistead Sr. , 56, died on Oct. 6. Brother Armistead joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1 966. He sailed,as an AB for the V ir,.: A' ginia Pilots Assn. on and off from 1 952 to 1 976, GATCO from 1 968 to 1 %9, Curtis Bay Towing from 1 974 to 1 975 and in 1 984 and for Coal Terminal Towing from 1 975 to 1977 and 1 98 1 . He began sailing i n 1949. Boatman Armistead was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy during the Korean War. He was born in Ma­ thews, Va. and was a resident of Dillon, S . C . Surviving are three son s , George Jr. , Melvin and Marvin; a daughter, Georgiana Lassiter of Ches­ apeake, Va. and a sister, Roberta Hudgins of Mathews. Edward Fleetwood Boyce, 63, died on Sept. 29. B rother Boyce joined the Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 %8 sailing as an OMU and FOWT. He was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. B oatman Boyce was born in Texas and was a resident of Azusa, Calif. Surviving is his widow, Beverley . Stephen Wayne Chappell, 35, died on Sep�.. 1 . . B.rother ·Chappell joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1 978 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials . H e also worked for the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuild­ ing Co. Boatman Chappell was a vet­ eran of the U.S. Marine Corps . Born i n Mobile, he was a resident of Pri­ chard, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Wanda of Saraland, Ala, and a son, Joseph. Pensioner Joseph F. Farren, 80, suc­ cumbed to lung failure in the Baltimore (Md.) General Hospital on Sept. 24. Brother Farren joined the Union in the port of Baltimore i n 1956 sailing as a bargeman. He was born in Bal­ timore and was a resident there . Burial was in the Moreland Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Surviving are his widow, Clara and a daughter, Estelle Boles of Baltimore. Robert Charles Roberts, Sr., 42, died on Oct. 1 9 . Brother Roberts joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1 970 sail­ ing as a deckhand for Radcliff Materials from 1 %9 to 1 970, Ideal Cement in 1976 and for Caribe Tugs (Crowley Marine) in 1 976 and from 1 98 1 to 1985 . He was born i n Mobile and w a s a resident there . Sur­ viving are his widow, Del ; his mother, Mrs. J. B. Roberts of Mobile and two sons, Charles Jr. and Roscoe. Pensioner Joseph Vasile Sr., 82, passed away from arteriosclerosis in the St. Mary's Nursing Home, Cherry Hill , N . J . on Oct. 6. Brother Vasile joined the Union in the port of Phila­ delphia in 1 954 sailing as a mate and captain for the American Dredging Co. from 1 94 1 to 1 945 and for the Inde­ pendent Towing Co. from 1 945 to 1 968. He was a former member of Local 1 700 . Boatman Vasile was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Atco, N .J. Interment was in Hillside Cemetery , Roslyn, Pa. Surviving are two sons, Joseph Jr. and James of Atco. 6 I LOG I November 1 985 Leon Howell Bas­ inger, 6 1 , joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as a deck­ hand and tankerman for Dixie Carriers from 1968 to 1985 . Brother Basinger was a U .S . Civil Service employee from 1957 to 1 958 and is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II . Boatman Basinger was born in Frye­ burg, La. and is a resident of Ringgold, La. Paul Leo Straszynski Jr. , 5 5 , joined the Union in the port of Baltimore i n 1 956 sailing as a captain and mate for the Baker and Whiteley Towing C o . from 1 953 t o 1 976. Brother Straszynski was a former member of the ILA. He i s a veteran of the U .S . Army M . P . s after World War II. Boatman Stras­ zynski was born in Baltimore and i s a resident there. Roland Alvin Wright, 60, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as a chief en­ Brother gineer. Wright was born i n Galveston, Texas and is a resident of Joseph Lege, 64, joined the Union in Port Arthur, Texas in 1964 sailing as a "' ...,.. ; } ' . cook and tankerman for Slade Towing in 1 96 1 . Brother Lege last sailed out of the I / port of Baltimore. He is a veteran of the U .S . Navy Seabees in World War II. B oatman Lege was born in Gueydan, La. and is a resident of Crowley, La. ·� Santa Fe, Texas. Harry William Wroten , 73, joined the Union in the port of Norfol k in 1 960 . Brother Wroten was born in Virginia and is a resident of Clare­ mont, Va. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters OCT. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester ... . ... ... .... . .... . . . . . . .. New York .... .. ....... ..... .. . . . .. . . . Philadelphia .. ... .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .... . .. . Baltimore . . . . . . .. ... . . . . . .. . .. .. . .... .. . Norfolk ... .. .. ... ... . .. . ... ...... . ... ... Mobile ... . . .. ..... .... .. . . . ........ .. . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . ...... . . . . ........ . . .. ... ... San Francisco Wilmington .. Seattle ... . ..... ... . .. . .... ..... . . .. . . . . Puerto Rico .. .. . ... . . .. ... . . ..... ...... . Houston .. ... ...... ..... . . . . . . ... ... ... . Algonac .. ......... .. ... . . . ... .. ... ... .. St. Louis ... .... ...... ....... ...... . ... . Pine Point . .... .. .... ... .... ... ........ TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class C Class B DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 8 47 1 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 3 6 3 3 2 0 79 21 1 0 4 7 40 3 27 4 0 2 0 0 5 10 16 2 121 0 0 1 0 10 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 31 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 15 0 19 0 0 3 0 12 0 60 0 0 1 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gloucester ..... ... .. ..... : . . . .. New York .. . .. .. ........................ Philadelphia . . . . .. .. Baltimore ... ... . ...... ...... ..... . . . ... . Norfolk ..... . ... ... ... ... ..... ... . .. . .. . Mobile . . ..... . .. .. . .. ... . . . ..... . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . . .. ... . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . ... .. San Francisco ... . .. . . . . . Wilmington .. . ...... . ... ... .. . .. . .. . ... . Seattle .. .. ....... ... . .. ... . .. .. ... . . . . . Puerto Rico .. .... . ... . .. ... . .. . .... ... . . Houston . ... .... .. . . . . .. . .. . . ... ... . .. . . Algonac .... .... .. ... . ... ..... . .. ....... St. Louis ... ... . . ... ... .. . . ... .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . .. .. Piney Point Totals .................................. 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Totals All Departments.................... 147 40 77 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: � Tota s . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . Port Gloucester .............................. New York ............................... Philadelphia ...... ... .... ... . ... ......... Baltimore ............................... Norfolk . .... .. ..... ... ... . ... .. . . . . ... .. Mobile ...... ..... . ........ .. .... ....... New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington . . Seattle .... ............. .. ........... . .. Puerto' Rico Houston .................. .. ..... . . ... .. Algonac ........... . .. ...... .. . ...... . .. St. Louis Pine Point ....... . ... ..... ....... .... .. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totar:s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class C Class A Class B .· 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 31 1 0 7 8 60 2 27 7 0 4 0 0 10 22 16 0 164 0 0 1 0 14 2 10 3 0 6 0 0 7 11 0 0 54 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 32 0 19 0 0 4 0 14 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 29 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 9 0 O' 1 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15 27 36 208 69 97 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 13 3 1 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port . Pensioner John J. Herman, 9 1 , passed • away from a fall at home in Baltimore on Sept. 22. Brother Herman joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a captain. He was a former member of the Baltimore Harbor Union. Boatman Her­ man was born in Baltimore. Burial was in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Baltimore, Surviving is a daughter, Theresa Fieden of Balti­ more . New Pensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • "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. ..;·:. �Charlie Logan Scholarship The Time to Begin Application Procedures is Now! If you are an SIU member and are thinking about attending college next fall or if your dependent child will be attending college next fall, then it's time for you to start working on a Charlie Logan Scholarship application. Each year, the SIU awards 60,000 dollars in scholarship money to members of the SIU and their dependent children. This money is offered ID order to help Seafarers and boatmen realize their educational goals either for themselves or their dependent children. It's an opportunity, that in this day and ·age of spiraling educational costs, no one can afford to pass over. . . l'he Charlie Logan Scholarship Awards are granted each April. Four $10,000 awards are given to dependents of members and one $10,000 award as well as two 5, 000 dollar awards are given to members of the SIU. The 10,000 dollar awards are for those working towards a four - year college degree and the 5,000 dollar awards are for those working towards a two-year degree in a trade or technical school. The Scholarship program was begun in 1952 to help members and their dependents realize their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor constlltant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then work�d hard to keep it strong and growmg. In order to get your application in on time for the April 15th deadline, you should get an application booklet now and begin work on· the application. Some of the paperwork which must accompany the application such as transcripts and college entrance exam scores take time to compile. Applications are available at all union halls or through the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 or by contacting Tracy Aumann at the Seafarers H a r r y Lundeberg School, Piney Pojnt, M D 20674. Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Ha v e one day of employment on a vessel in the six -month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Ha v e 125 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. ------ Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a scholarship must be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole suppon from the employee and I or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for benefits under Plan #1 Major Medical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to th e _age o f 2 5. Each applicant for a dependent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under lQ or 2� yeai:s of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must: • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Ha v e one day of employment m the six-month period immediately preceding the date of application. • �Ha v e 125 days of employment m the previous calendar year. The last two items above covering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are the children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible members, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examination . Boards (SAT) OR American College Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no later than February 1986 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship·>S<;J��-''' Committee in time to be evaluated. For .. ,,,;,,,, upcommg SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Examination Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dates and applications contact ACT Registration Union, P.O. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Winners of the Charlie Logan Scholarship are announced ID May. So get started on your application now. You might be one of the happy recipients of a 5,000 or 10,000 dollar college scholarship and be on your way to earning a college degree. Chemical Dependency·------ Why do people use dnigs? They either want to feel better or they want to feel different. All drugs, including alcohol, directly affect the central nervous system either as a stimulant or as a depressant. It is this action on the central nervous system that makes a person feel different. Drugs work well. They do exactly what they are supposed to do - make you feel better. The problem with drugs develops when a person discovers that when he has a "problem" or a to use the drug in order to cope another drug if his drug of choice is not available. Since the drug is not being.used to cope with problems, the drug use is creating its own problems. At this stage the person with life's problems. is using drugs in order to feel "bad day" he can feel better by just taking a drug or drinking alcohol. In this early stage of addiction, the person is beginning Over time tolerance to the drug begins to develop so that the person begins to use more of the drug, more frequently. Quite often the person will start; trying other drugs to find one that works even better or may even switch to normal. Also by now, the drug user will be expenencmg family problems, job problems, and quite likely health, legal and fmancial problems. This will not stop him , he will continue t o use his drug. He is Chemically Dependent. November 1 985 I LOG I 7 ,, .. ''''""'"''# �The Seafarer s H arry Lu ndeberg School of Seamanship Sealift T raining Coo rdinato r T ravel s Near and Far to I nstitu te and Maintain Contract Military T raining . con tractor, I n terstate Ocean Manangement (IOM), and the Government Agency representatives aboard in setttng up a ten day training program for all SIU members who would crew this ship . What started out to be a twoday training session became , instead, a six-week fact finding and support trip . A crane manual was redesigned with the input from the officers and crew. This combined with a " quick" familiarization course at SHLSS prepared our members for " Crane Shock" aboard the S . S . Keystone State . Upon arrival he again worked with the officers and crew' setting up training programs and also c o n t i n u e d to fi n d m o r e Bill Hellwege information to be included in the SH LSS Coordinator SHLSS Sealift course. Many trips were logged by Bill to The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg the S.S. Keystone State until the School of Seamanship received program was safely off the ground. news of a contract being awarded After Bill's arrival back to to . th.e SIU for . the first. mil � of 1 984. · After her conversion in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, the S.S. Keystone State, a heavy- lift crane ship, was heading towards Hampton Roads, Virginia to begin the training of the crew in crane operations. Bill Hellwege was selected to be trained along with the crew in hea-ry lift operations. He traveled to \:'tcginia for the two.day training session. Upon arrival , he and the crew found a situation which proved to be uniq!le to all of the Sealift ships. They discovered modern equipment and new methods of transporting and stowing military cargo which had to conform to Navy, Army , and Military Sealift Command (MSC) procedures, for this particular class of ship. Since this was new to everyone involved , Bill worked with the Programs After a ten- day stay aboard the USNS Algol where he assisted the crew in the set-up of this system and actually went to sea to perform the UNREPS with them, he departed for Philadelphia , Pennsylvania to repeat the same tasks aboard the USNS Capella, another Sealand Military T-AKR. Aboard the USNS Capella, he assisted the officers and crew in setting up for an UNREP. As in the USNS Algol the task was met and ' ' At a Boys' ' were received to all concerned from the Navy. Upon arrival of the USNS Capella off of Maypon,Florida, Bill was put off the ship on a Navy Tug and proceeded to Jacksonville , Florida to catch, so he thought, a flight back to the School. This was not to be the case ! Bill was told to be on the next plane to New Orleans and to train another crew for the Sealand Military T-AKR, the USNS Antares. Due to engine problems, ���dh�o0� �oU�'· x· ;m� .r���Jt.1 s�:�e�: on the road two . and- one-half to train our members on cranes on the USNS Algol, a Sealand military contracted T-AKR. This was not to be so easy either. Where as the Keystone State has Lake Shore cranes aboard, the rest of the Sealift force has Hagglund cranes. He discovered that training would also have to include the operation of side ports with a portable ro-ro ramp, alongside refueling while underway, light frei�ht and personnel transfer stations, UNREP' damage control and various types of fork trucks. Bill immediately contacted the school and recommended that a complete new training program h ad to be d e s ig n e d . a n d implemented to meet the training needs of our members who would have to safely operate this class of ship. · months. After a short break, Bill commenced work -on the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course . He made trips to Sealand headquarters in New Jersey, MSC Fire Fighting and Damage Control School in New Jersey and the Naval Amphibious Base UNREP School in Little Creek, Virginia to g e t u p d ated information for the course . In Se tember, Bill was sent back to an Dieso, California to train and assist the USNS B e llatrix , · another S e al a n d Military T-AKR. Upon arrival back in Piney Point, the Sealift course was finally starting to take shape . Heavy Eguipment was bemg procured for the crane. The crane E itself was in the final stages to be put into operations . The obstacle course for Fork Trucks was set up and the UNREP gear on the school ' s training vessels was modified to conform with Navy standards. March and April found Bill on the road again to Savannah , Georgia, and the USNS Antares to complete the training that had not been completed due to her engine problems. In addition to his schedule , trips were made back to Norfolk to assist and train USNS Southern Cross T-AKS for a new program of replenishing Navy replenishment ships on station at sea. Many other trips followed during his breaks from instructing. He attended Sealift conferences in Washington D. C. and also met with GSA representatives in Norfolk, Williamsburg, Richmond and Fort Eustis, Virginia to procure surplus military equipment for the Sealift course. In August of this ·year Bay Tankers received the contract for the next four T-AKRs and Bill was back on the road again. After a brief visit to Bay Tankers headquarters in New York, he traveled to San Diego and the USNS Regulus for ten days of Sealift training. Two weeks later he departed for Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and conducted training on the USNS Denebola for two more weeks. Bill is a retired Navy Chief Quartermaster with 2 1 of service. Bill had set up an trained members of the Royal Saudi Navy in navigation and ship handling for three years prior to coming to SID.SS . His motto of ' 'Whatever it takes' ' has made the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course what it is today. ears J Recently, he has been working with American Overseas Marine Co�oration, a contractor for Milttary Pre- Position Ships , scheduling and crew team training in Sealift at SHLSS. Upcoming trips will be to New Orleans, Louisiana for the USNS Altair and visits to Quincy, Massachusetts for technical observation aboard the Military Pre-Position Ships. Bill Hellwege supervises MEBA District Two Officers from AMSEA in disconnecting the highline. · 8 I LOG I November 1 985 Fi rst M EBA District Two Officers pose for U N R E P g raduation � ict u re with i n st ructors B i l l Hel l wege and _ H arry Alon g i . Pictu red from I. to r. are: Steven Wi lson David G i bson , Joseph z. G remelsbacker, Joh Mayt u m , Anthony Papadopoulos. n The mtSSion of SID.SS is to provide the best training for our members while at school or at sea. The next time you turn around don't be surprised to find Bill standing next to you. �Q M E D Classification SHLSS Ne ws The QMED - Any Rating course is twelve ( 1 2) weeks long. The subject breakdown is : Weeks 1 , 2 - Generals I Pumpman Weeks 3 , 4 - Machinist Weeks 5 , 6, 7 , 8 - Electrician I Deck Engineer Weeks 9 , 10 - Refri�eration . Weeks 1 1 , 1 2 - Jumor Engineer ��; :�! ':# 19'... � . Port Agent Edd Morris cong ratu lates J o h n Sm ith u pon com pl etion of the Port Employee twe lve- weel< trai n i n g p rogram. John spent s i x weeks i n trai n i n g at S H LSS, and six weeks of trai n i ng at S I U H eadq uarters before returning to h is port in Seatt le. The ten (10) specialty courses are: 1 . Automation - 4 weeks . 2 . Marine Electrical Maintenance - 1 0 weeks. ,3, Marine Electronics - 6 weeks. 4 . Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operations - 6 weeks . 5 . Welding - 4 weeks . 6 . Pumproom Maintenance & Operations - 7 weeks . 7 . Diesel Engine Technology - 6 weeks . 8 . Hydraulics - 4 weeks . 9. Hagglund Crane Maintenance - 6 weeks . 10. Refrigerated Container Advanced Maintenance - 6 weeks. The classification steps are: L 4th Class QM ED - SHLSS QMED certificate or Coast Guard QMED -Any Rating. 2 . 3rd Class QM ED - QMED with 2 or 3 SHLSS specialty courses . 3 . 2nd Class Q M E D - QMED with 4 or 5 SHLSS specialty courses. 4. 1 st Class QMED - QMED with 6 or more SHLSS specialty courses. QMED Classification Information: Alt SHLSS specialty course certificates will be retroactive to the · dates obtained . Example: If a member completed a class in 1 977 , it will count. 2 . No more than two (2) specialty courses can be taken consecutively. A member needs "on-the-job" experience to go along with the theory. 3 . A minimum of three (3) months seatime will be required before obtaining the next higher QMED class rating. This gives the member a chance to try out day working jobs they are being trained for. Example: 2nd Electrician. 4. A test for certification will be given, if the member can show evidence of a class (es) taken elsewhere . 5 . Any member with an Engineer's License will be classified as a 1st Class QMED . .. 6. Any �e� ber w�th more than two (2) years <;>f dischar�es from a day working JOb will be able to take a pracucal. test. .1.0: Ji�µ .of th� ·'»'\ ,.,. ·. >;'· ,, '•'"� · ' specialty course . Example: A mem ber with three · (3) years Chief · Pumpman discharges can take the Pumproom Maintenance and Operations test, instead of the course . If he /she passes the test, he I she will receive the certificate . 7 . SHLSS will be increasing the number of classes offered in the ten ( 10) specialty courses , to make sure everyone has the opportunity to take the classes. 8 . SHI.SS will be getting new equipment to beef up the courses for larger class sizes, and to update the training programs. Example: Two (2) or more Diesel Engines, Tanker Cargo Control Simulators and a Regulator Panel with Modular Card Packs, and a new Cargo Crane . 1. Man power Coord i nator Bart Rogers explai ns the functions of the SIU I nformat ional Systems to representatives from the Republ ic of Chi na. Pictured I. to r.: Bart Rogers, Ms. Ko Yu-Ch i n , President Ch i nese Federat ion of Postal Workers, Chen H s i -Chi , President C h i nese Federation of Labor, S H LSS Commandant Ken C�mk l l n , and H u san H u Coord i nation Counselor for Publi c Affairs, Chinese Federation o f Labor. t ' , ...... .,..: ..;· ·· / ;·,, · ·.. · ·. ·. ·� . {( w The eighth g rade geography class from Northern M id d l e Schoo l in Owings, Md. recent enjoyed a tour of the S H LSS fac i l it ies. Each student was given a navigati onal chart as a souve n i r. !)' · . � · · . S H LSS trainees h ave �artlcipated In the success of t h e Pi ney Point Elementary School H a l l oween Carnival s i nce 1 980. Thi s year's activit ies I nc luded fort u ne tell i ng , story telli ng rope c l i m bi ng , refreshments, a s w e l l a s general set-up a n d d i smant l i n g . As u s ual tney d i d a n outs i anding job. Able Seaman Bosun Recertification First row I. to r.: Sii T. Ablaza, Jr. , E. J. Rokicki, E. J. Duhon Jr., R. B. Mohamed. Second row I. to r.: Nick Nagy, J. M. Zepeda, Geo. H. Bradley, Wlllle Mitchell. Not pictured: Biii Eckles, Ferdinand Gongora, Julius Francum. Celestial Navigation In alphabetical order: Harold Berggren, M ichael Forrester, Todd Guzmann, Walter Henry, Allan Hitt, James Kruger, Michael Lynch, Jeffrey McPherson, Terrance Murphy, Thomas Mylan, Rory Wix. First row I. to r.: Michael E. Habbell, Darryl B. Nelson, Jose A. Alvarez, Steve Yursha, James Blitch. Second row I. to r.: Mark Durand (instructor), Toni M i l ler, Mike Schmidt, Mark Ricci, Brian Fountain, Frank Andryauskas. Third row I. to r.: John Mclaurin, Timothy Hammack, Chip Noell, John O'Shaughnessy, Michael Moon Moore. November 1 985 I LOG / 9 �Deck U pgradi ng Courses Upg rad i ng Course Schedule t �"���'-11 '1)f,,( December 1 985 Thru February 1 986 ... \ jPrograms Geared to I mprove Job Ski l l s ll) ,... ''l�'"' ' Check-In Date Completion Date S i m u lator License M ate (Th i rd U n l i m i ted . M aster Mate Freight & Tow i n g December 6 January 31 December 1 2 April 1 1 Lifeboat February 24 M arch 7 Seal i ft Operations & Mai ntenance January 1 0 February 7 February 7 M arc h 7 Radar Observer January 1 0 February 1 7 December 27 January 24 February 28 Course And Promote U .S. Maritime I ndustry Fo l l ow i ng are the u pdated cou rse sched u les for Decem ber 1 985 t h ru February 1 986, at the Seafarers Harry Lundebe rg School of Seaman s h i p . S I U Representatives in a l l ports w i l l ass i st m e m be rs i n p repar i n g ap p l i cat i on s . Tankerman N OTE: Re-reg i ster before l eav i ng your h o m e port for Steward U pgrading Courses Check-In/ Completion Date Course Jan uary 8 January 29 January 9 Length of Course M arch 1 4 M arch 9 t rai n i ng at the Seafarers H arry Lundeberg School of Seaman s h i p to avo i d hav i ng an exp i red s h i p p i n g reg i st rat i o n card w h e n l eav i n g S H LSS. Al so b r i n g p roof of Seafarers Wel fare Plan e l i g i b i l ity Ch ief Cook Cook & Baker with you . Course Check-In Date Completion Date (ESL) Eng l i s h as a Second Lang uage January 24 M arch 8 (ABE) Adu l t Basic Ed u cat ion Jan uary 24 M arch 8 (GED) H igh School Equivalency Program January 24 Marc h 8 Adult Education Courses Engine Upgrading Courses Course Check-In Date Completion Date Th i rd Assi stant Eng i n eer January 27 Apri l 1 1 Marine El ectrical Mai ntenance February 24 Apri l 25 H aggl und Crane Mai ntenance January 3 February 1 4 Refrigeration System s Mai ntenance & Operations January 1 0 February 21 Refrigerated Contai ners Advanced Mai ntenance W e I d i n g Conveyormen February 21 Apri l 4 February 21 J anuary 24 March 20 The Developmental Studies Class w i l l be offered one week p rior to some of the u p g rad i ng c l asses. The w i l l be offered as fol lows: Th i rd Engi neer January 1 7 J an uary 24 February 20 Conveyorman 1\l For seafarers who are applying for the upgraders Lifeboat c lasses and who are either ESL or may need some work on basic ski l l s, may take the ESL/AB E Lifeboat t h ree weeks prior to the sched u l ed Lifeboat c lass. This c lass i s offered February 28, 1 985 thru March 21 , 1 985. January 17 January 24 N OTE: Check t h e December and January Seafarers LOG for a complete listing of all classes t h at w i l l be g iven at SH LSS in 1 986. I am interested in the fol lowing course(s) checked below: . . • Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U p g rad i ng App l i cat i o n . • . • . • . DECK D EPART M ENT • • • Name (Last) (first) (City) (State) Deep Sea M e m ber D In land Waters M e m ber D _______ Endorsement(s) or Llcense(s) Now H e l d Are you a g rad uate Te lephone {Zip Code) Soc ial Secu rity # ------- Book # Date Book Was l s su ed Date of B i rt h (Middle) Port lssued Mo.7Day/Year -.,,.� .,,. �=-----­ (Area Code) Lakes Mem ber D ------- _______ Se n iority Pacific D Port Prese ntly R e g l st e red I n _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ of the S H LSS Trai nee Program: D No D (if yes, f l l l in below) Yes D Automation FOWT QMED-Any Rating C Diesel Engine Marine Electronics Marine Electrlcal Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance Bi Operation Refrigeration Systems Maintenance Bi Operations D Chief Englneer/A1&lstant Engineer (Unlnspected Motor VeHel) O D D D D D D D D D D ldates attended) H ave you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i n g Courses: D Yes Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miies) Master/Mate Inspected Towing Vessel Third Mate Radar Observer Unllmlted Simulator Course D Second/Third Asst. Engineer (Inspected) __,,,.... , ., ..,,. ,... to=,..,.-----.. _ _ _ _ _ Tankerman D Celestial Navigation D 1st Class Pilot AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator (NMT 200 miles) EN G I N E D EPART M ENT ------- ________________________________ Trainee Program : From Cou rse(s) Taken ---.�--=�---­ D D D D D D O D D D D No D (If yes, f i l l In below) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Hagglund Crane Maintenance Hydraulics Conveyorman Refrigerated Containers Advance Maintenance STEWARD DEPART M ENT Do you hold a letter of completion for Li feboat: D Yes Date Available for Tr� n i n g Primary Language Spoken No D F i ref i g h t i n g : o Yes No D CPR: o Yes Cook Bi Baker D Chief Cook Towboat Inland Cook O Chief Steward No o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ ---- RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME-(Show only amount needed to upgrade In rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) V ESSEL RAT I N G H EL D DATE S H I PP E D DATE O F DISCHARG E ALL DEPART M ENTS Lifeboatmen C Weldlng D Seallft Operations Bi Maintenance ADULT EDUCATION DEPART M ENT Adult Basic Education (ABE) High School Equlvalency Program (GED) D Developmental Studies (DVE) D English as a Second Language (ESL) �S�IG�N�A�T�U�R=E.;;;;-����- DATE No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts and successfully complete the course. COLLEG E PROGRAM ������ RETURN COM PLETED APPLICATION TO: Nautical Science Certificate Program D Scholarship/Work Program Other Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrad i ng Center, Pi ney Po i nt, M D . 20674 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 I LOG I November 1985 �Govemment Services by V . P . Buck Mercer A little self-congratulation i s in or­ der. The Military Sealift Com­ mand turned 36 years old on Oct . l . SIU members who are employed in this division perform an invaluable public service by providing support to the Navy while it is overseas. At times, though, it seems that the government is not very appreciative of the services we perform. We have been having .a problem with the Mili­ tary Sealift Command over the ques­ tion of medical coverage for our mem­ bers . The MSC contends that it does not have to provide coverage for ail­ ments that are not specifically job related (i . e . , colds, prescriptions, etc . ) . The government will continue t o pay for these medicines or services, but has decided to deduct the cost from a worker's paycheck . We believe that this goes against years of previous practice . The M SC contends t hat its obligation to provide comprehensive medical coverage ended when the USPHS hospitals were closed in October 198 1 . We say that this is nonsense, and besides , the four years that the MSC has provided coverage is proof that the two issues are unre­ lated . One more thing . The recent h ijack­ ing of the Achille Lauro underscores that all of us who make our living at sea must be alert to the dangers posed by worldwide terrorism. Outside the MSC , there is no industry-wide prac­ tice on how to deal with the matter. Compass Marine has l 0. boats that are presently tied up because of a lack of work. The only reason why it has agreed to buy 13 more boats is because National Marine has promised to throw it business. And the only reason why National Marine agreed to the sale in the first place is because it wants to cut back on wages , benefits and work­ ing conditions. The SIU is now in court to block the sale. We have made a commitment to the people that we represent. N o matter h o w much i t costs, and how long it might take , we will do every­ thing we can to protect their right s . The sale o f National Marine has sent shock waves throughout the en­ tire tug and barge industry. lfthe court allows this sale to stand, then no person working i n the tug and barge industry can count on any kind of job security. Workers in other fleets­ Sonat, in particular-are viewing the sale with alarm. The conduct of companies like Sonat and National Marine are poisoning the entire atmosphere of the tug and barge industry . Workers and unions are be­ ginning to realize that you can't rely on the word of the corporate managers who run these companies because there is a strong likelihood that they won't be there in a year or two. As a result of the increasing number of corporate sales and takeovers , the only constant factor in a worker's life is his or her affiliation with a union. This is a problem that goes far be­ yond the confines of the tug and barge industry , oi even the maritime indus­ try. It is a cancer that is eating at the American way of life . This country is producing a generation of managers who have no sense of responsibility to the people who have helped make their companies profitable. A new social contract is in the proc­ ess of being negotiated , whether we like it or not. That is why we in the Gulf have made an extra effort to be involved at a grassroots level . I took time out from my busy schedule to attend the MTD meeting in Anaheim. In addition, the members and officials in the Gulf worked hard to make sure that local candidates who have con­ sistently supported pro-labor and mar­ itime issues were elected in the Nov. 5 elections. Gulf Coast by V . P . Joe Sacco F OR those who are not yet aware of it, there is a war being waged in the tug and barge industry of this country . The latest shot was fired in the Gulf, where National Marine agreed to sell 13 of the 1 7 boats in its fleet to Compass Marine Propulsion. As a result of this sale, 1 5.0 loyal and productive workers have been laid off. The irony is that the sale is not a real sale. It is just an elaborate mech­ anism by which National Marine can evade its contractual and moral obli­ gations to its workers . Great Lakes and Rivers by V . P . Mike Sacco T H E end of the dredging and ship­ ping season is fast approaching. Each year around this time , as the weather hits the freezing point and below, work on the Great Lakes grinds to a halt . There have been a spate of articles on the antiquated state of the St. Lawrence Seaway, which connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and presumably international trade. But the St. Lawrence Seaway is in such bad shape that many companies have found it cheaper to bring their products to Baltimore or Norfolk. Of­ ficials in this area have been meeting with our representatives in Congress, who view this matter as serious and deserving of i mmediate attention. Luedtke Engineering is engaged in a major prOject in Wisconsin. It also has started jobs i n the Rochester area. I want to wish all our members a happy Thanksgiving Day holiday ! West Coast by V. P. George McCartney S EVERAL big news items occurred out here. The Maritime Trades De­ partment of the AFL-CIO held its convention i n Anaheirn ; a new . hall was dedicated in Honolulu ; there was a heroic rescue onboard one of our vessels, and a mysterious stranger vis­ ited the San Francisco Bay area and captured the hearts of everyone on the coast. The Maritime Trades Department , under the leadership of SIU President Frank Drozak , met in October to plot a course of action to bring about the revitalization of the American-flag merchant mari ne. There are fewer than 4 10 active vessels in this nation's deep­ sea fleet. Five years ago , there were more than 600. While many resolutions were passed, I want to make special mention of two, those dealing with the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954 and the Jones Act. During the past five years , funding for every single maritime program has been eliminated or curtailed. Without cargo preference or the Jones Act, it is doubtful that we would have any American-flag merchant marine at all . I urge every member t o keep abreast of developments relating to these two issues . Read the LOG , or else talk to one of the field reps . And by all means, contact your senator or congressman on the issues. James Filippo, an AB on the Sugar Islander, fell overboard earlier this month. He was rescued by the wiper and captain, who jumped into the water to save him. Had they not done so, Filippo would have almost certainly drowned, because he had hit his head and was unconscious. This is just one more example of the selflessness and fine training that typify the SIU mem- bership. More on this story on Page 5 of the LOG. We opened up our new hall in Ho­ nolulu earlier this month. It is quite beautiful , befitting a region that is known for its tranquility and hospital­ ity . Thanks to the Constitution and Independence, Honolulu has become an important port for SIU seamen. I want to remind everyone that legisla­ tion is being considered that would add at least one more vessel (the Liberte) to this country's two-vessel cruise ship fleet. The SIU was very active in the November elections. There was one interesting development out here. Many of the local candidates were concerned about a national issue: the trade defi­ cit. To those familiar with the recent history of California-which is famous for its love affair with foreign-made goods , especially cars-this comes as something of a surprise . It suggests that the Democrats will have an im­ portant issue once 1986 comes ar­ round . As for that mysterious stranger: no it wasn't Princess Di , or even Vitaly Yurchenko (the defector-turned defec­ tor). It was Humphrey the humpback whale. I mention this only because it was the hot topic of conversation in the U nion hal l s . One more thing: I would like to thank the following S I U members for serving as sergeant-at-arms during the AFL-CIO Convention : Nicky Main (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Ricardo Gill (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Jim Rolin (Tankerman, Crowley ) ; Nick Nagy ( Recertified Bosun ) ; Gussie McKee (Recertified Steward ) ; Mike Guerin (Tankerman, Crowley) ; Bill Pratley (AB).; Wayne Knoedler (AB), and hi t but not least, Clarence Henry, who was once a contender for boxing's middleweight world championship. East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall I T has been a busy month on the East Coast. SIU members manned an informa­ tional picket line on Wall Street to publicize the dispute that this Union and District 2-MEBA are having with Sonat Marine. Frank Drozak and the officials of this Union have made an all-out commitment to inform the pub­ lic about the shabby way that Sonat has treated the people who work for it . In New Bedford, the SIU has been meeting with two separate associa­ tions of fishing boat owners to hammer out a contract for our newly-organized members in that port. Also in Massachusetts, the SIU pre­ sented testimony to the state legisla­ ture . Some local politicians wanted to pass a resolution calling on Congress (Continued on Page 19.) November 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 �MTD Convention Drozak Slam� Calls For Nation1 The more than 200 delegates and other labor representatives attending the biennial convention of the AFL­ CIO Maritime Trades Department in Anaheim, Calif. this month heard MTD President Frank Drozak "tell it like it . IS . " \ Decrying decades of neglect that Q.\'\\� ,.�.A MTD President Frank Drozak opened the Maritime Trades Department conventiQ.P with a call for unity in what he termed Is "the toughest light this labor movement has seen in many years." have all but sunk the privately-owned and operated American-flag merchant fle et, Drozak once again called for a "national policy which will generate More optimism came from AFL­ CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R . Donahue who suggested i n his address to the MTD Convention that there has been an important shift in the tide of American public opinion. Labor is no longer "a voice crying in the wilderness for a sensible trade policy , " Donahue said. " People are merchant marine . ' ' This was a working convention as the delegates from the MTD's 43 af­ pening to our industrial base and to our maritime base, and that' s a good thing, " he said . Donahue also noted that recent national polls are reflecting of America's economy and the erosion a growing concern over the loss of of many of labor's hard-won social jobs and the growing disparity be­ action programs . "Make no mistake , " Drozak told these labor leaders , "we are in tough times . " Drozak, who is also president of the Seafarers International Union, cited the continued decline of Ameri­ ca' s maritime industry and the sharp erosion of the natioQ's industrial base. He blamed the administration' s blind embrace of a "free trade" policy for the loss of thousands of American jobs, and he expressed the bitterness tween the "have's" and the "have not ' s " in the U . S . economy. The convention adopted a number of resolutions dealing with a wide range of concerns of the more than 8 million members who are represented by the MTD's 43 affiliated organiza­ tions. High on the list is a comprehensive maritime policy resolution. That res­ olution noted that less than 6 percent of our nation's foreign trade is carried .the on ships that fly the American :flag1· :ln administration ' s "callous indiffer­ ence ' ' to the plight and suffering of adopting the resolution by a unani­ mous vote, the convention stressed the millions of unemployed workers that the essential first step is a national in America. policy which generates cargo for U . S . >of:all .:in the Port · Mariti me Councils National Field Representatives shipped on U . S .-flag vessels. beginning to catch on to what' s hap­ took a long and sober look at the state Raymond McKay, president of Marine En­ gineers Dist. 2, said that jobs for American workers must be our No. l priority. without the requirement that half of all government-generated cargo be a fair share of cargo for the U . S . filiated national and international unions Rudy Oswald, director of the AFL-CIO Department of Economic Research, said that our economy Is in trouble in four key areas-jobs, help for the unemployed, fed­ eral budget and trade. disappear from the world's oceans convention room, at But, Drozak did see some light on the horizon . He told the delegates that merchant ships. A national commitment to a fair he was enormously encouraged by the cargo policy, the resolution went on recent 245-1 79 vote in the House re­ to say, will generate the investment jecting an attempt to scuttle a cargo needed to build new ships in U . S . preference law (see Oct. 1 985 LOG). yards and encourage the training of Drozak said he was encouraged by crews in the latest maritime technol­ that vote because it demonstrates that ogy - thereby ensuring qualified man­ the congressional leadership is aware that America' s merchant fleet would power to meet any national emer­ gency. American history began with its seaports , and our economic develop­ ment has been centered in coastal and inland cities that provide essential waterborne transportation. The seeds of trade unionism were planted early in our port cities. Today , most of these are still centers of a variety of maritime activities , and they have strong and varied unions t o better the lives of their members and improve the economic climate of their communities. Because the maritime industry is an integral part of all port cities , it is natural that trade unions in these maritime centers have joined forces to help one another and to promote their common trade union and community interests through the Port Maritime Councils of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Today there are 30 Port Maritime Councils . They are structured from the local unions , councils and districts that are a part of the 43 national and international unions affiliated with the Maritime Trades Department, as well as some other local unions outside the MTD which share a common trade union and community bond. FIELD REPRESENTATIVES The Port Maritime Councils have greatly benefited from the 1 8 Field Representatives which assist the officers of the 30 MTD Councils in 2 1 Port cities. The National Field Representatives have been especially effective in state and local political action programs and in promoting our national legislative goals in the kitchens and backyards of the nation's congressional leaders . The Field Representatives played an important role in coordi­ nating MTD's highly successful grassroots campaign in 1 984. 1 2 I LOG I November 1 985 Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) said this: "America cannot hold her own in world trade unless she holds a fair share of the world's maritime shipping business." �looks for Answers I i ' 'Free Trade, ' ' l Maritime Policy Another resolution dealt with "flags of convenience' ' that allow American shipowners to register their vessels in such nonmaritime countries as Pan­ ama, Liberia and Honduras solely to ues to be a top legislative priority for the MTD and the national AFL-CIO. A number of prominent leaders in government and labor came to the MTD convention to talk of their con­ escape their own nation's labor and cerns and to offer their support for the safety standards, and , not inciden­ programs and objectives of MTD's affiliated unions. tally, to avoid their fair share of taxes. Two years ago, the resolution noted , the Maritime Trades Department had Among the speakers, in addition to the AFL-CIO' s Tom Donahue, were urged participation by the United States Ray Denison, director of the AFL­ in the United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCT AD) CIO Department of Legislation, and which was then holding sessions seek­ ing ways to phase out these runaway ment of Economic Research. flag ship registries and require a gen­ hinting that he would be a candidate uine link between the ships and the for governor next year, expressed his flags they fly. continued strong support for a healthy Rudy Oswald, director of the Depart­ Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, But " regrettably and incredibly" U . S . maritime industry. Mayor Brad­ the U . S . backed away and joined with ley thanked MTD President Drozak those nations that profit from provid­ for his strong support and for the ing flag registries to runaway ships. Other convention actions reflected support of the SIU in his campaigns the broad concerns of the trade union Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) , a long-time supporter of maritime pro­ grams and of the needs of workers and closings, opposing a discriminating sub­ their families, told the delegates that urging stronger steps to combat ' 'the deadly worldwide epidemic of terror­ "Our economy faces the fight of its life over the next 10 years. "We must have a concerted effort ism," and calling for stepped-up eco­ from labor and government and busi­ nomic pressure against South Africa's apartheid policy. ness to tackle the challenge of our severe trade imbalance and to put One area of particular concern to America' s economy on the path to future prosperity , " he said. all of the delegates was the rising costs of health care , and the devastation the delegates at the opening of the convention and urged the "partkipation and cooperation" of all MTD aftiliates in "our common struggle to protect American jobs." in California. movement, such as urging legislation to require advance notice of plant minimum wage for teenage workers , Jean lngrao, executive secretary-treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department, greeted Cranston praised the efforts of caused by unemployment and the at­ American-flag shipping companies and tending loss of health care benefits . the unions that represent their sea­ The MTD and its affiliates strongly going personnel for their increased supported efforts of the national AFL­ productivity, and he said that he rec­ CIO to enact legislation to provide ognizes that we need cargoes for health care services to unemployed workers . American-crewed ships. Sen. Cranston summed it up this Although numerous federal , state and local programs already exist to way: ' 'America cannot hold her own in world trade unless she holds a fair help offset the financial strain of un­ employment, these benefits are short­ share of the world 's maritime shipping business. We can regain a healthy lived and are rarely sufficient to take care of even the basic needs of the share of the shipping business if all of us involved-those in Congress, in family of unemployed workers, and government, in business and in the even fewer of these programs provide maritime trade unions-work together for medical care. For this reason, health on some basic common care for unemployed workers contin- tions . " sense ac­ Captain Hank Duffy, pr:esident of the Airline Pilots, came to the MTD Convention to personally thank SIU President Frank Dro­ zak and all of the members of the Seafarers International Union for their "solid sup­ port" during their successful strike against United Airlines earlier this year. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R . Donahue told the delegates that "labor is no longer a voice crying in the wilderness for a sensible trade policy," citing polls which show a growing concern throughout the nation over the loss of jobs to the U.S. economy. Legislation The Maritime Trades Department is committed to the enactment of . legislation which will revitalize America' s basic industries to restore the jobs of the many thousands of American workers who have been displaced because of recessions and this administration' s blind pursuit of a "free­ trade" world economy. The MTD remains committed to its long-term legislative objectives­ to ensure better jobs, better working conditions and job security for our members and for all American workers . We face a time of challenge. This administration has turned a deaf ear to the problems of ailing U . S . industries and their workers. It is cutting more deeply into federal health, safety, environmental and education programs to try to offset budget deficits brought on by its ruinous economic policies. Along with its 43 national and international affiliates, the Maritime Trades Department is continuing to work with the national AFL-CIO to preserve these vital worker programs, and will strive to enact policies in our government which will promote and protect the jobs of American >. workers. Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley pledged his support for a strong U.S. merchant marine. November 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 �Photo Scenes from: The MTD Convention AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Tom Donahue posed with MTD President Frank Drozak and MTD Vice President Stephen J. Leslie. SIU of Canada was well-represented at the MTD Convention. Seated from left are Roger Desjardins, secretary-treasurer, and Richard Thomasson , vice president for the Lakes and Inland Waters. Standing from left are Andrew Boyle, executive vice president, MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jean lngrao, .Roman Gralewicz, SIU of Canada president, Malcom Boyle, counsel, and from the International Transport Workers Federation Ake Selander, assistant general secretary. Page Groton , assistant to the president of the Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders, hits the deck to express his opinions. Dominic Carnevale, administrative assist­ ant to the president of the Plumbers and Pipefitters, reads the report of the creden­ tials committee. William Lucy, secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, was chairman of the MTD's Trustees Committee. Paul Dempster (right), president of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, chats with Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) at the MTD con­ vention. Jack Otero, vice president of the · Brother­ hood of Railway, Airline and Steamship Clerks, called upon the delegates for support against Conrail's attempts to take over the successful Amtrak system. SIU Executive Vice President Ed Turner (left) chats with an old friend, Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif.) , during a break in the convention. Ed Panarello, executive director of the Greater New York Maritime Port Council, was an active participant of the convention. Robert A. Georgine, president of the Building & Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, spoke at the MTD Convention. He was later elected a vice president of the AFL-CIO to fill one of four vacancies on the Federation 's executive board. 1 4 I LOG I November 1 985 ------- ·---· -----·· ·--------·-·--·-·----·----··--- .._ _ _ _ �I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I • ington m S e a fa rers I n te rn a t i o n a l U n i o n of North A m e r i c a . A F L-CIO Washington Report Even though 1 985 1s an off-election year-no Senate or House seats were up for grabs-political analysts still watched the results of the local races to see if they could spot any political trends. Neither party dominated the voting. With a few exceptions (e . g . , Miami ) , in­ cumbents were returned to office . If there was a trend , it was toward the center. Conservative and New Right candidates failed to make much headway . The Dem­ ocrats who were elected , such as New York City Mayor Ed Koch and Houston Mayor Kathy Whitmire , tempered their liberalism with a good dose of fiscal con­ servatism. S I U-backed candidates made strong showings in the elections . And in many ways, the 1 985 elections were primarily about grassroots . The Republican party spent millions of dollars trying to recapture or retain control of state legislature s . Their most spectac­ ular success came in New Jersey, where they were able to ride the coattails of Gov . Tom Kean ' s incredible landslide . A polit­ ical moderate , Kean captured a majority of votes from every conceivable group , from hard rock conservatives to liberal s , blacks and union members . The most talked about race occurred in Virginia, where ·· a centrist Democractic slate roundly defeated its conservative Republican opponent . For the first time since Reconstruction , Virginia will have a black lieutenant governor. Doug Wilder, the new lieutenant gov­ ernor, won the election in a state that has long been considered a bastion of the Old South, and which has a black population of less than 20 percent. His election marked a new chapter in the history of Virginia, and perhaps in national politics as well . Labor Update The executive council of the A FL-CIO discussed a number of important issues at its 1 6th Convention in Anaheim, Calif. which also marked the 30th anniversary of the modem labor movement. While conceding that the labor move­ ment faces some difficult challenges-the percentage of American workers belong­ ing to unions has reached a 50-year low­ the speakers and delegates also pointed out the important gains that have been made in many areas . Indeed, one of this country ' s most re­ spected columni sts-David Broder of The Washington Post-called the convention " historic" and said that the labor move­ ment is lucky to have a vibrant leader like Lane Kirkland heading it during a difficult time in its history. Some delegates compared the situation of the labor movement today to 1 95 5 , when the A FL and CIO were able to put aside long-standing animosities and merge into one powerful national organization. November 1 985 Legisl a t i ve . A d m i n istra t i ve and Regu l a to r \ H a p p e n i ngs SIU President Frank Drozak, who sits on the executive council , has been in the forefront of thi s changed mood. He has consistently called upon American work­ ers to build "A New Frontier"-to re­ spond to the challenges of today as their counterparts in the labor movement re­ sponded to the challenges of the Great Depression and the merger of l 955 . Alaskan Oil The Alaskan oil issue , which many per­ sons thought had finally been resolved earlier this year, is again in the news . A group of Republican congressmen have introduced a trade bill that would allow North S lope oil to be exported to Japan in return for certain concessions by that country in eliminating import restric­ tions on American good s . The S I U is fighting to stop this devel­ opment . " While such an action could help to slightly reduce our trade deficit with Japan , " said S I U President Frank Drozak, " it would increase this nation ' s overall trade deficit because any exported Alas­ kan oil would have to be replaced i n the U . S . market by more expensive foreign oil . " Earlier this year, the Export Adminis­ tration Act ( EAA) was passed . Among other things, it prohibited the export of North Slope oil. A number of special interest groups, however, have tried to use the highly emotional trade issue to rescind the ban on the export of Alaskan oil . They made their first move in late October, when the administration announced that limited quantities of oil from the Cook Inlet region of Alaska would be allowed to be ex­ ported. Oil from the Cook I nlet region was not covered by the EAA because it is consid­ ered to be " Alaskan state royalty oil . " While the amount of oil that can be exported from Cook Inlet is miniscule in comparison to the amount found in the North Slope region, many maritime figures are afraid that it would set a dangerous precedent. " We shall keep , " said Drozak , ' ' a careful eye on the issue to see that Alaskan North Slope oil is not exported. In addition , we will increase our efforts to stop the export of Cook Inlet royalty oil . " Cargo Preference There has been a promising follow-up to last month ' s stunning defeat of the agriculture bill anti-cargo preference amendments in the House. The Senate voted 70-30 to adopt a com­ promise reached by the maritime industry and a number of important agricultural groups . The compromise would take into account the needs of both industrie s . U nder the terms of the compromise , the cargo preference requirements of the 1 954 Cargo Preference Act would be increased from 50 to 75 percent in exchange for a redefinition of the type of cargo covered under that act . So-called " concessional cargo" like that generated by the P. L . 480 Program would still be covered by the Act, though programs such as PIK and B ICEP, which the agricultural industry contends are " commercial" would not . Since the original Senate version of the farm bill contained provisions that would have seriously weakened the Cargo Pref­ erence Act of 1 954, this marks an impor­ tant victory for the American-flag mer­ chant marine . A final . vote on this issue is expected shortly . Tax Reform The House Ways and Means Committee is in the process of marking up a tax reform bill that seeks to restructure the entire tax code. A completed version of the bill may be reported out by the end of November. Tax reform remains a high priority of the Reagan administration. The bill that was drawn up by the Treasury Department contains a number of provisions that labor and maritime groups find objectionable . " We have been talking to members of the House Ways and Means Committee about a number of issues vitally important to the maritime industry , " said Frank Pecquex, head of the S I U ' s legislative department. " These issues include the retention of Capital Construction Fund accounts and maintaining tax deductions for convention business expenses incurred onboard U . S . -fiag passenger vessel s . " " I n additio n , " said Pecquex, " the S I U has encouraged the committee t o eliminate the favorable tax treatment currently given to U . S .-owned, but foreign-registered ves­ sels. " Hearings on tax reform are still being held by the Senate Finance Committee . On Oct . 9, the committee heard testimony from financial analysts, economists and maritime operators concerning the poten­ tial harm that the tax reform bill could have on the American-flag merchant ma­ rine and the shipbuilding industry . Military Cargo A federal court has ruled that the U . S . Navy illegally declared that U . S .-ftag freight rates covering the carriage of military cargo to Iceland were unreasonable . It ordered the Navy to stop taking bids from foreign operators and to reinstate the 1 00 percent U . S . -flag carriage requirements . " This i s a victory for the American maritime industry , ' ' said S I U President Frank Drozak, " and will reinforce the military preference requirements which are so important to many U . S . -flag car­ riers , including a large number of S I U contracted operators . " November 1985 I LOG I 1 5 �I n the Po rts of Wash i ngto n : The steward department aboard the President Cleveland (APL) includes (I. to r.): William Houston, 3rd cook; Lincoln Pinn, 2nd cook; Ruby Ellison, pantry; and J.D. Hopkins, chief cook. The President Cleveland (APL) ties up in the port of Seattle. Payoffs always seem to bring out the smiles. Seattle Port Agent George Don E. Whitlow, passenger BR on the Pres­ ident Cleveland, reads some important in­ formation about the new clinic in Seattle. Ellen Maholchic is waiter #1 aboard the Vukmir (center) checks the books of Chief Steward Norris Perkins (I.) and Steward Utility Mike Bubarer. President Cleveland. *"'· Seattle Port Ageot George Vukmir shares information with the membership before a job call in the Seattle hall. Seattle Field Rep Rich Berkowitz (center) helps D. Campos, AB (I.) and Steve McGuiness prepare campaign posters for the upcoming local elections. 16 I LOG / November 1 985 ·----·- ------- �I I f.� r The SIU in Seattle and Tacoma ! Aboard the President Wilson (APL) i n Seattle, members get the latest information from Seattle Port Agent George Vukmir. From the left are Richard Walsh, waiter #1; Willie Cromwell, chief cook ; Carl Rosander, chief steward ; Jim Henry, utility; and Willie Netters Jr., waiter #2. The President Wilson ties up in Seattle. At the new Sea-Land docks in Tacoma, it's payoff on the Sea-Land Galveston. From the letl are Charle:> Curley, wiper; J.C. Myers � chief cook/baker and steward delegate; Ursula Ibert, officer's mess ; Ken Hayes, steward; Bill Walton, electrician at;id educational director; Al Sacco, bosun and chairman; Jesse King, fireman; and George Vukmir, Seattle port agent. The Galveston will be the last ship for Bosun Sacco who will retire in December 1985 with more than 20 years seatime. John Sullivan, QMED (shoregang), keeps the Galveston's engine room in tip-top shape. Mike McKnight, QMED (shoregang) reads the gauges in the Galveston 's engine room. November 1 985 I LOG / 17 ------------···---------·--··--··-�--------- ------ �, Deep Sea Pensioner Rich­ ard Paul Bowman, 77, passed away in February. Brother Bowman joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Boston sail­ ing as a cook. He hit the bricks in both the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike . Seafarer Bow­ man was born in Boston and was a resident of Hyde Park, Mass. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Stephena of Ever­ ett, Mass. and a sister, Rose Clifford of Hyde Park. Pensioner Blanchard Jack Chera- mie, Sr. died on Oct. 7. Brother Cheramie joined the SIU in the pq Pensioner J. A. Fetzer died on Sept. steward utility. He was a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War II. Sea­ 1 3 . Brother Pelzer joined the SIU­ the U . S . Army after World War II. farer Pressley was born in Charlotte, merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Seafarer Loney was born in Brooklyn, N . C . and was a resident of Long Union in the port of San Francisco. He went on pension in 1967. N. Y . and resided there. Surviving is Beach, Calif. Surviving are his widow, a sister, Doris Pierce of Brooklyn. Kachiko and his mother, Heuz of Charlotte. Pensioner Henry Griftin Jr. , 67, died Pensioner Leon­ ard Gray Mattson, SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stew­ 68, died of natural in the Houston Del Oro Medical Cen­ ter on Sept. 27. Brother Rawza joined Veterans Adminis­ the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 958 tration Hospital, ards Union in the port of San Fran­ causes in the U . S . cisco in 1975 sailing as a tailor. He was born in Mississippi and was a resident of San Francisco. Surviving is a sister, Laura Turner of St. Louis. New York City on Sept. 23 . Brother Mattson joined the Mo. SIU in the port of New York in 1967 Dennis W. Hardin, 26, died on Sept. 8. Brother Hardin joined the SIU fol­ sailing as a chief electrician. He at­ tended the 1 970 Piney Point Crews was born in Jacksonville, Fla. and was manship Entry Trainee Program' at a resident of Queens, N . Y . Cremation Piney Point, Md. in 1 977. He was born took place in the Fresh Pond Crema­ in Missouri. Surviving are his widow, tory, Queens. Surviving are his widow, Phyllis and his father, Donald of Ha­ Arlee and another relative, Leonard K. Mattson, also of Queens. 4 . Brother Rodriguez joined the SIU­ Pensioner Carlton Puerto Rico and was a resident of zelwood, Mo. Vincent Helie. Anthony 1984. port of Seattle in 1957 sailing last as a QMED. He also sailed during the Viet­ Conference No. 4. Seafarer Hebert was a veteran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Born in Houma, La. , he was a resident of Slidell, La. Sur­ viving are his widow, Betty ; two sons, Steven and Thomas ; two daughters, Lina and Kathy , and his mother, Ev­ elida of New Orleans. Pensioner Louis Kemp, 89, passed N . Y. , Mary Acker of Dearborn Heights , Mich. and Theresa of Min­ away from. a heart attack in the San Francisco General Hospital on June 18. Brother Kemp joined the SIU­ Pensioner John Antonio Ensenat, 69, passed away in Ma­ llorca, Spain on .._ ...,.•• March 20. Brother Ensenat joined the SIU-merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1957 sailing as a head waiter. He was born in Havana, Cuba. Surviving are . his widow, Car­ men and a daughter, Maria Soden­ kamp, both of Margate, Fla. merged Marine Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing as a waiter. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1948 and went on pension in 1 97 1 . Seafarer Kemp was born in New York and was a resident of San Francisco. Burial was in the Rolling Hills Park Cemetery, Rich­ mond, Calif. Surviving are a sister, Mathilda of New York City and a nephew, Walter Berger of Newark, N.J. Joseph Anthony Evans, 6 1 , died on SIU in the port of New York in 1967 sailing as an AB. He was a former member of the Teamsters Union. Sea­ farer Evans was a veteran of the U .S . Army during World War I I and studied Business Administration in college for three years. A native of Oak Park, Ill . , pital, wood, Carmen Amalia, Carmen Ner­ Portsmouth, on Aug. joined the 22. Pensioner Liston Neal Lanier Jr. , 62, died of heart-lung Beulaville, N.C . on Sept. Lanier 20. Brother joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 195 1 sailing as an AB. He was born in Duplin City, N . C . Burial was in the Jeff Lanier Cemetery, Lyman, N . C . Surviving i s his widow, Eula. he was a resident of San Pedro, Calif. Surviving are two sisters, Ellyn Call eida, Luz and Migdalia. Moore SIU in Pensioner MeUcio 1947 in the port of Philadelphia sailing Mejia Serquina, 77, as an AB . He was a veteran of the U . S . Army after the Korean War. Seafarer Moore was born in North Carolina and was a resident of Ports­ passed away on Sept. 27. Brother Ser­ quinajoined the SIU in the port of Seattle mouth. Interment was in the Green­ in 1963 sailing as an lawn Gardens Cemetery, Chesapeake, AB . He was bom1in the Philippine IS. and Va. Surviving are a daughter, Carla of ton of Portsmouth. was a resident of Seattle . Surviving is his widow, Kaizuko. James Montgomery Newsome, 57, died on Oct. 2 1 . Brother Newsome Pensioner joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk Lewis in 1965 sailing as a QMED. He also James Shipley, 59, succumbed to heart failure at home in worked for the Norfolk Ship and Dry­ dock Corp. in 1964. Seafarer New­ some hit the bricks in the 1965 Chi­ Allen Park, Mich. on Oct. 2. Brother cago, Ill. taxi beef. Born in Roanoke Rapids, N .C . , he was a resident of Norfolk . Surviving are his widow, Ma­ Shipley joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Boston sail­ mie ; his mother, Myrtle of Norfolk, and a brother, Seafarer Dallas New­ ing as a chief electrician. He walked some of Virginia Beach, Va. Maritime beef. Seafarer Shipley was Philip Ortin Sr. II, 46, died on Oct. failure at home in Sept. 25. Brother Evans joined the Surviving are his widow, Blasina and five daughters, Anna Cruz of Brent­ Baltimore and his mother, Carrie Clif­ erine Ball Campbell of Tonawanda, neapolis, Minn. the Maryview Hos­ 56, Brother He attended the 1970 Piney Point Crews and Catherine, and three sisters, Cath­ Raymond's Cemetery, the Bronx, N.Y. cumbed to cancer in Va. as a chief steward. Brother Convey joined the SIU in the widow, Juanita; his parents, Michael Union in the port of San Francisco in Long Island. Interment was in St. May 1 8 . Brother He­ New Orleans sailing 53, succumbed to cancer in the Tampa, Surviving are his merged Marine Cooks and Stewards suc­ "Carl" Moore, in 1945 in the port of Pensioner Dennis Robert Convey , Clearwater, Fla. side Hospital in New York on April Eugene Hebert, 58, died on bert joined the SIU place in the West Coast Crematory, Pensioner Luis Rodriguez, 7 1 , passed away from heart failure in the South­ 195 1 . Seafarer Rodriguez was born in Gloria nam War. Seafarer Convey was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and was a resident of Dade City, Fla. Cremation took Houston, and a sister, Jenny of Chi­ cago, Ill . Conference No. 8. Seafarer Mattson a son, Jack Jr. and 24, Surviving are his widow, Sandra of Magnolia·, Texas ; a brother, Henry of lowing his graduation from the Sea­ in 1966 . Surviving are (Fla.) Hospital on Sept. sailing as a FOWT. He was born in Deckerville, Mich. and was a resident of Houston. Cremation took place in the Forest Park Crematory, Houston. farers Harry Lundeberg Schootof Sea­ port of New Orleans a daughter, John Rawza, 5 3 , died of heart failure on Sept. 30. Brother Griffin joined the 2 1 . Brother Ortin joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1975 sailing as a cook and baker. He was born in New York and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his the picket line in the 1946 General born in Hot Springs, N .C. Burial was in the Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown Twsp . , Mich. Surviving are his mother, Pearl of Lincoln Park, Mich. and a brother, Claude, also of Lincoln Park. widow, Paulina; two sons, Philip Jr. III and Edward; a daughter, Vanessa, and his mother, Julie Hilaire of New York City. Otto Tonner, 83, passed away re­ cently. Brother Ton­ ner joined the SIU Pensioner Heath in the port of San Pressley, 65, died on Francisco Sept. sailing as an AB. He 28. Brother in 1963 Pressley joined the had sailed 35 years SIU in the port of and attended the 1 970 New York in 1955 Piney Point Crews Conference No. Leo L. Loney, 58, died on Sept. 24. sailing as a cook. He 1 1 . Seafarer Tonner was born in Ger­ mann of Mountain Lakes, N.J . , and Brother Loney joined the SIU in the began sailing in 1947 many and was a naturalized U . S . cit­ an aunt, Margaret Hirth of Pekin, Ill . port of New York in 1 955 sailing as a and was a veteran of izen. He was a resident of Baltimore. of Springfield, Ill . and Harriet Orde­ 1 8 I LOG I November 1 985 �Pensioner : '"'/ :£�:0,::::� Henry Arthur West Sr. U , 73, passed away re­ cently. Brother West joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1962 sailing as a FOWT. He was a veteran of � the U . S . Navy dur­ ing World War II . Seafarer West was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada and was a naturalized U . S . citizen. H e was a resident of Lyn­ wood, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Alta of Marysville, Wash. and his son, Henry Arthur Jr. Ill of Woodinville , Wash. Pensioner Jesse Dalton Wiggins, 83 , passed away on Oct. 24 . Brother Wiggins joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as an AB. He was on the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Wig­ gins was born in Alabama and was a resident of Andalusia, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Livia and a nephew, James Dalton McVay of Andalusia. hemorrhage in St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco on June 25 . Brother Wong joined the SIU­ Marine merged Cooks and Stewards Union in the port of San Francisco sailing as a cook. He began sailing in 1 933 and first sailed on the West Coast in 1946. Seafarer Wong was born in Ningpo, China and was a resident of San Francisco. He was a naturalized U . S . citizen. Inter­ ment was in Woodlawn Park Ceme­ tery , Colma , Calif. Surviving are his _, � �.. .- , Brat Lakes Pensioner Pensioner Erling Oscar Anderson Jr., 58 , died on Sept. 28. Brother Anderson joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a gateman for the Bo­ land and Cornelius Steamship Co. He was born in Man­ istique, Mich. and was a resident of Toledo; Ohio. Surviving is his father, Erling D. Anderson Sr. of Manistique . widow, Chi Fong and a son, Peter of . San Francisco. Taylor Wolford died on Jan. 1 6. Area Vice Presidents · Report (Continued from Page 1 1 . ) Atlantic Fishermen Pensioner Joseph Billante, 78, passed away from heart failure in St. Mary ' s Hospital , West Palm Beach, Fla. on Oct. 5. Brother Billante joined the SIU-merged Atlantic Fishermen's Union in the port of Gloucester', Mass. sailing as a fisherman. He went on pension in 1972 . Fisherman Billante was born in Italy and was a resident of Lake Worth, Fla . Burial was in Calvary Cemetery , Gloucester. Sur­ viving is his widow, Vincie . posed to any weakening of the Jones Act. The SIU played an active role in to redefine the Jones Act to exclude fishermen. The SIU is vehemently op- Seafarers Welfare Plan Emergency Treatment Reasonable and customary charges are payable, for eligible members and their dependents, when emergency treatment is received in a hospital setting, even if it does not involve a hospital stay. In addition, under Plan I, emergency care may be covered when received in a doctor' s office. A CLAIM FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM THE DOCTOR VERIFYING THE EMER­ GENCY NATURE OF THE VISIT. ARE YOU HOOKED ON Elmer 75, succumbed t o can­ cer at home in Bear Lake, Mich. on Sept. 1 7 . Brother Derby joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich. in 1958 sailing as an oiler .on the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Carferries. He was born in Manster City, Mich. Interment was in the Bear Lake Twsp. Cemetery. Surviving is . his widow, Doris . George Derby , Pensioner John Ellias Sr. , 60, died on Oct. 29. Brother Ellias joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as a bosun. He began sailing in 1 947 . Laker Ellias was born in Mellen, Wis. and was a resident of St. James City, Fla . Surviving are his widow, Delores ; a son, John Jr. of Mellen and a daughter, Sara. Francis Baker , 68 , died on Oct. 23 . Brother Baker joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Ashta­ bula, Ohio sailing as a FOWT last for the Bay Shipping Co. in 198 1 . He was a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy during World War II. Laker Baker was born in Superior, Wis. and was a resident of Duluth, Minn. Surviving is his brother, Clarence of Superior. Pensioner Carl Edward Jensen , 80, passed away on Oct. 9. Brother Jensen joined the Union in the port of Frank­ fort, Mich. sailing as an A B . He went on pension in 1 970. Laker Jensen was born in Norway and was a resident of Frankfort. Surviving are his widow, Velma, and a son, Gary, both of . El' berta , Mich. the local elections up and down the East Coast. An example of why we did this occurred in Gloucester, where several local politicians were eager to tear down existing fishing piers and replace them with high priced condo­ miniums. This lack of concern for an important local industry is not helping matters for fishermen here , who have had to contend with one of the worst fishing seasons in recent memory, meeting. Shipping has been fair in most ports, except in Norfolk , where it has been pretty good thanks to the large amount of military work there. SIU Rep Mike Paladino wants to remind all " B " Book members about the new ruling concerning military work, which was spelled out in detail in last month' s LOG. We are still negotiating a contract thanks in large part to poor weather, with soaring insurance rates and scarce fishing resources. Maryland. The Steuart contract has been settled . And the Association of Maryland Pilots is opening up a new pilot's station near Solomon's Island , which is a short drive from Piney Point . The launch boat will be manned by SIU members. In addition to servicing deepsea, inland and fishing equipment, we have been busy with our grassroots activi­ ties. In Baltimore, we are preparing for a Christmas Maritime Port Council BOOZE OR DRUG:,? Shawn' s Launch Service in HELP WI TJI 7HE6E P/lOBLEM!/ /G A VAILABLE . CONTACT Tl-IE A .R.C. OR YOUR PORT A GENT November 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 --- - -·- -·-·---- ------- ·----- �LNG AQUARIUS ( Energy Transpor­ tation Corp.), September S-Chairman R. J. Callahan ; Secretary Steven R. Wag­ ner; Educational Director Jose Camelo; Deck Delegate John F. Batorski; Engine Delegate Brenda Murray Dye; Steward Delegate R. M. Worobey. No disputed OT. Fifty dollars was added to the ship's fund from an arrival pool. There is now $230 in the treasury. (Steward Assistant Mark Pla­ tania, winner of the $1 50 pool, was seen having a good time in Tobata. ) The treas­ u rer suggests arrival pools more often. The crew would like to receive the Stars and Stripes newspaper upon arrival in Japan. The captain is going to make arrangements for two copies of the paper to be delivered to the ship each trip. The ship's fund will pay for th� subscriptions. A brief discussion was held on the importance of donating to SPAD. Also discussed was the necessity for new hands to develop proper work habits and attitudes. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done-and a special thanks to Tom Leen for putting out a great salad bar. Report to the LOG: " I n Bontang , we had a softball game and won. LNG Aquarius, 1 5-Bontang Ex-Pat's, 1 3 . The bosun is getting relieved this trip along with two other crewmembers. A going-away party was held and a good time was had by all. A special thanks was given to the bosun for providing the beverages." Next ports: Arun , Indonesia and Himeji, Japan. UIW in Long Beach, and those aboard government charter vessels). To that came the response, " Let it be known that working for lower wages is better than not working at all." The feeling expressed was that if members don't like conditions aboard the maritime prepositioning ships, they shouldn't throw in for the jobs. Thanks was given to headquarters for responding so promptly to the crew's last beefs under Good and Welfare. The matter now rests with the company. Other than this response, there COVE LIBERTY (Cove Shipping), Au­ OS Joe Murphy; (sitting) Steward Chris Rowe, and QMED Bob Haller. gust 25-Chairman D . . Ellette; Secretary W. Wroten; Educational Director R. Gia­ manas. No disputed OT. There is $61 .29 in the ship's fund. The vessel is expected to pay off in Long Beach, Calif. at the end of August. Members interested in shipping on the new Navy-contracted vessels should apply for a security clearance. Applications are available from the partolman. Members also were urged to upgrade their skills at Piney Point because "entry jobs are be­ coming very scarce." Several suggestions were made. One was for the Union to look into ways to improve and expedite payment of medical claims. Some members feel their credit ratings are being jeopardized because of slow medical payments. There also was a beef about the company's purchasing agent in New York and on how the ship is being shortchanged on fresh fruit and vegetables each voyage. The cockroach problem .has gotten out of hand aboard ship. A . fumigator/exterminator is needed. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. CPL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR. (Maersk Lines Ltd . ) , October S-Chairman Kon­ stantinos Koutouras; Secretary George Kenny; Educational Director/ Engine Del­ egate Al O 'Krogley; Deck Delegate Bob Shaw; Steward Delegate Tom 'Whitey' Wiehl. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $85 in the ship's fund, thanks to the formation of various pools and the generosity of the brothers and sisters of the S I U , along with Naval and maintenance personnel. The bosun reported that the ship is due to arrive in Bahia (Salvador) Brazil at approximately 1 1 00 hours on Thursday, Oct. 1 0. A launch service will be provided for all. The bosun reminded the members that these are all permanent jobs with a four-on, two-off rotation. A letter from the vice president of operations of Maersk Lines had expressed the compa­ ny's desire to begin a new policy of pro­ viding only two entrees during the noon and evening meals, thus reducing the workload and improving the quality of food served. The educational director noted that some changes are taking place in Piney Point with regard to length of courses. The LOG is continuously u pdating this infor­ mation, and it was stressed how very important it is for the membership to up­ grade their skills. Also during the meeting, the sad shape of the maritime industry was brought up, and the fact that many of our brothers and sisters have had to take "reductions in pay and benefits" (i.e., the 20 I LOG I Novembe r 1 985 A board the USNS Stalwart (/. to r.): AB Charlie Johnson; OS Mike Novae; Bosun Tom Calahan; have been no communications, so while the ship was in Wilmington, Calif. , "Whitey" Wiehl and Lisa Wright of the steward de­ partment boarded the Sea-Land Adven­ turer and obtained some copies of the LOG, an excellent source of information in keeping up with the everchanging industry and what the Union is doing to keep pace with it. "Speaking of Lisa, she will be missed, and we wish her good luck while at the upgrading center. " Report to the LOG: "In the name of Neptunus, brother of Zeus, on the morning of Sept. 7, the ship was boarded by a rowdy bunch calling themselves "Trusty Shellbacks" who promptly seized control of the ship while it was traversing equatorial waters. They rounded up all polywogs and initiated them into the mysteries of the sea. Congratula­ tions to all those who participated (en­ dured) the ritual." Next port: Brazil. GROTON (Apex Marine), September 30--Chairman Christos Florous; Secretary Marvin Deloatch; Educational Di rector D. Turner; Deck Delegate John W. Rambo; Engine Delegate Isaac Rowel ; Steward Delegate Ali S. Hydera. No beefs or dis­ puted OT. The chairman reported that everything is running smoothly and that the ship will pay off in Stapleton , N.Y. on Oct. 5. He also urged all crewmembers to contribute to SPAD in order to help the Union fight for a stronger merchant marine. The secretary reminded members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities at Piney Point and to better educate them­ selves for increased job security. He noted that college courses are available at the school and that the instructors take a sincere interest in each member. The ed­ ucational director stressed the importance of practicing safety at all times. The steward gave the crew a vote of thanks for their cooperation in keeping the mess room clean. The crew, in tum, gave stewards Marvin Deloatch and Ali S. Hydera a vote of thanks for serving very good food. "The food is much better since they returned from vacation." Next port: Stapleton , N.Y. OMI LEADER (OMI Corp.), September 25- Chairman/Steward Delegate . Kathy Devane; Secretary Floyd Mitchell Jr. ; Ed­ ucational Director Alton Hickman; Deck Delegate D. Kenny; Engine Delegate Jose Sanchez. Some beefs will be brought up with the patrolman at payoff. The treasurer reports that a new VCR was purchased from the contributions made by the unli­ censed personnel. The machine is hooked up, but there is some problem piping it in to all the rooms. There is still $ 1 03 left in the movie fund and $60 in the ship's fund. The chairman reports that the ship will pay off this trip. A patrolman will come aboard and, hopefully, provide some clarification on work rules and other items pertaining to the cut in the manning scale. A vote of thanks was given to the steward depart­ ment for the good food and a job well done. Next port: Chiriqu i , Panama. PATRIOT (Ocean Carriers), Septem­ ber 1 5-Chairman Richard Kidd; Secretary Edward L. Johnson; Educational Director J. C. Haight. Some problems were reported in the steward department; otherwise, everything is running smoothly. There is $20 in the ship's fund. The chairman re­ ported receipt of communications pertain­ ing to the 2 percent cost of living allowance and the overtime increases as of July 4. He further reported that the ship's com­ mittee had not yet received copies of the new contract. Four crewmembers were taken off ship sick this voyage; all have been replaced. The educational director talked about the importance of responding to the questionnaires from headquarters, and of answering each question fully­ especially with regards to establishing re­ tirement and hospital facilities at Piney Point. A motion was made to resolve the extraordinarily high travel expenses in­ curred by users of the Jacksonville Clinic, either by moving the clinic or by reimburs­ ing users for the taxi fares (which can run as high as $60 to and from the hall). Next port: Bayview, N.J. USNS STALWART (Sea Mobility Inc.), September 21 --Chairman Thomas F. Ca­ lahan ; Secretary Chris Rowe; Engine Del­ egate/Educational Di rector R. Haller; Deck Delegate Charlie Johnson; Steward Dele­ gate Andy Cuares. No disputed OT was reported . A number of beefs, however, were brought up in all three departments. After reviewing the delegates' report, it was felt that the company should provide in writing its seniority policy and a seniority list. The ship has been operating more in accordance with the deep-sea contracts than with the memorandum of understand­ ing between the S I U and Sea Mobility. It also was felt that an agreement be made, one that would encompass such subjects as overtime, transportation and job de­ scriptions. These, it was believed, would avoid most of the beefs that have arisen to - date. Some other requests include videotapes on Union upgrading and Union education , work gloves, arctic clothes, and that the ship's store carry long johns. Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: PFC EU&EllE A. OBREGOll POllCE PRIDE OF TEXAS PUERTO RICO SAM HOUSTON ADOllS AMERICAN COIHIOR ARCHOll AURORA CA&UAS SAii PEDRO COISTITUTION SEA-WD ADVEITURER SEA-WD llEVEUIP£R SEA-WD ECONOMY SEA-WO l£ADER SEA·WD LIBERATOR SEA-WO PACER SEA-WD PRODUCER SEA·WD VOYAGER COVE l.EAllER COVE IAVl&ATOR Lii& &EMllll l.Ol6 BEACH OMI DYIACHEM OMI MISSOURI OMI SACRAMENTO OMI WABASH OVERSEAS AlASU OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS HARRIETIE OVERSEAS llEW YORK SPIRIT OF TEXAS STONEWALL JACKSOll Lll6 VIRGO Personals J.P. Fitzgerald Your old friend N eftali Vargas would like to hear from you again . Write him at Pita] d e San Carlos , Costa Rica. Muslim S . Muhammad Please contact Brenda Sands as soon as possible at 9 1 5 Palmetto St � , Jacksonville , Fla. Arthur Remus Murphy Please call your daughter, Gloria Jean Murphy, at (702) 737-2039. Robert Shields Please call Joy S hields at (30 1 ) 522-4943 . David D. Sepulveda Please contact your son , Ray­ mond , at 1 953-A Lync h St. , St. Loui s , Mo. 63 1 1 8 , or telephone (3 1 4) 776-3 1 1 6 . Monthly Membership Meetings Port Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , December 6 . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a . m . N e w Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , December W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 2 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, December 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . S t . Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a . m . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , December 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 : 30 a . m . Glouceste r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 1 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 :30 a . m . Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0: 30 a,m. �Francis "Frank" Eugene Harper, 6 1 , joined the SIU in 1 948 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Harper is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . H e was born in Aberdeen, M d . and is a resident of Baltimore. Anton D. Ratkovich, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 962 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Ratkovich was born in Yu­ goslavia and is a naturalized U . S . citizen. H e i s a resident of New York City. Joseph "Joe" Hearn Jr., 65, joined the S I U in the port of Mobile in 1 957 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Hearn is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . He was born in Arkansas and is a resident of Theo­ dore, Ala . Walenty John Rozmus, 63 , joined the SIU in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1 958 sailing as a QMED. Brother Rozmus last sailed out of the port of New York. He began sailing in 1 950. Seafarer Rozmus is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . A native o f Passaic, N . J . , he is a resident there. Deep Sea George Leo Arpin, 57, joined the SIU in 1 949 in the port of New York sailing as a BR utility . Brother Arpin last sailed out of the port of Gloucester, Mass. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Arpin is a veteran of the U . S . Army during the Korean War. Born in Webster, Mass . , he is a resident of Thompson, Conn. Edward Joseph Jordan, 59, joined the SIU in 1 944 in the port of Savannah, Ga. sailing as an AB and recertified bosun. Brother Jordan last sailed out of the port �f Jack­ sonville . He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Savannah. Frank "Jimmie" Lindsey Bartlett, 65 , joined the SIU in 1 947 in the port of New York sailing as a re­ certified chief steward. Brother Bartlett graduated from the Union' s Recertified Chief Stewards Pro­ gram in 1 984 . He walked the picket line in the 1 946 General Maritime beef, the 1 947 Isthmian strike and the 1 948 Wall St. beef. A veteran of the U . S . Army during World War II , Seafarer Bartlett was born in Lenox, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Joseph Charles Smith, 66, joined the SIU in 1 949 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook. Brother Smith last sailed out of the port of San Francisco. He hit the bricks in the 1 96 1 Greater N. Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Smith is a veteran of the U . S . Army' s Infantry Corps in World War I I . Born in Philadelphia, he is a resident there. William Martin Laree, 5 1 , joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 958 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Laree was born in St. Jo­ seph, La. and is a resident of New Orleans. • Herman Collier, 5 1 , joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1 960 sailing as a chief pumpman . Brother Collier attended Piney Point Crews Conference No. 5 in 1 970. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps in the Korean War. Born in Ken­ tucky, he is a resident of Upper Darb y , Pa. Julio Marcial Lazo, 62, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 sailing as a wiper. Brother Lazu is a veteran of the U . S . Army Field Artillery Corps in World War I I . H e was born i n Guanich, P . R . and is a resident of Baltimore. Jack Alphonse Gomez, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1 960 sailing as an A B . Brother Gomez was born in Slidell , La. and is a resident there. ' ···� Johnnie Herbert Green, 67 , j oined the SIU i n 1 947 in the port of Norfolk sai ling as a steward ass i st­ ant. Brother Green last sailed out of the port of New York. He also sailed i n the Vietnam War and hit the bricks in the 1 96 1 Robin Line beef. Seafarer Green was born in Savannah, Ga. and is a resident of the B ronx, N . Y . Vincent "Vinny" J . Grima, 6 5 , joined the S I U i n the port of New York i n 1 962 sailing a s a recertified bosun. Brother Grima began sailing in 1 949 and hit the bricks in the 1 962 Greater N .Y . Harbor beef. Seafarer Grima attended Piney Point Crews Confer­ ence N o . 7 ( 1970). Born in Malta, he is a naturalized U . S . citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, N . Y . .� \ James Albert Hammond, 65 , joined the S I U in 1 942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as an AB . Brother Hammond began sailing in 1 938. He worked on the Isthmian shoregang in the port of Houston in 1 969. Seafarer Hammond was born i n Antlers, Okla. and is a resident of Pari s , Texas. !! ::; . I Julio Movido Magno, 65 , joined the S I U in the port of Yokohama, Japan in 1 97 1 sailing as an A B . Brother Magno began sailing i n 1 964 and last sailed out o f the port of Wilmington , Calif. He was born in the Philippines and is a resident of National C it y , Calif. Gabriel Morales, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1 968 sailing as an AB. Brother Mor­ ales last sailed out of the port of San Juan , P . R . He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . Seafarer Morales was born in Guay­ ama, P.R. and is a resident of Vega Alta, P.R. Bart James Power, 57, joined the SIU in 1 945 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT and 2nd and 3rd assistant engineer for MEBA District 2 from 1968 to 1 985 . Brother Power began sailing on the Great Lakes and was a former member of the SUP. He last sailed out of the port of Jacksonville. Seafarer Power was also picket captain in the 1 946 General Maritime beef at Terminal Island, Calif. and the Bull Line strike in Brooklyn, N .Y . Born in Buffalo , N . Y . , he is a resident of Clearwater, Fla. James Temple, 65 , joined the S I U i n the port of Baltimore i n 1 95 1 sailing as a recertified chief steward/ baker. Brother Temple graduated from the Union ' s Recertified Chief Stewards Program in 1 982. He- be­ gan sailing in 1 946 and last shipped out ofthe port of Wilmington , Calif. A veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I , Seafarer Temple was born in New Orleans and is a resi­ dent of Long Beach, Calif. Norman Edward Wroton Jr. , 5 5 , joined the S I U i n 1 948 i n the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief pump­ man, ship ' s delegate and 2nd as­ sistant engineer for MEBA District 2 from 1 966 to 1 985 . Brother Wro­ ton ran for the port of New York patrolman post in 1 960. He is a veteran of the U . S . Marine Corps during the Korean War. Seafarer Wroton was born in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. &mt Lakes Francis Alexander Basley, 65 , joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 96 1 sailing as a FOWT and coalpasser for the Reis Steam­ ship Co. Brother Basley last sailed out of the port of Duluth, Minn. He was a former member of the Saw­ mill Workers U nion and the Team­ sters Union . Laker Basley was born in Ashland, Wis. and is a resident of Superior, Wis. Lawrence Joseph Belanger, 64, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as a watch­ man and wheelsman. Brother Be­ langer is a veteran of the U . S . Armed Forces during World War I I . He was born in Marinette, Wis. and is a resident of Menominee, Mich. November 1 985 I LOG I 21 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes OCT. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port President Exec. Vice President Joe DiGiorglo, 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 Frank Drozak, * * REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Ed DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7 7 9 Port 44 9 2 18 15 2 12 5 0 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 5 Port 2 25 3 Turner, STEWARD DEPARTMENT 3 Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Port 2 10 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 24 10 0 0 0 4 20 24 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 22 51 23 16 79 14 8 52 45 ALGONAC, Mich. * "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 mont h . 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1 2 1 6 E. Baltimore St. 2 1 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea OCT. 1-3 1 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Nerfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . Jacksonville . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 68 3 6 16 12 40 29 35 21 35 11 10 33 0 0 321 3 12 6 6 11 2 9 17 16 5 6 7 30 0 0 7 137 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0 34 2 1 22 4 56 25 12 4 40 17 9 20 0 2 248 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 3 0 0 18 9 29 12 12 23 15 52 69 71 50 71 25 11 73 0 5 627 8 29 23 12 16 4 12 29 25 20 21 5 26 14 0 2 246 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 1 3 2 12 3 0 0 31 0 98 9 20 22 10 54 30 40 33 58 15 12 46 0 8 455 3 16 4 0 4 3 7 2 14 16 18 4 22 4 0 3 119 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1 73 2 0 0 84 0 53 4 5 11 11 35 21 95 23 41 14 14 27 0 0 354 5 8 2 0 3 0 5 7 11 6 13 2 51 0 0 3 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 47 0 0 0 50 0 2 59 2 9 7 2 31 14 1 08 32 37 14 19 24 0 0 360 3 85 13 14 20 12 22 28 42 42 52 21 207 28 0 5 594 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 4 0 4 2 286 1 0 0 309 1 ,796 1 ,075 373 . . . : . . . 0 37 4 5 13 8 29 20 18 3 26 13 6 31 0 5 221 0 4 0 2 1 3 7 0 8 5 9 0 21 4 0 4 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 18 2 6 11 5 37 22 5 3 35 11 8 18 0 2 1 84 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 14 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 13 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 66 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . &. �u� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals. . ............ . ...... . 0 35 2 0 6 8 18 9 48 13 23 8 9 19 0 0 198 1 3 1 0 1 6 1 4 8 2 7 0 28 0 0 1 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 31 0 28 1 1 12 0 37 12 14 4 36 10 13 8 0 0 176 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 97 1 23 4 0 0 0 0 1 124 1 52 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piney Point : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Totals..................... . Totals All Departments . .. . ... . * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 2 2 1 20 10 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 24 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 92 Port Gloucester . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . San Francisco . . . Wilmington . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . Piney Point . . . . . Totals . . . . . . . . . . Trip Reliefs CLEVELAND, Ohio 0 28 2 2 13 1 13 8 57 15 19 4 0 14 0 0 176 916 3 39 7 10 9 7 15 17 17 13 21 8 0 11 0 5 182 450 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19 63 0 608 0 310 0 131 133 * "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 October was down from the month of September. A total of 1 ,1 82 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 , 1 82 jobs shipped, 608 jobs or about 51 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 1 33 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 1 ,939 Jobs have been shipped. 22 I LOG I November 1 985 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 (21 6) 621 -5450 D ULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (2 1 8) 722-4 1 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 01 930 (61 7) 283-1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 968 1 3 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 22 1 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 BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 02740 (61 7) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: NEW YORK, N.Y. 1-800-325-2532 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 Third St. 235 1 0 ( 804) 622- 1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5) 336-38 1 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (30 1 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (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 2 1 (206) 441 -1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63 1 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 SUBIC BAY, Rep. of Philippines 34 21 st St., W. Bajac Bajac Olongapo City C-2201 222-3533 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 �New Health Care Concept Seafarers Begi n Preferred Provider Program The Seafarers Welfare Plan has be­ gun a pilot project for its members and their families to provide, better medical services . The Seafarers Welfare Plan is designating hospitals in several ports as Seafarers Preferred Provider Hos­ pitals (PPH). This i s the first in a series of articles which will introduce the project and spotlight the hospital which has been selected as the Preferred Provider Hospital in Seattle, Wash. WHAT IS A PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL? For the purposes of this project , a Preferred Provider Hospital is a med­ ical facility which agrees to provide services to Seafarers and their families for a negotiated reimbursement rate. Generally , there will be only one Pre­ ferred Provider Hospital in each port. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION (PPO)? The purpose of a PPO is to give Seafarers and their families an oppor­ tunity to be served by one facility which will become aware of t-he needs of men and women working in the maritime industry, and the particular needs of their families. This arrangement will allow mem­ bers and their dependents who are in need of medical attention to use a hospital which is familiar with the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the claim's payment procedures . This artangement also allows the ·Rla.n to have a continuing relationship with a hospital , so that if there are disputes which come up · concerning payment of claims, they may be re­ solved quickly and with -a minimum involvement of the members or their dependents . Since the closing o f Public Health Hospitals in 1 98 1 , Seafarers have used many different facilities in their home ports as well as when they were in unfamiliar U . S . ports . Establishing a PPO arrangement with one hospital will offer Seafarers the opportunity to get medical treatment at a hospital which will provide excellent care and will welcome Seafarers and their fam­ ilie s . HOW WILL THIS PROGRAM WORK? As with any other hospital admis­ sion , in order to use a particular facility you must use a doctor who has priv­ ileges at the hospital . Most of the PPO hospitals will have outpatient clinics as part of their facility . By choosing a doctor from that clinic, should it be­ come necessary for you to be admitted to a hospital , you should have no trouble being admitted to the PPO facility. For example, if you are having back trouble, you would go to the clinic at that facility and ask to make an ap­ pointment with an orthopedist. If you feel this doctor suits you, he would bec9me your regular doctor. And if you should need to be admitted for an operation,- you would receive treat­ ment at the PPO facility . · . This is one of the clinics operated by the Virginia Mason Medical Center. If your doctor does not have privi­ leges at the PPO facility , the chances are you will not be able to use the PPO hospital when you or your family need in-patient treatment. As the PPO hospitals are among the biggest in the city, there will be many doctors in each specialty to choose from. In non-emergency admission situa­ tions, you or your dependent would go down to the hospital ' s admissions section to check into the hospital . At that time the hospital staff would pro­ vide you with a Seafarers benefit ap­ plication to be filled i n . Once this appli­ cation and other hospital forms are complete, in most cases, this would facility if you do not have eligibility for welfare benefits; however, you would be responsible for the payment of the hospital bills just as you would be at any other facility. MUST I USE THE PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL? The use of the PPO hospital is vol­ untary. If a member or dependent chooses a facility other than the PPO hospital, there is no effect ,.m the benefits which will be provided by the Plan. There are, however, · many advan­ tages to using the PPO hospital such as: • obtaining services at a facility which offers quality care for a reasonable cost. • using a facility which is familiar with our organization and whose staff is familiar with the unique needs of our membership and their families. • streamlined claims procedures for members and dependents using this facility . • use of these hospitals will allow the Plan to monitor the claims to make sure the hospital is offering their services efficiently and maintaining high standards of quality of care. • if the hospital sees that many Seafarers and their. families are using the facility , the hospital and Plan will be able to maintain the reasonable rates for services. This, in turn, will allow the Plan to keep a lid on rising health care costs and use these savings to the ben­ efit of members and their depend­ ents . The Plan hopes that this pilot proj­ ect will work and that the goals of this project will be realized . Support from the membership is necessary to make this program work. Since this project is still in the experimental stages , there may be problems which need to be worked out. The Plan would like to hear from you concerning this program . with any questions or comments you have. Write to: PPO Coordinator SIU Headquarters, 3rd floor 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Mary....d 20746 Virginia Mason Medical Center Seatarers Preferred Provider Hospital Jn Seattle, Washington Virgini a Mason Medical Center, located in downtown Seattle, has been chosen as the Seafarers Welfare Plan ' s Preferred Provider Hospital. Virginia The Virginia Mason Medical Center offers top flight care. be alJ that is required of the member or his dependent. The hospital will forward all forms and bills d irectly to headquarters. At the time of admission, the mem­ ber's eligibility will be checked by telephone with headquarters in Camp Springs. By checking eligibility before services are provided, it will be deter­ mined at the outset who will be re­ sponsible for payment, and this will avoid disagreements later on. I n some instances , the PPO hospital will also be the clinic performing the fit-for-duty and other employment-re­ lated physical examinations. Your Port Representatives will notify you of any changes concerning the clinic s . WILL I B E ABLE TO USE THIS HOSPITAL IF I DO NOT HAVE ELIGIBILITY FOR WELFARE COVERAGE? Mason enjoys one of the finest reputations as a quality health care institution i n the ci ty . Along wi th the main facil i t y , there are out-patient cli nics located at Fourth Ave . , Seattle , Mountlake Terrace , Kirkland, Federal Way and North Bend . The V i rgi nia Mason Medical Center was established in 1 920 when a group of six doctors agreed to build a clinic and hospital. Today, the Virginia Mason Medical Center has five main buildings in Seattle. There are more than 1 25 doctors who practice all areas of medicine in the clinic. The Virginia Mason Medical Center offers all the medical services available in large institutions such as an intensive care unit, maternity ward, surgery units, laboratories and pharmacy. Virginia Mason also provides such services as a Diabetes Teaching Center to educate patients with diabetes , a pain management program which assists people who live with chronic pai n , a short stay surgery program for out­ patient surgery , an obstetrical information line which provides people calling in to receive detailed i nformation concerning obstetrical treatment, and a new midwifery program for prospective parents who wish to take advantage of alternative birthing methods. The Virginia Mason Medical Center also provides audiovisual programs and other materials in its Patient Health Education Center which are available to patients and visitors. The hospital also has a teller machine from the Seattle First National Bank in the lobby. An eyeglass store also is on the premises. For people who need to be near in-patient members or dependents , the hospital operates a hotel with reasonable rate s . Packages of information about Virginia Mason and the services it provides are available at the hall and wiH be sent out to the ships. If you hav_e any other questions concerning services available through this facility, contact your port agent. It is possible for you to use the PPO November 1 985 I LOG I 23 �New Hall Dedicated Better Service in Store for Hawaiian Members More than 300 people attended ded­ serve the two cruise ships Constitution ication ceremonies for the SIU's new Union hall in Honolulu serving the military vessels calling on Hawaii and Hawaiian Islands. The November 2 the commercial ships stopping there and Independence, many of the new festivities included a huge buffet, en­ tertainment and a chance for Union also. By the first of the year, the Union families and their friends from the plans to be able to offer some classes for trainees and upgraders, including Islands to visit and relax . Groundbre!lking for the new hall was August 1 . The large building will lifeboat , firefighting and Union edu­ cation. A Hawaiian tradition includes the holding of the haile. In front of the new hall, holding the haile are (I. to r.) SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio, SIU Vice President George McCartney, Field Rep Joe Corrigan, Far East Rep. Steve Ruiz, Rep. Tom Fay, Political Director Marianne Rogers, Frank Drozak, Rev. Kealanahele, Gilda Lee and Emil Lee . During the festivities, SIU President Frank Drozak took time to have a word with Honolulu patrolman Errol Pak and Ills wife Julie, who is b� their daughter, Chloe • ... ·� :· (,I�-....::��\<\�... . . . . ,· There is always time for politics. Here state representative Donna Kim and Dave Peters, special assistant to Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), take time to visit. J' ,,,,.,....,. .. .,. . . < ,,,._ . , ,'; � . . � SIU Secretary Joe DiGiorgio waves to the crowd after being introduced by the day's emcee, Field Rep Joe Corrigan. Here SIU Rep Tum Fay, who has supervised several Union building projects during the past few years, and Union President Frank Drozak chat with the Honolulu ball's architects, Henry Lukele and Lloyd Sweda. More t:fum 300 people attended the dedJcation of the new Union ball. 24 I LOG I November 1 985 ·· _ _______:..._" '- · - ------- ·- ---------- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU BACKS FARM BILL AGREEMENT IN SENATE NEW EFFORTS TO BOOST MERCHANT MARINE INTRODUCED COURT UPHOLDS MILITARY CARGO PREFERENCE LAW SO MANY SACRIFICES--SO LITTLE RESPECT ONCE WAS ENOUGH UNIONS TAKE SONAT PROTEST TO WALL STREET LIKE BOATMEN OF OLD, SIU SAILS THE ERIE CANAL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY THE SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOLOF SEAMANSHIP SEALIFT TRAINING COORDINATOR TRAVELS NEAR AND FAR TO INSTITUTE AND MAINTAIN MILITARY CONTRACT TRAINING PROGRAMS DROZAK SLAMS "FREE TRADE" CALLS FOR NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY IN THE PORTS OF WASHINGTON: THE SIU IN SEATTLE AND TACOMA SEAFARERS BEGIN PREFERRED PROVIDER PROGRAM VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER SEAFARERS PREFERRED PROVIDER HOSPITAL IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON BETTER SERVICE IN STORE FOR HAWAIIAN MEMBERS 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 11/1/1985 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. 11 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log