http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/04bebedfbcd651a9020648dc4c0853e8.PDF 1002944611c14555d2e3393ed9c65a00 PDF Text Text SECURITY IN UNITY VOL. V. m OFFIOIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTEIGT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AIOERICA NEW YORK, N. Y„ FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 3. 1943 No. 23 Gulf Fishermen Make First Big Gains Under SlU Banner WIN CLOSED SHOP AT HIGGINS The Gulf District Towboatmen of the SIU have been designated as the exclusive bargaining agents for all licensed and un­ licensed personnel, boat operat­ ors, deck hands, and all other ratings on floating equipment in the i^iggins Ship Yards of New Orleans, Louisiana by the Nation­ al Labor Relations Board. We have been fighting to break into this yard for over a year as a lot of work is being done in this shipyard such as testing boats, operating towboats, rigging, etc. by members of other unions ancl quite a number of non-union men, but have always run up against a brick wall. REINSTATEMENTS WON After getting enough pledge cards signed to cover a majority of these men, the company made thei mistake of firing some of the meg who had joined the SIU for union activities arid made such an entry on the men's file cards. We immediately filed an unfair labor practice'charge against the company with the result that the men were placed back to work after a five week layoff. These men received pay for all the time they were out including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The NLRB also designated that the SIU towboatmen were ex­ clusive bargaining agents and ne­ gotiations were started with the Local Hearings Desired By New Shipping Panel I John B. Bryan, one of the two industry representatives of the newly created War Shipping Pan­ el of the National War Labor Board, in a recent interview, stated that it is his understanding that cases in dispute may, upon request, be heard by the panel at the locale of the dispute. In the case of such local hear­ ings it is expected that the indus­ try member nearest the location will sit on the panel together with the labor member from the craft affected. The public member would be the chairman of the local hearing and if neither the chairman nor deputy chairman of the panel, both being public members, are available, a special public mem­ ber would be appointed by the NWLB to serve as chairman of the local hearing. The proposed new arrangement would greatly speed up the han­ dling of disputes, particularly those arising at points distant from Washington, D. C. Keep In Touch With Your Local Draft Board, company immediately. At the present time some pro­ gress has been made toward completing the agreement and we hope to iron out the remain­ ing points at a meeting on Sep­ tember 3. This new gain, along with 75 new towboats being delivered to different companies in the Gulf, should give the towboatmen a large increase in membership and a chance to expand throughout the entire Gulf area. At the present time the SIU towboat­ men are the only union members on the Industrial Canal. How­ ever, we still have several large companies operating on the In­ dustrial Canal at below our scale. The towboatmen have also been in negotiation with the Coyle Line and River Terminals Corporation for an increase in wages and the 8 hour day, but this case will probably end up before the Maritime Panel of the War Labor Board. St. Petersburg Buyers Sign; 700 Continue Strike Against Remaining Florida Holdouts By Matthew D, Biggs (SIU Vice President) In June of this year a group of fishermen in St. Peters­ burg, Fla., organized themselves into a union and immedi­ ately made application for a charter with the SIU. I was instructed at this time to proceed to St. Petersburg and set up a new district for the fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. •At the first meeting held here. over 200 fishermen attended and drew up a constitution and by­ laws for what is now known as "The Gulf Coast District Fisher­ men's Union" affiliated with the SIU. This was the beginning of an No one would deny that the War Shipping Administration, maritime labor's No. 1 organization that has grown so enemy, is both tireless and resourceful in its campaign against the unions. fast in the past two months, it This week, however, one of the WSA labor busting projects exploded right in its has almost been impossible to face—and through no effort of the unions eitheir. The New York office of the RMQ keep up^ith the new branches. gave direct lie to Captain Macauley's slanders against the SIU that our ship were missing During the first of July, the fish buyers on the west coast of Flo­ convoys due to manning difficulties. rida attempted to cut the price A few. weeks ago we received of fish 2c per pound overnight, a pre-emptory letter from Cap­ but the organized fishermen tied tain Macauley in which he charg­ ed that our ships were missing up the boats and within 48 hours convoys, and demanded that we the strike had ended with the violate our own shipping customs fishermen getting the prices they by forcing men to sign deep sea demanded. They learned by this articles the moment they took a action what organization could newly commissioned ship out of do for them and the other ports started sending in for someone the yard. from the SIU to attend meetings Two weeks ago we reported the victory of the union in ' At that time the servile NMU in their ports and set up branch­ the Schoharie beef. This historic victory turned back a WSA accepted Macauley's proposal, but es. During the following three the SIU denounced it for what it weeks. Steely White and I cov­ inspired offensive against the working rules of our contracts, was — union busting — and de­ ered as much of this territory as and resulted in plenty of overtime money for deck and engine manded that Macauley present we possibly could with the re­ men who were forced to break watches in violation of the con­ proof that our ships were missing sult that branches of this Gulf tract. These men can collect from the South Atlantic to the convoys. The proof, of course, Coast District Fishermen's Union tune of 90 cents per hour. were set up at Tarpon Springs, was never presented. Cedar Keys, Hudson, Cortez, Hours of Money This week a publicity release Dunnellon, Crystal River and Overtime Coming from the RMO office of Mr. Craig Homosassa, Flordia. RAFAEL T. SALAS (AB) 316 $284.40 Vincent in New York, read, JAMES K. KANE (AB) .......316 284.40 STRIKE VOTE "Over the entire extent of the OQDEN FIELDS (Oiler) 316 284.40 Atlantic Coast there has been but ANGELO MEGLIO (Fireman) 316 284.40 buyers along the one ship delay in the American The fish 316 284.40* [Florida coast realized that this flag merehant fleet due to crew THOMAS J. CLARK (Oiler) 395 355.50 organization was spreading shortage or crew trouble in the JULIO FERNANDEZ (Watertender) ....395 355.50 throughout the entire Gulf and past ten weeks ..." FRANCIS MASTERSON (Fireman) . ..395 355.50 started reducing prices below and EDWARD POUQUETTE (OS) 406 365.40 Where are all these SIU ships above St. Petersburg where the HENRI GAILLARD (AB) 485 436.50 that are tied up because of crow­ headquarters have been estab­ ing difficulties? 485 436.50** lished. The result of this was JAMES W. ROONEY (AB) 500 450.00 that the branches from Cedar Who's lying—Vincent or Mac­ Keys to Sarasota, Florida, covCHARLES CONNORS (Oiler) ..553 497.70 auley? MERTON DELANEY (Watertender) ....553 497.70 (Continued on Page 4) ALBERT BERNSTEIN (Fireman) 553 497.70 Vincent's office is certainly in JOHN P. JASON (OS) 553 497.70 a position to know the facts, and Same Old Story JOE MOHOWSKI (AB) 643 478.70 we maintain that this time he has PHILIP McQUADE (AB) . . 658 592.20 given them straight. Not that Vincent is any friend of labor; his "The Atlantic Gulf & West In­ $7,338.60 TOTAL .8,154 double cross of Macauley flows dies Steamship Lines and sub­ from inter-department jealousies sidiary companies, reported a *This amount to be split between two ordinaries on the and desire to make it appear that gross profit before taxes of $2,12 to 4 wotch. Exact division not yet worked out. his department is successfully 910,894 for the six months ended **This amount to be split between Watertender that was shouldering the full responsibility June 30, as comparied with $1,paid off and the wiper that was promoted. Exact di­ for crewing the ships. In other 204,059 for a comparable period vision not yet worked out. last year." (Continued on Page Ay —Journal of Commerce (Continued on Page 4) Macauley ^Missed Convoy' Smear Of SIU Is Elxposed These Men Cash In On The Schoharie Overtime Beef �THE Page Two >E ' k i : SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS" INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District SEAFARERS M LOG Friday, September 3. 1943 f-. <^ASHIt\GTOrV. g BV M/i'tT44^W - DySt4AftiE>^ ^ ^ Was notified that the AFL Post merchant marine and fisheries. the seamen had reported that the War Planning Committee has Representatives . of the vessel U. S. Shipping Board has issued HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President. designated me on the suh-com- owners, seamen and the shipping statements that it "WOULD NOT mittee to study and report on board were appointed on a com­ GIVE AGENTS OF THE 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. racial discrimination and minor­ mission to inquire into the pro- UNIONS THE PRIVILEGES OE JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treds, ity groups. This coThrnittee has pdse<^ changes, hut the commis­ VISITING DOCKS OR SHIPS" not met yet so do not know what sion failed to agree. Notwith­ and that "NO NEW AGREE­ P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City the score is. WiU keep the mem­ standing this, and while the com­ MENT WOULD BE RATIFIED MATTHEW DUSHANE * - - - Washington Rep. bership advised in later rehorts. mission was still in session, the FOR LONGER THAN SIX bill was presented to the House MONTHS." The seamen declared 424 5tli Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. WAR SHIPPING PAl^EL and passed. It is now before the they would refuse to agree to • • All ,SIU and SUP cases are stiU Senate. The hill reduces the this policy, accepting prosecution being processed and no definite Directory of Branches number of able seamen on a ves­ and suffering instead. ^ , date has been set for hearings on sel from 65 to 40 per cent, and 1922 these cases. PHONE ADDRESS BRANCH General Petroleum Corp and the training period from three HR 6754, passed the House hut NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwIing Green 9-3437 met with opposition in the Sen­ SUP-SIU companies have re­ years to nine months. BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 ate. The hill seeks to amend sec­ BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 1921 quested the WLB for a review of PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 their cases on all recommenda­ NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 A bill was introduced in the tions 2, 13, 14, of the seamen's NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 Chartres St Canal 3336 tions by a regional hoard or the Senate to provide compensation act. It provides that the life sav­ SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 panel. The union or the employ­ fof searheri and the dependents of ing equipment on vessels during MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 er are privileged to request for a searhen killed in the course of the summer mbnths shall be re­ PUERTO RICO.... 45 Ponce de Leoh Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON.. 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 review. After a hearing is held employment and to create a fed­ duced 25 per cent ahd that the FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway ... Ft. Lauderdale 1601 on a review, either party is again eral seamen's compensation fund. number of able seamen provided accorded the privilege to request It provides that immediately af­ for by the seamen's act shall he a review before the full board ter injury sustained by a seaman reduced from 65 per cent to 50 PUBLICATION OFFICE: here in Washington. After the he shall receive all necessary per cent. The hill also provides ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET full board makes a decision the medical and surgical aid and hos­ for twelve hour watches for fire­ New York City BOwIing Green 9-8344 case is settled. pital supplies. In the event of a men, watertenders, and oilers. total disability he shall receive Representative John I. Nolan, of SELECTIVE SERVICE a weekly compensation equal to California, made a fight on these Advise all agents that are clas­ provisions and succeeded i n sified in any other than 2-B, or 66-2/3 per cent of his weekly amending the hill so that em­ other deferable status, to imme­ earnings. If only temporarily ployes in the occupations should diately request for deferment disabled he shall receive a week­ work only eight hours, but they now and not wait until they are ly compensation equal to 66-2/3 failed to prevent a reduction in reclassified in 1-A. Don't forget per Cent of his loss in earning the number of able seamen em­ that nearly all local hoards are capacity. The weekly compensa­ ployed. The reduction in the life now down to the bottom of the tion for total disability shall not Consultation of the seamen's democratic labor everywhere in barrel and are reclassifying men be more than $25.00 nor less than saving equijiment and the proVigi ion that it is not necessary that movement on all matters of post rebuilding the European trade in 1-A who formerly held other $10.00 unless the seamen's com­ union moyement after the war. classifications. In the last bulle­ pensation shall be the fuU amount able seamen he employed in war shipping and adequate labor manning the life boats and life "Fortunately," he pointed out, tin that was issued by the War of his weekly earnings. No action rafts gave the hill the title of representation in all international "our plans are ready and we are Manpower Commission to Selec­ was taken on the bill. Protested transportation and shipping con­ "DROWNING MADE EASY." getting the right support In mak­ tive Service on essential workers, against any lowering of the num­ The original hill provided tha^ ferences were emphatically de­ ing sure that the new labor the only ones classified as essen­ ber of skilled men, and increase there should be a sufficient num­ manded by J. H. Oldenbroek, movement of Europe will take its tial in the maritime industry are in the horns of labor or any ex­ ber of boats and rafts on each' acting general secretary of the proper place in the reconstruc­ Masters, Licensed Deck Officers, tension of the season in which vessel to save only 25 per cent International Transport Workers' tion of the continent. Chief Engineers, and Licensed passenger vessels are permitted instead of 50 per cent of the pas­ Federation, in an address before the recent annual congress of the Speaking of the future of Ger­ Ehgine room officers. All other to operate in a condition in which sengers in case of fire br ship­ National ' Union of Seamen of man trade unionism, the execu­ classifications of maritime work­ 50 per cent of the persons on wreck. The seamen in entering board have ho means of safety Great Britain. tive officer of the ITF observed; ers were left out. We are trying except life preservers, the utility ohjeetion tb this feature of the The congress, which demon­ "What we are out to do is help to have the old ratings reclassi­ of whi<:h were shown in the loss bill declared that the shihownei's strated the strength of the Brit­ Germany and German workers fied again. Seems that some one of the Empress of Ireland, in the now have the legal right t(j in the WMC does not feel that drown 50 per cent of the persons ish seafarers' movement, was (iestroy the militarism and feud­ uhliceiised seamen are necessary St. Lawrence river in May, 191^, they carry but want the legal similarly addressed by other in­ Where, according to reports 1,027 ternational and British labor alism which they have never or essential to the War eiffiirt. persons drowned with life pre­ right to drown 75 per cent. Thig leaders and representatives of managed to destroy theniselves. Mi^EB servers on within less than three argiimeht corhpblled the House to the British Government. Among We have already told German Notified that the advisory miles from shore and with as­ reject the proposed reduction to the speakers was Frank Switzer, workers that we won't judge board's meeting was postponed as sistance coming in less than two 25 per cent, and retain the 50 per cent law. CaUed upon the feder­ Etiropean representative of the them by Nazi deeds but by their they did not have anything on hours. al governnient to enforce all laws American Railway Labor Execu­ own deeds. the agenda. Contacted the secre­ Indorsed Senate hill providing enacted to'provide greater safety tives' Association and liaison of­ tary of the board. What happen­ ficer between the American and ed to our proposals regarding the for investigation of the lockout of at sea. Strikers Not "Idlers" European transport labor move­ hoard reinstating the bonuses seamen by a combination of Eu­ ment, who reaffirmed American that were in effect prior to March ropean and American shipowners I.T.F. GAINS NEW WASHINGTON — When the 1st, and how about the seamen's aided by the U. S. Shipping labor's interest in the future wel­ fare of European labor. He stat­ WMC declared idleness a "non- 2nd war risk insurance policy? Board. The AFL compliments AFFILIATE ed amid applause that the Ameri­ deferrable activity," there was no Wc were advised by the hoard the seamen upon their unchang­ ed and undiminished patriotism, NEW YORK, N. Y.^Affiliation can railway workers were pre­ intention of including strikers, that 60 days after that insurance their self sacrifice to America's of the Gulf Coast Fishermen's pared to render full financial and went into effect, the unions and moral support to the reconstruc­ Lawrence A. Appley, WMC exe­ the operators were to meet and interest and their loyalty to the Union, composed of commercial tion of the shattered trade union cutive director, told a press con­ discuss changes; in the policy. We principles hf human freedom. fishermen along the west coast forces of Europe. ference. have never met on this problem, This defclaratiori Was made after of Florida, with the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union of North Am­ Mr. OldcnhrOck also empha­ "We meant onlychronicidlers," still the hoard states that they erica, an affiliate of the Interna­ had nothing on the agenda. It sized the vital task of free and he said. tional Transport Workers' Feder­ seems to me that the only part of ation, was announced by the Am­ any agreement that any govern­ erican office of the ITF. ment agency thinks is valid, is KEEP, CLEAR WITR YOUR DRAFT BOARD the The fi.shermen's action in affil­ no strike clause, other clauses iating with the Seafarers' Union By observing the following simple instructions you will or parts of agreements that a followed a recent tie-up of comcontinue to receive deferment from military service. Fail union may have to them are rnerclM fishing boats along the P. SPORNEHR to obseire thei^e rules ind you may wind np in the army. merely scraps Df paper. W. JOHNSON Florida wesit coast by members of WHEN SiGNING ON: Give the clerk or skipiper all the LEGISLATION M. TARTAGLIA the union in protest against the information necei9sary td fill out RA16 Card No. 47 (Gteen Continuation of the fight led by J. D. HOOK lowering of prices paid by whole­ Card). Andrew Furuseth for seamen's J. STURDEWANT sale dealers for the catch. Paul rights, and the action taken at dBcAk RIVBRA WHEN SIGNING OFF: See, that Card No. 48-A is prppGrosser, president of the union, the convention of the AFL. perly filled out by skipper or olerk. A. GUSMAH stated that government represen­ GEORGE SPRINGETT tatives were making, effort to • 1920 Ship oiit befdte yo^ stUdtled time hds ex^iked. FRANK GREEN hiring about .an amicable settle­ HR 9692; Was SUBmitted td the If you have hot yet BUed oikt the Green Card; contact your WILLIAM PITTS ment hetWeeli the fishermen and United States Shipping hoard for draft board and let tliw know that you are sailing. the Whbl'esalefs. AUSTIN BROWN an opinion by the committee on Affiliated with the American Pederation of Labor yoice In Fost War Planning Asked By Maritime Labor • j �Friday, September *3, 1943 WHArs Donns THE SEAFARERS LOQ Pasb tteie«i 1 Roosevelt Decrees Shackle Labor Unions NEW YORK Currari a cbmmie and the NMU no man then to sail during the Reactionary elements moved form where they will be disci­ cqpimie controlled, then the pick­ midst of a war for his party. rapidly last week to further plined by labor-hating brass hats. et line was on. Further and more so, I wonder shackle labor in the name of the The Roosevelt decree was is­ The publicity department of the N.M.U. has scored again! We have no illusions. Pegler is if moose-jaw figured the check­ war effort, but none moved more sued to strengthen the notorious Newspapers all over the country against Us and we are against off system which the rank and swiftly and decisively than Presi­ Smith-Connally Act. This move carry the story of "TWO THOUS­ him. Pegler is rich and natur file demands (sic) would be too dent Roosevelt himself. By an came as a blow to those leaders AND FIVE HUNDRED SEAMEN ally protects the interests of the hard to talk the officials into. It executive order he established of the labor movement who have PICKET THE N. Y. WORLD- bosses while We who are poor (the booklet on the subject) states severe penalties for any worker generally looked upon the White TELEGRAM IN PROTEST working' sTTflS* protect our inter­ that this will give the patrolmen who strikes in protest against House as friend and champion. through the medium of our more time to settle beefs. My any War Labor Board decision. AGAINST PEGLER ARTICLES. ests Typical of the bewilderment of unions. The decree subjects the trade uridefstandirig is that all that is the boys who put all their eggs in . Well and good/ Pegler's a The sort of crap the NMU is needed to settle beefs in the NMU unions to some of the most Roosevelt's basket, is the com­ phony, but Curranitcs and sweeping restrictions in the coun­ ment of Johnathan Stout, Wash­ Stalinites couldn't see their way putting out is nothirig more or was a red pencil to scratch out try's history. more than the mate did. less than a chebp form of poariu ington correspondent for the New clear to join the SIU-SUP picket Here are the three principal Leader, organ of the Social-Dem­ line in that bonus fight. The pres­ politics and the damage it does effects of the order: ocrats, (Administration support­ ent war bonus was won through to organized labor is great. rtfe-HE-Rb 1. It imposes compulsory arbi­ ers from way back): A picket line is an economic a strike and picket lines but tration on the workers. They "But the President's Executive again the Moscow boys steered weapon, a weapon of dignity and The Convention ordered must abide by War Labor Board Order . . . shores up all the weak coiurage. Our brothers have died ciedr. The meri obeyed decisions. If they don't, the points (from the bosses' point of on picket lines and our wages Where in the hell did the 2500 While the rank and file sat back plant in which they work can be view) of the Connally Act and and conditions have been won on "seamen pickets" come from? and wondered seized by the government, and really makes it an efficient oper­ Certainly not oft the ships be­ picket lines. Our he-he-fo sailed away. all their rights and benefits under ating anti-labor instrument. Labor itself is a thing of dig­ cause the picket line parade took the union contract can be abro­ "That this should be done by To get to Russia was his aim nity and Union membership is a ^ place during working hours. Cergated. the man who vetoed the Connally So as Bos'n he did ship. badge of honor. The antics of the ' taihiy not oft the beach because Act is what stunned Labor cir­ 2. It re-establishes the hateful To do or die out o'er the main NMU Coirimie stooges clearly the records show that the NMU hdd to ship replacements from show that the "four freedoms" And prove his worth in Red "blacklist"—this time administer­ cles. When labor-baiters like Stateship. ed 1>y the government instead of Smith and Connally write antithe WSA pool even while the are meaningless to the Commurilabor legislation, there is little the private employer. pick'eteers were picketing and ist bureaucracy at horiie and His column it was left fiat, 3. It lays down the ultimatum occasion for gasps and surprises. John Rogan was leading abroad. dis ghost writers on vacation. Workers who But that a friend of labor should his flock' of long haired boys We believe in the freedom of The brains are not beneath his "work or fight." protest boss provocations may do so . . . !" and short haired gals into the the press and all freedoms. We hat, What labor now fully under­ have fought Westbrook Pegler Telegram building. Thank God crys a suffering have their draft deferments can­ stands is that Roosevelt's origin­ celled and be shoved into a imiDon't fool yourself though! from the beginning and wiU con­ Nation. al veto of the Smith-ConnaUy There were 2500 people on that tinue to fight him, in the Ameri­ Bill was but a meaningless ges­ can way. Our weapons and our He spoke his liries and played his picket line arid all twerity-ifLve ture, that he made no real labor press, although puny when Intercoastal Shipping effortsand part. hundred carried paid up bpoks in to have his veto sustained. measured in pulp, are mighty, in Left home sweet home where the N.M;U. They are the same Moreover, his recent moves to things are humming. 2500 that pack the headquarters effect. For ourselves, we find Resumption of i n t e rcoastal strengthen the act make it ex­ nieeting when the commies have it difficult to either read or be­ To Limey Land to get his start shipping services — whether pri­ tremely unlikely that labor will a special resolution to put over. lieve dhe Moscow pre-fabricated Distributing The Yanks Are Not vate or official operation—is be­ be successful in its present drive Comirig. ing seriously considered by the to have the bill repealed at the They are the same 2500 that columns of Mike Gold in the Daily Worker and Curran in the War Shipping Administration and next session^ of Congi-ess. voted against participation in the legitimate picket lines during the Pilot. At least Pegler's technique Shipping here in the garden Maritime Commission. In the meantime," Washington fihk hall fights, the bonus fights is better arid his style more in­ Spurred to action by the Office is moving full steam ahead to spot oif trie world is very very arid the Alcoa strike. They are teresting, although in their own slow. More men than the law of Defense Transportation it is jail workers who resist the Smithways both he, Curran arid Gold the same 2500 that expell any calls for, quite a few west coast expected that some move will be Connally umon crusher. On Aug. seaman militant enough to open­ serve the same purpose, the des­ ships are keepirig the deck mov­ made shortly to place ships in the 30 twenty-seven members of the ly hght the coirimie pie-cards. Out truction of the labor movemerit. ing. Steward and engine are intercoastal trade for the purpose Umted Mine Workers received of this 2500 caine the Marchers- Sirre racketeers have been slower than I am. of relieving the transcontinental six-month suspended prison sen­ td-Washington, the picketeers found in the labor movement, , and Southwestern railroads from tences and three years probation Why, oh why, do we have so the strain imposed by the in­ from a Federal Court in Pitts­ against British Imperialism, the but thank God not so mifny gahg who heljied the League for as the boss controlled press, the much trouble lately with allot­ creasingly heavy traffic moving burgh. These men were convict­ Peace and Bureaucracy picket •Communist Party and the Na­ ments? Companies that have from east of the Mississippi to ed because they ..struck for a liv­ tional Association Manufacturers. been more then exact on this are California ports. the White NoUse. ing wage in the coal fields. We also tiake pride in the fact now being late on these pay­ YoU can find these 2500 Ship­ leies seamen any day you warit to; that "We have a medium of rid­ ments. It isn't a bit funny when woman with a couple of kids at the commie rallies in Madison ding ourselves of undesirables. The medium of open discussion, depends on the money her hus­ Square Garden, Manhattan Cen­ of referendum vote. The medium band is leaving her and the crieck ter, the Polo grounds, Unibri of Democracy, the American anywhere from one to three Square or ariywhere. They are weeks late. I think about one jiri'^lihg cbllectibh cans, peddling medium. JOiE VbLPlAifl, Patrolman good law suit oft this would snap Daily Workers, passing out leaf­ all hands out of it. lets and waving fantastic water color placards. We have had a little trouble NEW ORLEANS The decision against the South Atlantic Company for violation They take their suriimer vaca-: i ately with the crews the NMU of present working agreements, and the payment of overtime for tibhs at Cairip Uriity and NitFirst arid fo'reiriost, fori the last have been puttmg aboard these the crew of the S.S. SCHOHARIE involved, was good news for the gadaget and s'et the date for the few weeks the entry ftorii this west coast ships. A lot of the members in our organization. revolution at the tables of Kavboys don't like some of the men There were only a few members of the crew of the S.S. SCHO­ kas, the Village Vanguard, Cafe cornier has been missirig, sad but that are shipped and the result is true. The spirit didn't move or HARIE who raised the beef about the breaking of watches, and who Society Downtowri arid a thous­ words to that effect. (No sir that they pile off the scow and brought the beef to Headquarters for the benefits of all the men and other joints. They are the Baidy, not the bottled spirits, you we have to dig up replacements. irivolved. We always contend that if a ship's crew has three men commie reserve force who are Personally I believe our troubles know that always moves me.) who know the score, there will be less beefs for the Patrolmen to furriers, needle trades workers, To catch up with the news of are now over, R. Davis of the Pa­ handle when the ship arrives in a home port. You'll meet brothers cafeteria workers, plumbers, taxithe World, in case you birds can't cific Coast MFOW&W is now in who beef aboard a ship about everything and when the ship re­ cab drivers, br irieiribers of any keep up with the papers, 'the war town to take care of the MFOW outfit they can sneak into for the is now in the bag. For proof our iri the Gulf. To break him in we turns home they're the first to pay off and that's the end of it. These are the men who carry a book and Who tell you what militant men glory of dear old "Pal Joey." Hamheaded friend is so sure that had the Utahan in with a trans­ they are. Sure, Westbrook Pegler is un­ Uncle Sam doesn't need him that portation beef, we both made it AAA fair to all labor. So is Mike Gold he broke out of his high pressure and we told the boys to sit tight. who conducts a "Column for the and took off. Greater love hath ARMY, Agent We were on our vacation for the past two w§eks, visiting Balti­ "Dirty Worker." So far as col­ more and Norfolk, and finally windinig up in up-State New York. umnists go it's pretty hard -to We had dinner with Joe-Flanagan. Attended a meeting while there, firid any of them pro labor. But and had a few drinks with Paul Hall at Joe's Tavern. While there ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOB Pegler isn't being picketed be­ we met Peggy O'Shaughnessy for the first time. cause he is anti-labor. The NMU WEEK OF AUG. 16 tO 21 INCLUSIVE •In Norfolk we had a hard time finding the Branch Office, until didn't picket Pegler when he in­ we almost walked into the Portsmouth ferry. The boys are kept DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL sinuated that seamen were a busy there, with all these new ships coming to their port. There is bunch a bad actors. They didn't SHIPPED 294 260 200 754 ^nly one good restaurant in thfe town and its hard to get any drinks. even picket him when he conThe boys say they would appreciate if any of the fellows coming doried lynchings in San Jose, Cal­ REGISTERED 243 270 627 114 dowri from New Yrirk would bring some liquor along and they wili ifornia and heckled their patron, gladly pay them for it. St. Eleanor. But when he called Out of the Focs^l by S" P k.ViiL'u.'Ww :'.;i -.J, �:,,j;--.-T'v..:W' Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Sopiember 3, 1943 Big Gains Under SlU Banner f* buyers that recognized the union. Since that time the Florida Fish Exchange has fought us with everything they have including some of the highest paid lawyers in the State of Florida. In one port they have control of the icehouse and to date the icehouse has refused to deliver ice to any fisherman who is a member of the union. We are de­ manding a federal investigation of the entire operations of the Florida Fish Exchange and also cases of discrimination against members of the union through ice houses and supply houses. of twelve montias is less than $20.00. This is in comparison ering 300 miles of the Florida with a $4,000.00 annual income for the Atlantic- Fishermen's coast, took a general strike vote Uruon in Bosthn, Mass., and an pf all cojnmercial fishermen on even greater annual income nn (Continued from Page 1) August 12 and tied up the entire the Pacific coast for fishermen. This beef was won primarily because two members of the fishing fleet in this area on AugThe OPA has been contacted crew kept exact records of when watches were broken, and list 17. The Union immediately in this case but for some un­ turned in the beef to the union with all the necessary informa­ petitioned all buyers for a meet­ known reason they are hot inter­ tion. If all ships' crews would keep a record of sea watches, ested in the production of fish in ing to negotiate a contract with, dates and hours of work performed, our shoreside officials the Gulf of Mexico even though would be in a better position td drive through all legitimate the SIU but only five of the buy-, Secretary Ickes has asked for overtime demands, and our contracts would be enforced 100%. ers showed up at this meeting. over seven billion pounds of fish Give your union officials better cooperation and you will They evidently had been sent this year and has "already. been receive every cent that is due to you under our contracts. there to get what Information i told that it would be impossible they could for the Florida Fish for the fishermen to produce over Exchange which is controlled by three billion pounds. the buyers of the state and is one MORALE HIGH At the present time there are of the most anti-union outfits in over 400 fishing boats tied up and The morale of the men is bet­ the south. the Gulf Coast District Fisher­ ter than it has ever been before Nothing was accomplished at men's Union has received letters (Continued from Page 1) this meeting and all buyers were and with the financial assistance and wires from ports all the way WASHINGTON, D. C. — A being given them by the SIU, we words, Vincent's ambition is such wartime charter program, de­ notified by registered mail to at­ from Savannah, Ga., to Browns­ are certain that they will win that he will even sabotage Mac­ vised by President Roosevelt and tend another meeting three days ville, Texas, asking that an or­ this strike. auley's plans for labor if it means Prime Minister Churchill for the later. At this meeting not a single ganizer be sent in to set up their a build-up for himself. purpose of bareboating Ameri­ In the meantime we have an­ locals. We will get to these other buyer attended and we learned And so for once, a carefully can-built ships to Allied nations that this was the order of the alyzed the earning capacity of ports as fast as possible, but in laid WSA trap has been sprung, having excess seamen as com­ the net fishermen throughout the the meantime we must realize we Florida Fish Exchange. only to catch a bureaucrat instead' Gulf area and learn that the av­ have a tough fight on our hands pared with cargo vessels, was During all this time the fish­ of a worker. announced today by War Ship­ erage weekly wage over a period which must be won first. ing fleet was tied up with a loss ping Administrator Emory S. But we don't consider this any of fish estimated at 175,000 lbs. precident. We have no doubt Land. U. S. DfEPARTMENT OF LABOR per day. that the swivel chair artists will The charter implements an resolve their own jealousies in United States Conciliation Service arrangement made by the Presi­ HOLCOMBE CONCILIATES the greater interest of presenting dent and Prime Minister Church­ a united front against the main We immediately petitioned the ^AGREEMENT ill shortly after Pearl Harbor un­ enemy—^the American seamen. Conciliation Service of the U.S. der which Great Britain agreed Department of Labor to send a It is hereby mutually agreed between the Fish Buyers and to devote the bulk of her build­ conciliator into St. Petersburg Wholesalers of West Florida and the Gulf Coast District Fishermen's ing power to war vessels and the —iMii ••Ciiiiiii and see what could be done tow­ Union of the Seafarers International Union that the following terms United States would become the ard forcing the buyers into a shall prevail on a tentative basis pending the negotiation of a Mas­ merchant shipbuilder for the meeting. Commissioner Bryce P. ter Agreement between the Fish Buyers and the Fishermen's Union war. Holcombe was assigned to the as above named: The following men have lei^ Basic Reasons Listed case and arrived in St. Peters­ lers, telegrams and packages in 1. The undersigned Fish Buyers and Wholesalers do hereby The announcement included a the . New York hall: burg on August 22. He immedi­ ately notified the buyers on the recognize the above named Union as the exclusive bargaining copy of a letter addressed by R. Martin Christensen, Earl A. K^ west coast of Florida that he was agency covering all people who catch and deliver fish products to Admiral Land to Senator Josiah McEwen, R. Dairs, W. E. Warren. W. Bailey, chairman of the Sen­ Jr., H. Hamilton, M, A. Gonzales, calling a meeting in the Suwan­ said Buyers and Wholesalers. ate Commerce Committee, and Floyd C. Nolan, C. W. Maddox, nee Hotel that afternoon. This 2. It is further agreed that the parties signatory hereto will Representative Schuyler Otis meeting was well attended but W. Shaw, C. Rehkoff, R. Daniels, upon due notice assemble and negotiate jointly with the aforesaid Bland, chairman of the House C. Hamley, W. J. Iruine, J. J. B. though some progress was made, nothing definite could be done Union terms and conditions of the Master Fishermen's Agreement. Committee on Merchant Marine Gehm, A. G. Garth, J. R. Landuntil the buyers from the out­ 3. It is mutually agreed that the Buyers and Wholesalers shall and Fisheries, in which he des­ ron„ C. H. Kath, W. Schiller, W. lying localities showed up. pay the Fishermen eight cents (8c) peri pound for round grouper cribed the program and said M. Jackson, L. Ladmirault, W« that the rapidly increasing Another meeting was held on and seven cents (7c) per pound for round mullet, pending the con­ Uni|jpd States fleet might shortly Szostak, J. F. Rodriguez, J. D. the 23rd of August with buyers summation of the Master Agreement. Tt is understood, however, "stretch" the resources of the Hawkins, F. Francis, H. Graham, A. G. Hornsby, W. F. Urp, Char­ •from a majority of the ports out that should fishermen be required to draw grouper, such drawn maritime training program. les Szakacs, Harry Thomas, Jimon strike and a committee from grouper shall be nine cents (9c) per pound, or one cent (Ic) per mie Shaw, K. Van Amberg, L. the SIU fishermen. At this meet­ pound fpr drawing. Garabedian, J. D. Fitzgerald, R. ing a tentative agreement was 4. It is, agreed that should either party, the Buyers and Whole­ A. Novak, R. G. Narelle, R. Gra­ reached by the buyers present salers, or the Fishermen's Union, have any dispute over the terms ham, T. Tallon, - B. Morrow, A. and the Union which gave the of this Memorandum of Agreement, the Director of the United S. S. ROBIN SHERWOOD Graft, R. M. Snow, R. M. Hill, T. SIU fishermen the exclusive bar­ States Conciliation Service shall be requested to assign a Commis­ STEWARD DEPT $29.00 L. Bowers, Jr., H. Lynch, F. Hurt, gaining rights for all fishermen sioner to adjust any such differences. S. S. ROBIN GREY 26.00 H. Genzalick, L. Berwick, E. M, in that area. It also increased the J. TENNANT 18.00 Janke, R. C. Drain, T. Erlund, price of fish to 8c per pound 5. It is further agreed that upon the signing of this Memoran­ which was the price demanded dum by Buyers and Wholesalers, the members of the Fishermen's S. S. TARALYON BROWN 16.50 George Ruf, Fred England, Ro­ S. S. BLENHEIM , 14.00 land Rae, Neil Fitzgerald, John by the union and is to remain in Union shall return to work catching fish without further delay. S. S. SCHOHARIE 13.00 Ingold, Fred E. Phillip, Perry effect until a master agreement DONE this 24th day of August, 1943, at St. Petersburg, Florida. S. S. BAYO CHICO 12.00 Klauber, James Corsa, C. O. C£m be signed with all the fish Witnessed by: S. S. PETER DONAHUE. .. 11.00 Pairone, R. W. Gavigan, Lester buyers on the Gulf Coast. This BRYCE P. HOLCOMBE. M. D. BIGGS. Vice President 'S. S. ROBIN SHERWOOD.. 11.00 Hoth,.Harry Klieger. will be done just as soon as the Commissioner of United 8.00 The following men have checks Seafarers International Union D. C. ROYALS ' other branches can set up and a States Conciliation Service, H. VAUGHN 8.00 in the New York Halh PAUL COSSER, President nieeting can be called in a cen­ U. S. Department of Labor Gulf Coast District Fishermen's O.^W. Barfield, Jr., Government tralized port. TOTAL Union $166,50 . Mail, Verle Travis. A RECORD GAIN W. T. Pollock, Pollock Fish Co. This was the biggest gain ever Harry H. Bell & Son, Per Harry H. Bell made by Florida fishermen as O. L. Her, Iler's Fish Co. they have always been cut to 3,%c per pound every year when Robert W. Groth, Flordia Wholesale Meat Cg. the large catches started coming Crew of S.S. Able Stearns can INGEBRITSEN: You have 61 Dick Roberts, John's Pass in. collect port bonus for Sydney. hours overtime coming from the Eighteen buyers signed the Rollins Fish Co., G. N. Rollins See Captain Respess, Bull Line, Robin Line. agreement which was negotiated New York City. J. E. Bishop, P. L. Rick, St. Petersburg Fish Co. under the supervision of Commis­ • MCLAUGHLIN: You have 8 sioner Holcombe. A majority of J. Pantoja has money coming hours overtime coming from the Robert Ernest, St. Petersburg, Fla. the fishing boats around St. Pe= from the Bull Line for the last Robin Line. Jake's Fish Market •tersburg started back fishing; voyage of the Eleanor. Any members of crews of fol­ iiowever, two buyers in St. Pe­ W. E. Rousseau, Rousseau..Fish Co. The following crew members lowing vessels at time of tersburg and buyers in all the of the SB. Ironclad have bonus should coUect $125 attack bonus other branches have refused to Chas. Clymer. St. Petersburg, Fla. money coming from the Water­ from companies: BenjanUa Lasign this agreement with the reMann Fish Co« H. T. Mann. «• ^ v man Line: L. Hall, A. DeFelice, trobe, Robin Gray, Panama City, suit that over 700 fishermen are E, Bright, J. Lafaso, J. Narovas, Richard Henry Lee, John Daven­ Kstill out on strike. The only fishHibbs Sea Food, Walter M. Hibbs. ; ; ;• G. Small, J. Naylor, J. 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Title A name given to the resource September 3, 1943 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: GULF FISHERMEN MAKE FIRST BIG GAINS UNDER SIU BANNER WIN CLOSED SHOP AT HIGGINS MACAULEY 'MISSED CONVOY' SMEAR OF SIU IS EXPOSED THESE MEN CASH IN ON THE SCHOHARIE OVERTIME BEEF LOCAL HEARINGS DESIRED BY NEW SHIPPING PANEL VOICE IN POST WAR PLANNING ASKED BY MARITIME LABOR I.T.F. 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