http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/eb34c00a14ca1d0c48f6c79d45b2744f.PDF cdfd3fe1a59841a339b0d70f1d254caf PDF Text Text ^J^AKERSJOCJ OFFICIAL OEGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL.V NEW YORK, N.Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 1943 No. 31 Chisel Of Torpedo Victims O K By Nielsen MEET WITH FDR ON WAGE CRISIS Merchant seamen, hailed as heroes when they ship oui but chiseled and exploited when torpedoed and forced t® appeal to the shipowners for wages and subsistence pending final pay off time, will continue to be shoyed around by profit-mad employers if Erich Nielsen has his way. As•suming the authority of the Mar­ itime War Emergency Board, Nielsen this week rejected the latest of a series of SIU demands that wages and subsistence for torpedoed men be continued af­ ter repatriation and until the WASHINGTON, D. C.—Presi­ pay off. dent Roosevelt ordered Secretary Nielsen is nothing more than of the Interior Ickes to seize pos­ the office secretary of the MWEB, session of the nation's coal mines but he acts as if he alone deter­ for the second time this year as mined the Board's anti-labor pol­ threats of a country-wide strike icies. He announced pre-emptorby the United Mine Workers ily on October 29, that "... we Union reached a climax. do not believe that any change ... is called for with regard to The President called upon payment of repatriation benefits every miner "to return • to work after arrival in the United without a day's delay" while U. States." M. W. officials pondered what ac­ This Nielsen ukase was handed tion they would take on a War Labor Board decision in the Il­ down when it had been called to linois field which was unsatisfac­ his attention that an SIU crew had been torpedoed, repatriated tory to the workers. back to New York, arriving here The President acted under the on Sept. 26, and to this day has Connally-Smith War Labor Dis­ not been paid off by the ship­ putes Act which provides harsh owner. For well over a month penalties for workers who re­ these men have been without fuse to go to work on properties wages or subsistence and have seized by the Government. been forced to panhandle while the shipowner liesurely waits for The American Federation of Labor members on the War La­ "records to arrive." Torpedoed seamen are denied bor Board dissented from the wages rightfully due them, forc­ majority decision in a sharply ed to beg, and Nielsen, with a worded decision which charged cramped, bureaucratic mind illthat the ruling had been dictated suited to his ego, does not by Economic Stabilization Direc­ believe "any change is called tor Vinson and War Mobilization for!" Director Byrnes. Nielsen's letter to the union The Illinois case hinged on an reads, in part; agreement entered into between "We are advised that of the the mine operators and the union 23 men repatriated after the in that State. It was regarded as loss of this vessel. 9 have been a test case since for the first time paid repatriation wage and it included a provision with re­ bonus in full. Of the remain­ gard to portal-to-portal pay sat­ ing 14, payment of repatriaisfactory to the union. (Conthmed on Page 4) The WLB decision awarded an $8.12V^ daily wage for an eight and a half hour day but left the Christmas Packages For, portal-to-portal pay issue still up SIU Prisoners Of War in the air. SIU men in Axis prison The opinion of the AFL mem­ camps are going to receive a bers on the WLB said, in part: Christmas package froih their "It is our considered judgment union next month. This was that the miners should receive decided unanimously by the $8.50 a day for each straight membership up and down time 8^2-hour day worked. For the coast when it passed a the work week of 40 hours at resolution of good cheer and straight time and 11 hours at time and a half, the total take- solidarity with the brothers now imprisoned. home should be $56.50. Secretary-Treasurer Hawk "This decision of the majority is now making arrangements adds another to the list of de­ with the American Red Cross cisions which have not been de­ for the sending to each man termined on the basis of merit, an 11 pound package Contain­ but rather by the attitude of the ing food, toilet articles and individuals and government cigarettes. A full list of SIU agencies who dominate the ac­ prisoners of war will be pub­ tions of the public members of lished next week. the Board." FDR Again Seizes Mines The squeeze between the sky-rocketing cost of living and frozen wages has reduced much of labor's income to the point that it is difficult to purchase the necessities of life. The miners are oh-strike, the railroad workers are threatening strike, and millions df other organized workers are demanding that something be done 4o stop the empid'^^r - government offensive against their ^ standard of living. Pictured here are AFL. CIO and railroad leaders arriving at the White House last week in the hopes of getting FDR to side with the workers. Front row (left to right): AFL President William Green, President A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. New York Regional Director of WMC Anna Rosenberg, CIO President Philip Murray and Sec­ retary-Treasurer of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers. ClO. Julius Emspak. Back row (left to right): AFL Secretary-Treasurer George Meany, President Daniel Tobin of the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Teamsters, AFL, and President R. J. Thomas of the United Auto Workers. CIO. S.LU. LICKS SHIPOWNERS' MOVE TO SHORT CIRCUIT UNION'S SHIPPING HALLS The latest maneuver of certain RMO port representatives in their constant war on organized labor and grab for further jurisdiction, is a move to prevent shipowners from transporting union seamen from one port to another when a shortage in any given port holds up crewing of. a vessel. In the past all companies under contract to the SIU had paid transportation for men when crews were not available in any given port. This month, however, certain RMO bureaucrats decided that they would step in an eliminate this practice. Their plans were dump­ ed, however, by prompt action of the SIU.. We won the beef 100%. 11 Some of the shipowners, in collusion with the RMO, sud­ denly announced last week that they would not pay transporta­ tion for SIU men, because they would not be reimbursed by the government for this money. For several days last week a ship was hung up in Norfolk for lack of men, an(J full SIU replace­ ments were waiting in our-Bal­ timore hall to be transported to the ship. But thinking more of Smashing the union than of get­ ting the .^hip sailing with its car­ go of war supplies, the shipown­ er played tough and refused transportation. It was at , this spot that the RMO stepped in and offered to crew the ship with their school boys. The union immediately took this beef to Washington and de­ manded that these chiseling RMO labor-baiters be set on their heels. This was done—as evidence the following telegram received from Deputy WSA Ad­ ministrator Macauley: John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union 2 Stone* Street, New York City Reurtel Oct. 23. Marshall Dimock states no instructions giyen by RMO regarding reimburse­ ment to operators for transporta­ tion of men. In providing men to prevent ship delays, RMO sup­ plements unions and operators and will do nothing to interfere with provisions of contract or established practices. The divis­ ion of operations states that spe­ cific authorization of such trans­ portation is not required for reimbursement of any expenses so incurred by agents where it is provided either by collective bargaining agreement or was previously established as the customary practice and that they always have and will continue to advise agents accordingly in accordance with Statements of Policy signed in May, 1942. EDWARD MACAULEY, WSA, Washington, D.C. �Pag* Two SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City y MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep* 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washingtonr D. 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Lauderdale 1601 PUBLICATION OFFICE; RobM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8346 JOHN MOGAN, No. 2l6 BOSTON -TOINT BATROLMAN ^ • Vote lor One JOSEPH ED. LAPHAM, No, 247 ) Labor Crisis—Product Of Washington Double X m MAX A. BECK, No. 937 • KBXFOtD R DiaCBY, No. 652 Q tr w L. J. (BALDY) BOUINGEIl,No. G-300 PAUL HALL, Na • • CHARLES C MARTIN. No. 1836 G~ • V«l* be T»» r~i i>Aiit AMBXOSe. No. #71) SAVANNAH-AOENt VoHbrOM ~';Voto for Two t71 CHARUS B. MAtTIN, No. UN) • JOHN P. RYAN, No. C-79 • JAMES P. SHARKEY, No. GA9 • CHARLES WAID. No. C-54 • THOMAS M.'WILHELM, Na 747} ydh ht oso O L (JACK) PARKER. Na O-J60 STTELHY WHITE. No. G-36 MOBn£~ AGENT Vet* <oe 0«» a OLDEN BANKS. 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IN ACCORDANCE WltH TIS WORDINO OF TRE BESOLunoH, rr is NECESSARY FOR THE MooBii' OT TO VOTE ON THE HESOLUnON THHIJ Wt MEDIUM OF A KEFHtENDUM VOTE: ^ JOB VOLPIAN^ No. 0-36 HEW YOAK-DECK-FAlItOldilAlf Veto fer.OBe DANIEL Birrrs, No. 190 RESOLUTION BALLOT | 1 It- EDWARD R. WALUCB, No, G-237 licaiFOiX -lOHit-PATROLMAN •m 'm Veto let OB# . RAY W. SWEENEY, No. G-20 JAMES L TUCKER. No. 2209 " The worst labor crisis of the war is riow at hand. Sen­ • JAMES P. SHEEHAN. No. G-306 sational headlines on the coal miners' »nd the railway work­ ers' wage disputes make that evident. But these large groups of workers aren't the only ones affected. Unrest is preval­ NEW YORK - STEWABDS-PATBOLMAN Veto i« Two ent among workers all down the line. • MAURICE BURNS71NB, No. 22371 If the Government is disturb-^ any and all disputes that may ed about this situation, as it is • JAOC COOPER CASE, No, 1140 arise. Labor unions agreed not and should be, it has only itself to strike for any cause but to • CLAUDE FISHER, No. 362 to blame. We don't like to refer submit their disputes to the • WZOIAM HAMILTON, No. 3400 to the Government as "it," but if Soard for decision. • FRED HART, Na 488 we get more personal what we A year passed — an eventful say is bound to be interpreted year during, which the machinery politically and what we have to of the Board was tested and ., . . ... say has no connection with poli­ found adequate. Then the im­ PHEADELPRtA AGENT tics whatever. It is just a ques­ VotoftwOM pact of inflation, with sharp rises tion of dollars and cents and bow in the cost of living, began to • HARRY J, COLUNS. No far they can be stretched. It's no oppress the workers. Demands longer a question of bread and for wage adjustments flooded the butter—it's just bread. BALTfMORE-AGENT Board. The workers were not V*to torOw ' The newspaper headlines don't trying to profit from the war. • JOB PLANAGAM; N?- u: tell the real story and the news­ They merely sought to restore R paper editorials merely obscure just relatiofiship between wages • JOHN KUPTA. Ho. 42? . the facts. We intend to relate the and prices. • C. M. (New Orlw'i POOPRS. No, 0--2 facts here—the events leading up The Board, after considering to what may he a tragedy. the facts, established the "Little The story begins immediately Steel" formula. It declared prices after Pearl Harbor when organ­ had increased 15 per cent be­ ized labor gave the nation its no- tween Jan. 1, 1941 and May, strike pledge. The President 1942. It agreed to increase wages for adjusting wages to make up called a national conference of to a similar extent. When strict for increased living costs be­ public, labor and industry repre­ application of this formula would tween May and September, 1942, sentatives to make that pledge not be sufficient to render jus­ and because labor had lost con­ official and to decide upon an tice, it provided several "outs" fidence in the desire or ability of OPA to hold prices down. But agency which could settle any for further adjustments. again labor went along. and all disputes peaceably with­ Labor did not relish this medi­ Last Spring it became evident out interrupting production. cine, this new-fangled idea of that the cost-of living was run­ VOLUNTARY AT FIRST Government regulation of wages, ning out of bounds. At the same As a result of this conference, hut it agreed to take it in order time Byrnes stripped the WLB of the National War Lahdf Board to help prevent inflation and to power to make an;^ wage adjust­ was established. It was set Up further the war effort. ments beyond the strict limita­ as a tri-partite body, with an ERRORS OF COMPULSION tions of the "Little Steel" formu­ equal number of public, labor But the "Little Steel" formula la. When labor protested it was and industry representatives. It did not stop inflation and in Oct­ promised that prices would be was empowered by Executive ober, 1942 Congress passed the "rolled back." We are still wait­ Order to function as an indepen­ Economic Stabilization Act de­ ing for. that promise to be made dent agency of the Government. signed to stabilize wages and good. It was directed to judge each prices at the levels prevailing on Finally, the coal miners' wage case on the merits and its de­ Sept. 15, 1942. Former Supreme dispute began to assume critical cisions were to be final. Court Justice Byrnes was named proportions. Word Was passed Labor voltmtarily agreed tc) go EdOnOmic Stabilization Director. confidentially" to AFL .repre­ along on this basis because it The new set-up was another sentatives on the WLB that sac­ was democratic and because it bitter pill for labor to swallow rifices should be made in wage promised a just determination of because no provision was made cases involving AFL workers— GALVESTON-AGENT MARTIN TRAINOR, Na T&ANK WILUAMS, Na 6161 toms GOFPIN. Na 4326 M BUt lUAH, PUERTO RICO - AODIT H . , • TEDD R. TERRINGTON, Na 0-63 NOHFOLt-AOENT Vort for Oao ' • • •' JAMES T. McCAULLBY. No. 1 VM* let We • • • f"if JAMES DiVITO, No. G-I83 MLTSUOHB - TOINT-PATROLHAN Veto he Two • ' NEW YORE - AGENT MEW YORX-ENOINE PATMOLMAM Veto lor Ten >267 • •. * MATHEW UmH, No. 2294 VetofwOM • NEW OHtEANS - }01Ht.t>AtROI#MAN Veto for Two BALTIMORE-PATROLMAN-DISPATCHER Vet* tet Oaa BOSTON-AGBHT PHONE ADDRESS ATUUfiic ft atnr tsanacT M«.".HHnflvsscnot;oForncs!3 NOVEMBER -r'DECEMBER, IStS ' • Directory of Branches BRANCH •• ' •' SMikr«r^ btenudMua Unimi of Nortli Anerica IM not UM a l#ad pIBdl M BtoUag ih* banot BeSols morkdd «ftlb IMd PMKR vMBaMbocounloft. ------- Secy-Treas* • 1944 SAMPLE BALLOT • 15' wiLOiANuPkBSS — UmoD AWr Ptfer ^ like the airframe and packing house cases—in order to estab­ lish a backlog of precedents with which to "stop the coal miners." This the AFL refused indignant­ ly to consent to. And how the truth is that the WLB no longer operates as an independent agency. Several of its public members are directed hov/ lo decide cases by Byrnes and his successor Fred Vinson. Since they hold the balance of power on the Board, it can n(> longer be said that the WLB judges e;.ch case on the merita Such dictation is not consonant with democracy. It is in direct violation of the basic agreement under which the W^B was set up originally. Together with the Government's failure to "hold' the line" on prices, it is respon­ sible for the nation's present la­ bor crisis. —Philip Pearl ATLANTIC AND GVlF SBIPPING POR WEEK OF qCT0BER.18th TO 22nd DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL •SttlPPfiD li£dtSt£R&£> 3S2 143 210 >61 1 Wo 198 210 838 •! .Jwvi'-Uw'.'1^1..-.r ,1-j- �tat SEAFARFRS LOG Friday, Noveihbeif 5, 1943 Pa^e Thfifd • '11 Proposed S.LU. Constitutional Amendments Here are the proposed Constitutional changes just as they will appear on the ballot ;#hich will be handed to you when voting for .1944 (5lficials. Ail of these changes were distussed and recommended by the Atlantic & Gulf District Agents' Conference held in New ilfork, May 28, 1943. After voting for officials, mark your Con­ stitutional ballot with an (X) in either of the boxes at the bottom of the page. Make certain to mark all ballot with either pen and ink or indelible pencil. Ballots marked otherwise will be void. Page 9 — Article 3. Section 4 shall be amended to read as follows: Members more than Three, (3) months in arrears in dues, assessments or unpaid fines, other than during the period of strikes or lockouts shall for­ feit all claims to benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. He shall not stand sus­ pended until six (6) -months in arrears in dues, as­ sessments or unpaid fines. This section shall not excuse any members for being behind in dues or assessments while em­ ployed. Fage 11—Article f. Section 1 shall be amended to read as follows: Members more than one (1) year in arrears may be reinstated through the concurrance of the membership at a regular business meeting upon payment of all dues, fines, and assessments for the past twelve (12) months, from the date of such re-instatement. Members so re-instated shall be regarded as probationary members. Page 13—Article 11. Section 1 shall be amended to read as follows: The officials at Headquarters shall consist of one (1) Secretary-Treasurer and one (1) Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurer who shall be stationed at Dis, trict Headquarters at New York, N. Y. Page 16—Article 13. Section 2-B to be amended to read as- follows: That he be a full member of the Seafarers' In­ ternational Union of North America—Atlantic and Gulf District for 2 years and in continuous good standing fdt a period of one 1) year immediately prior to the date of nomination. There shall be added to Article 13 a hew section known as Section 2-E which shall read as follows: That he be an active and full book member and show four months discharges for the current year prior to date of nomination, this provision shall not apply to officials and other office holders working for the Union during current year. Page 17—Article 13. Section 3-D shall be amended to read as follows: Be perforated at the upper edge and the per­ forated stubs numbered consecutively beginning with No. 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause to be printed and shall forward to each BfancIT a sufficient number of Ballots and numbered slotted envelopes for the purpose of containing ballots cast daiiy. A record shall be kept of the number of the first and last ballot so forwarded. None but official ballots shall be used in any General Election. Page 19 Article 13. Section 5 shall be amended to read as folldws: Members shall be entitled to vote upon present­ ing their membership certificates showing that they are in good standing, and have not previouslyvoted at the same election. Members shall mark their ballot with pen and ink, or indelible pencil and shall signify their choice of candidates by ' marking a cross (X) in voting square opposite names or by Writing in the blank line the name of their choice if such name be not printed upon the ballot. Lead pencils shall not be used m marking ballots. When a member has marked his ballot, he shall deliver it folded to the judge, who after ascertaining that the member is entitled to vote, shall tear off the numbered stub and deposit the ballot. The committee shall then stamp the niembefs' certificate of membership in the proper column for the year and month of elecUon, such stamp shall bear the word "voted the initials ot the voting place and the date of the voting. If the member is hqt entitled to vote, the ]udge shaU void his ballot, the tellers shall count the ballots as they are deposited and the clerks shall keep record of the cpunt. Page 19—Article 13. Section 6 shall be amended to read as follows: Balloting shall continue until every qualified voter present has had an opportunity to vote. The judge shall then count the num.berod stubs to verify the count of the clerks and shall enclose them in a sealed envelope in the Ballot Box. The USED ballots shall then be placed' in an envelope provided for the purpose and a slip of paper, also specifically provided, shall be signed by each mem­ ber of the committee on election and pasted on the back of the envelope. The sealed envelope shall then be placed in the ballot box; The ballot box shall then be locked and sealed, and the key thereof shall be sealed up in an envelope, also specifically provided for that purpose on the back of which each member of the committee on elec= tion shall again sign his name. The envelope so signed and sealed shall be given in charge of the Secretary-Treasurer or Agent or some other mem­ ber designated by the meeting; He shall then an­ nounce to the meeting and the Secretary-Treasur­ er, or Agent shall record in the minutes (a) The number of ballots last distributed (b) The number of ballots cancelled or destroyed and (c) The number of ballots deposited. No candidate for office shall be a member of the Committee on Election. Page 20-LArticle 13. Seciion 7 shall be amended io read as follows: • In the regular meeting held in Branches during the second meeting in January, the Committee on Election shall open the Ballot Box, count the num­ ber of ballots therein contained and count the number of votes for each candidate. The result shall be noted in the Minutes. The committee shaU then forward to Headquarters all used ballots (i.e.. All ballots taken from the Ballot Box, in­ cluding blank and disqualified ballots), together with a copy of the tally sheets, under sealed cover, marked "Ballots For Officers." In case no regular meeting is held during such week, the Agent, in the presence of the Committee on Election, or, in their absence, before five other full members, shall open the Ballot Box and count the ballots therein contained (but shall not count and tally the votes) and forward same to Headquarters in the manner hereinbefore prescribed. Page 22—Article 13. Section 11 shall have a new Sec­ tion added to read as follows: The total ballots cast at any Branch or any one day shall be voided upon proof of any irregularity. ASSISTANT SECREfTARY-TREASURER Page 26—-Article 15. Section 4 shall be amended to read as follows: The Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Shall carry on his activities and duties under the direction of the Secretary-Treasurer. His duties shall be to represent, the Secretary-Tredsurer, to aid and as­ sist the Agents in the settlement of disputes, to conduct negotiations and in the absence of the Secretary-Treasurer to directly co-ordinate all or­ ganizational wof-k in the absence of the SecretaryTreasurer due to illness or other cause, the Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer shaU assume the duties of Secretary-Treasurer until his return to active duty. » EMERGENCY COMMITTEE Page 31—Article 18. Seqjtion 3 shall be amended to read as follows: In case a difficulty of an urgent nature arises which requires to be acted upon immediately or before a meeting can be held, the Agent and the officials in the port involved and such members as may be available, shall constitute an emergency committee, this committee shall have power to take such actions as may be necessary, but such actions may be reviewed or changed by a major­ ity vote of the membership at the regular branch meeting. The members of the En^jergency Committee must have the same qualifications as provided for the regularly elected officers. Provided, whenever a quorum cannot be obtained for a regular meeting at Headquarters. The Emergency Committee shall have power to act upon such routine business as may be transacted in such meetings.. The pro­ ceedings of such Emergency Committee shall be made part of the minutes of the next regular meeting. Further provided, whenever there is an urgent necessity for action by the Union, the Agent shall give notice of such necessity at least forty-eight hours before the regular meeting, in order that a supreme quorum may be obtained. If supreme quorum is unobtainable at such meeting, then such officers and such members of the union as are available, may sit as an Executive Board; to deal solely with questions for which the committee was organized. The rules of the supreme quorum shall apply to such committee, and it shall exer­ cise all powers granted to a supreme quorum. The proceedings of the committee, including the fact that the effort to obtain supreme quorum had failed, and any other records of the committee transactions, shall be made part of the minutes of the next regular meeting. There shall be added to Article 18 a new section to be known as: NEGOTIATING COMMITTEE . Page 32—Article 18. Section 4 shall read as follows: The members elected to any Negotiating Com­ mittee shall have the same qualifications as the duly elected officials. Page 32—Article 18. Section 4-A shall read as follows: The Negotiating Committee shall consist of the Secretary-Treasurer and/or the Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer and/or any Agent that the Secre­ tary-Treasurer may require to assist him and three (3) members. The three (3) members shall be elected at the Port wherein negotiations are to be conducted and if possible shall be one mem­ ber from each department. Page 34—Article 19. Section 5 shall be amended to read as follows: Whenever a member is found guilty and sen­ tenced the action is final upon ratification through the next regular business meetings. Page 37—Article 21. Section 4 shall be amended to' read as follows: | The original, duplicate and triplicate of each receipt shall bear the name of the Union. The of­ ficial title of the Officer by whom they are used and shall specify the form of income receipted for. Receipts for initiation fee, dues and assess­ ments shall bear thereon their respective face values and such face values must in no case be erased or altered, the original receipt for initia­ tion fee, properly filled out shall consitute the certificate of probationary membership. Page 43—Article 24. Section 8-B shall be amended fe read as follows: If a full member in good standing is buried by relatives without such relatives duly notifying the Union of such member's death before interment* no benefit shall be paid by the Union. The funeral benefit in any case shall not be more than or ex­ ceed One hundred Dollars ($100.00). Page 44—'Article 25. Seciion 1 shall be amended lo read as follows: Full members who enter a Hospital in good standing, shall be entitled to Hospital supplies or the equivalent thereof in cash not to exceed two doUars per week ($2.00) for a period of no more than fifty-two (52) consecutive weeks, provided (1) he is a patient in a United States Marine Hos­ pital or (2) while a patient in any other institu­ tion for the cure of the sick except when confined for mental alienation, provided such institutions* are located at headquarters, or in any branch of the Union, or in the immediate vicinity thereof. Page 44—Article 25. Seciion 1-B shall have a new Section added to read as follows: Probationary members who enter Hospitals iri good standing shall be entitled to Hospital sup­ plies or the equivalent thereof in cash not to ex­ ceed two (2) dollars per week. However, he shall not receive in benefits (1) more monies than he has paid into the Union, provided he is a patient in a United States Marine Hospital or (2) while a patient in any other institution for the cure of the sick except when confined for mental alienation: and provided such institutions are located at headquarters, in any Branch of the Union or in the immediate vicinity thereof. Page 47—Article 27. Seciion I shall be amended io read as follows: Regular weekly meetings shall be held in each Branch at 7 o'clock each Monday evening except whenever Monday happens to fall on a holiday, the meeting shall be held at the same hour of the next day. All Branch Agents shall keep their respective Branches open on every regular meet­ ing night from 7 o'clock p.m. to 7:30 o'clock p.m. for the purpose of obtaining a quorum. ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE ABOVE PRINTED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH WERE HRAWN UP AND RECOMMENDED BY THE &ECENT ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT AGENTS CONFERENCE. YES •^1 yoting Period on These Amendments Shall Be the Same As Provided for the Election of Officers for 1944 I isE*' �r Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG Fridair, November 5. 1943 Around The Ports CHISEL OF TORPEDO VICTIMS IS UPHELD BALTIMORE 1^' C' : '*.' • dependence, and self discipline keeps the morale of union men the Nielsen alibi, yes the men their pool and boycott the union high and this is a prime factor Our curiosity was aroused re­ {Continued from Page 1) in saving ships and keeping loss were offered their repatriation halls. The standby scale is as cently by an item in the RMO wage, but the bonus offer was follows; lion wage was tendered but of life down to a minimum. Our montiily report showing that 265 only up until the time they left men appreciate and accept the such tender was refused by the men were dispatched to Vessels OS, Messmen and Wipers the torpedoed ship and not up responsibility of . being a vital men. Due to the fact that in the Port of Norfolk. Checking $ 6.00 per day. until the crew arrived in the first this report further we found 5 and indispensable part of our war these repatriaiees w6re repa=^ Bosun, ^ U.S. port, which they are en­ chief stewards and a large num­ machine. They have been trust­ AB, FOW 6.50 per day triated in 8 different groups, titled to receive. This is a matter ber of unrated men—messmen, ed with getting the troops and Stewards, the computation of repatriation of several hundred dollars, which the implements of war. over to wipers, O.S.—were included in Electrician 8.00 per daf bonus has necessarily been a perhaps is a drop in a bucket to the item. At the same time and the-combat areas. They are do­ Mates and Engineers for the same period as the report ing that job and doing it well highly complicated matter re­ Nielsen or any MWEB member, 9.00 per day quiring checking with operat­ however, to seamen it is a lot of our shipping list listed 200 men and they are determined to carry Skipper and Chief blood-money. of all ratings plus men not reg­ out their mission despite the op­ ors of the various repatriation Engineer 10.00 per day vessels. We understand that istered. During that period, position of shipowners and bu­ But regardless of how much this check is being completed The RMO is spending thous­ when we got orders from the reaucrats. As a question of ef­ money is involved, the seamen as rapidly as possible in order ficiency and cost we have only ands upon thousands of dollars companies to send men to Nor­ feel that they shpuld at least be folk the or-iers were always for to consider the saving in trans­ that repatriation bonus may be paid in full before being asked to in order to draw the seamen paid shortly. We are further away from the unions. Most of A.B.'s, Oilers, Water-tenders, and portation expenses when the companies secure replacements advised that settlement in full ship out and subject themselves those who register in the pool Cooks but with the other ratings to another torpedoeing. are the green trainees fresh out always omitted. Further check from the nearest union hall in­ is not contingent on the return stead of the unecessary long dis­ of the Master, but will be made showed that the RMO at Norfolk Nielsen apparently believes of the schools. These men, who as aforesaid as quickly as the tance transportation that has have never gone to sea, get $6 relayed their order for the ma-" been the practice lately. Our men payroll can be made up. While that once the men demand per day standby while experi­ jority of those assignments to the the full observance of their we regret that delays of this RMO in New York while the buy war bonds and help aU they rights, they are entitled to no enced seamen who have been character are sometimes neces­ can when they are . ashore; torpedoed in delivering supplies RMO and the companies were more consideration. afloat or ashore they are doing sary due to the complicated na­ to the war front, are denied fully aware that the men could ture of making up the payroll, As for the delays due to wages and subsistence even to be obtained from either Balti­ their best and better than their best and it is the union's business we do not believe that any "highly complicated" bookkeep­ the date of the pay off. more or Philadelphia at consid­ to see that no one hinders them. change in the present Decision ing, it is outrageous to expect erable less cost. It is evident The WSA-RMO criteria for is called for with regard to torpedoed men to be the victim that the companies and the RMO JOSEPH FLANAGAN. Agent payment of repatriation bene­ of shipowner inefficiency. We maintaining men on the beach are conniving with each othei" to fits after arrival in the United don't care how long it takes the seems to be whether or not he is avoid getting replacements from SAVANNAH States. This seems to be parti­ shipowners (working on a cost a union man. If he is a union the Union and do so only when cularly true in this case where plus basis) to get their records in man—regardless of his contribu­ they are stuck for rated men. Talking about dictators in Eu­ tender was made of the repa­ order, but we demand that the tion to the war effort—to hell triation wage notwithstanding torpedoed men not ^)e forced to with him! Recently we received an order rope, we have had quite a bit of It is this attitude on the part experience in the la.st few weeks the delay in payment of repa­ beg on the street, during this pro­ from our Norfolk hall for almost of the government agencies triation bonus." cess. two entire crews and began to with dictators in Washington, in which the stream-lined do-good­ regards to writing addendums to watch out for complications. We Let's break down some of Mr. This treatment of the torpe­ ers at the United Seamen's !^r-, our contract with the South At­ were right in expecting compli­ Nielsen's Washington language doed men is not a question of vice have refused to believe cations because about an hour af­ lantic Steamship Line. and see just what he is saying. bureaucratic bungling, rather it existed. When the SIU con­ ter receiving the order from Due to the fact that this com­ To begin with, he admits that 14 Norfolk the local Calmar agent pany was alloted a Diesel-elec­ men arriving in this port over a is a conscious union-busting pol­ fronted the USS in New Orleans icy. For proof of this, contrast recently with the fact that tor­ phoned in the same order but tric ship, this required a change month ago, have not yet been how non-union and union men pedoed men were getting kicked witho'ut calling for the messmen, in the classification in the man­ paid ^off. Part of his excuse is are treated by the War Shipping around • by the WSA, there was O.S. and wipers. To make quite ning of these vessels, whereby that the bookkeeping involved is Administration. The RMO has a general disbelief. Well, here are, sure, we checked with Norfolk our coptract with this company "highly complicated." His second fink hiring hall which has be^n the facts right on the barrel and upon being told the original would take care of this matter excuse is that "payment of re­ set up in competition with^the head. And no amount of charity order was OK we advised Nor­ and also make provisions for a patriation wage was tendered union halls. In an effort to keep is going to satisfy these men who folk not to accept any men from night cook and baker on ships but such tender was refused by the seamen away from the have risked their very lives, only the RMO for the two ships as we that they are operating that have the men." unions, the RMO pays a standby to be treated as a bunch of were willing and able to supply a manning scale of over 64. In regard to the second part of wage to all those who will enter stumble bun^s. both crews as originally ordered. After negotiating with the The Calmar line refused to company for about two weeks, Agents. The purpose of these SUP, MCS, NMU, SIU, MFOW, change its order when contacted we finally agreed to certain ad­ cards is to obtain the Veterans' and others. We realize that the and a deadlock'developed. How­ dendums and wage scale. Before Status for Merchant Seamen. Status of VETERANS is essential ever, the issue was relayed' to the ink got dry on this adden­ These cards to be mailed to the to all Merchant Seamen. Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk Somewhere in England dum, the WSA threw it out of President of the U.S.A. Let's take the initiative and and he quickly convinced the October 7, 1943 the'window on account <of the company that the union was Below is a sample of the card start the "Ball Rolling." S.S. ( ) wages being too high. We went in mention: right. American-Hawaiian S.S. Co. LOUIS NEIN, back to the company to renego­ However, the other company, tiate addendums and evidently Date (Editors note: the SIU Execu­ Mississippi, was still to be delt the WSA had told the company Editor: Franklin D. Roosevelt tive Board is on record to peti­ with. The Norfolk Agent of this they could not go above wages The President of the U.S. This entire Black Gang goes tion Congress to grant seamen company would not OK trans­ that were established in the in­ I being a bonafide Seaman on record to place the following the status of veterans.) portation. Meanwhile the RMO dustry, although there were no and a member of the SIU serv­ resolution before the member­ was dispatching men to our Nor­ wages established for oilers on ing our Country, the U.S.A., folk hall for assignment to this Diesel jobs. They insisted that ship to be concurred on. sailing merchant ships to all Be it resolved that the Union Mississippi ship, and our Nor­ they were going to pay wages war zones. Kindly ask you to folk hall was promptly sending that were established on recp- make up individual pledge cards aid us in obtaining recognition to be signed by members and Crew of S. S. Daniel Hugar them back to the RMO. rocating engines and turbine permit men. These cards to be for all U.S. Merchant Seamen which paid off Cel. 13. 1943. has with a status as "VETERANS However, Brother John Hawk jobs. The company called up sev­ put out bjt Patrolmen and linen money coming. Collect OF WAR." was finally successful in obtain­ eral shipping companies that Mississippi Line. New York. Name ing transportation but the issue now operate Diesel-electric ships scale above $187.50 for chief Crew member Chamberlain has Rating is not entirely settled. Further and these companies all main­ electricians and $137.50 for sec­ his Log lifted and can collect tained that the oiler must take action is pending on this matter ond electricians. The WSA in Also this Resolution be sent to from New York office when he care of the donkey boiler with­ as some companies are trying dictating to the companies are all Maritime Unions such as gels his linen money. to avoid the responsibility • of out the payment of overlime or violating the Statements of Prin­ paying transportation for men to increas'e in wages. We maintain ciples and Policies given to them outporls and as we said before that the oiler on Diesel jobs have by this organization. This should KEEP CLEAR WITH YOUR DRAFT BOARD they are working in conjunction additional duties and that he be brought to their attention im­ with the WSA on this issue - so should receive ten dollars extra mediately, whereby this unfair By observing the following simple instructions you will that the RMO can get rid of its pay per month for this work. To practice ceases and gives the continue to receive deferment from military service. Fail White Elephant of too many men. consummate this addendum the unions and operators an oppor­ to observe these rules and you may wind up in the army. Aside from the union's agree­ company finally agreed to give tunity to negotiate addendums WHEN SIGNING ON: Give the clerk or skipper all the ments with the companies there this oiler ten dollars extra with to their contracts, because there informatiorL necessary to fill out RMO Card No. 47 (Green are other major reasons why the the understanding that we take is no steamship company who Card). companies should live up to their it up with the powers in Wash­ will pay more than they actually WHEN SIGNING OFF:,See that Card No. 48-A is ptopobligations and get their men ington and if necessary take it to have, to and they don't have to perly filled out by skipper or clerk. from the union. Experienced and the Labor Board. be guided by the WSA. efficient crews are invaluable for Also the question of electri­ Prospects for the next week or Ship out before your allotted time ashore has expired. the normal operation of the ves­ cians is involved, in as much as so for shipping look good. If you have not yet filled out the Green Card, contact your sel and especially in time of the WSA refuses the company draft board and let them know that you are sailing. CHARLES WAID, Agent danger or attack. Experience, in­ the power to negotiate a wage Editors Mail MONEY DUE ^KC- . , 'v-v; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 5, 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. 31 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: CHISEL OF TORPEDO VICTIMS OK BY NIELSEN SIU LICKS SHIPOWNERS' MOVE TO SHORT CIRCUIT UNION'S SHIPPING HALLS FDR AGAIN SEIZES MINES CHRISTMAS PACKAGES FOR SIU PRISONERS OF WAR LABOR CRISIS - PRODUCT OF WASHINGTON DOUBLE X PROPOSED SIU CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS AROUND THE PORTS KEEP CLEAR WITH YOUR DRAFT BOARD Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/5/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log