http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/78ffb74649d6719eed83fa03593da047.PDF 6650a22dfe01fc4ae2d6ab68d65951a3 PDF Text Text OFWqAlORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATiONAL UNION • ATLANTIC GULF, UKES AND INUND WATERS DISTRIQ • AFKIO Volume 54, Number s # «/• What Price Trade?' L ^:ri%a he heavy cost of the proposed trade deal with Mexico will he measured in terms of massive job losses, factory closings and the destruction of American communities. Ti. • 4i Vf • Page 3 1' AFL-CIONEWS : ': * L. • t'-7 V.--V • J.'" ^ •' • f -.' �•-.r J-; i./' 2 SEPTEMBER 1992 SEAFARERS LOG President's Report Congress Faces Full Maritime Agenda When U Rehims M BO, nis Month A Government-Approved Runaway Operation • '^. •.I A. It is not the mere notion of a free trade agreement with other na­ tions that the American labor movement finds objectionable. The AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions, in particular the unions representing workers in the transpor­ tation sector who earn their living moving goods, favor free trade if it is conducted f^ly. Trade agreements generally are designed to eliminate tariffs and other government programs which protect domestic interests. The rub when it comes to the so-called free trade agreement that has just been signed by the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico, known as the North American Free Trade Agreement or NAFTA, is that this Michael Sacco is not fair trade. It is an agreement to en­ courage American business to move their operations into Mexico, to use cheaper labor and then send the goods back here for consumption by Americans. This is a plantswitch operation. It is precisely this use of a free trade agreement to allow a trans­ ference of U.S. manufacturing capabilities to Mexico and the sale of the product back to the United States which we in the American labor movement find objectionable. We object to the opportunity of capital to avoid the use of American labor while never taking their eye off the American market, for it will not be Mexican citizens, each of whom has a per capita income of some $2,000 a year, that will purchase all the goods being manufactured in Mexico by U.S. companies. Of course there are the many tales by various economists and administration representatives that the trade pact with Mexico will make the world a better place, with high-paying jobs for Mexicans and Americans alike. Then there are other economists who admit there will be several hundred thousand American jobs lost at first, but, they promise, these will be offset later by increased jobs from producing increased goods for the Mexican market. Competing for $4.00 a Day W I.:.- :i 4:^ Such thoughts at best are cold comfort to American workers who are being told that massive layoffs are immediately in store for them. At worst such talk is a cover-up for the fact that allowing U.S. capital to go to Mexico by the billions of dollars not only means job losses in the United States, but it also means decreased wages, as American workers are forced to compete against their Mexican counterparts earning between $4 and $10 a day. And for eve^ economist that predicts a rosy future because of NAFTA, there is another economist who sees m the agreement job losses for both Mexican and American workers. Frankly, I prefer to evaluate this trade agreement by common sense and our experience in U.S. shipping. Common sense tells us that if a U.S. company owner has a choice between $10 an hour employees or $10 a day employees, he will choose the latter. If a U.S. company owner has a choice between meeting U.S. safety, environmental and tax regulations or operating in Mexico with none of those costs, he is bound to choose the latter. If an American company has a chance to increase proHts substantially ust by moving factories across the border, it will do so. And if the U.S. government officially approves the move, so much the better. Our experience tells us that capital seeks the cheapest costs and that, given the chance, capital will roam the world looking for the most exploitable labor and least regulated environment. Imagine what U.S. investment will do when what they are looking for— ow wages and a regulation-free environment- -is just a stone's throw away across the border. Who Pays the Price? In sum, it is American workers, their families and their com­ munities who pay the price for this greed and shortsightedness. The victims of a so-called free trade agreement, or in other words an organized, government-sanctioned runaway operation, are America's workers and their families—the people who produce American goods, the people who pay the taxes, the people who Ight America's wars, the people who raise the next generation of eaders and the people who most directly bear the brunt of America's incapable leadership at times, as with the proposed trade deal with Mexico. Trade must enrich ordin^ people, not a few on the top who reserve for themselves the right to the best that the United States las to offer, but who would deny the same to the America's work­ ing people. It is only when trade agreements benefit all citizens in­ stead of the few on the capital side of the equation that those of us in the trade union movement can support such pacts. Volume 54, Number 9 A;' • ; i:: Several bills affecting the U.S Maritime Biiis to Foiiow in Faii Session of Congress shipping industiy and the people who earn their livelihoods at sea Action by Congress Description BUVNumber await congressional action as legislators return to Capitol Hil" Would require all inland Passed by House this month following the summer Inland Decuman- l)oatmen Merchant Marine & on vessels of tatlon/HR4394 recess. more than 5 tons to hold Fisheries Committee; full House consideration next Hearings, debates and votes Coast Guard-issued merchant mariner are expect^ to be fast and furious documents as members of the Senate and House of Representatives ^ to Maritime Mark-up expected to be Would help U.S.-flag complete their work and adjourn Refonn4tR5627; companies acquire new held in September by House & Senate vessels andprovide by Columbus Day (October 12) in S3047 merchant marine payments for up to 74 order to campaign at home for the subcommittees militarily useful November 3 elections^ commercial vessels Closing a Safety Loophole Repeal of Work Would eliminate Marked-up by House Maritime bills include remov­ Tax on Mariners/ proposed fees on Coast Coast Guard Subcommittee; awaiting Guard-issued merchant ing a safety loophole that allows HR4693 action by House mariner documents inland mariners to sail without Merchant Marine & Coast Guard documentation, Fisheries Committee creating a federal policy as Passed by House of Included with the proposed by Department of Defense Representatives; Defense Departmenfs Appropriations Transportation Secretary Andrew Bill4HR5504 awaiting action by the FY '93 funding bill are Card Jr. this summer to fund U.S.$801.4 million for sealift Senate Appropriations Committee to purchase or build flag commercial vessels that civilian-crewed military Could be used by the military in vessels times of emergency and eliminat­ ing a proposed "work tax" that Cruise to Would eliminate foreign- Passed by House Merchant Marine & flag cruise ships from could be imposed when merchant Nowhere Fisheries Committee; full sailing out of U.S. ports Restrictions/ mariners acquire or upgrade their HR 5257 for gambling junkets with House consideration next merchant mariner documents. no ports of call However, congressional atten­ tion to these bills could be limited as the legislators still have to pass eight labor unions representing lowing passage of the Otnnibus almost all of the Fiscal Year 1993 maritime workers called for rapid Budget Reconciliation Act of packages that fund the federal enactment of the reform package. 1990. The proposed cost to government—including the Within the reform package are mariners ranges from $35 for a Defense Department measure means to help U.S.-flag shipping Z-card with no endorsements to companies acquire new vessels, $135 for an AB or QMED endor­ that concerns sealift. The full House of Repre­ including governmental pay­ sement to $330 for upper level sentatives almost imniediately ments for up to 74 militarily use­ licenses. upon its return is expected to ful commercial ships. Looking for Sealift Funds While both Card and legis­ debate H.R. 4394, which would Appropriation bills fund the require inland boatmen who sail lators who serve on maritime federal government for the period committees have stated their aboard vessels of more than five October 1,1992 to Septemter 30, gross tons to carry U.S. Coast hopes to pass the legislation by 1993. The House passed the the end of the year, neither the Guard merchant mariner docu­ Defense biU (H.R. 5504) on July 2 ments (Z-cards). The bill, which House nor the Senate have with $801.4 million for sealift left passed the House Merchant scheduled a mark-up session as of intact. Those fiinds, combined with Marine and Fisheries Committee press time. However, spokesmen $2.7 billion already available, on July 1, would close a loophole for both the Senate and House could be used to acquire vessels which has exempted the men and merchant marine subconunittees necessary to satisfy the recommen­ Avomen working aboard tugs and said session dates would be set dations of the Mobility Require­ tows in America's inland water­ when the legislators return to ments Study based on the actions Washington after Labor Day. ways from carrying Z-cards. taken during the Persian Gulf war Upon passage by the House, Nixing the Seaman Tax and issued in January. the bill would go to the Senate for The House Merchant Marine A bill to amend the Passenger action. and Fisheries Committee also has Service Act to prohibit foreign-flag Towards a National Policy not set a date for further considera­ cruise-to-nowhere voyages awaits Congress continues to review tion of a bill designed to repeal fees action by the House of Repre­ the maritime reform initiative on merchant mariner documents sentatives. The House Merchant rresented by Card. Both the and licenses. The Coast Guard Marine and Fisheries Committee iouse and the Senate are working Subcommittee marked up the bill, passed the legislation in August on separate bills sponsored by the H.R. 4693, in May for action by the The bill also would codify U.S. Customs Service and court rulings chairmen of each chamber's mer­ full committee. The legislation was introduced that passenger vessels engaged in chant marine committees. Along with SIU President after the Coast Guard announced the coastwise trade be U.S. built Vlichael Sacco, the presidents of it would implement such fees fol­ and owned. ITB Olive /Ifoore Returns to Great Lakes after Conversion September 1992 The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is pub­ lished monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Telephone (301) 899-0675. Second-class postage paid at MSC Prince Geor­ ges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Communications Department Director and Editor^ Jessica Smith; Assistant Editor, Daniel Duncan; Associate Editor, Jordan Biscardo; As­ sociate Editor/Production, Deborah Hirtes; Art, Bill Brower. The tugboat OliveL Moore, shown above with the barge McKee Sons, relumed to the Great Lakes earlier this season after being fitted with a new twin-rudder ship control system. Operated by Upper Lakes Towing of Escanaba, Mich., and crewed top to bottom with SIU members, the integrated tug/barge fiauls salt, stone and ore all over the Great Lakes region. While the Moore was built in 1928, the McKee Sons recently was converted into a barge from a steamboat hull. Upper Lakes operates one other steamboat ttiat fias been converted into a tug/barge—the Joe Thompson/and//. •fl �- I '.-.-••.-i:.;.i>'i.'. SEFrEMBER1992 SEAFARERS LOG 3 AFL-CIO Sees Loss Of 500,000 Jobs In New Trade Pact A trade agreement negotiated though this is lower in the 2,000- declining American wages. by the Bush administration with mile area bordering the Unitec The AFL-CIO has noted that the governments of Mexico and States where thousands of the Bush administration is fond of Canada must be measured in American companies have estab­ arguing that for every billion dol­ terms of how American workers lished factories known as "ma- lars of U.S. exports, 20,000 jobs will fare, according to the AFL- quiladoras." In the United States are created. The federation has CIO and its affiliated unions, in­ the average 1990 manufacturing pointed out that the cluding the Seafarers wage is $14.77. administration's glowing num­ International Union. Federal, state and local en­ bers fail to consider the reverse: The so-called free trade pact vironmental standards, also in- For every billion dollars of excess with Mexico and Canada, or the plant safety and health imports to the United States, "North American Free Trade regulations, are far more stringent 20,000 jobs are lost. Agreement" (NAFTA), which in the U.S. than in Mexico. The Economic Policy Institute now goes to Congress for ratifica­ (EPI), a Washington, D.C.-based A Mexican Market? tion or rejection, in theory is group of economists, analyzed NAFTA boosters argue job los­ designed to reduce trade barriers ses in the United States will be three of the studies cited by the among the three nations and by made up by the newly-opened Bush administration and found that create jobs and prosperity for Mexican market This theory con­ them wanting. In an analysis of the the citizenry. tends that U.S. jobs will be created three studies, EPI found that the Proponents of the pact, which by the need to supply Mexicans rosy projections for NAFTA were the Bush administration last with American-made goods. made possible by making two as­ month announced had been However, the AFL-CIO has sumptions—first, a full employ­ signed by all three countries, also pointed out that a nation with one- ment economy in the U.S. and believe it will allow the United third the population of the United second, no transfer of investment States to compete with a unified States and with a per person per from the United States to Mexico. European market and the capita income of $2,010 per year One-Seventh of U.S. Wages economically powerful Japan and does not make a market of suffi­ By using the same studies and other Asian Pacific Rim cient capacity and unmet needs to factoring in a small transfer of AP/Wlde World Photos countries. generate the more than half a mil­ American investment to Mexico, (J 3 Scenes like these are envisioned by the AFL-CIO as a While agreeing with the goals lion American jobs that would be EPI found a 550,000 job loss for result of new trade pact with Mexico that will see factories of job creation and a strong lost because of the transfer to the U.S. and a reduction of U.S. fleeing from the United States. The man pictured above lost American economy, opponents Mexico of U.S. manufacturing gross domestic product (GDP) of his job when the General Motors Fisher Body assembly plant in Flint, of NAFTA—including the AFLcapability. $36 billion over 10 years. Mich, closed in 1987. CIO and its affiliated unions, en­ EPFs report concluded, ". . . vironmental groups, many farrher Studies, More Studies the attraction of Mexico for U.S. organizations, among others To put Mexico's economy in manufacturers is not Mexico's believe the pact as it stands now jerspective, it has been noted that small consumer economy, it is the will result in massive lay-offs, jusinesses in the state of Florida labor force of almost 30 million more than 500,000 in a few years produce as much in goods and willing to work for wages that because of a huge transfer of U.S. services annually as all the busi­ average one seventh of ours in capital south of the border. The nesses in Mexico. And Florida's Mexican manufacturing and one pact also will result in weakened population is one-seventh of that fourteenth in maquiladoras." U.S. communities and a lower of Mexico. All told, the Mexican A group of economists from standard of living for American economy has only 5 percent of the University of Massachusetts, workers. U.S. buying power. Amherst and Skidmore College Looking for Profits The Bush administration, in estimate that NAFTA will force With increased profits as a mo­ attempting to sell the trade treaty job losses in both Mexico and the tive, it is not unnatural for with Mexico to a skeptical United States. This group argues American investment dollars to American public facing high un­ that imported com from the U.S. seek the so-called advantages of employment and a sputtering and Canada will force 800,000 to setting up production facilities in economy, has cited several 2,000,000 Mexican corn Mexico. In wages, the 1990 studies by economists to prop up producers into unemployment. Cindy Slephen/UAW/So/AHari^MagazlnB Mexican minimum wage was its case. However, for every Even the 680,000jobs created by In Mexico, if the proposed NAFTA agreement goes equivalent to59 cents per hour. In economist who sees growth and the transfer of U.S. investment to into effect, hundreds of U.S. companies will relocate the United States the federal min­ prosperity for the American Mexico will not offset these job worker in NAFTA, there is losses, state the economists. Adand invest in factories south of the border, making imum wage is $4.25. products to sell back in the U.S. Many already have. Pictured above The average 1990 manufactur­ another economist who charts Continued on page 5 is a General Motors plant in Matamoros, Mexico. ing wage in Mexico is $1.80, al­ thousands of U.S. job losses and rrnrrnr I I Ml The 'Brotherhooci of the Sea' Comes to Aid of Hurricane Victims In Storm, Ships Crewed, Moved to Sea Relief supplies donated by SIU members from the ports of New York and Jacksonville are arriving in south Florida to help fellow Seafarers who were caught by the destructive force of Hur­ ricane Andrew late last month. Members and their families have donated boxes of food, water and clothing to help those who suffered losses. Pensioner Pedro Mena, son AB Ron Mena and family lost everything when the 160-plus mile-per-hour winds destroyed their home in Cutler Ridge, a sub­ urb 10 miles south of Miami. AJso, Steward William Robles and his family lost part of the roof of their home in Homestead, Fla., approximately 20 miles south of Miami. Robles has been without electricity and running water since the storm, but told Port Rep­ resentative Ambrose Cucinotta, who is based in Dania, Fla., his family is lucky because their home remained standing after the storm. The first Seafarer-donated supplies from New York arrived in Dania on September 2 and promptly were delivered to the Menas, who told Cucinotta how grateful they were that other members remembered them. "This means a lot to my family and me to know the 'Brotherhood of the Sea' was there when we needed them," Ron Mena said when he saw the relief packages. Andrew slammed into south Florida during the pre-dawn Seafarers at the SIU hall in New York pack boxes with food and other items to help hurricane victims. Continued on page 6 Pictured from left are Bert Macary, John Perez, Saleh Hasson, Larry Brown, John Wolfe and John Halpin. A ~ '.i' �4 SEPTBRRER1992 SEAFARERS LOG Gentry Moore Dies at 67; CredenRals Commitlee Reviews Was San Fran. Patrolman Neminatiens far AGUWD RaUat Gentry Moore, SIU patrolman in the port of San Francisco and a key figure in theSIU-AGLIWD's merger with the Marine Cooks and Stewards, passed away August 1 after a long bout witfi cancer. He was 67. Brother Moore's popularity among Seafarers from all ports and districts and different walks of life was reflected by the swift The full text of the reaction to news of his passing. credentials committee For example, the SIU crew report appears on page 9. aboard the Sea-Land Developer immediately sent condolences to After meeting on August 17 his family. (That crew consisted and studying the nomination ap­ of deck department members H plications to ensure each can­ Gibbs, T. Bryant, K. Sbaibi, G. Gentry Moore didate had complied with the Holland and G. Lusk, engine criteria set out in the SIU's con­ department members J. stitution, the credentials commit­ Pamlniano, J. Ross and R. Mercer said. "He was one of the tee issued its report, which will be Llanes, and steward department best. Gentry was a good union presented to the membership for Studying the petitions filed by various members are (left to right) AB members M. Baker, L. Finn, J. official and he got along with its approval at the September Woodrow Shelton Jr., Chief Steward Brian Burchette, Bosun Steve Ross and R. Gegenbeimer.) everybody—shipowners and meetings. Parr and Electrician Jeff McCranie. merchant mariners alike. Joined in 1946 Twenty-eight candidates for A native of Jackson, Miss., 'Gave to Maritime Labor' 27 ballot positions qualified to Members had to present their Moore joined the Marine Cooks union books in order to be California State Senator Mil­ run in the election, which takes and Stewards in San Francisco in ton Marks (D), chairman of the place November 1 through nominated to the committee. 1946. He usually shipped out of California Senate Select Com­ December 31, reported the Each person seeking to serve in­ San Francisco and sailed on the mittee on Maritime Industry, troduced himself to the member­ credentials conunittee members South American runs aboard wrote in a letter to Gentry ship before voting took place with who were elected at the August the results being made Imown im­ Moore-McCormick Lines. Moore's wife, Delores, "Gentry headquarters membership meet­ Brother Moore became an mediately. was highly respected ... he gave ing in Piney Point. MC&S official in 1967, then was greatly of himself to the maritime Al! Departments Represented Elected to serve on August 3 elected a San Francisco port abor movement and to the com­ were Bosun Steve Parr, 41, firom The AGLIWD constitution es­ employee for the SIU in 1978, the munity. It was an honor to have the port of New Orleans; AB tablishes guidelines for the year of the merger. adjourned the Senate in his Woodrow Shelton Jr,, 37, from credentials committee in Article Gentty Moore was one of the memory." the port of Piney Point; Electrician XIII, Section 2. The committee is QMED John Wong (left) and Chief In addition to Mrs. Moore, Jeff McCranie, 31, from the port to be elected at the port where Steward Donald Williams review most dedicated, sincere and reli­ of Piney Point; QMED John headquarters is located (Piney the qualifying petitions submitted able union representatives I have Gentry is survived by four Wong, 53, from the port of San Point). Committee membership by members seeking to run in the ever worked with," said George daughters and numerous McCartney, SIU vice president grandchildren. Francisco; Chief Steward Brian consists of six full book members 1992 SIU AGLIWD election. West Coast. Donations in Gentry Moore's Burchette, 25, from the port of composed of two members from Buck Mercer, SIU vice presi­ memory may be sent to the Honolulu and Chief Steward each of the three shipboard dent, secretary-treasurer, vice Donald Williams, 31, from the departments—deck, engine and prefsident, assistant vice presi­ dent Government Services United Negro College Fund, 500 port of Jacksonville. steward. No elected official or dent, one of twoheadquarters rep­ Division, knew Moore for 30 East 62nd Street, New York, NY At the August meeting, SIU candidate for office is permitted resentative positions or one of 10 (fears. "He helped everybody," 10027. Secretary-Treasurer John Fay o serve on the committee. port agent posts had to submit called the election to order for the Members seeking the position nominating papers between July credentials committee positions. of president, executive vice presi- 15 and August 15. The credentials committee made up of six rank-and-file Seafarers has reviewed al nominating petitions of SIU mem­ bers seeking office in the 1992 districtwide elections in the union's Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inlanc Waters District (AGLIWD). a.'i:.; v";:S;,, •' • ."••i; '•'.' '.-• t;'" ; -l/' -.• .•; •:i? y:.' • J,. I Subic Bay U.S. Naval Operations Move to Guam, Singapore, Japan All U.S. Navy operations, in­ the Filipino government refused cluding Military Sealift Com­ to extend its lease. mand-Pacific Fleet (MSCPAC) Ross told the Seafarers LOG naval support services, are "basi­ that the withdrawal from Subic cally over" at the U.S. milit^base Bay is moving ahead of schedule. at Subic Bay in the Philippines, "Our plans were to have every­ according to a Navy spokesman. thing—cranes, barges. Subic Bay activities have drydock—moved out before bad moved to bases throughout the weather and typhoons hit (in midPacific theater, including Guam, August)," he said. "That has been Singapore and Japan. Lt. Ken done. TTie move basically is over Ross, who works in the office of for MSCPAC vessels." the commander-in-chief for the (The SIU's Government Ser­ Navy's Pacific Fleet, noted vices Division represents the un­ MSCPAC vessels already have licensed crewmembers aboard been calling on these ports since MSCPAC vessels.) the withdrawal from the base was Ross added operations in announced last September when Guam were fully functional while 1:t i». If - " • •H 'I-. • 'X, •> Quick responses by crewmembers aboard two Military Sealift Command-Pacific Fleet MSCPAC) vessels, whose un­ licensed crewmembers are repre­ sented by the SIU's Government Services Division, helped save the lives of two mariners earlier this year, the U.S. Navy agency announced last month. The USNS Kilauea, MSC's only ammunitions vessel, rescued one of its own sailors who was swept overboard in the southern 'acific in May. Petty Officer Second Class Kenneth C. Normand lost his footing and landed in the sea when the Kilauea took a heavy roll to port in the middle of the night. Saved by Shipmate The mishap was seen by a fel­ low crewmember who iirunediately alerted the bridge. By the time Normand surfaced, the 564foot vessel already was a length away. The Kilauea, which is 81 feet wide and has a range of 18,000 nautical miles, turned around and launched a helicopter which pin­ pointed Normand's location in the ocean. The petty officer was rescued and returned to the ship in a lifeboat. Although he swal­ lowed a large amount of sea water, Normand suffered no sig­ nificant injuries. (The Kilauea is schedule to sail to the West Coast at the end One of many vessels used to evacuate the Navy base at Subic Bay, the SlU-crewed MaerskConstellation loads some of the equipment to be taken from the last American military post in the Philippines. of November, marking the first V*:" •Fi u•j; - T.. the post in Singapore is "almost at full strength." The U.S. government plans to tum over the base to the Philip­ pines on December 16. However, that date could be moved up because of the speed of the withdrawal, Ross added. Following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991, the U.S. decided not to rebuild heavily damaged Clark Air Base and to seek an extension on the lease for Subic Bay, which is 50 miles west of Manila. Despite support from forma: president Corazon Aquino, the Philippine senate reject^ the extension. Rescues by MSCPAC Vessels Save Twe Marbwrs' Uves - — time in several years the vessel will be in the U.S.) The other rescue operation was performed by the fleet oiler USNS Andrew J. Higgins on Easter (April 19) morning. The ship, which can carry 180,000 barrels of gas turbine and diesel fuel, was conducting underway replenishments for vessels of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet Immediate Medical Care The 677.5-foot Higgins, a Henry J. Kaiser class vessel operating in the western Pacific, received an urgent request for medical assistance for an injured Korean mariner sailing aboard the South Korean merchant ship Hyundai Nine. The mariner had suffered a serious injury to an arm when he fell 20 feet the previous day. The oiler's motor boat transported the injured mariner to the Higgins where he received preliminary treatment before a helicopter from the USS Bunker Hill took him to a hospital in the Philippines. (The Higgins' land­ ing platform for helicopters is usually utilized in conducting vertical replenishment.) The medical officer for the Bunker Hill, Navy Lt. Tony Massp3:y, noted the action taken by the Hiiggins' crew "most likely saved the mariner's arm and possibly his life. �•' ''•••I- •,;'- .iff-'':' 'mm SEmMBER 1992 SEAFARERS LOG Pro-Runaway Trade Pact Goes Before Gengress bi '93 Continued from page 3 ditionally, the movement o American capital to Mexicanbased manufacturing will result in a decrease of 290,000 to 490,000 American jobs, they say. These economists estimate American wages will go down because of NAFTA, predicting a decline of 2.3 percent. Maquiladoras Basic Economic and Social Indicators U.S., Canada, Mexico Population 1990 GNP 1989 GNP Per Capita 1989 Minimum Hourly Wage 1990 Manufacturing 1980 Average Hourly Wage ManufaGturina1997 Average Hourly Wage U.S. 250,000,000 Canada 27,000,000 Mexico 88,000,000 $5233 billion $514 billion $187 billion $21,082 $19,600 $2,165 $4.25 $3.35 $0.59^ $13.85 $13.53 $14.77 $16.02 • >^9 $1.99 overall ,98 Maquiladora $1.80 overall 1.25 Maquiladora The studies showing severe job losses in the United States ' WsBWyminimum wage of 11894.00pews, poso-toOonar rate 2920.00:hourly minimumwago In doBais0.59. Jeffry Scott/Impact Visuals under NAFTA are backed up by SOURCE: An-OlO material from the Economic Comlssion for UUn America antf the Carlbbbean: AFLOlO material from the World DevBlo|*nenlReport the World Fact Book, OOL;Department of Latior; emtraeayof Canada. Workers at Zenith's Springfield, Mo. plant meet for the last time in the the experience of the maquiladora employee parking area as the plant is shutting down. In February program. For more than a decade, Mo.; Baltimore, Md. and so on. at the end of this year, the EC has 1992, these Zenith workers, and 1,500 others, were laid off. The through government policy, U.S. The maquiladoras, free of spent the last 15 years transfer­ company announced it was moving production to Mexico. companies have been encouraged to establish manufacturing fac­ strict environmental standards ring direct government aid to the tories in Mexico, along the U.S. and free of rigorous enforcement poorer EC nations designed to border. The products from these of the nominal regulations that raise wages, regularize safety and plants are exported into the are on the books, dump toxic environmental standards, im­ United States market at reduced materials into the air, water and prove living conditions and soil. These contaminants pose a generally accelerate develop­ tariffs. The result of this government- threat to all those living on either ment. The Future sanctioned program is the reloca­ side of the border. While the United States has tion of 500,000 American jobs. The AFL-CIO, the SIU and While the United States has lost hundreds of thousands of other affiliated unions will be as­ lost 951,000 manufacturing jobs jobs, it has gained a pollution king Congress to take a second since the early '80s, the ma­ nightmare, stemming from the look at the NAFTA agreement quiladoras have increased side of the border beyond the when it is considered early next year. employment from 120,000 in reach of American laws. Europe's Trade Pact 1980 to now more than 500,000 The opponents of NAFTA in­ The AfT-CIO, in testimony to tend to urge Congress to vote workers, who earn as little as 50 cents to $1.25 an hour, including the Congress and in submissions down the Bush administration's to the United States Trade Repre­ NAFTA proposals. Under the insurance and other benefits. lUENews The explosion of manufactur­ sentative, notes there is an alter­ "fast track" authority extended to ing sites along the border has nate trade model to follow other the administration last year by Zenith is one of hundreds of U.S. companies that has transferred given rise to hundreds of boom- than the maquiladora program. Congress, the legislators now production to maquiladora plants in Mexico located near the U.S. towns and squatter communities, For example, the AFL-CIO said, only can accept or reject the border. However, Zenith has not transferred its customers. The giant filled with cardboard shanties and in preparing for free trade and proposed agreement. The AFL- company continues selling its products to Americans. housing made from scrap wood meaningful integration of nation­ CIO also will urge repre­ for the thousands of workers who al economies between the sentatives and senators to revise PANICS DC TEtCVISlbN K DE REVMOSA. S.A. DE C.V. have come to fill positions build­ countries of Europe, the the rules under which trade agreeure-m-hmm ' •« » — ~~i wcf^coiir^ ing cars, making furniture, as­ European Community (EC) real­ ments are debated so the • — jcTSi^cy.! -•I __ ^_ TSM sembling tele-communication ized a great deal of attention American people will have an op­ 4. 334.00 and electronics components, would have to be paid to the gap portunity to hear a full airing of M4M.ea o>; a MP«T. FdMJo « 4a (MBlNAIIja DM . aoQ 1 imc. OCVBNS* iaoM.eo SEPTIMQ £IA between so-called "rich" and all aspects and consequences of manufacturing car parts. 9 CUWA OlMBICM. 11,400. M •ONO TAWrtB'QIl'qi 3#«9aoo dV 4 cuarA iNsa the proposed trade treaty with Despite living conditions poor" European nations. The EC recognized the Mexico and Canada. characterized by insufficient and > Additionally, the AFL-CIO inadequate housing, lack of run­ economies of Greece, Portugal ning water or sewage facilities and Spain, with lower wages than will be working with elected offi­ j. |T.y».oo and spotty electricity, thousands West Germany, France and the cials and other policy-makers to It r cwpoMn ME70 10,314.00 "iTiio.oo of Mexicans stream into towns United Kingdom, as well as other formulate a national trade policy along the frontier to take jobs that nations, could drive down living that makes the welfare and were once performed in Philadel­ standards across Europe once security of American workers, phia; Cortland, N.Y.; Radford, economic borders came down. their families and their com­ A paycheck stub belonging to a Zenith employee nete 71,700 pesos. Thus, before the united munities and U.S. economic In February 1990, this was equal to $26.16 for a 48-hour work week. Va.; Evansville, Ind.; Flint, Mich.; Los Angeles; Springfield, European market goes into place growth its centerpiece. This maquiladora worker earned 61 cents an hour gross pay. 2000 Plants 1,886 'Free Trade' Already Exists, And It's No Paradise Since the early 1980s, the number of jobs has skyrocketed in Mexican towns and cities near the U.S. bor­ der. Bringing hundreds of thousands of Mexican workers to these areas are maquiladoras, the plants established by U.S. com­ panies taking advantage of govern­ ment offeredtariff advantages. 1500 1000 In 1980 there were 605 maquiladora ilants employing 120,000 workers, n 1990, 1,886 maquiladoras employed half a million people. At wages wag as low as 50 cents an hour and as high ligh as $1.80, living conditions are abysmal. Because the maquiladoras operate free of government environmental and safety regulations, pollution is ram­ pant m streams, the soil and air. f 1980 1984 1987 1990 Employees 500,000 tmestoMoia/ACTWU ..r"...; 4 <M»o 1980 1984 1987 1^ Ernesto Mora/ACTWU HMlttM •nd'Btnoo • •- '-i Jim SaMAFL-aO NEWS • �....•'Ur:yv;,ur 6 •'. •*>- SEFTEMRER1992 SEAFARERS LOa PMnenNew, U.S.-BuiH Contalnership The ship's main route will be SIUNA members are crewing between Los Angeles and ih&MVRJ. Pfeijfer, the first large Honolulu. It is expected to make commercial ship built in the 26 round-trip voyages per year. United States since 1987. The 714-foot Pfeijfer, The Pfeijfer was built at Na­ operated by San Francisco-based tional Steel and Shipbuilding Co. Matson Navigation Co., late last in San Diego. It took two-and-amonth completed its maiden half years to complete. (Like all voyage from Oakland, Calif, to other Matson ships, the Pfeijfer is Hawaii. The building cost was serving only U.S. ports. There­ $129 million and did not include fore, according to provisions in government subsidies. the Jones Act, it is required to be The ship is named after built domestically.) Matson's chairman and will The unlicensed positions on operate with a crew of 21. the vessel will be manned by The Pfeijfer features a 992-ton diesel engine which is nearly four members of the SIUNA affiliated stories high. Matson's eight other unions—AGLIWD for the galley long-haul vessels are less fuel ^i- crew; Sailors' Union Of the ... steam-powered ships. The Pacific, deck gang; and Marine Matson Navigation Company's new 714-foot containership MVR.J. Pfe/ffer departs San Francisco Bay diesel engine may reduce Firemen's Union for the engine on its maiden voyage to Honolulu. fuel costs by as much as 40 percent. department members. Seafarers Launch Donatien Drive AB Ron Mena Recalls Horror of Andrew Continued from page 3 Before Andrew hit both Florida and Louisiana, the ports hours of August 24, crossed the peninsula, entered the Gulf of of Jacksonville, New Orleans and Mexico, then hit south central Houston were busy crewing fast Louisiana during the night of sealift vessels docked in reserve August 25-26. While many status in their areas. Within 24 people lost homes and other pos­ hours of notification. New Or­ sessions in Louisiana, the area is leans had crewed the USNS not as populated as where Regulus and USNS Pollux docked Andrew raced through the Miami in Gretna, La., while Houston suburbs. As of press time, neither filled the jobs on the USNS the New Orleans nor Houston Denebola and USNS Algol. All SIU halls had heard from any four ships sailed toward Mexico members affected by Andrew in to wait out the hurricane. While the USNS Antares arid USNS Louisiana. Capella were placed on alert in After the storm, "I told the Jacksonville, they did not have to guys we had some members in sail as the storm stayed 350 miles trouble. They said they wanted to to the south. help in a food drive," said Assis­ The only SlU-contracted ves­ tant Vice President Kermett sel directly affected by Andrew Mangram, who works in the port was the Senator, a Crowley of New York. "The next day, we American Transport RO/RO, had 15 cases of food—rice, which was tied up in Port beans, peas, water, etc. Everyone Everglades, Fla. for engine participated and some of the local repairs. A reduced crew led by merchants donated." Bosun Donald Wagner helped secure the ship for the storm. The Senator was moved to where it could ride out the storm on an east/west axis fore and aft Both anchors were dropped anc all available lines were used to tie up the vessel. Preparations took 12 hours, according to Captain Ec Seca. "All of us on board, anc Gwendolyn Shinholster, our steward—everybody helped. The good part is the way people worked together to help," Seca said. Seca recorded sustained winds between 60 and 80 miles-perhour with gusts up to 100 during The Menas have begun working on their home since it was struck by the height of Anch-ew whose eye Hurricane Andrew. Since the storm, roof shingles have been put back. passed 35 miles to the south. The other SIU crewmembers who rode out the storm on the Senator included QMEDs Merle Duckworth, Kelly Feldman and Alfred Lane; Wiper Curtis Lang and Steward Assistant Andre Keller. GeneralJohnson Retires; Oversaw Transportation Logistics in Gnif War • f • .•- 'K'.: • •' ffi.fe • ••'••,?ifM.-' r. „rj„: .. The man who directed the transportation logistics of the largest rapid military deployment in history has retired from active military duty. Air Force General Hansford T. Johnson turned over the top job of the U.S. Transportation Com­ mand last month to fellow Air Force General Ronald R. Fogleman during ceremonies at Scott Air Force Base, 111. Johnson led the command, which controls the movement of U.S. troops and their equipment and supplies, during the Persian Gulf war. In that capacity, he also oversaw the operation of U.S.flag merchant ships that carried Gen. Hansford T. Johnson troops and materiel to and from Saudi Arabia coordinated by the Military Sealift Command, which the position until his retirement. was dien headed by Vice Admiral Prior to replacing Johnson, Francis R. Donovan. Fogleman served as die head of the Seventh Air Force, deputy Moved to Transcom in '89 commander of U.S. forces in A native of Aiken, S.C., Johnson graduated from the Air Korea and commander of the Force Academy in 1959. He flew joint U.S. and South Korean air 423 combat missions over South command. and North Vietnam during 1967 'Changing Times' and 1968. Bom in Juniata County, Pa., he After holding numerous posi­ tions within the Air Force, graduated from the Air Force Johnson was deputy commander Academy in 1963. Fogleman in chief of the U.S. Central Com­ completed 315 combat missions mand in 1987. He took over the over southeast Asia between the military's transportation coor­ 1968 and 1970. He has served the dination agency in 1989 and held Air Force in various positions in A view of the Mena's suburban Miami neighborhood hit by Andrew. Gen Ronald R. Fogleman the U.S. and Europe. At the change d command ceremony at the Transportation Command, Fogleman noted, "On my watch, in all likelihood, change will be the hallmark of this command. "Changes in the world order, changing threat and a changing resource environment demand change in our organizational stmcture and outlook. We must focus on our new charter and what we are asked to do, what we do best—^provide global mobility in support of America's security interests." The worst part of living through Hurricane Andrew, ac­ cording to AB Ron Mena, was not knowing if any of the debris banging and slamming against the house was going to destroy the structure and leave its occupants unprotected. Mena, an able bodied seaman who most recently sailed on the Senator, rode out the storm with its 160-plus mile-per-hour winds on the morning of August 24 in the Miami suburban home of his parents (Pensioner and Mrs. Pedro Mena), then with his aunt next door. "Because of all my years at sea, the wind did not bother me," Mena told the Seafarers LOG. "I was sleeping in a room in my parents' house when the roof started leaking on me. Uie house was fiill (of famiy members), so I moved to my aunt's next door to stay with them )ecause they were scared." Once the wind started picking up a few hours later, however, the storm's ferocity became ap)arent. Mena joined the rest of the "amily under mattresses for protection. "The doors sounded like they were going to come off. The win­ dows were breaking. We could hear debris smacking the house and we had no idea what it was." After the storm had passed by late morning, Mena joined the family and neighbors in assessing the damage. "The neighborhood was destroyed," he said. While the AB lost only some clothing, his parents fared far worse. "The house is non-livable. It has four walls, but there is no air (conditioning) and electricity. They may not have power for two months. All the furnishings are ruined." The leak in Mena's room even­ tually led to the storm tearing the roof off Perisioner Mena's home. The family's satellite dish was found down the road in 10 pieces. His mother's car was damaged baidly. A pick-up truck tool bed was found in the Mena's backyard. They have no idea how it got there. Collection Under Way At All SIU Halls Donations of food, water, medicine, money and other use­ ful items for Hurricane Andrew victims are being collected at all SIU halls. Seafarers and their families are urged to bring their donations to a local SIU hall. The materials collected will go first to brother andsister Seaterers who need the assistance, and next to other trade unionists in the dlsaster-etruck areas. �SEPTEMBER 1992 SEAFARERS LOG 7 Top Performance Awards Go to 7 MSCPAC Siiips ^ y-i The fleet oiler USNSAndrew J. Higgins and its crew performed Higgins was named the best ship in beyond the call of duty to earn the the Military Sealift Command, award. The vessel left port in July Pacific Fleet (MSCPAC) and 1990 for a brief deployment in the received the Vice Admiral Roy A. Indian Ocean, then a trip to Sin­ Gano Award for its service in the gapore. However, the Iraqi in­ Persian Gulf during 1991. vasion of Kuwait the following Besides receiving the Gano month changed that. The fleet award, which is named for a oiler was refueling the USS Inde­ former Military Sea Transporta­ pendence and its escorts to allow tion Service commander, the/fig­ them to steam into the Gulf of ging was one of seven vessels Oman. The ship conducted un­ names as 1991 "Smart Ships" derway replenishments in the within MSCPAC. These awards Middle East until it struck an un­ are based on a ship's achieve­ charted reef in the North Arabian ments while on assignment as Seain Janu^ 1991 that put it out well as during command inspec­ of commission for two months. tions. Vessels usually compete Longest Deployment against other ships performing The Higgins returned to the similar missions. The Gano Persian Gulf to assist several U.S. award is for the most outstanding and allied task forces from vessel in MSCPAC. Kuwait City to the Straits of HorThe other Smart Ship winners muz before returning to its were the USNS Navajo, USNS homeport in August 1991. Its Kawishiwi, USNSKilauea, USNS 380-day deployment is believed The USNS Andrew J. Higgins was named by the MSG the best ship in the Military Sealift Command, Observation Island, USNS Zeus to be the longest by any Military Pacific Fleet.The SIU's Govemment Services Division represents the unlicensed mariners on the Higgins. and USNS Mercy. Sealift Command vessel. The USNS Observation Is­ The SIU's Government Ser­ The USNS Navajo, a tugboat, served as the lead search and and with a destroyer squadron in land continued to serve as the vices Division represents the un­ had an active year dong the U.S. recovery platform for the dis­ the Gulf of Alaska. Besides receiving a Smart leader among afloat missile licensed mariners on MSCPAC Pacific coast. It towed the USS covery of two Orion aircraft that vessels, including the Higgins. New Jersey from Long Beach, collided off the coast of San Ship designation, the USNS tracking platforms used to According to MSCPAC, the Calif, to Bremerton, Wash, and Diego. It also was involved in Kilauea also was named the verify foreign ballistic missile other towing jobs, including one Seventh Fleet's 1991 Logistics tests. The vessel was at sea more for oceanographic experiments. Ship of the Year. The vessel than 80 percent of its operation­ The USNS Kawishiwi took the provided various battle groups al time in 1991. The cable ship USNSZeus was Smart Ship honors for older fleet with ammunition during Desert Storm and Desert Shield. underway more than 300 days in oilers. In its last full year of opera1991 working in both the Atlantic Aided Disaster Victims tions, the "flag ship of the and Pacific oceans. It is a repeat It was caught in Subic Bay for unit equipment or sustainable MSCPAC San Diego fleet," as it winner. issues and we'll rent a ship to is known, provided underway when Mount Pinatubo erupted. By being in the Middle East replenishments for Navy vessels The ship provided food, water fight a war." and ready for whatever casualties and messages to MSCPAC training off southern California. It Prior to serving as deputy may have occurred, the hospital families in the Philippines during also operated with the USNS Kitty commander of the military's ship USNS Mercy also was recog­ the disaster. Then it participated Hawk in the Gulf of Tehuantepec transport logistics arm, the West nized as a Smart Ship. in the withdrawal from the base. off the southern coast of Mexico Virginia native was the head of the Military Sealift Command. Butcher joined the Navy in 1948 as an apprentice seaman. He received his commission as an en­ Captain L. Michael Pivonka is led MSCPAC for the last two represented by the SIU's Govem­ sign in 1953 after graduating the new head of the Military years. Addicott, a 30-year Navy ment Services Division, Pivonka from Marshall University. He Sealift Command, Pacific Fleet veteran, retired from service fol­ held several assignments both at was known as an officer who (MSCPAC). lowing the change of command. sea and ashore. He was the commanding of­ Prior to taking over MSCPAC, Pivonka succeeds Captain stood up for his sailors and who Vice Admiral Paul D. Butcher called wanted to know everyone on his Raymond W. Addicott, who has whose unlicensed , personnel are ficer aboard the USS Kiska, USS for a strong U.S.-shipping capability vessels. San Jose and USS Kansas City. at 1990 MID board meeting. He served as the aide/flag He served as the commanding secretary with the commander of Vice Admiral Paul D. Butcher officer aboard the USS the Naval Surface Group, (Ret.), the second-in-command of Mosopelea, USS Camp, USS Westem Pacific, later becoming the U.S. Transportation Com­ Josephus Daniels and USS Ok­ mand during the Persian Gulf lahoma City. He also was the flag the chief of staff for the same war, suffered a fatal heart attack officer for Task Forces 73 and 75. organization. August 2 in his Tampa, Fla. apart­ Some of Butcher's shoreside The native of Kansas joined ment assignments were as commander. the Navy in 1964 after complet­ Butcher, 62, was a leading Naval Surface Group, Westem ing officer candidate school. Im­ proponent for a strong U.S.-flag Pacific and deputy commandermediately before his assignment merchant marine. At the 1990 in-chief and chief of staff, U.S. at MSCPAC, Pivonka was sta­ Maritime Trades Department ex­ Atlantic Fleet. tioned at MSC headquarters in ecutive board meeting. Butcher After retiring from the Navy Washington, D.C. where he warned that the decline in U.S.- last year. Butcher was named headed the Command, Control, flag merchant ships could leave chairman of the board and chief Mew MSCPAC commander, Captain L.M. Pivonka, talks with Roy America "incapable of support­ executive officer of the American Buck" Mercer, SlU vice president for govemment services, during the Communication and Computer Systems Office. recent decommission exercises aboard the USNS Kawishiwi. ing our combatant forces either Ship Building Co. in Tampa. ; Vice Adm. Buicher Dies; SeugM Stnmg Fleet Capt. L Pivonka to Head MSCPAC MSC Cemmander Denevan Retiies; Kaiieies Named Successer The man who directed the largest and fastest sealift in his­ tory, Vice Admiral Francis R. Donovan, last month stepped down as commander of the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Com­ mand (MSC). Donovan retired after 40 years with the U.S. Navy. Vice Admiral Michael P. Kalleres relieved Donovan during a ceremony at the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard on August 17. Kalleres had been serving as conunander of the U.S. Second Fleet. Previously, he commanded the Striking Fleet Atlantic and Joint Task Force 120, which operates from Norfolk, Va. Donovan took command of MSC in March 1990, five months before Iraq invaded Kuwait. In support of the subsequent Opera­ tions Desert Shield and Desert Storm, more than 10 million tons of equipment, supplies, fuel and anununition were transported by sea. By mid-January 1991, MSC was operating 340 ships around the world, including more than 280 in direct support of Persian Gulf operations. Kalleres has spent much of his career serving aboard cruisers, destroyers and battleships. He coiimianded the guided missile destroyer USS Dewey and two destroyer squadrons. Directs 150 Ships While ashore, Kalleres worked in various Navy financial management and personnel posi­ Ninety-five percent of all sup­ tions. He was chief financial plan­ plies and equipment used during ner for the Navy and director of the gulf war were transported by personnel policy. As the 19th commander of sea on MSC-controlled ships. MSC, Kalleres will direct the operations of more than 150 Donovan began his Navy ships. MSC is the military's career as a sailor recruit in April sealift arm, coordinating the 1952. He graduated from the U.S. wateifiome transport ofjnateriel Naval Academy in 1959. for the U.S. ArmedForces. Began As a Sailor Vice Admiral Francis R. Donovan, USN, stepped down last month as commander of the Navy's Military Sealift Command. Vice Admiral Michael P. Kalleres, USN, Is the 19th commander of MSG and will direct mpre than 150 military ships. W - • �g!^iSSBSsg»S:»A?SBBiSat*,i r n'* i^>. SEPTEMBER 1992 i • 5BIFilll£JI5IIN7 Seafarers: The Time to Register to Vote Is HOWl To Cast Ballot in Nov. 3 General Election, Most States Require Sign-up by Early October a. - .^ - g, , . •• V,' -.;•/(.•.•> -i'y.:./ • ••-.f i.'-. •'• ••'.•' ;;-V:s:;-.--'-''. -t; ^•••' ;S':,V.v-. ff-' ••; • %J'-'','-:i-' 'f'A •.;; ••• ,•'; •'•"A. More than half the centers, grocery stores states and the District of and libraries as well as Columbia will close voter registration of­ their voter registration fices. Besides electing the books the first week of October, thus keeping president and vice anyone not registered president, 35 Senate by then from being able seats and all 435 mem­ to vote in the presiden bers of the House of tial election of Novem Representatives are up for election. A total of her 3. This election is im 12 states, Puerto Wco pOrtant toSeafarers and and American Samoa their families in many will be choosing gover­ ways. For the first time nors. in many years, the ad­ ministration and Con­ Political Action Key Seafarers have a gress are working together to establish a long tradition of being national maritime politically active be­ policy—a key factor cause the fate of the for future job security. U.S.-flag merchant Additionally, the marine is affected so North American Free directly by elected offi­ Trade Agreement cials. Through their (NAFTA) will be ac­ voluntary contributions cepted or rejected by to the Seafarers Politi­ the members of the cal Action Donation House of Repre­ fund (SPAD), members sentatives and Senate are able to support can­ elected in November. didates for elected of­ Bills affecting the fice who back U.S.-flag Jones Act, cargo shipping. Seafarers and preference legislation' their families also make and Alaskan oil are ex­ their positions known pected to be presented by attending rallies and next year that could af­ voting. fect members and then- Working With AFL-CiO jobs. Another way Sea­ Of course, the num­ farers participate in the ber one issue facing the electoral process is newly-elected or re­ through the AFL-CIO, elected president of the the federation of United States and the American trade unions. newly-elected or re­ At the state and local elected congressmen levels, the AFL-CIO and senators is the wor­ provides information sening U.S. economy on candidates, their —joblessness, inade­ views on issues and quate infrastructure, the their voting records to skyrocketing cost of union members through hedth care, and more. the Committee on Politi­ Registration Required cal Education (COPE). By working with Most states require residents to be registered COPE and the Maritime before they can vote. Trades Department, the (The exceptions are arm of the AFL-CIO Maine, Minnesota, designed to bring North Dakota and Wis­ together all unions that consin, which allow deal with maritime and people to register on maritime-related fields, election day.) The only Seafarers join with other cost is a few minutes to trade unionists in elect­ fiU out the necessary ing candidates who paperwork. In many work in behalf of work­ loc^ities, registration is ing people and their being done at shopping fami ies. Apply Now to Acquire Absentee Ballots •!;:. ?''•••• M-/:a €•' With the November 3 election being only weeks away, Seafaiere who know they will not be home that day should apply inunediately for absentee ballots. Before applying, members need to be registered to vote. Members on the beach can apply for an absentee ballot at their local election supervisor or voter registration office in person, oyer the telephone or by mail. Each state has individual rules regarding when the ballots will be available, which—^in most cases—is no more than 30 days before the general election. Members at sea can apply for an absentee ballot by filling out and mailing the Federal Write-in Absentee Ballot sent to all vessels and SIU halls earlier this year. To use this form, a Seafarer must meet alj the requirements for being a registered voter in his or her legal state of residence. He or she must have requested a regular state absentee baUot early enough so that after mailing, the request is received by the appropriate local official at least 30 days before the election. Finally, voters must be over­ seas and have a foreign mailing address or an APO/FPO postmark. State by State Registration and Polling Information STATE Rei^stratlon Deadllnefor Ganeral Election Residency Requirement More Information Telephone Number Senate Race Number of Congressmen from State i V Polling Hours Alabama Oct. 23 None (205)242-7210 Yes 7 Varies . | Alaska Oct. 4 30 days (907)465-4611 Yes 1 7am-8pm | Am. Samoa Oct. 4 2 years (684) 633-4962 No 1 delegate 6am-6pm Arizona Oct. 5 29 days (602) 542-8683 Yes 6 6am77pm Arkansas Oct. 13 None (501)682-1010 Yes 4 7 or 8am-7:30pm California Oct. 5 None (916) 445-0820 Yes-2 52 7am-8pm Colorado Oct. 9 32 days (303) 894-2680 Yes 6 7am-7pm Connecticut Nov. 2 None (203)566-3106 Yes 6 6am-6pm Delaware Oct. 16 6 months (302)739-4277 No 1 7am-8pm D.C. Oct. 5 30 days (202)727-2534 No 1 delegate 7am-8pm Florida Oct. 5 None (904) 488-7690 Yes 23 7am-7pm Georgia Oct. 5 None (404) 656-2871 Yes 11 7am-7pm Guam Oct. 23 None (671)477-9791 No 1 delegate 8am-8pm Hawaii Oct. 5 None (808) 453-8683 Yes 2 7am-6pm Idaho Oct. 23 30 days (208)334-2852 Yes 2 7or8am-8pm Illinois Oct. 5 30 days ' (217)782-4141 Yes 20 6am-7pm Indiana Oct. 5 30 days (317)232-3939 Yes 10 6am-7pm Iowa Oct. 24 10 days (515)281-5865 Yes 5 7am-9pm Kansas Oct. 19 15 days (913)296-2236 Yes 4 7am-7pm Kentucky Oct. 5 30 days (502) 564-7100 Yes 6 6am-6pm Louisiana Oct. 9 None (504) 389-3940 Yes 7 6am-8pm Election Day None (207) 289-4189 No 2 6-10am-9pm Oct. 5 None (301) 974-3711 Yes 8 7am-8pm None (617) 727-2828 No 10 7am-8pm None (517)373-2540 No 16 7am-8pm Maine Maryland Massachusetts Oct. 6 : '.Cii • ' . ^ 1 '"I Oct. 5 Minnesota Election Day 20 days (612) 296-2805 No 8 7am-8pm Mississippi Oct. 3 30 days (601) 359-1350 No 5 7am-7pm Missouri Oct. 14 None (314)751-3295 Yes 9 6am-7pm Montana Oct. 5 30 days (406) 444-4732 No 1 7am-8pm Nebraska Oct. 23 None (402) 471-2554 No 3 Nevada Oct. 3 30 days (702)687-3176 Yes 2 8-8 central 7-7 mountain 7am-7pm | N.Hampshire Oct. 24 10 days (603)271-3242 Yes 2 6-10am-7pm | New Jersey Oct. 5 30 days (609) 292-3760 No 13 7am-8pm | New Mexico Oct. 6 None (505) 827-3600 No 3 7am-7pm NewYork Oct. 10 30 days (518) 474-6220 Yes 31 6am-9pm N. Carolina Oct. 5 30 days (919) 733-2186 Yes 12 No reqistration Oct. 5 30 days (701)224-2904 Yes 1 30 days (614) 466-2585 Yes 19 6:30am7:30Dm 7am-9am7pm-9pm 6;30am-7:30pm Oklahoma Oct. 23 None (405)521-2391 Yes 6 7am-7pm Oregon Oct. 13 20 days (503)378-4144 Yes 5 7am-8pm Pennsylvania Oct. 5 30 days (717) 787-5280 Yes 21 7am-8pm Puerto Rico Sept. 14 1 year (809) 724-4979 No 1 res. comm. 8am-4:30pm Rhode Island Oct. 3 30 days (401) 277-2340 No 2 7am-9pm S. Carolina Oct. 3 30 days (803) 734-9060 Yes 6 7am-7pm jsouth Dakota Oct. 19 None (605) 773-3537 Yes 1 Tennessee Oct. 3 20 days (615)741-7956 No 9 8-8 central 7-7 mountain varies by county Texas Oct. 4 None (512) 463-5701 No 30 7am-7pm Utah Oct. 13 30 days (801) 538-1040 Yes 3 7am-8pm Vermont Oct. 17 None (802) 828-2464 Yes 1 6-10am-7pm Virginia Oct. 3 None (804) 786-6551 No 11 6am-7pm Virgin Islands Oct. 4 90 days (809) 774-3107 No 1 delegate 7am-7pm Washington . Oct. 3 None (206) 753-7121 Yes 9 7am-8pm West Virginia Oct.5 30 days (304) 345-4000 No 3 6:30am-7:30pm Wisconsin Election Day 10 days (608) 266-8005 Yes 9 7-9am-8pm Wyoming Oct. 5 None (307)777-7186 No 1 7am-7pm Ohio • .'t | Michigan North Dakota ! Ait •"-•1 "M 1-1 :,n*i �-y.. -u 1992 SBIFME9SL0G 9 Panei Jlppmves CndenUals of Candidates for 27 Union Posts under suspension or expulsion effec­ tive in accordance with this Constitu tion. Unless otherwise express indicated, the term 'member' shai mean a member in good standing. Your Committee also referred to Article XX|V, Section 13 for the Section I. Nominations. Report of Credentials Committee definition of the term "seatime." This Except as provided in Section 2(b, On Candidates for 1992 General section reads as follows: of this Article, any full book member Election of Officers, 1993-96 may "Section 13, The term 'seatime submit his name for nomination SIUNA,AGLIWD for any office, or the Job of Assistant shall include employment upon any We, the undersigned members ol' Vice-President, Headquarters Rep navigable waters, or days of employ­ the Credentials Committee, were resentative, or Port Agent,by deliver­ ment in a contracted employer unit duly elected at the regular member­ ing or causing to be delivered in represented by the Union." We also noted in Article XXIV ship meeting held in Headquarters person, to the office of the Secretary Section 14, the meaning of the term Port of Piney Point on August 3 Treasurer at Headquarters, or senc .1992. We have examined the creden ing a letter addressed to the "in an unlicensed capacity aboard an tials of candidates for elective office Credentials Committee, in care of the American-flag merchant vessel or or job in the Seafarers Internationa Secretary-Treasurer, at the address vessels." This portion of theConstitu Union of North America-Atlantic of Headquarters. This letter shall be tion reads as follows: "Section 14. The term 'in an un Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ dated and shall contain the follow licensed capacity aboard an trict for the years 1993-1996, in ac ing: American-flag merchant vessel or cordance with Article XI, Section 1 (a) The name of the candidate. vessels' shall include persons aiid submit the following report. (b) His home address and mailing employed in an unlicensed or Your Committee qualified or dis addre.ss. licensed capacity aboard dredges, qualified those members who sub (c) His book number. mitted for office based upon the (d) The title of the office or other tugboats, towboats and similar Ves­ Union Constitution, particularly Job for which he is a candidate, in sels used to tow, propel or push bar­ those provisions contained in Articles eluding the name of the Port in the ges or other conveyances or assist XII and Xlll. The applicable constitu event the position sought is that of merchant vessels in docking or un docking, or persons otherwise tional provisions are as follows: Port Agent. employed in a contracted employer ARTICLE XU - Quali^ations (e) Proof of citizenship. for Officers, Assistant Vice-Presi­ (f) Proof of seatime and/or unit represented by the Union." After full and careful delibera dents, Headquarters Repre­ employment as required for can tions, the Committee made its sentatives, Port Agents, and Other didates. Elective Jobs. (g) In the event the member is on decisions and sent appropriate Section I. Any member of the a vessel, he shall notify the Creden­ notification to candidates. The ul­ Union is eligible to be a candidate tials Committee what vessel he is on. timate decisions of this Committee for, and hold, any office or the job of This shall be done also if he ships are later set forth. In arriving at these Assistant Vice-President, Head­ subsequent to forwarding his creden­ ultimate decisions, the Committee was most concerned with carrying quarters Representative, or Port tials. out a stated principle of our Union (h) Annexing a certificate in the Agent provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years following form, signed and dated by which is that "every qualified mem)er shall have the right to nominate of seatime in an unlicensed capacity the proposed nominee: aboard an American-flag merchant "I hereby certify that I am not himself for, and, if elected or apvessel or vessels. In computing time, now, nor, for the five (5) years last lointed, to hold office in this union. In connection with the foregoing, time spent in the employ of the Union, past, have I been either a member of its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in the Communist Party or convicted of, we have also consulted with the any employment at the Union's direc­ or served any part of a prison term Secretary-Treasurer who, under our tion, shall count the same as seatime. resulting from conviction of robbery, Constitution, has the obligation to in­ Union records. Welfare Plan records bribery, extortion, embezzlement, sure appropriate election procedures and/or company records can be usee grand larceny, burglary, arson, as legally required (Article XIII,Sec­ violation of narcotics laws, murder, tion 7). Our Secretary-Treasurer has to determine eligibility; and (b)Hehasbeenafullbookmemher rape, assault with intent to kill, as­ further consulted with the Union's in continuous good standing in the sault which inflicts grievous bodily Counsel as to the law applicable in Union for at least three (3)years imme­ injury, or violation of Title II or III of Union nominations and elections. The following [see box on this diately prior to his nomination; and the Landrum-Griffin Act, or con­ page] is a complete listing of all men (c) He has at least one hundred spiracy to commit any such crimes." vho submitted their credentials to the (100) days of seatime, in an un­ . bated I Committee. Their names and the of­ licensed capacity, aboard an Signature of Member.. fice or job for which they submitted American-flag vessel or vessels Book Number such credentials are listed in the order covered by contract with this Union Printed forms of the certificate in which this Conunittee feels they or one hundred (100) days of employ­ ment with, or in any office or Job of, shall be made avail^le to iwminees. should be placed on the general balthe Union, its subsidiaries and its af­ Vhere a nominee cannot truthfully ot, that is, in alphabetical order under filiates, or in any employment at the execute such a certificate, but is, in the office or job for which they run, Union's direction or a.combination fact, legally eligible for an office or and that the Ports, following the of these, between January 1 and the 'ob by reason of the restoration of headquarters offices, beginning with time of nomination in the election civil rightsoriginally revoked by such 'iney Point, be arranged on the ballot year, except if such seatime is wholly conviction or a favorable determina­ jeographically, as has been done in aboard such merchant vessels tion by the Board of Parole of the he past. After each man's name and operating solely upon the Great Jnited States Department of Justice, )ook number is his qualification or Lakes or, if such seatime is wholly he shall, in lieu of the foregoing cer­ disqualification, followed by the aboard tugboats, towboats or tificate, furnish a complete signed reason for that decision. As you will note in the foregoing dredges and contractual employment statement of the facts of his case sections of the Committee's Report, thereon is for fixed days with equal together with true copies of the docu­ the provisions of the SIU Constitu­ ments supporting his statement. arnount of days off, he shall have at Any full book member may tion governing election procedures least sixty-five (65) days of such seatime instead of the foregoing one nominate any other full book member made it mandatory that one nominee in whichevent such full book member je disqualified. In light of these cir­ hundred (100) days; and (d) He is a citizen of the United so nominated shall comply with the cumstances, the Committee wishes to provisions of this Article as they are call to the attention of all members the States of America; and (e) He is not disqualified by law. set forth herein, relating to the sub­ necessity of following all require­ He is not receiving a pension from mission of credentials. By reason of ments and procedures which are es­ this Union's Pension Fund, if any, or the above self nomination provision tablished by our Constitution to from a Union-Management Fund to the responsibility,if any, for notifying ;ovem eligibility to candidacy to which Fund this Union is a party or a nominee of his nomination to office, Jnion office. However, at this time, the Committee particularly desires to from a company under contract with shall be that of the nominator. All documents required herein >oint out the provisions of Article this Union. must reach Headquarters no earlier XIII, Section 2(c)of the Constitution, (f) He has not sailed in a licensed capacity aboard an American-flag than July 15 and no later than August which spell out in detail the right of a disqualified candidate to appeal from merchant vessel or vessels within 24 5 of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is the decision of the Credentials Com­ consecutive months immediately prior to the opening of nominations. charged with safekeeping of these let­ mittee and how he does it. In compliance with Article XIII, Section 2. All candidates for, and ters and shall turn them over to the holders of, other elective Jobs not Credentials Committee upon the Section 2(b) of our Constitution, and in an attempt to give every nominee specified in the preceding sections Matter's request. every consideration and to try to In order to ascertain the meaning shall be full book members of the of the term "member in good stand­ irevent any disqualifications by this Union. Section 3. All candidates for, and ing" which is used in Article XII, Committee, Woodrow Shelton, Book holders of elective offices and Jobs, Subsection 1(b), the Committee o. S-2538, of the Credentials Com­ whether elected or appointed in ac­ referred to Article XXIV, Section 9 of mittee, remained at the entrance of the cordance with this Constitution, shall our Constitution which reads as fol- rieadquarters building of the Union until midnight of Saturday, August maintain full book membership in ows: "Section 9. The term 'member in 5, 1992, to receive any credentials good standing. ARTICLE XHI - Elections for good standing' shall mean a member lat might have been delivered either Officers, Assistant Vice-Presidents, whose monetary obligations to the by mail or by hand after the closing Headquarters Representatives and Union are not in arrears for thirty of business hours by the Union. The Committee points out that in 30) days or more, or who is not Port Agents. The credentials committee made up of six rank-and-file Seafarers electee at August membership meetings around the country met last month to review the applications of SIU members seeking union office for the 1993-96 term. What follows is the full text of the committee's report which is being submitted for approval to the SIU membership at this month's meetings. the President's jPre-Balloting Report approved by the membership as pa- the Constitution and published in the May (and June) Seafarers LOG, the exact offices and jobs for which nominations were to be made was set forth. In passing upon the credentials for certain of the nominees, this Commit­ tee had to make one (1) disqualifica­ tion, and the following are the details relative to that disqualification: Gentry Moore, M-8001 - Can­ didate for Port Personnel. The Committee received a letter on July 21,1992 from Gentry Moore, which was dated July 14,1992, to be a candidate for Port Personnel. Brother Moore was disqualified by the Committee in that no such posi­ tion exists on the ballot. In addition, since Brother Moore is now deceased, there was no need to advise him of the disqualification. The Committee received the credentials of William Truax, T-715, and noted that this individual inad­ vertently omitted to sign the certifica­ tion submitted with the nomination. The intent to sign it was clearly indi­ cated and, subsequent to receiving notification from the Secretary- Treasurer's office, a signed certificate was sent and received during &e nominations period and thus Brother Truax was deemed qualified to ap­ pear on the ballot as a candidate for Detroit-Algonac Port Agent. The membership can readily see from the foregoing report that your Committee has made every effort possible within the confines of our Constitution to qualify every nominee. All credentials received as of August 4, 1992, were turned over to the Committee in good order, and those received by mail subsequently, but not later than August 15, 1992, have similarly been furnished to the Committee in good order. All creden­ tials have been examined in strict ac­ cordance with the Constitution. Any defect in the credentials disposed of by the Committee has been the sole responsibility of the sender and no person adversely affected by such defect has denied this to the Commit­ tee. Fraternally submitted. Creden­ tials Committee August 17,1992 List of Persons Who Submitted Credentials to the Credentials Committee PRESIDENT Michael Sacco, S-1288 Qualified - Credentials in order. EXEC. VICE PRESIDENT Joseph Sacco, S-1287 ..... Qualified - Credentials in order. SECRETARY-TREASURER John Fay, F-363 Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Augustin Tellez, T-764 Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Jack Caffey, C-1010 Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Dean Corgey, C-5727 . Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST George McCartney, M-948 ..... Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE SOUTHERN REGION, GREAT LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Byron Kelley, K-12039 Qualified - Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND FISHING INDUSTRIES Roy A. Mercer, M-25001 ..... Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Kermett Mangram, M-2394 .... Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Robert Pomerlane, P-437 Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST David Heindel, H-I443 Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST Donald Anderson, A-5244 Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE SOUTHERN REGION, GREAT LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Anthony Sacco, S-2286 Qualified - Credentials in order. ASSISTANT VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND FISHING INDUSTRIES Robert Hall, H-5727 Qualified - Credentials in order. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Leo Bonser, B-1193 Qualified - Credentials ip order. Carl Peth, P-755 Qualified - Credentials in order. PINEY POINT PORT AGENT Edward "Edd" W. Morris, M-I358 Qualified - Credentials in order. NEW YORK PORT AGENT Robert Selzer, S-1258 Qualified - Credentials in order. PHILADELPHIA PORT AGENT Thomas J. Fay, F-514 Qualified - Credentials in order. BALTIMORE PORT AGENT Michael Paladino, P-5581 . . . Qualified - Credentials in order. MOBILE PORT AGENT David Carter, C-12088 ..... Qualified - Credentials in order. NEW ORLEANS PORT AGENT Jose Perez, P-846 Qualified - Credentials in order. HOUSTON PORT AGENT James McGee, M-5945 Qualified - Credentials in order. SAN FRANCISCO PORT AGENT Nick Celona,C-1578 Qualified - Credentials in order. ST. LOUIS PORT AGENT Steve Ruiz, R-1116 Qualified - Credentials in order. DETROIT-ALGONAC PORT AGENT M. Joseph Sigler, S-2101 . Qualified - Credentials in order. William G. Tniax, T-715 . Qualified - Credentials in order. PORT PERSONNEL Gentry Moore, M-8(X)1 . . Disqualified - Position of Port Personnel not on ballot, individual since deceased. V: • • :• • -y: • -J r-x'-'. t �•::;P •' • .••,.•41 r'-Vv-'; in SEARARERSL06 •':riL-'..<7 SEPTEMBER 1992 Murmansk Medal Evokes Icy Memories '' ""'fV 1^'P For retired SIU member Steve Stephens, the medal issued by the former Soviet Union to U.S. mer­ chant mariners who sailed in the convoy runs to Murmansk, U.S.S.R. during World War II evokes memories of a 15-month voyage which included its share of close calls and severe weather. Stephens was an oiler on the SS West Gotomska from February 15, 1942 until May 12, 1943— believed to be the longest voyage of any merchant ship during the war. The journey started with the vessel loading a full cargo of aviation fuel in Houston and then heading for Boston to load deck cargo. "We started without an es­ cort, at a time when German Uboats were sinking ships in sight of the Mississippi River passes leading to New Orleans," noted Stephens, who sailed from 1940 to 1970 and then worked on the Delta Lines shore gang until retir­ ing in 1985. So Close, But So Far But the WestGotomska made an unscheduled stop in New York after recovering the bodies of two men who were fatally wounded in an airplane crash. The men had been flying in a military, landbased plane that was on submarine patrol off the Virginia coast. Several weeks later, the West Gotomska—carrying the aviation fuel in 55-gallon drums, plus crated airplanes and 100 tons of nitroglycerin oil—^began a series of frustrating attempts to reach Russia from Reykjavik, Iceland. The first time, storms caused the convoy to scatter and the We^f Gotomska returned to Iceland. On the second attempt, four days out of Iceland, the convoy again scattered due to bad weather. This time four ships, including the West Gotomska, proceeded toward Russia without military escort. But with the four loaded mer­ chant ships less than twodays from Murmansk, an American destroyer rounded up the vessels and put them with a convoy of 15 empty ships leaving Russia and bound for Scotland. "The destroyer was just following orders," Stephens ex­ plained. "I guess they didn't want to leave the ships unescorted, but we were so close." From Scotland, the West Gotomska (which still was loaded) became part of a 13-ship decoy convoy which sailed without es­ corts. "But theGermans didn't buy it," Stephens recalled. The decoys got through without incident, but the other convoy lost more than half of its 40 ships. Decoy Convoy Gets Through The Gotomska finally reached Murmansk in late December, only to discover that the Russians had changed plans and wanted the cargo delivered to Archangel— roughly 400 miles away. Since the White River to Archangel was frozen solid (approximately nine feet thick), the ship two days later unloaded on the ice, about five miles from Archangel. "We just went as far as we could, but once you stop, you're stuck," said Stephens. "The ship stayed frozen in the ice for over a month. It was a daily target for German bombers, but the Russian planes fought them off. In fact, I Russian Medals to WWII Seamen Finally Issued AB Somerville's Daughter Wins Wash. Karate Championships ,;.| V' - f.:.- . -•Jj ^'V w # :ii • • • •••' don't know this for certain, but I think some of the planes we transported were used to defend the ship. It wasn't a complex operation to assemble them." Eventually the West Gotomska, which was operated by the Mississippi Shipping Company (later Delta Lines), was bombed free of the ice and returned to New York by way of Liverpool, England. "Thank God we didn't get hit" while the ship was loaded, Stephens said. "With all of diat fuel on board, we wouldn't have had a chance. We would have gone up like a Roman candle." in World War11 and, specifically address. evidence of having sailed on ves­ As those who already have ap­ sels engaged in one or more con­ plied for the medals realize, the voys to Murmansk or Archangel processing time is lengthy. For Include the following informa­ example, SIU retiree Steve tion: (1) full name ^nd curreni Stephens received his medal in mailing address; (2) full copy of December 1991—eight months the merchant marine veterans DD after he applied. However, all ap­ Form 214, "Certificate of Release plications will be processed, and or Discharge from Active Duty patience is requested. (which became available when U.S. merchant mariners gained veterans status in 1988); and (3) a list of the name(s) of the vessel(s) sailed on during the convoys to Murmansk or Archangel. The Russian govemment also SIU member Patrick Cassidy will accept applications that in­ figured that the way to a basebal clude the above information sub­ fan's heart is through the mitted by the next of kin for scoreboard. deceased seaman. Any questions So, last spring, he popped the should be directed to the above question in front of about 10,000 people attending a game in Jack­ sonville, Fla. Before the bottom of the sixth inning, Cassidy directed his fianc6e-to-be' s atten­ tion to the scoreboard, which flashed the words: ' Will you Little did AB Glenn Somer- tion meet at Edmonds (Wash.) of 9. She then participated in an Will you viiie and his wife, Clarissa, real­ Conununity College. She won the eight-week class to learn the Will you ize when they signed up their top award in kumite (self defense) basics and has not stopped Many me? daughter Karla for karate classes and kata (stances) among her age since. A joyous, stunned Mary Ellen to overcome her shyness that she group. "She works hard at it," Mrs. DeForge replied with a tearful Patrick Cassidy "popped the would become a state champion Somerville added. "She practices Two Gold Medals yes." The wedding date is question" at a baseball game. He in less than four years. "We have been surprised at at home in front of a full-length November 14. and Mary Ellen DeForge will "We are very proud of her," how she has taken to this," Mrs. mirror for a half hour every day. marry November 14. Talk of the Town That practice comes £^er at­ Somerville told the Seafarers Somerville explained. "She was Cassidy, a chief cook who this up the message sometime during LOG. "She has won all kinds of so shy—just like her mom. We tending a 75-minute class four times a week. On top of that, month celebrates his 30th the sixth inning. The [public ad­ medals and awards." want^ to find some activity to Karla has learned basic Japanese birthday, told a Seafarers LOG dress announcer] asked everyone The most recent recognition make her outgoing." as instructions and commands are reporter he never worried about to pay attention to the scoreboard, Karla, who had shown no in­ for Karla was taking two gold possible glitches in his electronic but I still had to nudge Maiy Ellen issued in that language. medals in the 12-year-old class at clination toward karate, attended But the hard work has paid off proposal—^such as a rainout or a and get her to looL She didn't the Washington Karate Associa­ her first demonstration at the age in ways other than the awards, ac­ surprise trip by Mary Ellen to the know a thing about it, which is cording to her mother. Karla has concession stand. "I never what made it so cool." leamed self confidence and dis­ thought about that, and now that Were it not for Cassidy's cipline. She has made many new you mention it, I'm glad I didn't!" travels as a Seafarer, he probably fiiends. And her purple belt is just he said. never would have met DeForge. The unconventional invitation "I had been on Maersk ship, and three stages below kite's highest recognition, the black belt She also took place April 30, at an exhibi­ we had a layover in New York," tion between the Seattle Mariners he recalled. "This was in 1989. is homing involved in track. and one of their minor league af­ Mary Ellen and I were in a (hotel) Talk of Olympic Material filiates, the Class AA Jackson­ bar, and I first saw her just before "Her role model is a 15-year- ville Suns. It made all of the local I left. old with a black belt," Mrs. sportscasts, "and to this day, I still "After I went upstairs, some­ Somerville noted. "When Karla meet people who say they recog­ thing kept telling me to go back found out (the role model) had as nize me from TV," Cassidy said. down. I did, and we really hit it off." 'I got the idea because Mary many problems as she had start­ Three years later, DeForge, ing out, learning karate became illen is a baseball fan and she sitting behind the first-base goes to the stadium often," ex- dugout, seemed "in a daze, but easier." Because of the sailing, Glenn )lained Cassidy, who graduated happy" after accepting Cassidy's Somerville has yet to see his only rom the Lundeberg School 11 proposal. "We left after the next child in competition. Somerville, years ago and since then has inning," Cassidy noted. "The who joined the SIU in 1967, did upgraded twice. "I contacted the game was a blowout." add he would support her owner about using the (Cassidy said he would like whatever she wanted to do. scoreboard, and they were really to hear, from "all my old "There has been some talk that nice. Usually, they charge for an­ riends." He can be reached at she could be Olympic material," nouncements, but they wouldn't 904/260-6588, or write to 11247 AB Glenn Somerville is proud of what his daughter, Karla, has the AB noted. "We'll be with her take any money from me. San Jose Blvd. #922, Jackson­ "They told me they would put ville, FL 32223.) if that's what she wants to do." accomplished in less than four years of studying karate. Many of the U.S. merchant Mariners who cannot or do not mariners who applied for com­ wish to attend either ceremony memorative medals originally is­ will receive their medals in the sued by the Soviet Union for mail. those JJv(io sailed in the convoy The letter urges those runs to N^urmansk and Archangel mariners who have heen ap­ during World War II should proved for the medal to contact receive a response very soon. Mr. Yuri Menshikov, coordinator Earlier this month, the Embas­ of the ceremonies, to advise him sy of the Russian Federation sent of their preference of where aand letters to approximately 1,300 when to receive the medals (Em­ U.S. mariners who applied and bassy of the Russian Federation, 1125 16th Street, N.W., were approved for the medals. The embassy tentatively plans Washington, D.C. 20036, to conduct two awards ceremonies telephone 202/347-4392, fax (for only those mariners already 202/347-5028). approved): one on either October 7 Those eligible WWII veterans or October 15 aboard the Liberty who have not applied for the medal Ship SS George W. Brown in Bal­ may do so by submitting a written timore; and the other on December request to the above address. 8 at the, Russian Embassy in The interested seaman must Washington, D.C. provide documentation of service •>r^^r^. Steve Stephens pins the longawaited WWII medal on his lapel. Seafarer Cassidy Makes A 'Pitch* of a Lifetime �J' j; SEPTEMBER 1992 m. SEAFARERSLOG 11 Indy Wait Staff Enjoys Diverse Duties Periiaps the most visible crewmembers for tourists sailing on Ae SS Independence are the SIU waiters and waitresses who work almost around the clock serving food and drinks at the many meals and snacks prepared by the galley. Members of this crew seem to take whatever comes their way in stride. Whether they are dressed in colorful Hawaiian-style shirts, providing lemonade and iced tea on a dew-covered deck, or in formal attire, asking pas­ sengers for their dinner choice in the main dining room, these steward department members keep a smile on their faces as they assist passengers any way they can. While some crewmembers openly wonder what it would be like to sail on other merchant ships, some have wandered and returned to the Independence or its sister ship, the SS Constitution, to circle the Hawaiian Islands. For the outgoing personality of Waiter Marcus Rowe, returning to the cruise ship where he began his sailing career in 1982 was a natural. "I've sailed aboard LNG and (Maritime) Overseas (Corporation) vessels," Rowe told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "But I like being on here. "I like going back and forth to the same locations and got tired of going from one port to the next on the tankers. But I had to see what it was like," added the port of Philadelphia member and Lundeberg School upgrader. Others, like newlyweds Brett and Janet Ethridge, have been sailing the "White Ships" for years. Brett Ethridge has worked his way up to assistant head waiter after sailing for six years. His wife, the former Janet Bindas, has been on board for almost five years. Both noted the fun they have had in meeting new people with each one-week voyage. "There is a great camaraderie among the crew on the Indy" Brett Ethridge said. "We are like family on here. We all take care and watch out for each other." In fact, Brett and Janet met years ago for the first time as crewmembers on the American Hawaii Cruises vessel. They began dating and got married during the summer. Thien there are the newcomers like Deck/Lounge Steward Lisa Jones, a second generation member who is ' '-Ms Continued on page 19 ' •' -• •. ^ - '.f Waitress Margaret Chen senres guesta sit^ ting at the Captain's Table. Removino Trays to a slaUon fe Assistant Taking a passenger's dinner order is Waiter Waiter Marcus Rowe stands ready to assist his table with their evening meal. •'••V--;'- --i-" 1 • ' t-. it Puonnnpnf Hawaii's rare chillv damodavs Assistant Waiter Bob Eisert heads for the Waiter Greg Bain has has learned the art The menu aboard ship changes daily, fanmt wioe thTsm^ sun deck with a thirst-quenching tray of iced of balancing a tray of full soup bowls while Recrtmg the evening^s specials is Waiter Steward Usa Jonl? "eciOLOunge su passengers the ship gently rocks. Marty Carrico in the Palms Dining Room. �12 SEPTEMRER1992 SEAFARERS LOG » • S' • s • t American Republic Crew Is Used To Lots of Docking in Tight Spaces »• l;. •'•I •'- - " >••.'»•« :'. ' .;• '^:- 'I ' V'i# • --•• •' •; ?/ ' ••" ^ -'V" Whereas most deep sea ves­ sels have the "luxury" of turn­ around areas, wide-open sea lanes and tugboat assistance when docking, the SlU-crewed American Republic gets no such treatment when it docks at the LTV terminal in the Cuyahoga River south of Cleveland. The navigable portion of the river ends precisely at the iron ore dock where a railroad bridge blocks any further upriver travel. The American Republic was built for constant journeys up the Cuyahoga to deliver iron ore pel­ lets at various locations along the winding river. For deckhands like Joe Hance and David Gapske, the Checking to see how soon un- work of docking and undocking loading can begin is Conveyor- is almost non-stop. "Day or night, man Rick Springs. we have to be ready to tie up or release the vessel," Hance told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. The American Steamship Company vessel has one of the shortest round-trips on the Great ^ Lakes—loading in Lorain, Ohio, saihng about 40 miles across Lake Erie to Cleveland for unloading, then returning to Lorain. Depend­ ing on river traffic and weather conditions, all of this takes placein approximately 24 hours. To tie up the 635-footer, Hance and Gapske are lowered to the dock in a landing chair operated by flSS ^Dave Cameran checks a valve during bunkering operations. tossed by able bodied seamen as the bridge Mid engineroom crew uses bow and stem thrusters to ease the ship in. Within minutes of tying upj the boom swings over land and offloading begins. •- ••?• ' Deckhands Joe Hance (left) and David Gapske pull a landing line to sl;iore; Ready to pssist with lunch is Porter Yehia Kaid. Preparing to raise the bunkering flag is AB/Watchman Ron Vandercook. W'''" 1#^ = -T"; Hvt. t;- '• •' Docking operations are under way as Deckhand David Gapske swings with a mighty heave-ho, AB/Wheelsman Howard Applying a fresh coat of paint in the engineroom is out on the landing chair to handle dockside operations. Herold tosses a landing line. Wiper Hamid Hizam. �_rAt " •er,- ••- .•/T •/-•L y/v -..': '., SEPTEMBER 1992 •' •' -" - .'• - •.- \ -•'•I'ni -y SEAFARERSLOG 13 Breton Crew Hailed as 'Desert Diamond' The crew, and in particular the SIU galley gang aboard the Cape Breton was recognized for its ex­ "l!l\ "W cellent work while the Ready Reserve Force vessel was operat­ ing in the Persian Gulf theater in 1991 and 1992. Commodore C.J. Smith, the commander of the Military Sealift Command Southwest Asia, praised TO ALL W//0_ SHALL Hp; THKI-mRESENTS. GREETINGS the crew as a "desert diamond," and issued the steward department a certificate of appreciation. In announcing this special recognition. Smith stated, \i'to the ajriLen amfM^ "During my tenure, I have seen ™™T7- ASIA nearly 500 ship arrivals and departures. Few ships have a last­ Storm ing impression. As with any i _,-l human enterprise, ships included, the character of the master, of­ ficers and crew reflect the impres­ sion of the ship. C6MMA.NDER 'High Standards' "As I walked about your ship, I became quickly aware of Cape Brecon's pride and high standards of performance. From the deck The galley crew of the Cape Breton received this certificate for their excellent work in the Persian Gulf. plates to the galley, from the radio ropm to the engineering spaces, I Your ship will be remembered Thank you." nothing extraordinary to earn the observed firsthand seasoned as one of those ships that per­ recognition. "We just performed Third Cook Leonard sailors at work." formed and participated so very Ambrose told Une Seafarers LOG our duties to the best of our Smith concluded by saying. well here in southwest Asia. that he and the rest of the crew did abilities," the graduate of Lun- ^ '' •.-''ir''^r-~. .•••' •-•••.'J.-''" Militate jf fPPntr,,^^ m QMED Praises Pless Galley Gang Special recognition was given to the steward department aboard Waterman Steamship Corp.'s SlU-crewed Maj. Stephen W. Pless. "I would like to take time out to give a little recognition to a fine SIU steward department," stated QMED "Bud" Tuttle in a letter to the Seafarers LOG from the crew and officers aboard ship. "In keeping with the tradition of well-respected steward depart­ ments," he continued, "this new steward department deserves some special recognition. The members are Chief Steward Tony Piazza, Chief Cook Pat "Santos Patricia" McGee, Third Cook George Carter and Steward As­ sistants Gilbert E. Bonitto and Miguel Castro." The Pless, built in 1982, is a 25,073 dwt RO/RO vessel. She Chief Steward Tony Piazza (left) and Chief Cook Pat McGee get the recently docked in the port of steaks smoking on the grill. Norfolk. Shipmates Salute President Grant's Steward Dept. I Crewmembers aboard the SIUcontracted President Grant com­ mended the efforts of the ship's steward department. In a recent union meeting, the Grant crew declared, "This is the best steward department we have ever seen. The quality of food, food presentation, menus, service, cleanli­ ness and cooperation are first rate." The galley gang is comprised of Steward John Hoitschlag, Chief Cook Laura Cates, Third Cook Car­ men Johnson, Crew Messman Mllfi-edo Rodriguez, Officer Nfessman AJi Saeed and Officer BR Manuel Cantre. The American President Lines vessel's unlicensed crew comple­ ment is made up of members of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union as well as the SIU. deberg School class 398 noted. "We were pleased and thank­ ful to receive the award. We were the only ship chosen for the (MSC) officers to eat aboard," Ambrose recalled. The com­ mander "enjoyed the way we cooked our meals and was brag­ ging about us." Credit to Steward The Cape Breton was docked at Ad Damman, Saudi Arabia for al­ most all of December 1991. The vessel, operated by American President Lines, had been ferrying ammunition to and from the region. Ambrose gave a lot of credit for a great galley department to Chief Steward Alton Finn. "He's a great guy to work for," Ambrose stated. Others serving in the steward department included Chief Cook Joseph Tucker and Steward Assistants Charles Brown and Steve Soofi. Besides the Seafarers serving in the steward department, SIUNA-affiliated members from the Sailors' Union of the Pacific in the deck department and Marine Firemen's Union in the engineroom sail in unlicensed positions aboard the RRF vessel. Seafarers Scholarship Program Accepting Applications Seven scholarships will be awarded in 1993—and now is the time to start thinking about applying for one of them. Of the seven awards, three are reserved for SIU members (one in the amount of $15,000 for a four-year scholarship to a college or university and two $6,000 two-year scholarships for study at a vocational school or community college). The other four scholarships will be awarded to spouses and de­ pendent children of Seafarers. Each of these four is a $15,000 stipend for study at a four-year college or university. Send for Information Eligibility requirements for Seafarers and their spouses and unmarried dependents are spelled out in the program book­ let. Pensioners are noteligible for the scholarship awards. The FIRST step in the ap­ plication process is sending away for the 1993 SIU Scholar­ ship Program booklet which contains eligibility information, procedures for applying and a copy of the application form (see coupon below). The SECOND step is to start collecting the necessary paper­ work that will need to be sent in at the same time as the applica­ tion form. This includes an autobiographical statement, photograph, certified copy of birth certificate, high school or college transcript, letters of ref­ erence and the results of SAT or ACT scores. This step will take some time. Act Now Schools can be very slow in handling transcript requests, so applicants must be sure to put their requests in to those institu­ tions as soon as possible. ACT or SAT exams, which are given approximately six times a year, must be taken no later than February 1993. The THIRD step is to com­ plete the application form, col­ lect all the other necessary paperwork—and return the en­ tire application package to the Seafarers Welfare Plan ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15,1993. Fill out the coupon below to get a copy of the 1993 SIU Scholarship Program booklet or pick one up at any SIU hall. With the ever-increasing costs of a college education, the ap­ plicant in search of high educa­ tion can't afford not to apply. ' T^lease send me the 1993 SIU Scholarship Program booklet I Vwhich contains eligibility information, procedures for applying I and the application form. I Name Book Number ' Address City, State, Zip Code. j Telephone Number The steward department poses on the fantail of the Maj. Stephen W. Pless during the Fourth of July cookout. They are (from left, front row) Steward Assistants Miguel Castro and Gilbert E. Bonitto, (back row) Chief Cook Pat McGee, Chief Steward Tony Piazza and Third Cook George Carter. This application is for: Self Dependent Mail this completed fonn to Scholarship Program, Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way. Camp Springs. MD 20746 ••..r '• O'. , • fc V"'I"' : �maryg^^aaas-s- SEPTBRBER1992 SEAFARERS LOG The aircraft carrier USS Independence comes into view out of the Persian Gulf horizon to crewmembers on the MV Lawrence H. Glanella. T •' t' u V' • f: i 'V-'- • 1^ '-k. 4: 'it ••.•',5 ;• '''.tf -sr.; and able to perform at peak efficiency. "Pete maintained the probes and hoses and watched over them like a hawk. When he saw anything that needed to be repaired or maintained, he got it done—immediately." Meanwhile, Stoltz was on deck and was in charge of operations there throughout the uru-ep operation. He started the pumps and directed Powers via walkie-talkie, making sure Powers maintained the proper amount of pressure on the hydraulic system. Self-Contained Station The Ocean Shipholding 615-foot tanker, which is chartered by the Military Sealift Command (MSC), h^ been fitted with a modular fuel delivery system (MPDS). ITie Navy developed this system to rapidly modify commercial tankers in emergencies, rendering such ships capable of delivering fuel to underway Navy vessels. (Under normal conditions, the Navy's fleet oilers provide this service, while the MSC-chartered tankers provide pointCredit to the Bosun and Chief Mate to-point shipping service for petroleum products.) The engine department Seafarer, who provided the LOG MSC intends to install on five civilian-operated tankers the with the photos accompanying this article, said the underway modular fuel delivery system, which consists of a self-con­ fuel transfers proceeded smoothly and expertly, without spill­ tained fuel station with its own diesel generator, air compres­ ing a drop of oU.Powers credited Bosun Pete Hulsebosch and sor, winches and other fuel station gear. Typically, says the Chief Mate Wayne Stoltz for the "top notch" job performed statement by the Navy's chief of information, two fueling by all Gianella hands in the umep operations. stations are installed on a tanker. "Pete's the one who got the whole crew together and taught Refueling the Indy us all we needed to know," Powers said. The chief pumpman The system worked when it came to unrepping the more noted that Hulsebosch not only ran a flawless unrep operation, but also ensured that all shipboard equipment was maintained than 75,()()()-ton fully loaded USSIndependence, reports Chief he MV Lawrence H. Gianella and her civilian crew earned a passage in the U.S. military's book of "first times" when a successful underway replenishment (unrep) opera­ tion was completed with the aircraft carrier USS Independence in the Persian Gulf. The port-side-to-starboard-side fuel transfers while under­ way, which took place in late July, is believed to be the first time a civilian-operated tanker has replenished a combatant ship of this class under operational conditions, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Navy's chief of information. Dan Powers, the Gianella's chief pumpman from March to the end of July, reported to the Seafarers LOG that the T-5 tanker "seemed to never stop umepping" when on assignment in the Persian Gulf. The Gianella conducted 31 urureps for a variety of U.S. Navy vessels, and for ships from allied naval forces, many of which Powers described as "repeat cus­ tomers." Pumpman Powers. As the Porrestal class aircraft carrier became visible through the murky haze, which seems to characterize Persian Gulf days, the Gianella readied the ship for the upcom­ ing unrep. The crew had been told this would be the first time the 1,086-foot, 33-knot USS Independence, which carries 90 aircraft, would be fueled at sea by a non-Navy vessel. "We wanted to do a first class job," said Powers. The Gianella crew prepared for the underway replenish­ ment operation, to be done in this case from the port side, synchronizing their speed with that of the USS Independence. Prom the rifle shot sending the first line to the Navy ship, to the tensioning of the span wire and leading of the hoses over the cable, to the pumping of the fuel and maintaining the pressure, to signalling and fire watch standing, all Gianella hands executed their duties capably and professionally, said Powers. The MPDS equipment used in the Gianella/USS Inde­ pendence unrep allows for a transfer of 3,000 gallons of fuel per hose per minute. Prior to its six weeks in the gulf, the Gianella, which generally is based off Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, sailed in Par East and Australian waters. During this period, the 30,000-dwt tanker transferred fuel to the USNS Andrew J. Higgins, a 40,000-ton, 677-foot oiler in MSC's Pacific fleet. SlU-Crewed Ema Elizabeth Paved the Way for Civilian Unrep Operations T he recent record-making underway replenishment mis­ sion of the MV Lawrence H. Giannella recalls the role of Seafarers in proving that U.S. commercial shipping and its civilian crews are up to the job of conducting non-combat at-sea functions in support of the military. Early in 1972, the SlU-crewed SS Ema Elizabeth became immortalized in military history as the vessel that proved this point. The underway replenishment (unrep) experiment came about after discussions between then Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Elmo N. Zumwalt and Assistant Secretary of Com­ merce for Maritime Affairs Andrew E. Gibson. Could Civilians Do the Job? It was 1970 and many Navy ships were World War II vintage. Punding for replacement ships, at a time when the nation's defense dollars were being used for an increasingly unpopular Vietnam conflict, would not come easily, the admird recognized. Within the U.S.-flag ship sector, it was felt that commercial vessels could perform certain milit^ support services at a low cost to the Navy. Proponents of this line of thinking had their chance to prove the mettle of their theory in a month-long experiment with the Ema Elizabeth, the first commercial ship to attempt an underway replenishment, previously only done by Navy fleet oilers, which carried a shipboard crew comple­ ment of 3()0-plus sailors. The Ema Elizabeth, a commercial tanker operated by Hud­ son Waterways Company, was outfitted with two short, center- Wlth ail lines secured, the Ema Elizabeth is the first U.S. commerciai vessei with a civilian crew to conduct unrep operations. line kingposts, one forward and one aft to receive fuel hose rings from Navy ships. The tanker also was equipped with an astern fueling rig, a system developed in WWII by the British so their mercl^t vessels could transfer petroleum products to small warships. 29 Unreps In 24 Days In 24 days the Ema Elizabeth, with her normal operating crew of 41,conducted 29 fuel transfers. Another eight days was spent with the Navy's Sixth Fleet in similar exercises. The successful experiment helped underscore the effective­ ness of using privately-owned and civilian-crewed vessels in support of the U.S. military and added from there on in the option to the Navy of using commercial craft for underway replenishment operations. Summing up the exercise. Assistant Secretary Gibson said, in a March 24, 1972 letter to the Ema Elizabeth master, "The project was designed to test the hypothesis that a merchant tanker with no prior training or experience could effectively refuel naval ships at sea. The voyage of the SS Ema Elizabeth has clearly proven tihe validity of that hypothesis and has also shown the skills of our merchant crews to be of the caliber needed to do the job in a highly professional manner." �• >";< ' '" ' ' ^•^?: 9 - -"^ Outfitted with a modular fuel delivery system, the G/ane//a The Gianella, si T-5 tanker operated by Ocean Shipholding, is the firist can transfer 3,000 gallons of fuel per hose per minute. non-Navy vessel to undertake an underway fuel transfer with the indy. The port side fuel transfer proceeds. -— —:—, .' ) c f'" •jdv'-yy .••'•-'.li '••jm ;"/.w •'• •:•' . A-w From left. Third Assistant Jeff Hoffman, QMED Emest Lacunza, DEU Tony Stallone and First Assistant David Morrow, a long-time member of the Gianella's crew, are part of a team which changed a piston inside of a day. i- 14 Moving in perfect harmony with MSG oiler, the USNSAndrewJ. H/gg/ns,the G/ane//a transfers fuel while operating in Pacific waters. "J Chief Engineer George Arsenault (above) and Chief Engineer David Ward (not pictured) have worked on the Gianella for years. Onboard since April, QMED Joey E. Acedillo, pictured above, has participated in scores of unreps. > ""'''"- v Dan Fowers, chief pumpman, takes a quick look at the Indy before getting back to his unrep duties. i _ It is time for deck department members to do gangway watch at Diego Garcia fuel pier. VVhile in Diego Garcia, Captain Bill worth (right) serves as master, and James Carrig is chief mate. _ DEU Tony Stallone uses his off-time to try and catch dmner. "Credit gossto the bosun and chisf mate," says QMED Fowsrs to the Seafarers LOG. "for ihe Gianella's Hulsebosch leads the G a /a deck crew to unrep stations. " ' •i - V'.,. • i 'j' �4&''c!=Jt25a IS XAFARBISL06 SEPIBMUff 19K Dianne Lupton—The Real Estate Sailor s V /.- .;••/ . ' rV.-?- .f, <-3. • , F/ j ' M ';:7k^^':. kWM-^ 'i:-- t •. • BYWILUAMG.WICKLAND so-jerk, I had the card as an ace- she'll tell you to write to your ways gone up. Of course I don't in-the-hole, with a junior assis­ bank or credit union and, with a expect to close every sailor's tant purser endorsement, but little more red tape, get an offi­ purchase," Dianne says, "but I pursers had all but disappeared. cial "line of credit" so that you think that as a group we might But in her take-charge way, just know what you can handle and have been overlooking land or as a friend, she actually cdled will be ready to move when the homes as a way of adding to our me from Tahiti in '86 and urged right investment pops up, retirement packages, and I think me to get to the Coast Guard and whether it comes from Dianne the sailors ought to know." get updated. I did that much. or from your sister-in-law's And this sailor can tell you that Dianne Lupton makes red She would call or visit when hairdresser. in town, so I followed her rise to "You know, there is only so tape turn into blue ribbons. I ex­ steward in amazement, but not much land left for private pect to be a homeowner or surprise. She bugged me to get ownership, and the price has al­ landlord by next spring. out to sea, but I was learning computers in a little publishing company in the late '80s, and kept putting it off. Then in '901 got fed up and left the firm. A armed conflict, December 7, few weeks later I had not a clue M^al Purchase Insults 1941 to August 15,1945 shall be Merchant Marine Veterans as to what to do next, and made William G. Wickland considered active duty for the In regard to the recent issue a wish: "I wish Dianne would purposes of all laws administered get back and take me by thehand [June edition. Seafarers LOG ar­ The following feature is a by the Veterans Administration." ticle] of new med^s for merchant and get me out to sea." true story about a Seafarer, by a The American Legion supported Seafarer. Three days later she called. marine veterans of World War II that decision and has welcomed "Bill, this Persian Gulf thing is Korea and Vietnam, I find the fact these long overlooked veterans As sailors, most of us under­ heating up and this is your best that they must "buy" the medals into our ranks ever since. stand that the seas take up threeearned during the wars to be in shot at getting out." fifths of the surface of the earth, We have a special letter for suiting to their voluntary service "Okay. I want to do it." and that very little of that water to their country. No other service membership inquiries from mer­ is actually owned by anybody. "You do? Okay! Do this and "buys" theirs. chant seamen containing instruc­ do that..." On the other hand, when we go From experience over the tion on how to obtain the proper home for a vacation we see that On my 51st birthday I was years, it is clear that nothing in certification forms and verify there are hardly any empty lots told I was on my way to Saudi recognition is given to our mer­ their veteran status. As we receive any more, and the former wideArabia. Now I'm a steward as­ chant marine veterans out o:' more information such as you open spaces are filling up with sistant on the MA?Advantage for thoughtfulness and gratitude. We have provided, we will continue condos and malls. Red River Carriers, having the have had to fight for any recogni­ to assist in presenting documenta­ adventure of my life, and ahnost tion and this continues now. tion refuting the type of "lies" to One sailor has noticed that a out of debt. which you refer little more than most of us. Some of you will care about And Dianne has renewed her Dianne Lupton is busy, and I appreciate you taking the real estate license, which is how this and share my feelings. I also time to express your feelings on has always been busy. Just one realize that some of you will not she earned the nickname "Real care indicator is that she is the mother this important topic with me. at all. Estate Sailor." of two grown sets of twins. I met Your membership in the Legion I do feel that someone shoulc is Dianne when each of us were important to all our efforts oh So we were both in town this make a comment. divorced parents, her twins behalf of America's veterans. I sununer, and recently went to a C. Warren being the same ages as my two trust my reply proves to be an jazz concert in a quiet part of Vernon New Orleans, La. kids. We enjoyed some very appropriate response to your con­ town not yet caught up in the busy family outings. cern. skyrocketing real estate boom. *1/ J/ We were, by mistake, a week Dominic D. DiFrancesco We've remained friends early for the concert, so we The American Legion Welcomes National Commander since, and she played a major The American Legion drove, around a bit, talking about WWII Merchant Marine Vets role in getting me out to sea as a how this part is going to boom in steward assistant. And though I Editor's note: The following the next five years. I saw a little letter was written in response to a never thought I'd become a place that looked as if I could letter sent by Seafarer Peter Veterans Status Needed lomeowner again, she's guiding afford it if it were for sale, and if Salvo of McKeesport, Pa. to the For AIJ WWII Seafaring Vets me into that investment. I were out of debt. Lo and be­ American Legion. Long before I met her, The following letter, urging hold! Dianne found out all about )ianne bought her first house at Thank you for sharing your continued support of veteran it in 24 hours. It is "sort of' for concern for the treatment of those age 19, sold it for profit, and did sale, but wiU probably lie quiet who served in the merchant status for WWII merchant that six more times. In 1975 she until after my next trip, and marine during World War II. I mariners, was written to Bill )assed Oregon's stiff require­ Eglinton, director of vocational would be a good investment. want you to know that my heart education at the Harry Lunments for a real estate license, "You know," Dianne says, goes out to you and all those who deberg School of Seamanship, and using her homeowner and "real estate is a great investment served so valiantly and well who sent it to the Seafarers LOG. )usy-mom experience, did well(^l for sailors. The right buy can without receiving the recognition inding homes for other First, let me thank you and earn more income than a lot of you earned by your courage and your staff for the support afforded amilies. Dlanne Lupton other investments. I'm going to sacrifice. "After a while, though, I me during my recent schooling at As your National Com­ the Lundeberg School. In my concentrate on finding the right mander, I have the unique honor opinion, you and your faculty are deals for sailors." LOG-A-RHYTHM of serving Legionnaires who So she hung her license with served in all war eras since 1919. a credit to our organization. I'm sure that you will recall the firm Century 21 for two In my travels around this country reasons: they are registered in all and abroad, I come in contact that I am very interested in the bill by David M. Davenport of the U.S. and in foreign with a large number of those which is again coming before countries, and they work on a members. When discussing the Congress this summer concern­ David M. Davenport has been sailing with the SIU for three years "buddy system" so that when ing WWn veterans status. irom the port of Jacksonville. He currently works aboard the Julius Dianne is out to sea, her working merchant marine with them, I am I am not considered a WWII surprised at how little real 1 'Jammer. partner can handle the par­ knowledge some of these war­ veteran even though I was in ticulars of closing deals here, time veterans have regarding the training at Sheepshead Bay in and affiliates can do the same all contributions made and hardships Brooklyn, N.Y. before WWII Here I am on this ship at sea over the world. Wondering what the hell is wrong with me. endured by merchant seamen in ended, because I had not been assigned to a vessel before the A beautiful woman back at home She took off in early August World War II. war with Japan ended.... And I go and leave her all alone. as relief chief cook on the Over­ It has always been my per­ Any assistance or support you seas Juneau. As the run is sonal conviction that these con­ can give in helping to get the The waves are saying, "Go back! Go back! coastwise from Alaska to tributions were the equal of our proper legislation through Con­ Why do you leave a woman like that? California, she'll be able to keep comrades who served in the other gress this year will be greatly apCan't you see she loves you true? in touch with her partner and her )ranches of the Armed Forces. jreciated by me. The way When you're gone her heart is blue." mail. Any sailor who would like Over the years, the American Congress has ruled thus far does Here I am on this ship at sea to know more about owning a Legion has tried to bring this not seem to me to be fair to myself Wondering what the hell is wrong with me. piece of the ground, no matter same point home to our members and a few others who find them­ I dream at night of holding her close. where it is, might write her at and the general public through the selves in this same situation. Her touch, her warmth, they mean the most. 2318 2nd Avenue, #849, Seattle, }lacement of articles and stories lobeit Lee McDonald in pur magazine. WA 98121. During my watch a whale passes by. West Lake, La. And yells up to me, "Why, oh, why? In 1988, the United States She'll tell you, as she did me, Editor's note: SIU members Are you out here alone, far from her arms. that you should write to your government issued a decision are urged to write their congres­ Her dancing, her beauty and her charms?" state and federal veterans' of­ stating that "the service of the sional representativies asking fices if you are a vet, because a jroup known as the American them for their continued support But still I am here on this ship at .lea. little paperwork can give you an Merchant Marine in ocean going in extending benefits to all mer­ Still wondering what the hell is wrong with me. advantage in home-buying. And service during the period of chant marine veterans of WWII. noticed that the contractors were making the big money,"she told me, "so I hung up the license and did some remodeling with a partner." So she has demonstrated that she knows the game. But being both smart and curious means that Dianne gets into all sorts of adventures. In 1986 the kids were well on their way through high school, and Grandma suggested they move into the big house and give Mom an extended vacation. So Dianne went to visit her sister in Hawaii. She decided to see what it was like to work there. Fastfood and maid jobs were a dime a dozen, but Dianne asked for something more. "You wanna work in Tahiti?" she was asked. 'Tahiti? What do I have to do?" It was a waitress job on The Liberte, but she would need a passport. That was Tiiesday. By Friday she had her passport and had been drugtested and was gone, ". . . before I could think twice about it." On that trip she learned that American Hawaii Cruises also operated the "White Ships" out of Hawaii, and she learned about the union and getting a z-card and about Piney Point and about moving upward in the steward department. Which she did, and she's now a steward. Dianne knew that I had ac­ quired a z-card in 1960 but had never used it. As a sort of itinerant writer/cabbie/espres- On This Ship at Sea Letters to the Editor �SEAFARERS LOG WTBHBER1992 Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea JULY 16 — AUGUST 15,1992 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C •'ii'• •l-'M Port 27 New York 1 Philadelphia 5 Baltimore 8 Norfolk 10 Mobile New Orleans 24 Jacksonville 28 San Francisco 24 Wilmington 24 30 Seattle Puerto Rico 10 7 Honolulu 34 Houstoh 1 St. Louis 2 Piney Point 0 Algonac 235 Totals Port 21 New York 2 Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 6 Norfolk 11 Mobile New Orleans 16 Jacksonville 10 San Francisco 14 9 Wilmington 19 Seattle 7 Puerto Rico 4 Honolulu 18 Houston 1 St. Louis '5 Piney Point 0 Algonac 146 Totals Port 17 New York 3 Philadelphia 6 Baltimore 4 Norfolk 4 Mobile New Orleans 7 Jacksonville 12 San Francisco.50 Wilmington 10 29 Seattle 2 Puerto Rico 10 Honolulu 11 Houston 0 St. Louis 3 Piney Point 0 Algonac 168 Totals Port 15 New York 1 Philadelphia 3 Baltimore 5 Norfolk .2. Mobile New Orleans 9 0 Jacksonville 20 San Francisco Wilmington :S 7 Seattle 5 Puerto Rico 3 Honolulu 3 Houston 0 St. Louis 0 Piney Point 0 Algonac 78 Totals Totals All 20 9 13 15 16 21 18 20 27 27 5 10 21 15 7 8 8 10 17 8 . 5 ••• 9 1 14 l'^ 0 10 •••••;••• •:-2v::.' 2 1 124 233 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 9 3 10 7 9 14 30 1 :• r'- 2 8 11 24 18 17 24 6 7 37 1 0 0 191 Trip Reliefs 16 18 2 8 'm'-iM 2 166 15 25 39 5 2 11 8; 8 5 2 0 2 L 6 7 14 5 2 : . 0^. 4-, -'eT . 3 7 17 14 2 4 5 2 7 10 8 17 13 0 1 10 13 6 17 18 20 29 4 0 14 15 9 16 \ry mil 18 18::':1 2 3 5 ^ ^ • 14 " 33 25 2 2 9 12 3 17 14 23 : 14 2 3 7 , 6 • 11 A;-"no:; 17 15 25 3 3 8 12 7 13 0 0 9 1 0 2 3 0 2 9 15 7 3 10 8 4 15 13 9 30 25 i • 3^: 6 5 nmt'- 10 ^ 22 2 1 :,;n2' 0 0 0 1 2 7 •:-n9 ••••.: 1 0 0 3 8 0 2 0 • 0^ 0 0 0 1 147 265 233 30 36 101 106 85 173 3V STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 28 • 2t 5 4 8 13 12 2 . ,3 1 ' • 3 0 2 2 2 2 •' • -, 'M",: A A . A 0 4 4 0 0 5 4 6 9 7 0 6 7 6 2 13 13 2 1 4 2 6 6 14 16 1 • 3 11 4 5 0 12 18 0 :::• :513 0 8 5 23 86 1 , 7 , 24 5 10 i6:: 9 15 6 0 >2 ' • •;'r-11 . 2 .4 4 10 40 5 0 3 19 4 7 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 1 19 27 16 37 20 17 5 21 22 '1\3'M0 0 3 'mm 9 :2' 5 fi 0 0 1 0 0 0 v92 0 ' :'::.'5:-' ^ 14 -:^;4,. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 178 274 99 35 57 124 62 106 ..•^.•"17i :.V"4!v ;:;r' m. m ENTRY DEPARTMENT 33 0 8 10 17 24 16 36 11 17 4 53 25 3 30 2 289 39 2 1 10 9 13 24 ^•::;v.58 2 128 7 1 ^ 1 0 256 16 0 §-3; 5 7 8 10 0 4 2 2 •MW: 6 7 10 3 46 : 21 12 . 7 2 3 W:5 - 0 0 52 23 2 171 0 0 6 0 3 2 4 3 4 3 115 1 0 0 148 0 3 0 5 0 6 0 3 0 14 0 : 1 0 56 0 ^•::9 0 13 0 10 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 .0 /v: 0 0 151 0 J ^84n 2 17 24 32 44 35 72 23 23 6 49 38 6 33 4 492 J 275 97 7 2 28 17 35 15 55 16 19 4 145 15 0 8 0 463 922 •^^TotTRegistered" 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 Ae Po^ at the end of last morUh. A total of 1,425 jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the M25 jobs shipped, 473 jobs or about 33 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by B and C seniority people. From July 16 to August 15,1992, a total of 179 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1,1982, a total of 17,163 jobs have been shipped. 17 October & November Membership Meetings Deep Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point Monday: October 5, November 2 New York Tuesday: October 6, November 3 Philadelphia Wednesday: October 7, November 4 Baltimore Thursday: October 8, November 5 Norfolk Thursday: October 8, November 5 Jacksonville Thursday: October 8, November 5 Algonac Friday: October 9, November 6 Houston Monday: October 12, November 9 New Orleans Tuesday: October 13, November 10, Mobile Wednesday: October 14; Thursday, November 12 San Francisco Thursday: October 15, November 12 Wilmington Monday: October 19, November 16 Seattle Friday: October 23, November 20 San Juan Thursday: October 8, November 5 St. Louis Friday: October 16, November 13 Honolulu Friday: October 16, November 13 Duluth Wednesday: October 14; Thursday, November 12 Jersey City Wednesday: October 21, November 18 New Bedford Tuesday: October 20, November 17 Each port's masting starts at 10:30 a.m. Personals JOSEPH BODIE Please contact your sister, Senobia Nelson at 675 East 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90059. GARY DAHL Please contact your father at (301) 423-3612, or write to him at 5909 Delta Lane, Suitland, MD 20746. ' FRANKA.JOHANSON Please contact Robert Fish at 6000 Ivydene Ter­ race, Baltimore, MD 21209. Four Earn Lundeberg Dipiomas Four more Seafarers have added their names to the roll of members who have received their General Equivalency Diplomas (GED) while studying at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. With Instructor Sheila Schug (center) are (left to right) Mark D. Johnson, Lewis Danwin, Peter Hausmann and Joe Bernieri. Nearly 2,000 Seafarers have ob­ tained their high school equivalency diplomas through the school's GED program. " V •• ;:C �m 18 S':.^ SEAFARE8SL0G Seafarers fnternatfonal Union Directory ,-. - • • , Michael Sacco President John Fay Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Sacco Executive vice President Augustln Tellez Vice President Collective Bargaining George McCartney Vice President West Ctoi>ast Roy A. ^TBuck" Mercer Vice President Government Services JackCaffey Vice President Atlantic Coast Byron Kelley Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Dean Coraey Vice President Gulf Coast U' I' HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301) 899-0675 ' ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac, MI 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Baltimore. MD 21202 (410) 327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building Dulufli,MN 55802 (218)722-4110 HONOLULU 606KaUhiSt. Honolulu, HI 96819 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. Houston, TX 77002 (713)659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 3315 UbertySt. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904)353-0987 JERSEY CITY St Je 7302 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. Mobile, AL 36605 (205)478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 48 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (508)997-5404 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804)622-1892 PHILADELPHIA oftna <! a Philadelphia,"PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75 Piney Point, MD 20674 (301)994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)543-5855 Government Services Division (415)861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave. Stop l6Vi Santurce,PR 00907 (809)721-4033 SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206)441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314)752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 (310)549-4000 m.-: E4 • ms SEPmUBER 1992 Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes JULY 16 — AUGUST 15,1992 CL—Company/Lakes L—^Lakes NP—^Non Priority •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL OassL Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 49 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 25 t ' . STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 15 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 Port Algonac ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups QassCL Class L QassNP 0 15 0 5 0 . 18 Totals All Departments 0 65 23 0 89 12 0 41 * 'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. 25 Dispatchers' Report for Inland Waters JULY 16 — AUGUST 15,1992 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B OassC Region Atlantic G Gulf Coast West Coast Totals Region Atlantic Gulf Coast Lakes & Inland Waters West Coast Totals Region TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Oass C DECK DEPARTMENT ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B QassC 0 0 6 1 3 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Gulf Coast Lakes & Inland Waters West Coast Totals 0 0 39 0 0 4 . 0 4 0 0 0 4 Totals All Departments 41 0 24 12 1 4 160 13 * '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. VETERANS DAY EVENTS AT THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM, N.Y. New York Seamen Remember World War H—Wednesday, Novem­ ber 11,3-6p.nu in the Seamen's Church Institute Auditorium, 241 Water Street. Veteran seamen from New York City offer first hand accounts of their WWII experiences. Free. New York Port in World War H— Sunday, November 8. Museum programs pay tribute to the merchant seamen who risked their lives in WWII. Period films, tours, demonstrations. Events free with museum admission. New York Harbor Cruise: Ship­ ping Out in World War H—Sunday, November 8, 11 a.m.-/ p.m. In this Seaport Lines excursion, explore sites where seamen prepared for their pivotal role in the War. $12, $10 for seniors, $6 for children. Purchase tickets at booth. SURVIVORS OF THE SS. ROGER B.TANEY Any survivors of the S.S. Roger B. Taney, a Liberty Ship operated by Waterman Steamship Co. that was sunk on Sunday, February 7, 1943 in the South Atlantic Ocean, are asked to con­ tact James L. Tucker. Tucker was Ae bosun aboard ship. He notes that two lifeboats got away, and he is particularly interest^ in hear­ ing from anyone on the No. 2 boat with him. "We were picked up 42 days later off the Coast of Brazil and were put in the hospital the next day in Santos, Brazil." Tucker is hoping to hear from sur­ vivors in order to plan a 50 year reunion next February or March. Survivors may write to James L. Tucker at P.O. Box 374, Kenansville, N.C. 28349, or may call him at (919) 293-7955. 0 0 4 46 CALLING ALL TUGBOAT ENTHUSIASTS A group dedicated to the preserva­ tion of the American tugboat industry invites interested individuals to join. Or­ ganized in 1990, the Tugboat En­ thusiasts Society of America (TES) chronicles theindustry—^both its history and its current status. The organization publishes a quarter­ ly newsletter entitled Tug Bitts, which covers tug-building news, anecdotes of tug history, book reviews, tug model building tips, photographs and other ar­ PI ticles related to tugboats and theircrews. The group's chairman, Joseph P. DeMuccio, the son of a tugboatman, urges interested parties to contact him at: TES, 308 Quince Street, Mount Pleasant, S.C. 29464. Membership dues are $25.00 an­ nually. CORRESPONDENCE WITH 1968 PINEY POINT GRADS Gordon Anderson graduated from Piney Point on February 14, 1968. He would like to correspond with members of his class or anyone else who attended Piney Point around that time. Interested grads may write to him at 2732 Valencia, San Bemardino. CA 92406. �SOFARBRSIOG 19 Indy Wait Staff on the Go With Safety and Service Duties Continued from page 11 beginning her maritime career on the Inde­ pendence. The daughter of Steward Lonnie Jones stated she plans to build up her seatime on the cruise ship so she will he able to upgrade at the Lundeherg School and move up through the steward depart­ ment. Besides all the time and effort members use in dealing with passengers, working in the galley and handling food, they also are involved in safety drills aboard the ship. Waiters and waitresses can be found at the various lifeboat stations with their assign­ ments ranging from lowering the lifeboats to checking the roll to account for all pas­ sengers in their station. Whether they move up the galley ladder on the passenger ships or transfer their craft to tankers and container ships in the SIUcontracted fleet, the skills acquired on the Independence become invaluable as they continue their maritime careers. : t Deck/Lounge Steward Kimberly Cazaropoul works to release a block during lifeboat drills. Deck/Lounge Steward Oebra White offers a drink to a passenger. .?• •% M): • •I'S' •'•J -.I? The lounge crew of (left to right) Bartender Robert Edward Brock, Deck/Lounge Stewards Helping during the weekly lifeboat drill is Debra Gardiner, Julie Konas, Kathleen Hodgens, Cheryl Rhodes and Robert Barron and Giving the Hawaiian good luck sign is AsWaiter Steve Han. Bartender Mickie Frederick pose before a shift. sistant Waiter Henry Commager. « if.'i; ••i '..,1/^1'^?, •y" c.'- a". I Janet and Brett Ethridge offer a variety of desserts to hungry passengers on sundeck. .• • The dining room crew welcomes passengers aboard with a group singing of "Aloha." • "i. j V'" �20 SEPTEMBER 1992 SEAFARERS LOG delegate. Next port: Newport News, Va. i'f • . !£• ••H •' i ' - y.'..' • ''• .;• ^• • ^;v'r |f\:,y';V:r 1 i|v KVV{,:'4; Is '• ' ••'•I 'v' • f . 'i • II: •'.m: - .• • «• .• if •I •Aii • •. ''•"if • vj-r • / • ilif- • . • rfSfo- • '• Secretary Steven Wagner, Educa­ tional Director Alberto Aguiar, Deck Delegate Rodney Pence, En­ gine Delegate Richard Rodgers, Steward Delegate Julio Guity. Chairman noted raise went into ef­ fect July 1. He reminded crew to separate plastics. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew asked contracts department to seek grace period for permanent men who are going on 60-day relief. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang. Next port: New Orleans. ILEDE FRANCE (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), July 19 — Secretary Robert Hess. Chairman discussed upgrad­ ing opportunities available at Lun­ The SeafarersLOG attempts toprint as i , . deberg School. Secretary reminded Oil occasion, lyecause of space limitations, some will Im omitted. members to vote. He noted impor­ Ships minutes first are reviewed by the union's contract department Those issues requiring attention tance of SPAD. Educational direc­ or resolution are addressixl by the union upon receipt of the ships minutes. The minutes are then tor discussed safety procedures. No beefs or disputed OT reported. forwarded to the Seafarers LOG. Crew thanked galley gang. Steward delegate thanked crew for Vazquez, Secretary C. Tourere, Haher, Deck Delegate Edward INGER(Sea\m, Inc.), May 31 — keeping lounge and messhalls Deck Delegate P. Puree, Engine RIckard, Engine Delegate Dennis Chairman Theodore Bush, OMI WILLAMETTE(OMl clean. Delegate William Sylvester. Chair­ Davidson. Deck delegate reported Secretary Vincent Sanchez Jr., Corp.), July 26 — Chairman M. man noted safety awards were disputed OT. No beefs or disputed Deck Delegate Kenneth Moore, ITB NEW YORK (Sheridan McDuffie, Secretary Robert Scott given by company for months of OT reported by engine or steward Engine Delegate W. Marino, Transportation), July 20 — Chair­ Chairman announced payoff. No delegates. Fans are needed for each March, April and May. He thanked man Sonny Pinkham, Secretary F. beefs or disputed OT reported. Steward Delegate John Foster. room. Crew was reminded to make galley gang for recent barbecues. Chairman announced payoff. He Cordero, Deck Delegate M. Crew was reminded not to smoke sure gangway lines are kept tight. No beefs or disputed OT reported. praised crew for good trip. No Perry, Engine Delegate Louis in messhall during meal hours. Next port: Boston. beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for job LIBERTY SPIRIT (Liberty well done. Crew advised fellow Looking to Shore Maritime), June 28 — Chairman SIU seamen to bring U.S. bills J.R. Wilson, Secretary R. Cavalwhen going to Albania, as canti. Educational Director J. seamen's club there only accepts American money. Next port: Hous­ Polito, Deck Delegate S. Jackson, Engine Delegate Gary Toomer, ton. Steward Delegate Miguel Angel ULTRASEA (American Maritime Aguilar. Chairman discussed im­ portance of federal elections. Transport), May 7 — Chairman Educational director urged mem­ Daniel Laitinen Jr., Deck bers to upgrade at Lundeberg Delegate David Garoutte. Chair­ School. No beefs 6r disputed OT man thanked everyone and reported all going well. Education­ reported. Chairman reminded mem­ bers to rewind videotapes. al director encouraged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No 1STLT. JACKLUMMUS beefs or disputed OT reported. (Amsea), June 29 — Chairman S. Crew thanked steward department. Chief Electrician Charles Gallagher awaits the docking of the Nuevo San Juan when that ship called Solomon, Secretary L. Oram, on Port Elizabeth, N.J. Steward Delegate E. Ellis. Crew 1STLT. ALEXBONNYMAN has not been notified of exact (Maersk Lines), June 26 —^ Chair­ Crew discussed importance of Malave, Steward Delegate D. figures for July 1 pay increase. Crew was reminded to be cautious man Thomas Anderson, Deck upgrading at Lundeberg School. Rodriguez. Crew thanked galley Educational director urged mem­ of different traffic laws and pat­ Delegate J. Thompson, Engine gang for good job. bers to upgrade at Lundeberg terns in Japan. Crew requested new Delegate Larry Cochrane, OVERSEAS ALASKA ice machine. Steward Delegate M.James. Chair­ School. No beefs or disputed OT (Maritime Overseas), July 28 — LIBERTY STAR (Liberty reported. Crew not receiving man reported things running Chairman Carlos Spina, Secretary Maritime), July 26 — Chairman reasonably well. Educational direc­ Seafarers LOG. Next port: Guam. 2ND LT. J.P. BOBO(Amsea), F. Nieves, Engine Delegate James Tim Koehel, Secretary V. Wallen, tor advised members to utilize Lun­ July 2 — Chairman Thomas Brown, Steward Delegate V. Car­ Educational Director W. Howard. MAYAGUEZ(Pnerto Rico deberg School to become Parisi, Secretary Hans Schmuck, denas. Chairman reported beefs in Marine), June 9 — Chairman A1 better-qualified and more inEducational Director Charles Mc- Engine delegate reported disputed deck department. No beefs or dis­ OT. No beefs or disputed OT Caulder, Secretary J. Platts. Chair­ demand merchant mariners. No Kenna, Deck Delegate Alonso Ar­ reported by deck or steward puted OT reported by engine or man recommended ship be check­ beefs or disputed OT reported. mada, Engine Delegate Michael steward delegates. delegates. Crew laundry needs ed for asbestos. Engine delegate Steward delegate asked contracts Langehach, Steward Delegate second washing machine. Crew reported disputed OT. No beefs or department for clarification about Dorray Saheron. No beefs or dis­ OVERSEAS VALDEZ(Maritime thanked steward department. . disputed OT reported by deck or random drug testing. Next port: puted OT reported. Crew extended Overseas), July 19 — Chairman steward delegates. Crew asked con­ Jacksonville, Fla. special thanks to steward depart­ Frank Cottongin, Secretary G. LNG LIBRA (ETC), July 5 — tracts department to seek change ment for outstanding job with last Quinn, Educational Director E. Chairman J.B. Rhodes, Secretary under wldch, permanent jobs GREEN ISLAND (Waterman cookout (which included 200 Macom, Deck Delegate A. W. Justi, Educational Director would not be lost due to medical Steamship), June 28 — Chairman pounds of lobster). Machado, Engine Delegate Ar­ Bruce Zenon, Deck Delegate S. emergency. Crew thanked galley Marvin Zimhro, Secretary J. chie Bligen, Steward Delegate A. Ibrahim, Engine Delegate Tim gang members Steward A. Pena, Gleaton, Educational Director W. Fachini. Secretary urged members SGT. W.R. BUnON(Amsea), Van Pelt, Steward Delegate Chief Cook F. Maldiano and SA Jones. No beefs or disputed OT to donate to SPAD. Deck delegate July 5 — Chairman L.D. Yockey, Lawrence Conklin. No beefs or B. Harris for job weU done. Next reported. Next port: Newport reported disputed OT. No beefs or Secretary K. White, Educational disputed OT reported. Crew port: Elizabeth, N.J. News, Va. disputed OT reported by engine or Director M. Blackburn, Deck thanked steward department for steward delegates. Crew thanked Delegate S. Berschger, Engine good job. GOLDEN MONARCH NEDLLOYD HUDSON(SeaDelegate T. Christensen, Steward steward department for fine meals (Westchester Marine), June 21 — Land Service), Jime 21 — Chair­ LNG TAURUS (ETC), July 12 — and menus. Delegate K. Johnson. Educational Chairman Pete Loik, Secretary man C. James, Secretary Ed Chairman Ulus Veach, Secretary Director stressed importance of Jerome Jordan, Educational OVERSEAS VIVIAN (Maritime Doyle Cornelius, Educational upgrading at Lundeberg School Director HanableSmith, Deck Overseas), July 12 — Chairman Payoff for Discovery Delegate Wilfredo Velez, Engine and encouraged members to send Director Raymond Culpepper, Jerome Williams, Secretary articles and photos to the LOG. No Deck Delegate Joseph Morrison, Delegate Julio Reyes, Steward Royce Bozeman, Engine Delegate Engine Delegate Vincent beefs or disputed OT reported. Delegate Diego Hatch. Chairman Mark Stewart, Steward Delegate Crew gave vote of thanks to galley Larimer, Steward Delegate Udthanked crew for smooth trip. He Alex Jaradia. Locks to crew jang Nurdjaja. Chairman intro­ gang. Next port: San Diego. announced payoff. Educational quarters need replacements. Chair­ duced captain, who welcomed all director noted importance of crewmembers and commended man reminded crew to separate upgrading at Lundeberg School. FRANCES HAMMER (Ocean them for safety record. Educational plastics. Secretary reported No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chemical Carriers), July 19 — shortage of stores. Engine delegate director advised members to Crew thanked steward department Chairman Richard Wilson, upgrade at Lundeberg School. No reported disputed OT. No beefs or for job well done. Secretary J. Price, Educational W. beefs or disputed OT reported. disputed OT reported by deck or Dooling, Deck Delegate Kevin Crew noted non-skid pads on lad­ steward delegates. Crew discussed SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaHare, Engine Delegate George der need to be replaced. importance of upgrading at Lun­ Land Service), June 27 — Chair­ Demetropoulos, Steward Delegate deberg School and donating to man C. Heick, Secretary A. 1STLT. JACKLUMMUS Toyo Gonzales. Company has SPAD. Crew thanked galley gang Delaney, Education^ Director R. (Amsea), July 12 — Chairman S. for good food. Howard, Engine Delegate C. Ear- agreed to supply refrigerators in Viomon, Secretary L. Oram, each seamen's room and to replace hart, Steward Delegate F. Maliga. SEA-LAND QUALITY (Seacouch in crew lounge. Secretary ad­ Educational Director R. Tannis, Chairman noted crew has disputed Land Service), July 12 — ChairOT and needs clarifications regard­ vised members interested in further­ Deck Delegate Kevin Devine, En­ gine Delegate S. Andereon, man Jerry Bass, Secretary J. ing holiday pay. Other disputed OT ing their education to apply for Steward Delegate E. Loret. Rivera, Educational Director Ken­ Seafarers scholarship. Vocational reported by steward delegate. Crew Treasurer reported $394.40 in neth Linah, Steward Delegate F. director urged members to upgrade asked contracts department to look ship's fund. Deck delegate asked Monsihais. Chairman announced at Lundeberg School. No beefs or into abolition of permanent jobs. contracts department for clarifica­ payoff and said this was his best disputed OT reported. Crew asked Next port: Long Beach, Calif. tion on payment policy. No beefs trip to northern Europe. Secretary contracts department to look into or disputed OT reported. Next port: and educational director urged reducing time required to maintain DSNS PREVAIL (USMMl), June permanent jobs. All departments Guam. members to upgrade at Lundeberg 1 — Chairman Carl Kriensky, School. No beefs or disputed OT were thanked for working well Secretary Dean Steinmetz, Educa­ together. Ship is carrying phos­ MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf reported. Next port: Boston. tional Director Mike Everhart, Marine), July 18 — Chairman D. phoric acid to Madras, India. Deck Delegate Steve Voss, Ticer Jr., Secretary J. Pratt, SCAN (Amsea), July 25 — Chair­ Steward Delegate Patrick Educational Director M. Peck. No SAM HOUSTON(Waterman man Al Kirksey, Secretary S. Red­ Johnson. No beefs or disputed OT Steamship), July 26 — Chairman beefs or disputed OT reported. ding, Steward Delegate James Bosun Nelson Sale was on reported. Eugene Granhiham, Secretary C. Crew noted mail service is slow. Jordan. Chairman announced board for the Sea-Land Rooks. Deck and engine delegates payoff. No beefs or disputed OT OMI DYNACHEM(OMl Coip), Discovery's payoff in DSNS SILAS BENT (Mar Ship reported disputed OT. No beefs or reported. July S — Chairman Larry Kunc, Elizabeth, N.J. recently. Operators), June 7 — Chairman R. disputed OT reported by steward Continued on page 22 "-.ft �i:,:%"0^^!-<-- £m -:--:0ri^ SEPTEMBER 1992 T he Seafarers Pension Plan this month announces the retirements of twenty-seven members. Sixteen of those signing off sailed in the deep sea division, while nine sailed in the inland division. One sailed on the Great Lakes and one sailed in the Atlantic Fishermen division. Of the retiring Seafarers, 19 served in a branch of the U.S. armed forces. Some of the SIU members served during WWII. Others enlisted in the period up to and through the Korean con­ flict in the early '50s. Additionally, in this month's group of pensioners are two recertified bosuns and three recertified stewards. Brief biographical sketches of these SIU members and the other new pensioners follow. SEAFARERS LOG To Our New Pensioners ... Thanks for a Job Well Done Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These men and women have served the maritime industry well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. BOBBY ESPANOL, 68,joined the union in 1970 in the port of San Francisco. He was bom in the Philippine Islands and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Espanol served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1968. He resides in Moreno Valley, Calif. DEEP SEA PAUL ADAMS JR., 65, joined the SIU in 1956 in the port of Savannah, Ga. The Georgia native sailed in the deck department He also served in the U.S. Coast Guard. Brother Adams has retired to Savannah. EDDIE FISHER, 61, joined the SIU in 1965 in his native New Orleans. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Fisher served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. He continues to call New Orleans home. CLAUDE BANKSTON JR., 65, joined the Seafarers in 1950 in the port of New Orleans. Bom in Bogalusa, La., he com­ pleted the bosun recertification course at the Lundebeig School in 1975. Brother Bankston served in the U.S. Navy fiom 1944 to 1946. He resides in Metairie, La. EDWARD GLAZDER, 65, joined the Seafarers in 1952 in the port of New York. Bom in Newark, N.J., he sailed in the steward department. Brother Glazder served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1947. He still lives in Newark. WILLIE BRAGGS, 64, graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School in Mobile, Ala. in 1959. He was bom in Alabama and in 1982 completed the steward recertification course at the Lundeberg School. Brother Braggs lives in Fairhope, Ala. ALVIN DYER, 65, joined the Seafarers in 1945 in the port of New York. Bom in Maine, he sailed in the deck department. Brother Dyer served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946 to 1953. He lives in Gouldsboro, Maine. JOSEPH DELISE, 68, joined the SIU in 1952 in his native New York. He completed the steward recertification course at the Lundeberg School in 1980. Brother Delise served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He has retired to Farmingdale, N.Y. PAUL GONCALVES,65, joined the SIU in 1955 in the port of Wil­ mington, Calif. A native of Philadelphia, he sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Goncalves has retired to Seattle. SERGIO MORALES, 66, joined the Seafarers in 1979 in the jort of New York. He was bom in Puerto Rico and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Morales upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1982. He resides in *4aranjitos, P.R. CARMELO MURPHY, 65, joined the union in 1946 in the port of Hous­ ton. Bom in Puerto Rico, he sailed in the steward department. Brother Vlurphy has retired to Houston. PAUL ONUFNER, 74, joined the SIU in 1963 in the port of ^lew York. He was bom in Whiting, Ind. and sailed in the deck department. Brother Onufner upgraded frequently at the Lundeberg School. He lives in Northfield, Ohio. PAUL PAR­ SONS, 63, joined the Seafarers in 1963 in the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. A na­ tive of Wilkes County, N.C., he sailed in the deck department. Brother Parsons served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 until 1948. He resides in Lenoir, N.C. JABEZ PEGG, 63, joined the SIU in 1962 in the port of Bal­ timore. Bom in Graham, ^.C., he sailed in the deck department. Brother Pegg served in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1953. He has retired to Fairfield, Calif. WILLIAM RAWLUK, 63, joined the Seafarers in 1962 in the port of New York. Brother Rawluk was bom in Canada in the city of Calgary, Alberta and sailed in the deck department. Brother Rawluk resides in Seattle. LEROY TEMPLE, 65,joined the SIU in 1962 in the port of Detroit. A native of Sandusky, Ohio, he sailed on the Great Lakes before transferring to the union's deep sea division. Brother Temple completed the bosun recertification course at the Lundeberg School in 1982. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. Brother Temple lives in Stockton, Calif. CLYDE GRAVES, 63, joined the union in 1983 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Born in Prentiss, Miss., he sailed in the engine department. Boatman Graves lives in Eight Mile, Ala. NEWTON HAHL,67, joined the union in 1963 in the port of St. Louis. He was born in Penns Grove, ^l.J. and sailed in the engine department. Boat­ man Hahl served in the U.S. Army from 1948 to 1949. He resides in St. Louis. LONNIE HOWARD, 62, joined the union in 1982 in the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. The nalive of South Carolina sailed in the deck department. A U.S. Army veteran. Boatman Howard has retired to Jackson­ ville. STEPHEN PLASH JR., 63, joined the union in 1957 in the port of Gal­ veston, Texas. He was bom in Hitchcock, Texas and sailed in the deck department. Boatman Plash served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948. He has retired to Sante Fe, Texas. 21 WILLIAM PETERS, 62, joined the union in 1973 in the port of Paducah, Ky. Bom in Mississippi, he sailed in the deck department. Boatman Peters served in the U.S. Aimy from 1951 to 1953. He lives in Caruthsville, Mo. HENRY SOUDELIER, 63, joined the union in 1964 in the port of New Orleans. The Louisiana native sailed in the deck department. Boatman Soudelier served in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952. He lives in Houma, La. .-.•a:-- DAVID STILES, 62, joined the union in 1973 in the port of Norfolk, Va. A Virginia native, he sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Boatman Stiles served in the U.S. Navy from 1947 to 1948. He resides in Cape Char­ les, Va. HAROLD WHIGHTSILJR., 62, joined the union in 1966 in the port of New Orleans. He was bom in Illinois and sailed in the deck and engine depart­ ments. Boatman Whightsil upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1981. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1951. Brother Whightsil has retired to Chalmette, La. GREAT LAKES ALl ZINDANI,69, joined the Seafarers in 1957 in the port of Detroit. Born in Yemen, he sailed in the engine department. Brother Zindani has retired to Detroit. ATLANTIC FISHERMEN SAMUEL SCOLA, 64, joined the union in 1966 in his native Boston. He sailed in the deck . department. Brother Scola served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948. He resides in Gloucester, Mass. ''L:. f.-t Retired But Not Retired INLAND FRANK GIBSON, 71,joined the union in 1965 in his native New Orleans. He sailed in the deck department. Boatman Gib­ son served in the U.S. Army Tom 1941 until 19^. He has retired to Waveland, Miss. Brother Robert Jordan may have retired several years ago after 45 years with the Seafarers, but he did not wait long to start a new career. Jordan, pictured here with his wife Mary, is running a canvash in Chickasaw, Ala. r.,.. . 'i'"' �1pS|^ •t£: ilPij®. 22 Ships Digest I Continued from page 20 SEA-LAND ACHIEVER (SeaLand Service), July 5 — Chairman Frank Marchione, Secretary E. Winfield. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. SEA-LAND A TLANTIC (SeaLand Service), July 6 — Chairman W. Byrd, Secretary R. Seim, Educational Director J. Ashley. Chairman reported crew scattered ashes of SIU retiree John Mc­ Clelland. Chairman requested in­ formation regarding SIU pension plan. Department delegates each reported disputed OT. Deck and steward delegates also reported other beefs. Next port: Boston. • S -i. • i: f •' •m -•'>.'• - J "W^- . 'X .'•' ••• 'mi. • •.. . ipr;; .K' '•. -frr: SEFTEMBER1992 SEAFARERS LOG SEA-LAND CO/V5t/M£/7 (SeaLand Service), July 26 — Chair­ man C. Heick, Secretary A. Delaney, Educational Director R. Howard, Steward Delegate F. Mallga. Deck delegate reported dis­ puted OT. Steward delegate reported beefs. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine delegate. Crew asked contracts department to look into discontinu­ ing permanent jobs. Next port: Oak­ land, Calif. SEA-LAND CRUSADER (SeaLand Service), July 20 — Chair­ man Berherena Benaia, Secretary N. Andrews, Education^ Director Bermeo Oswald, Deck Delegate Doug Hodges, Engine Delegate Roy Jackson, Steward Delegate Willie Grant No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: San Juan, P.R. SEA-LAND DISCOVERY(SeaLand Service), July 12 — Chair­ man Allan Rogers, Secretary Jose Colls, Steward Delegate O. Rios. Chairman announced payoff. Secretary reported new ice machine will be put on board in Elizabeth, N.J. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang. SEA-LAND ENTERPRISE (SeaLand Service), July 19 — Chair­ man Bill Lougfh, Secretary E. Douroudous, Educational Director Robert Dehlbom. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Deck delegate thanked steward department for bar­ becue. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (SeaLand Service), July 19 — Chair­ man James Craine, Secretary Ronald Fluker, Educational Direc­ tor Sonny Acosta, Deck Delegate John DeBos, Engine Delegate Ber­ nardo Tapia, Steward Delegate George Lee. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Long Beach, Calif. SEA-LAND INDEPENDENCE (Sea-Land Service), July 9 — Chairman Francis Adams, Secretary Nancy Heyden, Educa­ deberg School. Steward delegate tional Director Don Giacoma, reported disputed OT. No beefs or Deck Delegate Peter Bean, Engine disputed OT reported by deck or Delegate James Donohue, engine delegates. Steward Delegate Ruben Flel. Chairman thanked crew for smooth DSNS SILAS BENT{Mar Ship Operators), July 8 — Chairman R. trip. He reminded members to Vazquez, Secretary C. Tourere, write their senators and con­ gressmen and urge support of U.S.- Educational Director G. Millsap, flag shipping. He noted importance Engine Delegate W. Sylvester. Chairman reminded members to of SPAD and MDL. Educational submit photos to LOG. Deck director advised members to read Seafarers LOG and upgrade at Lun- delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deberg School. Treasurer noted engine or steward delegates. members will view videotapes which explain how to save money DSNS CHAUVENET{Mai Ship when purchasing a car and how to Operators), July 1 — Chairman obtain a mortgage. Deck delegate JeHFocardi, Secretary C. Nelson, reported beef. Engine delegate Educational Director A1 Matos, reported disputed OT. No beefs or Deck Delegate Jim Keevan, disputed OT reported by steward Steward Delegate Pam White. No delegate. Crew thanked galley beefs or disputed OT reported. On gang for making the ship an excel­ July 21, a group of high school stu­ lent feeder. dents and teachers sponsored by National Geographic Society came SEA-LAND INNOVATOR (Seaaboard in Egypt to participate in Land Service), July 5 — Chairman simulated survey operation. Project T. Anderson, Secretary R. will be featured on TV and in an Armstrong, Educational Director upcoming issue of National Bo Francisco, Deck Delegate Geographic. George Fries. Engine delegate reported beef. No beefs or ^sputed DSNS PREVAIL (USMMI), July OT reported by deck or steward 5 — Chairman Carl Kriensky, delegates. Crew noted VCR needs Secretary M. Davidson, Education­ repair or replacement. Crew al Director Mike Everhart, Deck thanked steward department for job Delegate Steven Voss, Steward well done. Delegate Patrick Johnson. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND INTEGRITY{SeaLand Service), July 12 — Chair­ DSNS PREVAIL (USMMI), July man D. Newman, Secretary P. 31 — Chairman Carl Kriensky, Laboy, Educational Director D. Secretary M. Davidson, Education­ Barber, Deck Delegate T. Cudal Director Mike Everhart, Deck dihy. Engine Delegate I. Manley. Delegate Steven Voss, Steward No b^fs or disputed OT reported. Delegate P. Johnson. No beefs or Crew gave vote of thanks to galley disputed OT reported. Crew gang. thanked galley gang for job well done. SENATOR (Crowley Caribbean Transport), July 6 — Chairman DSNS WVAMAf (Mar Ship George Walks, Secretary Paul Operators), July 9 — Chairman Stubblefield, Educational Director Steve Herring, Secretary D.St Jim Williams, Deck Delegate George, Educational Director R. Winston Dodson, Engine Delegate Clark, Deck Delegate Joseph Grif­ Curtis Lang, Steward Delegate fin, Engine Delegate Wesley Wise. Andre Keller. Secretary reminded Deck and steward delegates asked crew to have clean linen for re­ contracts department for clarifica­ placements. No beefs or disputed tions on various work duties. No OT reported. Crew thanked Chief beefs or disputed OT reported by Steward Stubblefield and his engine delegate. department. SEA-LAND SP/#?/T(Sea-Land Service), July 19 — Chairman Hayden GifTord, Secretary Steve Apodaca, Educational Director Charles Henley. Chairman ad­ vised members to write their senators and congressman and find out their activities related to maritime. He urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No reefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department or job well done. Next port: tlonolulu. SEA-LAND TRADER{Sea-Land Service), July 15 — Chairman M. Willis, Secretary G.R. Shirley, Educational Director M.Sabin. Chairman announced payoff. Secretary urged memters to donate to SPAD. Educational director ad­ vised members to upgrade at Lun- Houston Seafarers at the Ready in Last year, the Seq^rers LOG devoted several pages in the December issue to print holiday greetings from active and retired Seafarers^as well as their family members-—to friends, shipmates and loved ones. The feature was well received and, thus, the LOG is plaiming a similar feature this year. In 25 words or less (and in the to: OMI COLUMBIA (OMI Corp.), August 2 — Chairman J. Miller, Secretary C. Moss, Educational Director A. Bomhita, Engine Delegate Victor Bermudez, Steward Delegate K. Bragg. Secretary urged members to donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew received new VCR and new chairs and completed all repairs. OMI DYNACHEM{OMl Corp.), August 8 — Chairman Larry Kunc, Secretary Wayne Howard, Educational Director James Long. Educational director urged mem­ bers to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew gave vote of thanks to galley gang. SEA-LAND PATRIOT{Sea-Land Service), August 2 — Chairman S. Evans, Secretary P. Schulz, Educa­ tional Director H. Bang. Education­ al director reminded all hands to watch safety movies and report any electrical problems. Steward delegate reported beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or engine delegates. Crew thanked Chief Cook R. Richardson and GSU S.Saeed for good work. Next port: Oakland, Calif. SEA-LAND RELIANCE{SeaLand Service), August 2 — Chair­ man R. McGonagle, Secretary D. Zuls, Educational Director L. Cook/Baker Leo Castro and Steward Assistant Americus Bell decide what's for dessert aboard the USNS Chauvenet. BryanL Deck Delegate R. Young, Engine Delegate C. Akers, Steward Delegate F. Ahdulla. Secretary urged members to donate to SPAD and upgrade at Lun­ deberg School. Engine delegate reported beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or steward delegates. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND TACOMA (Sea-Land Service), August 2 T— Chairman T. Murphy, Secretary M. Meany, Deck Del^ate Glom Christianson, Engine Delegate Mel Fo-gusmi. No' beefs or diqruted OT reported. USNS CHAUVENET{Mar Ship Operators), August 2 — Chairman JeffFocardi, Secretary C. Nelson, Educational Director A1 Matos, Deck Delegate Jim Keevan, Steward Delegate Louis Mercado. Steward delegate reported previous OT beef still unresolved. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or engine delegates. Next port: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Seafarers; i©# neatest printing possible), write the message in the space provided below. All (legible) greetings that are written in the holiday spirit will be incllided in the Decemter 1992 issue of the Seafarers LOG, if they are received in time. The deadline for receipt of the holid^messages is Friday, Novem­ ber13.1^.S^ thernby rnail totte Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, 20746. After November 1, facsimile copies will be accepted The fax number is (301) 899-7355. Forms also may be filled out in any union hall and turned in to the official at the counter—or may be given to the boarding patrolman at a Vessel's payoff. ' (3icdk the block which describes your statoS • Active (teafarer " - GOLDEN MONARCH (Apex Marine), August 2 — Chairman Pete Loik, Secretary J. Gonzales, Educational Director H. Smith. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Chairman and crew thanked Chief Steward Juan Gonzalez, Chief Cook David Valle and GSUs Trinidad Sanchez and Miguel Collazo for splendid job. Frofli;. irkl;' % What's Cooking? " pi mi} PFC. DEWAYNE T. WILLIAMS (Amsea), July 6 — Chairman Alvin McCants, Secretary S. Avallone, Educational Director F. Jaworski, Deck Delegate Donnie Collins. Deck delegate asked con­ tracts department for clarification on ammo pay. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Honolulu. Supplying a recently docked Sea-Land vesselIn Houston are, from the left, J. Zepeda. L. Zepeda, G. Rodriguez, J. Rodriguez, E. Zepeda, R. Ylwrra and R. Zepeda. Seafarer lU: , V. Q fhinily Member of Adivc <Sc»fiiiei' • family Member of Send your gineting to the 5eq/brers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Canm Spings, MD 20746v The greeting should hdieceivedaltbeLOGQfficebyRriday.November 13,1992. ^ 9A2 �•. .'.-V • (•; '.'!X^' ','"• .'•"'• • j/';^'^i •-*v.> "" •sasw* SEFTEMBER1992 SBVAmRSLOG 23 DeSteiguer Crew Credits Steward Martin's Teamwork Step aboard the USNS DeSteiguer and all that can be heard is how good the crew is, how well everyone gets along and what a wonderful vessel the oceanographic survey ship is. Those words resonate from Captain Wayne Conroy to the civilian researchers working on board. When asked why, all point to the galley gang headed by Chief Steward Morris Martin as what holds the vessel together. "Although everybody on here is a hard worker, without a doubt the steward department is our best [department]," Conroy told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG who visited the ship, operated by Mar Ship Operators, in San Diego recently^ "The union keeps send- steward Assistant Thomas Route straightens the mess after breakfast. AB Sean Rafferty heads for the Watching over engineroom operaing us good people. deck on another detaii. tions is OMU Robert J. Mulvaney. Like a Family OMU Rick Grosso, a • graduate of Lundebefg School trainee class 148, noted upon his return to the DeSteiguer, "It's great to be on board. It's like ^ family on here." Martin attributes the success in the galley to "the top notch crew we have at all times." Since Martin first signed on as chief steward in 1987, the DeSteiguer consistently has earned top marks from the Military Sealift Com­ mand for its steward department. Although happy with its latest grade of 98, Chief Cook Cecil Husted said the crew was disap­ pointed to not receive a perfect 100. "We know we're that good and that's what we strive for." . - •:v;. ,-.r '}y.. /•• •'h[ • Working Together In training new crewmembers oni how to work in his department, Morris Martin preaches the "little I and big U" theory. "There is no me or I; it's only us and we. We work with them and they work with us." One galley member who sails with Martin when he can is Steward Assistant Thomas Route. A graduate of Lundeberg School trainee class 417 (Fall 1987), Route praised Martin as a man who has taught him a lot about sailing. "Every time I come aboard I learn something new from him," Route said. Bosun Sidney Whitaker shouts or- Signing in visitors aboard the De- AB Brian McCaulliffe assists with Wiper Ken Route cleans up in the SA Donical Caldas sports a cap ders from above. Sfe/gueris AB Jim Souci. loading equipment on the crane, engineroom. noting her assignment. «• - /f'-. �WP? 24 SEFTEMBER1992 SEAFARERS LOG Final Departuf^s DEEP SEA • '•'^fJ '.'• ' M::' ''• ' ' • ' ' HERBERT CHATTOM Pensioner Herbert Chat torn, 65, passed away July 29. The Alabama na­ tive joined the SIU in 1957 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Chat. torn sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1946. Brother Chattom retired in June 1984. FRED CLOPTON Pensioner Fred Clopton 94, died July 1. A native of Pensacola, Ra., he joined the Seafarers in 1947 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Clopton sailed in the engine department. He began receiving his pension in August 1973. ''j'-r'i'- department. He last shipped in 1977. GEORGE LAFLEUR George Lafleur, 63, passed away July 11. He was bom in Louisiana and in 1951 joined the union in the port of Norfolk, Va. Brother Lafleur sailed in the steward depart­ ment. THOMAS MAHER Thomas Maher, 81, died June 6. He joined the SIU in 1946 in his native New York. Brother Maher sailed in the engine department. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1975. Sf- ,;• 'M& Minn, and in 1958 graduated from the Andrew Fumseth Training School in New York. Brother Otremba sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. JOSEPH RICHARDSON Joseph Richardson, 19, passed away October 25, 1991. The native of Mis­ sissippi graduated from the Lun­ deberg School in 1990. Brother Richardson sailed in the engine department. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1991. SAMMY ROGAMOS Pensioner Sammy Rogamos, 88, died June 12. He was bom in the Philip­ pine Islands and in 1956 joined the union in the port of San Francisco. Brother Rogamos sailed in the steward department. He began receiving his pension in October 1968. JAMES MANNING James Man­ ning, 49, passed away October 24. A native of Washington, D.C.he joined the RICHARD CUMMINGS Seafarers in Pensioner 1967 in the port of New York. Richard Cum Brother Manning sailed in the deck mings, 88, department. He served in the U.S. passed away EDMOND SAHUQUE July 12. Bom Navy from 1964 to 1966. Pensioner Edin St. Paul, LUIS MEDINA mond SahuMinn., he 75, que, Pensioner Luis Medina, 81, died joined the passed away union in 1943 July 21. Bom in Puerto Rico, he July 9. He joined the SIU in 1948 in the port in the port of Philadelphia. Brother joined the of New York. Brother Medina Cummings sailed in the deck in Seafarers engine department. He sailed in the department. He served in the U.S. 1942 in his na­ began receiving his pension in Navy from 1925 to 1930. He tive New Or­ Janiiaiy 1980. retired in January 1968. leans. Brother Sahuque sailed in GOMERSINDO OTERO the steward department. He retired JOSEPH DECHALUS in July 1976. Pensioner Pensioner Gomersindo Joseph DeCHARLES THORPE Otero, 83, Chalus, 77, Pensioner passed away died Novem­ Charles June 26. He ber 7, 1991. Thorpe, 64, joined the The native of died June 25. SIU as a Brooklyn, The Min­ charter mem­ N.Y. joined nesota native ber in 1938 in the Marine joined the lis native Puerto Rico. Brother Cooks and Stewards in 1942. SIU in 1959 Otero sailed in the engine depart­ Brother DeChalus retired in June in the port of ment. He retired in January 1972. 1968 before that union merged Baltimore. Brother Thorpe sailed with the AGLIWD. He is survived MARTIN O'TOOLE in the steward department. He by his wife, Mary. upgraded at the Lundeberg School Pensioner in 1980. He served in the U.S. Martin O'ALEJANDRO DENULLY Army from 1944 until 1949. Toole, 65, Pensioner Alejandro DeNully, 75, Brother Thorpe retired in Septem­ died July 30 passed away June 22. A native of ber 1986. due to a heart the Philippine Islands, he joined attack. A na­ the Marine Cooks and Stewards in JOHNVIEIRA tive of Bal­ 1972 in the port of San Francisco, Pensioner John Vieira, 81, passed timore, he before that union merged with the away June 14. Bom in British joined the AGLIWD. Brother DeNully began Guiana, he joined the Seafarers in Seafarers in 1955 in the port of receiving his pension in January 1948 in the port of New York, Seattle. Brother O'Toole sailed in 1983. irother Vieira sailed in the steward the engine department. He began department. He began receiving his receiving his pension in October DOMENICDISANTO pension in October 1970. 981. Domenic Disanto, 68, died July 6. He joined the SIU in his native MANUEL PINTO EDWARD WICAK Boston in 1956. Brother Disanto Pensioner 'ensioner Edward Wicak, 81, died sailed in the deck department. Manuel Pinto, July 10. He was bom in PhiladelHUGH HALLMAN 89, died July )hia and in 1942 joined the SIU in 6. Bom in le port of Mobile, Ala. Brother Pensioner Hugh Hallman, 79, India, he Wicak sailed in the engine depart­ passed away June 30. Bom in At­ joined the ment. He retired in June 1976. lanta, he joined the Seafarers in SIU in 1947 1941 in the port of New York. in the port of Brother Hallman sailed in the en­ ALFRED WILSON Philadelphia. gine department. He retired in Pensioner Irother Pinto sailed in the deck Febmary 1975. Alfred Wil­ department. He retired in Septem­ son, 72, ber 1968. PAUL KENT passed away Paul Kent, 40, died July 5. The July 10. A na­ ALFRED OTREMBA New York native graduated from tive of Savan­ the Lundeberg School in 1973. Alfred Otremba, 59, passed away nah, Ga., he uly 31. He was bom in Hillman, Brother Kent sailed in the steward joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1958 in the port of New York, before that union merged with the AGLIWD. Brother Wilson sailed in the steward department. He upgraded at the Lundeberg School in 1981. Brother Wilson retired in September 1981. INLAND LEWIS BELL Pensioner Lewis Bell, 64, died May 29. Bom in Butler Coun­ ty, Pa., he joined the union in 1976 in the port of New Orleans. Boatman Bell sailed in the deck department. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1946. Boatman Bell began receiv­ ing his pension in August 1989. KENNETH COLEMAN Kenneth Coleman, 62, died July 11. The native of Nederland, Texas joined the union in 1963 in the port of Port Arthur, Texas. Boatman Coleman sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1953. JOHNDERRICKSON Pensioner John Derrickson, 80, ' passed away July 28. He was bom in Delaware and in 1961 joined the union in the port of Philadelphia. Boatman Derrickson sailed in the deck department He retired in March 1974. densburg, N.Y., he joined the union in 1954 in the port of Buf­ falo. Boatman Murray sailed in the deck department. He began receiv­ ing his pension in August 1974. REESE PARKS Pensioner Reese Parks, 85, passed away July 20. A native of Maryland, he joined the union in 1956 in.the port of Baltimore. Boat­ man Parks sailed in the engine department. He retired in Novem­ ber 1974. GEORGE WILLIAMSON Pensioner George Williamson, 71, died July 12. Bom in North Carolina, he joined the union in 1961 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Boatman Williamson sailed in the deck department. He retired in August 1985. GREAT LAKES DAVID BAILEY David Bailey, 51, passed away June 10. He was bom in Port Huron, Mich, and in 1985 joined the Seafarers in the port of Algonac, Mich. Brother Bailey sailed in the engine depart­ ment. ROBERT GARTMAN Pensioner Robert Gartman, 68, died July 16. A native of Sheboygen, Wis., he joined the union in 1960 in the port of Detroit. Brother Gartman sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. Brother Gartman began receiving his pen­ sion in August 1988. ROBERT KELLER Pensioner Robert Keller, RAILROAD MARINE 68, died July 17. He joined BERNARD KEARNS the union in Pensioner Ber­ 1956 in his na­ tive Bal­ nard Keams, timore. 74, passed Boatman away July 15. Keller sailecf in the deck depart­ Bom in Jer­ ment. He began receiving his pen­ sey City, N.J., sion in June 1984. he joined the union in 1963 in the port of FRANKLIN MURRAY New York. Brother Keams sailed Pensioner Franklin Murray, 86, in the deck department. He retired passed away May 17. Bom in Ogin May 1968. Former NY Official Pete Loleas Dies at 82 Retired SIU official Pete Loleas died of can­ cer on August 21. He was 82. Brother Loleas, a Philadelphia native, joined the Seafarers in 1945 in the port of Boston. Sailing on European runs, often aboard Liberty Ships, he developed a reputation as "one of our better stewards," said Angus "Red" Campbell, retired SIU vice presi­ dent contracts, who shipped with Loleas during the late 1940s. "I never met anybody who had a bad word about Pete. He was a good shipmate." In 1959, Loleas began working with Leon Hall on the SIU's food plan program. Then, in 1965, he became a port official in the port of New York. Brother Loleas held several positions there during sub­ sequent years before he retired as a patrolman in 1979. "Pete always helped the mem­ bers and always had nice things to say," recalled Jack Caffey, SIU Vice President Atlantic Coast. "Personally, he was very instmmental in teaching me." George McCartney, SIU vice president West Coast, who also sailed and worked with Loleas, described him as "very active and reliable. He will be missed." �: r -sv' '^i-5vi''- •' •> SEPTEMBER 1992 -'•T^~--'-v-.'-»',-<:'*'J- ;-< SEAFARERS LOB 25 Lundeberg School Graduating Classes i • > •r Fireman, Oiler, Watertender—^Working their way up the engine department ratings are (from left, front row) Paul Pagano, Kevin Hartley, John Becker, Rey De La Cruz, Kelly McDonald, Chris Snow, Daniel Rhodes, (second row) Clyde McArn, Ron Micklos, Frank Mannino, Larry Carranza, Daniel Krause, David Seabrook, Stoney Hardy, Sean Grace, (third row) John Carr (instructor). Tommy Gainey, Cliff Fleming, Matthew Ditullio, Clifton Simoneaux IV, Thomas Hooper, Trent Sterling, David Jonassen, David Decker, Bob Flesey, Loring Callwood, (fourth row) Lance Kuster, Howard Hendra, Brian Sailer, Kenny Thomas, Timothy Smith, William Summers, Marc Poniatowski and Charles Parson. Upgraders Lifeboat—Members of the July 28 graduating class receiving their lifeboat endorsements are (from left, kneeling) Patti Ballance, Beverly Briley, (second row) Omar Hassan, Robert Lamaestra, James Prado and Jim Moore (instructor). • '-r.'' '' '• v' QMED—Graduating from the July 31 QMED class are (from left, front row) Dennis Riley, Karl Friebel Jr., Chuck Thompson Jr., Bobby Rice Jr., Sellers Brooks, Jeffrey Gelin, Milton Greene Jr., (second row. kneeling) Samuel Addo, Miguel Rullan, Roy Taylor, Jim Lloyd, Verbu Nix, Thomas Thompson, (standing) rtlaronoo Qnntt Steven Qtawan Hoskins, MncUine Brendan RranHan McDonald, MoHnnalH rnnraH I an Eric Prir« Forstensen, Pnrefoncan Frank PranU Marln/a Clarence Scott, Conrad Lau, Markva, Gerald Daley, Steve Goss, Joseph Letang, Dan Taggart, Robert Muscato, Beau Ratliff, Gordon Bernloehr, Gregory Derry, Charley Tuna" Cantor, Chris Zubowicz, Eugene McKinny and Bruce Auman. ' Marine Electronics Technician II—Successfully com. electronics technician class on Julv 28 are ffrom piBling 106 manne eieCircmiCS leCOniCian CiaSS On JUiy are ^IrOm left) Edmond Hawkins, Robert Farmer, Christopher Barry, Scott Morris and Mark Rainess. -J. ;.'...----,'ii,^ili:. - • v'ti::®!;- 'i' i^'^'iV'' M'- I Oil Spill Containment—Mastering the course of instruction in oil spill containment and cleanup are (from left, kneeling) Casey Taylor (instructor), Otto Borden, Fereuza Gifford, Anthony Douglas, John D'Alessiandro, Bryon Jameson, Frederick Lau, (second row) Grant Jones, Mark Hayes, Lawrence Neslein, Jeffrey Robinson, G. Morrison, Obaid H. AN, Chris Stringer, Warren Barroner, Pascasio "Paco" Rivera, (third row) James McCarthy, Kenneth Myers, Kim Brown, Joe Carson, Barron Jackson, Jim Shaffer (instructor) and Fred Cintorino Jr. Hydraulics—Completing the hydraulics class on July 15 are (from left, kneeling) Tom Flynn, Joseph Jay Arnold, Jorge Bonelli, John Kelly, (second row) Ed Sacks, Bob Rudd, James Clement, Tony Ripoll, Bill Foley (instructor) and Wayne Gonsalves. 'A'- : • 4 Upgraders Lifeboat—Receiving their lifeboat endorsements, members of the July 15 graduating class are (from left, front row) Ahmed Alaidaroos, Winston Marchman, Nasir Isa, David Vega, Stanley Stewart, David Penney, (second row) Ben Cusic (instructor), Robert Tree" Triano, Mercurion Abuan, Michael Noodt, Keith Williams, Mahmood Tahir, (third row) Anthony Nagy, Shane Blechle, Olav Pederson, Greg Alstrom and Bill Hahn. Refrigerated Containers - Advanced Maintenance Graduating from the four-week course are (from left, kneeling) Dave Plumb, John Wong, Alberto Garcia, (second row) Eric Malzkuhn (instmctor), Sheldon Greenberg, Lawrence Holbert, Michael Novak. Robert "Beamer" Stancavage and Donald Morgan. •/ - •i !.• ' •••rv, . • ,• ''"- ''.'I �•••'M 26 sBAfwaa^ue Know Your Rights t 4; •: ^•4.' S . • .¥:', ti-r'!;-- FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­ trict makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and union finances. The con­ stitution requires a detailed audit by certified public accountants every year, which is to be submitted to the membership by the secretarytreasurer. A yearly finance commit­ tee of rank-and-file members, elected by the membership, each year examines the finances of the union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may makedissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are ad­ ministered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management repre­ sentatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon ap­ proval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. A member's shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by contracts between the union and ''p- ' - r I k * •, • ^ 7O •. - ?• SSnBHBBt 1992 . the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by cer­ tified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is; Augustin Teliez, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at al^l times, either by writing directly to thie union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU member works and lives aboard a ship or boat Members should know their contract rights, as well as their obligations, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a mem­ ber believes that an SIU patrolman or other union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, he or she should contact the nearest SlU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any ar­ ticle serving the political purposes of any individual in the union, of­ ficer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by mem­ bership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the executive board of the union. The executive board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given siich receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is r^uired to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he or she should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be report^ to iinion headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are av^able in all union halls. All mem­ •': bers should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time a member feels any other mem­ ber or officer is attempting to deprive him or her of any constitu­ tional right or obligation by any methods, such as dealing with char­ ges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, the member so affected should immediately notify head­ quarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All mem­ bers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the union has negotiated with the employers. Con­ sequently, no member may be dis­ criminated against because of race, creed, color, sex, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he or she is denied the equal rights to which he or she is entitled, the member should notify union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its process are used to further its objects and pur­ poses including, but not limited to, furthering the political. Social and economic interests of maritime workers; the preservation and fur­ thering of the American merchant marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boat­ men and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the union or of employment. If a con­ tribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, the mem­ ber should notify the Seafarers Inter­ national Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribu­ tion for investigation and ap­ propriate action and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to protect and fur­ ther his or her economic, political and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated,or that he or she has been denied the constitutional right of access to union records or information, the member should immediately notify SIU President Michael Sacco at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt re­ quested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. '. ..^T, i''.' •: I"- Lundeberg School Graduating Classes •'J-'-.' •• j»4,,::v' :-. • -• 'Mimi m-.-- Shiphandling Simulator—Successfully completing the shiphandling simulator course on July 8 are (from left, front row) Dan Carman, Jake Karaczynski (instructor), Jessie Hoimes (computer operator). Ken Steiner, (second row) Ron Mercer, Joe Young, Rick Pater, Marc Tayior and Joe Braun. Diesel Engine Technology—^After course compietion, certification in diesei engine technology was awarded to (from left, kneeling) John "J.C." Wiegman (instruc­ tor), Crescencio Suazo, Frank Boiton, (second row) Frank Bakun, Joe Stores, Adolfo Schuitze, Ken Stratton, Nathan Hollander, Andrew Lopez and Angelo Persica. Not pictured is Brian Sengelaub. Trainee Lifeboat Class 501—Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 501 are (from left, kneeling, front row) Philiip Morris, Robert Nelson, Efrain Santana, Anne Carlson, Stephen Bowles, Chad Westover, Timothy Pugh, (second row) Plese Russ, Napoleon Foster, Chris Edyvean, Norman Williams, (third row) Charles Donley, Lichecta Butler, Troy Mitchell, Joe Ford, Tom Graves, Theodore Brahms, Rodney Passapera-Barbosa, Thomas Brown, Danny Hoskins, Jason Rutrough and Tim Duggan. �•'i .••.•••'• •. 'V ' > •' •' •.-.'. •"•V.'-.''.- -vvj" ;-,• SBTBHIBBR1992 SEAFARERSLOG 27 rm'T' I WNDBBERCSCimL 1992-93WmDIHemURSESeilHHa£ .. • Course Able Seaman Check-In .Date^ M.. bh«'ehibeir9 Noveiiilierl Februaiy 15 November 16 January 11 Octobers January 18 January 4 Gbdober26 Radar OI»erver Unlindted Celestial Navigatioh Third Mate Tankerman Check-In Date Course 4 ' ' October 12 October 26 February 15 October 12 October 26 November 9 November 23 December? January 4 February 1 October 20 January 19 ' '' ' • Lifeboatman V .V'-. ^ : J Basic/Advanced Fire Fighting November 13 February 26 November 20 January 15 October 30 February 12 April 16 November 20 Deep Sea MemberD (Zip Code) Completion Date Ail open-ended (contact adnilasioil|i office for starting dates) All open-ended OsonhMd adgiiEfi^^ <dflce for starting dates) 'X, . I... Lakes Membo'D Monlh/Day/Year _L (Area Code) Inland Waters MemberD r January 4 October 19 January 18 CKdober 26 February 1 November 9 January 4 November 23 October 12 January 4 February 15 February 12 Deramber 11 Match 12 December 4 March 12 December 18 January 29 December 18 November 6 January 29 March 12 mmSf' W'mI,;:.: t .J / -J : J. • • r-- • v> (: ^ V : / ®-i® I^MunEducatfonSchadula The following courses are available through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School. Please contact die admissions office for enrollment information. Check-In Completion Course Date Date High School Equivalency (GED) All open-ended (contact Adult Basic Education (ABE) admissions office for starting English as a Second Language (ESL) dates) . f-.'. p. -• .-i' -r •• 'I-.,:' CoUegaPmgram SchaOula for 1992 FULL 8-week sessions October 26 DeoOmber 18 With this application COPIES of yourdischarges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the coursefs) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s)you have taken and completed The Amissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received RATING DATE DATE OF VESSEL HELD SHIPPED DISCHARGE • r- ':x:.K. PacificD If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not be processed. Book# S(x:ial Security #. . Department Seniority U.S. Citizen: •Yes • No Home Port. Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held •Ves Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? If yes, which program: from to. Last grade of school completed •Yes Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? If yes, course(s) taken Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? •Yes If yes, how many weeks have you completed? Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboatman Endorsement? •Yes GNO Firefighting:G Yes GNO CPR:GYes Date available for training ^^ Primary language spoken ; .1 ^ '^S • __ October 16 October 30 February 19 bct<d)er23 November 6 November 20 December 4 December 18 January 15 February 12 October 30 January 29 .Telephone _L - is" Refrigeration Malnt. & Operations Marine l^ectronics—Technician I Marine Electronics—^Technicanll Basic Electronics Hydraulics Welding Date of Birth (Stale) • Pumproom Maint. & Operations Marfaie pectrical Mhlotenanro Completion Date (Middle) (Street) (CSty) Check-In Date Check-In Completion Course Date Ihite QMED-Any Rating January 4 March 26 October 26 December 4 Janiiary 4 Febnmiy 12 A^U students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. UPOUUmGAPPUCAmN (First) Course Asidfii^ Cook^ Cotdta^Bai^ ' DecemberiS March 12 • Name. (L«t) Address rcfj-i 'v.,J Date SaMySpedaHyComM ^ March 8 : • -J. Ship Handling . ^ Coniiiletion Date Slmm^UpgntlhigCoun^ Chief Cooky Chief Steward Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Oil Spill Preventionand Containment Check-In Date February 1 Course Steward Reeertification The following is the current course schedule for classes beginning between October 1992 and February 1993 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship located at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Md. All progr^s are geared to improve job skills of Seafarers and to promote the American maritime industry. The course schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the maritime industry and-—in times of conflict—the nation's security. DNO GNO •No GNO SIGNATURE. I am interested in the following conrsefs) checked below or indi­ cated here if not listed DECK AB/Sealift 1st Class Pilot Third Mate Radar Observer Unlimited Master InspectedTowing Vessel D Towboat Operator Inland D Celestial Navigation n Simulator Course • • D Q D J>ATE • Marine Electrical Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Operation D Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation • Diesel Engine Technology Q Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel D Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor Q RefrigeratedContainers Advanced Maintenance D Electro-Hydraulic Systems Q Automation D Hydraulics D Marine Electronics Technician ALL DEPARTMENTS' O Welding G Lifeboatman (must be taken with another course) G Oil Spill Prevention & Contairunent G G G G G ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Adult Basic Education (ABE) High School Equivalency Program ((JED) Developmental Studies (DVS) English as a Second Language (ESL) ABEmSL Lifeboat Preparation STEWARD • Assistant Cook Utility ENGINE • Cook and Baker • FOWT • ChiefCook D QMED—Any Rating COLLEGE PROGRAM G Chief Steward • Variable V (UIUUIC OUCCU Spe^ DC L/V., L'llVC Drive —_ , G Degree • Systems (Marine Electronics) U Towboat Inland Cook U Associates in Arts Degre Transportation will be paid in accordance with the scheduling letter only if you present origiiui receipts and succeasftiiiy pleic the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Piney Point RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, P.O. Bos 7S. Piney Point, MD 20674. 9/92 ' • 'A • . •>. '• . 'S- �r_-r^rtT>..-,^-;ur-. V-^-,. .v..." . • SXAEtStEMtS • r Where will you be In December for the holidays? i>i' j' ' if ^ y.J: Volume 54, Number 9 September 1992 Whether at sea or ashore, Seafarers can send holiday messages to their loved ones through the LOG. See page 22. Nelson Tells of Chauvenet's Final Year : !•<' ,.•: •-, •<:WS^, l>", ISp-:}: it • . r;.„. Vi'f 'j'-' - Editor's note: OS Carl Nelson was not a particularly pleasant ex­ wrote thefollowing articlefor the perience. The harsh Muslim laws Seafarers LOG. It recounts the are strictly enforced; as a precau highlights for Nelson and other tion against any laws bein crewmembers during a year broken, the American embass aboard the USNS Chauvenet and Omani government restrictec each crewmember from going to After more than 20 years of ser­ any hotels and also established vice, the SlU-crewed USNS midnight curfew. Chauvenet this month will be When the survey work arounc decommissioned in Gulfiport, Miss Muscat was finished, we sailed For the past two years, the the southern end of Oman. The Chauvenet has been mapping the area we charted is small, so most waters of the Middle East. It is of the time it felt like we were unique ship in that it has three going in circles. (The Chauvenet separate crews: crewmembers itself is used to survey, as are the from Mar Ship Operators,, Navy special survey boats we carry.) personnel and civilian scientists In late February, we had from the Naval Oceanographic frightening but unpreventable ex­ Office. The mix makes for very perience. While part of the crew few dull moments and teaches was recovering a survey boat, people the value of teamwork. shackle on the forward lifting The Chauvenet's final year block snapped. The 12-ton boat Among the USNS Chauvenet crewmembers' experiences in 1992 were a whale mistaking the ship for started with mapping the coast of crashed onto the deck and went another whale, a fisherman attacked by a camel, and sun/eying the coast of Oman. The USNS Chauvenet Muscat, Oman. We spent twowill be decommissioned this month after 20 years of service. and-a-half months there, and it over the side—taking the rear davit arm along. Thankfully sharks are several times the size cause of a cash shortage. So, les Fincher, Chief Cook there were no injuries. of the fishermen. Chief Engineer Joe Wilson anc Gregory Johnson, Cook and Several days later, a salvage During one hot morning, First Assistant Engineer Dave Baker Andre Johnson, Second ship arrived to remove the boat fisherman showed up with his Lyons began collecting dona­ Cook Robert Wright and ACU arm wrapped and dripping blood tions. In one day, the civilian D. Fenimore. .. The 12-ton boat We were certain a shark had bit­ crew collected $2,300 among The SA complement was crashed onto the deck ten him. After the deck crew got themselves, which was donated made up by Sandra Evans, Arand went over the side.. the wounded man aboard anc to Project Marco Polo. turo Lopez, Earle Boykin, 4avy corpsman Greg Peck hac Our visitors were relieved to Bryan Nixon, Tyrone Johnson, from our side. Two divers were sewn his arm together with nearly get on board after being harassed Angel Corchado, Eusehio Mensecuring a strap around the bow 40 stitches, our second cook in- by the beggars and thieves around dez, Stanley Ellis, Bruce when a 20-foot, baby whale shark brmed us that the poor fellow Egypt. From there, everything Ryhak, Americos BeU, James swam for a close-up view of the lad been attacked by his cahiel. went smoothly. The participants, Francis, Louis Mercado and Another of our favorite tales whose favorite stop was Greece, Monica Woods. operation. The animal provec rom Madrakah is about said the project was a smashing harmless. success. lumpback whale that must have A month later, after a long stay in port at Dubai, the Chauvenet confused our then barnacle- ...SO the kids could see was in southern Oman again. On covered hull with a friend. The This month marks the end shore, just a few miles from the whiale swam back and forth under the sights, the civilian the ship for several minutes, then of the line for the USNS crew collected $2,300... survey area was the tiny, isolated rubbed his side on the port quarter Chauvenet. After more than village of Madrakah. Most of its while spraying us spectators. 20 years of service, the SIUresidents are fishermen, and at We also received a letter from When the Madrakah survey crewed vessel will be decom­ one time or another each of them Gilbert Grosveno, president of visited us. We were able to com­ was complete, Captain Jerry the National Geographic Society. missioned in its home port of municate through GUDE Abdula ^ucks and Navy Commanding It reads in part, "It is obvious that Gulfport, Miss. For the past two-and-a-half Quaraish and Second Cook Officer Kathy Garcia allowed all the USNS Chauvenet is a proud Abdo Eljabmi, both of whom hands to throw a beach party, ship, and I am delighted that the years, the Chauvenet surveyed complete with barbecue, Vol- participants in this year's Project the waters of the Persian Gulf, speak Arabic. About every other day, the eyball and rock-and-roll. It was a Marco Polo will have the added A Navy research vessel fishermen would come alongside much-appreciated break. advantage of working and ob­ operated by Mar Ship On the morning of July 4, the to show us their catch, which al­ serving such spirited and Operators, the Chauvenet has Chauvenet puUed into foga crew comprised of merchant ways was sharks. The fishermen motivated professionals. OS Carl "Rusty" Nelson poses on catch them so they can export the covered Dubai for the last time. "Thank you for your commit­ mariners. Navy personnel and deck with baby black fin shark. Tom there, we set sail for Port tails and fins, and some of those ment to the education of our civilian scientists from the Suez, Egypt, to pick up a group of American youth." Naval Oceanographic Centre J.S. high school students and in Mississippi. Among other Rota, Spain is the last stop for teachers who were participating the Chauvenet before she makes things, the Navy personnel use in a National Geographic Society her final voyage home to echo-sounding and sonar to >rogram known as Project Marco Gulfport. Civilian and military survey the ocean floor and col­ The National Center for pounds, with blonde hair and 'olo. There were 46 people in the alike, we all havo worked lect data to be used for updat­ Missing and Exploited blue eyes. group, including 15 students, 20 together and tried to make the ing maps. Anyone having information Children has asked the teachers and 11 National Chauvenet a sparkling example The 388-foot ship also car­ Seafarers International Union about this case should contact Geographic staff. ries several smaller surveying of what can be accomplished to assist them in locating Fal­ the Center at (800) 843-5678 or lliis portion of the program craft, which the Chauvenet con Blake Kriegsman, an 8- the Chicago (111.) Police through teamwork. consisted of a one-week trip. launches and recovers. SIU members aboard the year-old boy from Chicago, 111. Department's Missing Persons The Chauvenet arrived in Chauvenet during its final year Missing since October 6, Unit at (312) 744-8200. the Persian Gulf shortly after 1988, the child was abducted include: Bosun Jeff Focardi, .. a humpback whale Iraq's invasion of Kuwait as by his non-custodial mother, ABs Paula Plaisance, Joe must have confused the part of the U.S. Navy fleet Clarette Edlyn Kriegsman, Smoler, James Keevan, Jon ship with a friend... alias Clarette Frank. At the Williams and Jimmy Smith, working with the amphibious DSs Nelson, Thomas Sneed and landing forces during Opera­ time of his disappearance, the leginning at the Suez Canal and Jimmy Smith, Purser June Per- tion Desert Storm. blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy Captain Jerry Lucks told ending in Greece. It gave students nsini. Storekeeper Vicki was 3 ft. 6 in. tall and weighed an opportunity to witness how the Jarnhart and QMED Brett Pur­ the Gulf News, an English-lan­ 45 pounds. His hair may have guage newspaper which ship is operated and how the vis. been dyed red since his abduc­ covers happenings in the Per­ avy conducts oceanographic re­ Other SIU crewmembers were tion. sian Gulf, that the Chauvenet search. A felony warrant for abduc­ JMUs Anthony Bonin, Michael will either be scrapp^, sold to Earlier, in June, we learned tion has been issued for his ^tt and Richard Larsen, a university as a training ship that these kids would miss many non-custodial mother who is GUDEs Robert Howell and Jose or sold to a foreign country. Falcon Blake Kriegsman ghts in Egypt and Greece be­ 37 years old, 5 ft. 5 in. tall, 110 Rodriguez, Chief Steward Char- USHS Chauvenet To Decommission Help Find This Missing Child � 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 1990-1999 Description An account of the resource Volumes LII-LXI 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 September 1992 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES CONGRES FACES FULL MARITIME AGENDA WHEN IT RETURNS TO D.C. THIS MONTH AFL-CIO SEES LOSS OF 500,000 JOBS IN NEW TRADE THE ‘BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA’ MOVED TO SEA CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REVIEWS NOMINATIONS FOR AGLIWD BALLOT GENTRY MOORE DIES AT 67; WAS SAN FRANCSICO PATROLMENT SUBIC BAY U.S. NAVAL OPERATIONS MOVE TO GUAM, SINGAPORT, JAPAN RESCUES BY NAME MSCPAC VESSELS SAVE TWO MARINER’S LIVES PRO-RUNAWAY TRADE PACT GOES BEOFRE GONGRESS SIU CREWS PFEIFFER; NEW, U.S.-BUILT CONTAINERSHIP SEAFARERS LAUNCH DONATION DRIVE GENERAL JOHNSON RETIRES; OVERSAW TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS IN GULF WAR TOP PERFORMANCE AWARDS GO TO 7 MCSPAC SHIPS VICE ADM. BUTCHER DIES; SOUGHT STRONG U.S. FLEET CAPT. L. M. PIVONKA TO HEAD MSCPAC MSC COMMANDER DONOVAN RETIRES; KALLERES NAMED SUCCESSOR PANEL APPROVES CREDENTIALS OF CANDIDATES FOR 27 UNION POSTS MURMANSK MEDAL EVOKES ICY MEMORIES RUSSIAN MEDALS TO WWIII SEAMEN FINALLY ISSUES SEAFARER CASSIDY MAKES A ‘PITCH’ OF A LIFETIME AB SOMERVILLE’S DAUGHTER WINS WASH. KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS INDY WAIT STAFF ENJOYS DIVERSE DUTIES AMERICAN REPUBLIC CREW IS USED TO LOTS OF DOCKING IN TIGHT SPACES BRETON CREW HAILED AS ‘DESERT DIAMOND’ QMED PRAISES PLESS GALLEY GANG MV GIANELLA IN HISTORIC MISSION CARRIER FUELING AT SEA IS ‘FLAWLESS’ SIU-CREWED ERNA ELIZABETH PAVED THE WAY FOR CIVILIAN UNREP OPERATIONS DIANNE LUPTON-THE REAL ESTATE SAILOR INDY WAIT STAFF ON THE GO WITH SAFETY AND SERVICES DUTIES DESTEIGUER CREW CREDITS STEWARD MARTIN’S TEAMWORK NELSON TELLS OF CHAUVENET’S FINAL YEAR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 09/1/1992 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 54, No. 9 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text 1992 Periodicals Seafarers Log