http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/1a137b8858457b5055ab2ab4f1e9d674.PDF f98b6408223fc31afc4b9fe95a8baf5a PDF Text Text Friday, June 13. 1947 THE SEAFAEEES LOG Pag» Three I Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. IX. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 13. 1947 No. 24 1 I I J NLRB^ Certifies Seafarers As The Bargaining Agent Isthmian Seamen Hi NMU's Charges Of Collusion #•• Not Substantiated By Record rK • m:. i Story on Page 5. �I tt tL HE A FA R E'R S LOG SEAFARERS LOG * 1 Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL --- - First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER - - Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER r - Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. r District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Bo.x 25. Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED" FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan HUGH MURPHY ----- Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 144 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor It's Been A Long Time There's a certain feeling in the air wherever mem­ bers of the Seafarers International Union meet these days. It's not a more militant spirit because the SIU has a repu­ tation the world over for its militancy. Hospital Patients It's just tliat after many months of wrangling, months When entering the hospital notify the delegates by post­ in which the Isthmian seamen were prevented from being card, giving your name and represented by the Union of their choice, the Seafarers the number of your ward. has finally been certified as bargaining agent for the un­ licensed Isthmian seamen. Staten Island Hospital This has been a long uphill struggle. From the first, You can contact your Hos­ the SIU was faced with opposition from both the com­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ pany and the National Maritime Union. Both resorted to ing tiems: any means to.gain their ends. Tuesday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. With the NMU it was unfounded charges of collu­ These are Ihe Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, (on 5th and 8th floors) sion after the SIU had clearly established a majority in the as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. elections, supervised by the National Labor Relations heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3i30 p.m. Board. With the company, it started even earlier when ing to them. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) BRIGHTON HOSPITAL SIU militants were weeded out and discharged from ships NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. NICKERSON leaving on long voyages. A. BUCHENHORNER R. BAASNER C. PEDERSEN But the men of the SIU survived all those obstacles. J. MINNAHAN W. PARIS J. HARRISON Ships came into home ports v/ith solid SIU crews; crews that W. PARIS G. MEANEY G. CARUSO had gone out undecided or pro-NMU. By the SQore, Isth­ P. STOFFEL 4 4 4 R. LORD STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL S. WILUSZ mian seamen flocked to SIU Halls to become members of A. SANDY E. JOHNSTON G. H. STEVENSON R. CHRISTIAN s. the Union that fought tooth and nail for its members. H. SWIM J. BURNS A. R. GUIDRY There was never any doubt in the mind of the volun­ R. MADIGAN E. CARRERA J. AMAYA teers who, by every method knov.m to seamen, succeeded H. DAUGHERTY E. MOFIENE A. M. BRANCONI in getting jobs on the Isthmian scows. How they did it is P. La Cicero R. G. MOSSELLER E. DELLAMANO P. KOGOy N. NEILSEN their business, but what they did once aboard is the busi­ R. WRIGHT J. M. DYKES J. ROY G. GREY ness of every maiT v/ho belongs to the SIU. C. CARLSON H. HAMOND t These men, aboard unorganized ships, stood stead­ C. CASE E. E. CASEY BALTIMORE HOSPITAL fastly for the rights of the crew; they fought out overtime; F. HAMON J. M. BROOKS THOMAS PHELPS J. BUJEWICH they battled for better conditions; and above all, they J. O'NEILL , GORDON RAY F. NERING showed how much the members of the crew could gain W. BROSE RAYMOND NICHOLSON E. CHATARD C. MASON MANUEL ROMERO with a militant, tight-knit organization. J. B. CAUSEY A. WALTERS MANUEL SANCHEZ And that paid off. By a vote of more than 3-to-2, the C. MARTINEZ WM. HENDERSHOT 5« 1 t V. PLACEY i SIU defeated the NMU and the company. And, after re­ EDWARD CAIN JR. NEPONSET HOSPITAL A. RIOS peated stalling by the NMU, the NLRB has certified the FRANK JASHOLSKI MICHAEL PISKIN I WILL;ARD BANKHEAD SIU as bargaining agent for the unlicensed Isthmian sfeamen. H. BURKE LEO RICE J. S. CAMPBELL •4. ^ 4 An SIU contract is next in line. It may take work L. CLARK SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL * to gain an agreement from this notoriously anti-union E. FERRER , AARON McALPIN J. R. HANCHEY M. MORRIS company, but the Seafarers will fight, with all its power. J. HODO C. LARSEN W. B. MUIR This marks a new era for Isthmian seamen, and it JOHN KREWSEN L. L. LEWIS marks another s^d chapter in the anti-labor, pro-company, L. TORRES P. KOGOY history of the NMU. ^ Men Now In The Marine Hospitals i �Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFAREBS LOG Page Three Long Struggle Ends—isthmian Is SlU Cooperation Of Membership ships can rest Seafarers will The winning of the Isthmian ment with the election by the Seafarers Inter ship Company national Union can be attributed cooperate in a to the cooperation of the mem bership in the organizing drive Tiiis will be ample repayment for the time, money, effort and sacrifices made by the member­ ship of this Union. Men now sailing Isthmian By J. P. SHULER And No Goal Is Impossible By EARL SHEPPARD The deci.sion for which we have waited so long has been handed down by the NLRB Isthmian, too, is SIU. The long hard pull has paid off. And the NMU's stalling campaign to keep from Isthmian seamen the bene­ fits to be gained by the Union of their own free choosing has been stopped cold. For this tremendous victory, the Seafarers can congratulate the Brothers who took part in the Isthmian drive for a job well done. They did their job effi- ciently and thoroughly with all the energy at their command. Many of these men were in­ strumental in extending the or­ ganizing drive beyond the ships and into every place a seaman could be found. They were not satisfied with organizing around the clock aboard ship, but brought prospective Seafarers right into the Union Halls. And the Isthmian seamen, who so overwhelmingly voted for the SIU as their collective bargain­ ing agent, also are to be congratu­ lated. They have shown their dissatisfaction with the substand­ ard wages and low level work­ ing conditions prevailing on Isth­ mian vessels. They have demonstrated that they want these substandard con­ ditions wiped out and replaced with the best wage and working conditions in maritime—through representation by the Seafarers International Union. A full volume could be writ­ ten on the individual and collec­ tive merits of the men who made the Seafarers' victory possible. It is men like these who have proved that no aim is too high, and no goal is impossible for the SIU. assured that the obtain an agree­ Isthmian Steam­ as long as they manner as they WASHINGTON, June 12—The long, hard fought struggle to organize the unlicensed seamen of the Isthmian Steamship Company by the Seafarers International Union was crowned with success today when the National La­ bor Relations Board certified the SIU. This brought to an end seven months of foul chicanery and stalling by the National Maritime Union — stalling which prevented the Isthmian seamen from being represented by the Union ^ of their choice. have in the past. The decision of the National Labor Relations Board made final what the Or­ ganizers and men riding Isth­ mian ships knew would be the outcome. This is a great job done by the Orgauhing Staff and the biggest -victory the Seafarers have ever won in the organizing field. There are still a number of unorganized steamship compan­ ies in the maritime field and with the continuance of the good work of the Organirrrs and the cooperation of the membership they too can be brought under jthe banner of the Seafarers In­ ternational Uniori^ of North Am­ erica. Victory Of Rank And File .riu • . • T .!_ thought in the bag, surprised The campaign to organize Isth- ,, . . everyone by rolling up sweeping mian started close-to two years totals in the Seafarers' column. ago. In 194.5, with the end of' . i . ... -. . I And when the counting of balthe war in sight, the proposition jots commenced, the NMU offiof organizing the unorganized oc­ cials saw the handwriting on the cupied a prominent place on the wall. As total after total v/as re­ agenda of the Agents Conference. corded for the SIU, they resorted to challenging the entire votes A program was adopted, plac­ of some ships. ing Paul Hall in charge of all or­ CHARGES FLOP ganizing for the Atlantic and Phony charges of collusion, Gulf District. Earl "Bull" Shepwhich, by the v/ay, the NMU pard was made primarily respon­ never substantiated, were hurled sible for the field work. Cal Tan­ at the SIU. Hearings were held, ner and Lindsey Williams were and the well-coached NMU wit­ appointed to positions of respon­ nesses were unable to prove one single item of their wildly-flung sibility in the program. At the hearings, the For the amount of money ex­ charges. SIU was represented by Attorney pended by the Director of Or­ Ben Sterling. ganization's Office in carrying And so, the biggest organiza­ out the program, the results have tional drive in the history of the been well worth the expenses. Final tallying of the ballots, American Maritime Industry has issued in January by the NLRB come to an end, with the Sea Regional Director, showed that farers International Union certi­ the SIU had garnered 1256 votes fied to represent the unlicensed to 813 for the NMU. This should seamen of the largest freight have been enough for the NMU, chipping company in the world. By PAUL HALL The National Labor Relations Board's certification of the Sea­ farer' victory in the Isthmian Steamship Lines election is a but it wasn't. Next 'step is an SIU contract, tribute to the membership of the and the Isthmian men can rest Resorting to every legal tech­ SIU and to the organization as a nicality, and using every possible assured that the Seafarers will whole. _ subterfuge, the NMU was suc­ put the pressure on the company This decision definitely finish­ cessful in delaying matters, and to force bargaining sessions soon. es off the prolonged stalling tac­ in forcing hearings which the of­ NMU stalling is now ended, and tics of the NMU, whose smashing ficials themselves knew were the Union will make sure that defeat in the election soured company stalling doesn't take its worthless. them so that they used every trick place. in the legal bag to prevent tlie SIU ALL THE WAY At the present time, Brothers Isthmian men from getting the Hall, Sheppard, Tanner, and Wil­ From the beginning, the Isth­ benefits of SIU representation. mian election was an open-and- liams are down in the Gulf Area The NMU is responsible for the shut case. Ship after sliip came setting up an organizing program fact that Istliinian seamen have back from trips pledged to vote for the Towboat workers and Al­ long been delayed in attaining the for the SIU. Hundreds of Isth­ lied fields.. best wage and working condi­ mian seamen took out Full Books tions in the maritime industry. When informed of the certifiThe victory is a tribute to the Those of our members who wisdom of the Isthmian seamen in the SIU, and when the voting ^ cation, they jointly stated, "The started, these men cast their Isthmian Drive is just one more acted as volunteer ship's organ­ themselves, who chose the water­ votes for the Seafarers. izers did so of their own free job successfully carried out by front union best qualified to will. They did so because thcy raise their wage and living stand­ On fourteen ships the NMU j the membership. There will be felt the vast number of Isthmian ards. didn't get a single vote, while more campaigns in the future, seamen were being deprived of the SIU wasn't sfiut out once, j and the men who made Isthmian The Seafarer's will now demon- ^ Isthmian's largest ships cast de- SIU will be the one's to do th? the top wages and humane workng conditions enjoyed by Sea­ strate to the Isthmian men that cisive majorities for the SIU, and Job." In true Seafarers style farers. their choice was a wise one. |even crews which the NMU.that's exactly what they will da. Next Week: The Men Who Organizet! Isthmian Isthmian has finally been awarded to the Sea­ farers—something, frankly, that we have expect­ ed, since we knew the energies spent, the time put in, and the money invested in the organizing campaign—things not at all necessary if we were in collusion with the Isthmian officials, whose record has been consistently anti-union. The Seafarers went into the Isthmian cam­ paign with a battle plan carefully drawn months in advance, set down with as much detail as a pre-battle blue print can be. As it turned out, the approach was a success­ ful one, but—and this is a very big BUT—only because of the wholehearted support given it by the rank and file Seafarer, who gave up the wages and conditions tht were their's under an SIU contact to work aboard an Isthmian ship. They worked under conditions that no long­ er exist on SlU-contracted ships, and at sub­ standard pay. They could have taken the easier way and enjoyed the top wages and unmatched conditions on SIU ships. But they sacrificed this security and instead dedicated their efforts to wiping out the Isthman open shop, and thus bring Isthmian seamen the decent living wages and conditions which .so rightfully belong to every man who sails the seas. The sacrifice was not in vain. These solid Seafarers did the job—made Isthmian SIU! All thanks, all appreciation belong to these militant, sacrificing Seafarers, and these pages are the place to show it. Unfortunately, the NLRB decision came on the date of publication, when the paper was all set and ready for the press. Remaking the whole paper would have meant delaying publication for three days (over the weekend), and the best we could do under the circumstances was to tear out and remake these few pages. But next week, the entire issue will be devoted to these men—SIU members and Isthmian seamen—who did so much to insure the success of the Seafarers campaign in Isthmian. Next week, then, the men behind the scenes, the guys who made the wheels turn—the volun­ teer SIU organizers and the Isthmian men who determinedly struck a blow against the last of the big, open shop operators left in this country. �Page Four THE SEAFARERS Friday, Jurte 13, 1947 LOG Texas Now Opetatmg h SlU Stfk, WhiihMeans Okay AllDown TheLine By EARL SHEPPARD GALVESTON—The trial committee in this port sat in on the game the performers and gas houjids were playing, and dealt out a few cards themselves. They handed out sentences rang­ ing from one year's probation to permanent positions on the so­ cial register. This port was a perfect ex­ ample of a few gas hounds giv­ ing the entire membership a bad name as well as a bad time. This stuff is now non-existent and, in the event it comes up again, the guy or guys pulling it had better duck, and fast. The members here have had a bellyful of the BS those guys were throwing, and will in all probability continue the good work started by the trial com­ mittee. Today, the SIU is a respon­ sible organization, and we have pi'oved this in the hardest field in the world. Our membership, and our Union, is big enough to run its own business. We can not allow a handful of broken down drunks to brand us as an orga'nization of screw ball gas hounds.. Unless we take care of those guys wherever they raise their imperor Tragedy Underlines Need For Seafarers heads, we will tarred with the | Waterman Ship, which paid off same brush. We made a good after a long trip to the East. SKIPPER ACCUSES start down here, and we are cer­ There was a bit of excitement tain to keep it up, on this one, when the Skipper SLIGHT PROBLEM complained to the authorities in We had a little problem last the Panama Canal Zone that week, shipowner style, which or­ there were "un-American" ac­ iginated when Waterman started tivities on board the ship. Evi­ crewing the SS Ross, The com­ dently the Old Man had been pany refused to call the new reading too many Hearst news­ replacements over the weekend papers. so as to save a few bucks, and Wonder never cease, however, when they did call the jobs, because the Skipper blasted the there were not enough takers. officers for this, and didn't men­ For a while it looked like the tion the crow at all. ship might be hung up, but we All the beefs on this baby finally succeeded in crewing her were handled to the entire sat­ without a delay. isfaction of the crew. To all members—if you want This should serve as a lesson to the shipowners that to move to make a fast job on' most any their scows on time, they must kind of scow you can name— be at least half-way fair with then Galveston is the port for the SIU men. They must not you. tiy to hard time us. There is a nice beach here various We have a contract and ex­ where a guy can find pect to live up to it, BUT we ways to, as >Trcnchy Michelet do not intend to take a shoving would put it, "while away the around from the operators in hours." doing so. And without a bunch of Last week one ship paid off. drunks to pester you, from now It was the SS Joseph N. Teal, a on. Seaway Lawyer, NMU Learn From Northland Parleys By WILLIAM T. McLAUGHLIN By JOE GRIMES Mr. Hartley, co-sponsor «of the continue to carry on his bastard Taft-Hartley slave labor bill, has tradition. It's the same old poli­ announced that he will not be a tical baloney no matter how you slice it. candidate for re-election. The story of Hartley is the THINGS TO COME story of Jhe great majority of The morning press of Wednes­ politicians. His record shows a day, June 11, reports that Hart­ political career starting with the ley thi'eatens still stronger labor job of Library Commissioner in curbs "if labor calls a general 1923, from which he graduated strike against the bill." to the Kearney, N. J., Police and The "gentleman" from Jersey Fire Commissioner's job. is alarmed at 91 recently filed He hung on to that job for four strike notices, and is beginning years, after which he began cam­ to see labor plots around every paigning for, and winning, legis­ corner. lators' jobs, first in the Sttae of The same "gentleman" has New Jersey and finally in the been given an appropriation of U, S, Congress, 50,000 bucks to investigate labor. Politicians like their jobs and It's easy to picture things to work like hell to get them, and come if hatchetmen like Hartley then work even harder to keep are permitted to threaten and in­ them. Hartley is no exception. timidate labor. Two monster labor demonstra­ In his last campaign he sold his bill of goods so well that a large tions have just taken place in section of the labor movement in New York. First the AFL, and his district indorsed his candi­ then the CIO, staged great pa­ rades winding up with Madison dacy. Glad-handing is nothing new Square Garden rallies. Hundreds to this sterling U. S. Representa­ of thousands watched these pa­ rades; other thousands wore tive from New Jersey. reached by every means from The Newark Evening News of notes tied to milk bottles to leaf­ July 1.5, 1940 reports that he lets passed out on the streets. attended the annual picnic of The theme of these meetings the Federation of German-Amer­ has been to defeat the anti-labor ican Societies of Essex County, Taft Hartley bill, to cause a and in a speech bragged that he Presidential veto and to force had been attending the picnic for Congress to uphold the vote. 12 yeai;s. This is all well and good, but No swastikas were displayed regardless of what happens to at this particular picnic, but in the present bill, other bills will the 12 years he had been attend­ follow, presented by other Tafts ing, Bund speakers and swastikas and Hartleys, but sponsored by had always been the order of the same old industrialists and the day—but after all Represen­ tative Fred A. Hartley is a poli­ financiers. JACKSONVILLE — The nego­ Jacksonville Port Agent, first tiations for a contract covering began organizing the crew of the Northwind, He encountered the the unlicen.sed personnel of the usual type of sour propaganda SS New Northwind, Seaway from the local NMU adherents By FRANK MORAN Lines Limited, came to a succes­ to the effect that the SIU was not as much interested in es­ SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— sful conclusion with a salary tablishing a contract with the tician, and to guys like him a The recent sinking of the Cana­ increase averaging 90 percent Company as it was in trying vote is a vote no matter where over former rates, a 40-hour dian freighter SS Emperor with to force the Seaway Lines out it comes from. an appalling loss of life should week in port, and a 44-hour of business in favor of U, S, Mr. Hartley didn't limit his su­ week at sea. bring home to the average Lakes shipping interests. per-patriotism to German picnics This is all old stuff since the seaman the risks that he takes alone, however. Just how barren and ^esolate in the every day following of LOG carried the story in full On November 28, 1941, the As­ two weeks ago. What is new, this sort of reasoning was is his chosen calling. sociated Press reports that he best pi-oved by the fact that the As long as anyone follows the however, is the way the Comp­ spoke at an America First meet­ Company, after signing the con­ any tried to stymie negotiations Lakes for a living, he should not ing in Paterson, New Jersey de­ tract, announced that it was at every turn, and how it was be satisfied with less than the best in wages, living conditions aided and a*betted by the Na­ buying another ship to be oper­ fending Japan with the state­ ment, "without provocation on ated under the same terms. and working rules, as well as tional Maritime Union, CIO. Japan's part we have made her a Incapable of understanding First, let's take up the Comp­ safely conditions. powerful enemy." These wages and conditons any stalling. Bargaining sessions the necessity - for seamen to be This was 12 days before Pearl have steadily improved over the commenced on May 12, but organized on an international Harbor. past few years, mainly through progress was retarded because basis, fustrated because they STILL BALONEY the efforts of the Seafarers. Inter­ the Company's legal adviser was stand exposed as Kremlin ac­ national Union and it's affiliate, on a case for the Florida Rail­ complices, these stooges will There is a story told on Jacobs stoop to any level to confuse Beach about the time the famed the Sailors Union of the Pacific. way Commission. Don't imagine for one minute The Company insisted that it unorganized seamen. cauliflower linguist and super that the big-hearted operators couldn't proceed without his ex­ In Canada it has been their bootblack "Beezey" Thomas ever improved these conditions pert advice because of the many stock ai'gument that SIU con­ shined Jack Dempsey's shoes. or ever will, unless they are technicalities involved in the ditions and wages aboard Cana­ Jack was wearing a new pair forced to do so by militant trade contract, which only a lawyer dian ships would force Canada of expensive white sports and out of the maritime picture. unions such as the SIU and SUP. could interpret. Beezey was in his cups. Jack When you're a member of the The Canadian Seamen's Union talked while Beezey shined, and So we marked time. Finall.y greatest seamen's union in the he showed up, and at every has fed this obnoxious tripe to its all would have been well had world,, the SIU, you can point session he admitted that ship­ membership for inany years. It Beezey not used black polish in­ with pride to the many things ping and" seafaring was utterly has raised this false issue for stead of white. ^ that you are helping win for all foreign to him, and he confi­ two reasons: When Dempsey became irate, seamen. Beezey looked up and inquired, ned him,sclf to battling us on the 1. So that the communist party When you're a part of the Sea­ ciuestions of wages and a closed could maintain firm control of "What's the difference Jack, it's farers, you can truthfully say shop. the maritime industry by mak­ .shoe polish ain't it?" that you're one of the guys who And the same goes for politi­ ing communist control pala­ FULL LESSON have" the best contracts, wages, table to the Government bureaus cian Hartley's decison not to run It should be noted that he and to the shipowners. hours, overtime, working and liv­ for office again next term., The ing conditions in maritime. The learned a full union le.sson, and 2. With the halo of "National National Association of Manufac­ when the time for signing the record backs you up. Unity" around its head, the turers always has a place for Here's another pointer. Make contract came around, he was party was assured a period of boys like him. The story didn't it a must to read each issue of the not present. reasonable growth with the tell what Jack gave Beezey, but. Since the SIU Canadian Dist­ minimum of interference. LOG and the Weekly Lakes Or­ it's a sure bet that the NAM ganizing Bulletin folded into it. rict won all its points, we regret will reward their boy Friday SHIPOWNERS' STOOGES If you don't secure your copy his absence. He could have with a good soft berth, regardless at the SOO, or at one of the ports rounded out his education by Canadian shipowners have of what color polish he used on around the Lakes where SIU or-' watching the Company officials gained millions in profits as a their shoes. gani'zers and Halls are located, reluctantly sign on the dotted result of this propaganda, and In Congress or in a director's drop a line to SIU Headquarters line. have gone as far as to boast scat, Mr. Hartley will still do at 1038 Third Street, Detroit 26, The trouble with the NMU how good CSU agreements are— the bidding of his bosses, and in Michigan, started when Jimmy Hanners, for them. congress other politicians will TWO BATTLE GROUNDS The employers and their politician-gcncrals have chosen their battleground well "and, as the House of Representatives and Senate roll call showed, are strongly intrenched in their Capi­ tol citadel. Labor has been banging its brains out but the big boys still hold the fort, securely intrenched behind their banucades of money bags and political domination. Labor can defeat this gang only by selecting its own battlefied, the point of production. If it must be war labor must win, for without labor there is no nation. Let the politicians label the general strike what they may, the general strike is the answer to capital's attack and will win the union's fight—and then Mr, Hart­ ley and Mr. Taft and the others of their ilk, will pull in their horns, tuck their tails between their legs and sneak away like the egg sucking dog. Attention Members Each man who makes a donation to the LOG should receive a receipt in return. If the Union official to whom a contribution is given does not make out a receipt for the money, call this to the attention of the SecretaryTreasurer. J. P. Shuler, im­ mediately. Send the name of the of­ ficial a,nd the name of the port in -which the occurence took place to the New York Hall, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. �Friday.. June 13. 1947 Tn£ SEAFARERS LOG HAPPY—AND COVERED BY AN SIU CONTRACT Above is a group picture of the unlicensed personnel of the SS New Northland just after they had voted unanimously to approve the terms of a new agreement between the SIU and the Seaway Lines. Limited. By the smiles on their faces it is easy to see that they are pleased about the whole situation, and who wouldn't be with salary raises averaging so much as 90 percent. (See story on Page 4.) Special Meeting In New Orleans Accepts HQ Recommendations; S. White To New York NEW ORLEANS, June 11—A special m e c t i n g today voted overwhelmingly to accept the recommendations of SecretaryTreasurer J. P. Shuler to trans­ fer Port Agent Steely White to Headquarters , as Deck Depart­ ment Representative. It was pointed out in the Secretary-Ti easurer's Report that by so doing, it would make available in the Headquarters Office a Deck Department Rep­ resentative for negotiations and handling of disputes. Brother White will replace former Sec­ retary-Treasurer John Hawk in this respect. With Robert Matthews as En­ gine Representative, and J. P. Shuler representing the Stewards Department, this will give Head­ quarters representation in all three Departments. A further recommendation of the Secretary-Treasurer was to bring in Earl "Bull" Sheppard as New Orleans Port Agent, as well as Gulf Representative of the Seafarers. This was also adopt­ ed. STREAMLINING These moves are the ^latest in several actions designed to streamline the organization in the Gulf, as well as to giva bal­ ance to the organization in Head­ quarters. It also marks the third change in several weeks for Brother Sheppard. Sheppard, a veteran SIU mem­ ber and organizer who handled all field operations which brought the Isthmian Steamship Company into the Seafarers coliim, later assisted in laying out the program of the International for work on the Gi'eat Lakes. The drive so far has been re­ sponsible for entering eight pe­ titions for elections in that area. The first of these elections re­ sulted in a victory for the SIU in the Huron Transportation Company. In this balloting, the NMU and the Company were de­ cisively defeated. Following setting up the Great Lakes program, Brother Sheppaid was -transferred to Texas to take care of an emergency situation which had arisen there. His job specifically was to iron out all local difficulties in Gal­ veston. ON THE BALL This job was carried out in typical SIU style, and now the Texas area is operating effici­ ently, as well as economically. With Sheppard's vast amount of organizational experience^, the Seafarers can be assui-ed that the entire Gulf Area will rap­ idly be reorganized in the form­ er hard-hitting group of ports that it once was, and which at one time constituted such a vital part of the SIU. The SIU in the Gulf Area is now preparing for the many struggles which lie ahead. Pro­ tection of gains already won, and the further advancement of the Seafarers are the two prirnaiy aims. Plans are being made to ex­ pand the organization in the Gulf Aiea, particularly in the inland field and Brother Shep­ pard is now consulting with the Gulf organizers in setting up a program designed to bring thou­ sands of new members under the banner of |he SIU. SIU Wins First Test On The Great Lakes; Hnron Renndiates NMU DETROIT — Climaxing the first ten weeks of SIU organiz­ ing on the Lakes for the 1947 season, the SIU won the first NLRB conducted maritime elect­ ion this year when 58 percent of the Huron Transportation Company seamen chose the SIU in a smashing victory over the NMU. There were fifty eligible voters on the two Huron ships —• the SS Crapo and SS Boardman — and the final voting results were as follows: SIU — 28 votes: NMU — 2 votes; No Union — 18 votes; and Void or Challenged — 0 votes. This made a total of 48 ballots cast. Breaking these figures down into percentages, the SIU re­ ceived 58.3 percent, the NMU got 4.2 percent, and 37.5 percent voted for No Union. This was a disastrous showing for the NMU after considering the amount of effort they put into their attempts to organize Huron. CRAPO FIRST Voting late at night on June 4, the SS Crapo was the first of the two vessels to vote. After the crewmembers cast their bal­ lots forward in the crew's lounge, the ballot box was sealed and removed to NLRB headquarters. The SS Boardman was supposed to have docked at 4 p.m. on June 5, but due to a breakdown did not arrive at Detroit before Friday morning. As soon as the Boardman dock­ ed, she was balloted. Immediate­ ly after, the ballots were counted in the presence of one ob.scrver each from the SIU, NMU and the Company with the above results. At the completion of the count, a tally count sheet was signed by the NLRB officer and the three observers. However, a lapse of five days is permitted for any of the parties to file an objection, 'befoie the SIU is certified "py the Board as sole bargaining agent for the Huron men. This means that the SIU will be certified by Friday, June 13, unless any objections are filed, Uuder the circumstances, the NLRB certification is mei'ely a routine matter, and everything should be setled by then so that bargaining negotiations with the company can begin at once. At the conclusion of the vote tabulating. Assistant Organizat­ ional Director Paul 'Vari'en de­ clared, "This is only a starter. Huron seamen have the t-onor of having broken the ice. How­ ever, we expect to have V/yandotte, Hanna, Wilson, Steinbrenner and Shenango join the Pluron seamen in an SIU victory parade on the Lakes. "In addition to the above named fleets which the SIU is fully confident of winning, we have several other Lakes fleets on our obj'ective list. As these out­ fits are lined up, they will be petitioned, and voted just as soon as possible after the pet­ itioning.'' Victory In Huron Election Is Only The First Step In The Seafarers Victory Parade On The Lakes By PAUr. WARREN the ranks of a fighting Union— a Union which believes it's only DETROIT — Well, the SIU duties are to win the best pos­ is over the hump as far as the sible .wages, hours, working and first victoi-y for the 1947 sailing living .conditions for the seamen. season on the Great Lakes is Welcome, Huron seamen! concerned. Unorganized seamen ,, WYANDOTTE PROGRESS sailing on the two Huron Trans­ Latest reports on Wyandotte portation Company ships showed indicate that the men who sail their preference for the SIU in the. four ships of this company no uncertain terms — 58 per­ will have only a short wait be­ cent worth! fore they can register their Complete details regarding the choice for the SIU in an NLRB Huron election appear elsewhere conducted election. in the pages of the LOG, so it's No official NLRB report has needless for us to go into any been issued on Wyandotte. How­ details in this article. However, we do want to toss ever, we are revealing no secret some orchids at the men re­ when we state that the NMU sponsible for the Huron ships has been unable to prove its phony charges of collusion in voting SIU. the case of Wyandotte. Yes, it's true that the SIU Due to the lack of any such oi-ganized the two Huron ships. But it's also true if these men evidence, this case now goes to hadn't gone all out for the SIU the Regional NLRB Director for as the Union of their choice a- decisiop. His decision should we wouldn't have secured 58 be forthcoming within the next percent to the NMU's 4 percent.**" few days. Reall.y a tribute to the Sea­ Here was another case where farers' actual gains for the sea­ the SIU did a good job of organ­ men compared to the empty izing the Wyandotte seamen. promises of the bankrupt NMU When the NMU saw that Wyan­ leadership. dotte seamen wanted no part Huron seamen'deserve orchids of their bankrupt organization, for recognizing the seagoing facts but did want the progressive of life. Not the empty orchids of gains of the Seafarers, then they some Winchell, but the actual resoi'ted to their usual dog-inpraise of their brothers in the the-manger tactics. SIU. After the SIU petitioned for Certainly, the SIU is glad to Wyandotte, the NMU tried to welcome the Huron seamen into intervene. They were given one week in which to show evidence of representation — only 10 per­ cent was necessary — but they failed to prove this. So, merely in order to ham­ string Wyandotte seamen in their efforts to secure an SIU contract with BIU conditions, the NMU filed unfair labor charges. Now, after stalling an election for the past few weeks, the day of reckoning is just around the corner. Wyandotte seamen know who has been holding up their securing of SIU hours, wages and conditions, the balloting will show it. OT'HER ELEOTIONS Additional hearings were held during the past week on both Haima and Wilson. In the case of Hanna, the NMU forced into the untenable position of filing unfair labor practice charges. This is just another. phony stalling device to secure more time for the NMu to make a last desperate dying man's grasp to get additional Hanna votes. However, Hanna seamen had bellyful of the NMU's intimi­ dation during their phony strike of last Fall. Hanna seamen were threatened with violence if they didn't strike the Hanna ships, so that the NMU could organize them! L'on ingots were even dropped from bridges onto the decks of Hanna ships in an effort to intimidate the Hanna seamen. These terroristic tactics, rem­ iniscent of the goon tricks which the NMU attempted on some Isthmian ships, failed to coerce the Hanna seamen. They wanted a democratic right to choose the Union of their choice through democratic methods, and they rejected all terroristic attempts of the water­ front goons. Today, the men sailing the Hanna ships are firmly I'osolved that they want the SIU as their choice to represent them in col­ lective bargaining with the com­ pany. And, come hell or high water, we're going to see that Hanna has a chance to vote SIU, and win an SIU contract! As for Wilson, this Company has resorted to a familiar de­ vice. They are refusing to allowChief Cooks ancj. Utility Engin­ eers to be included in the barr (Continued from Page 11) �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 13, 1947 Veto Anti-Labor Bills, AFL Rally Urges Excerpts From The Speeches Of Green, Meany, Duhinsky By AFL President Green: Abraham Lincoln once said: "Whatever hurts labor, hurts the nation." That is as true, now—every word of it—as it was then. And I don't think there can be any question but that the Taft-Hartley Bill hurts labor and therefore the nation. Thus, it must be obvious to any fair-minded citizen that that Tafi-Karilev Bill is a menace to America—a menace not only to all those who work for a living, but a menace to the American people as a whole, and menace to their cherished freedoms. We, of labor, want a strong America, not a weak and im­ potent one. We wa,nt prosperity in our country, not a Taft-Hart­ ley depression. We want to keep America free, not to let it succumb to the Taft-Hartley brand of oppression. By Secy.-Treasurer Meany: The attack on trade unions contained in the Taft-Hartley anti-labor bill is only one phase of an all-out war aginst the common people of America. Just as Hitler struck down labor unions as one of the first steps in his plan to enslave the people of Germany, so today we see the profit-greedy industrialists of America attempting to destroy workers' organizations as the first step in their plan to control the economic life of America. Pert of the gigantic AFL rally in New York's Mrdi'jon Square Garden v/hich called on Presi­ dent Truman to veto the Trft-Heriley "slave labor' till, end on Congress io support the veto. Twenty thousand AFL members were in the Ga.-dcn, while thirty thousand gathered outside to hear the speeches on the public address system. They knov/ only too well that the strength of the trade union movement must be eliminated before they can be secure in their domination of the lives of the people of this Nation. They are out to destroy the social and economic gains made by the little people of America since the failure of Big Business and Big Politics fifteen years ago. They are determined to bring back the good old days when the employer alone decided, under what wages and under what conditons the wage -earner gave his labor. Yes, they want a return to the company union, the com­ pany spy, the rule of company thugs, to barbwire fences, fear gas, company controlled sheriffs, company controlled judges and ever other devilish device of worker oppression that human ingenuity can devise. By ILGWU President Dubinsky: One more point—this bill is an invaluable recruiting agent for the Communists. At one strike, it nullifies the struggles we, in the labor movement, have waged aginst Communists. The The Tafts, the Hartleys, and their^masters of the NAM are blind. They couldn't do a better job them Stalin's own agents in fos­ tering resentment and strife in our land. Don't they know that this is the stuff upon which Communism feeds and flourishes? With telling shots. President Green scored the Taft-Hartley Bill as an instrument of the National Association of Manufac­ turers, and designed to break up the free American Labor Move­ ment. His words were greeted by resounding cheers. These three top AFL leaders called on President Truman to veto the bill, and characterized the bill as punitive and leading to industrial chaos. Pictured above, left to right, are George Mer.-ny, AFL Secretary-Treasurer; William Grean, President of the AFL; and David Dubinsky, leader of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union. liii Everything ran smoothly, and the credit goes to the Committee on Arrangements, pictured above. Left to right, M. Rosen, Vice-President of the Central Trades and Labor Council; Martin T. Lacey, President of the Central Trades and Labor Council; Joseph Tuvim, ILGWU; Thomas Mur­ ray, President of the New York State Federation of Labor; Mrs. Betty Hawley Donnelly, VicePresident of the State Federation; William Collins, General Organizer of the AFL; and John Burke, Secretary, Joint Council 16, International Brotherhood of Teamsters. �Friday, June 13, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seyep AGREEMENT Between y Seafarers International Union Of North America .1 And Seaway Steamship Lines Ltd. This Agreement executed and entered into on tliis 1st day of June, 1947. by and between the Seafarers International Union of North Amexica, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor hereinafter referred to as the Union and Seaway Steamship Line Limited hereinafter referred to as the Company and shall re­ main in eilect until the 1st day of June, 1948. Provided, however, that this Agreement shall be considered as renewed from year to year thereafter by the respective parties hereto, unless either party hereto siiail give written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate the same. Any sucii notice shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiration. If such notice shall not be given the Agreement shall be renewed for the suc­ ceeding i'cai-, and from year to year thereafter. Ap­ plication by either party to open negotiations for changes in wage scale at any time during the life of this Agreement sh.all not be deemed cause for term­ ination. ARTICLE I Section 1. Recognition. The Company recognizes the Union as the sole collective bargaining agency for all unlicensed personnel from time to time employed by the Company on all deep sea ships of Canadian ro.gistry owned'and operated by the Company and under Canadian Articles except that it is understood and agreed that this Agreement does not affect nor cover Licensed Personnel, Cadets, Super-cargo, Purser, Doc­ tor, Conce-ssionaiies, Cruise Director, and all female employees oth(>r than Stewardesses, and Waitresses. Section 2, Employment: The Company agrees to give preference in employment of un-licen.sed personnel to members of the Seafarers International Union of North America (Canadian District) and to order all re­ placements for the unlicensed personnel covered by this Agreement from the nlfices of the Union, except that it is agreed that this clause shall not apply to employment of .galley personnel as specified in supplcmentarv agreement attached hereto. Section ' 3. Selection of Personnel; The Company agrees to secure its unlicensed personnel through the offices of the Union with the e.xception of rating listed in Article 5, Section 5 of this Agreement, and always subject to Section 2 of this Agreement. The Union agrees to fui-nish capable, competent, and physically fit employees and in the event that Union men are not furnished with sufficient promptne.ss to avoid delay in any scheduled calling, the Company is at liberty to hire men without regard to Union affilia^"section 4, Rejection of Personnel: The Union agrees that the Company shall have the right of rejection of personnel they consider unsuitable with the under­ standing that if the Union considers the cause of the reiection unjust, the Company agrees to endeavor to reach a satisfactory settlement with the parties in­ volved, the Business Agent of the Union and the mem­ ber or members in question. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached by this method, the Union agrees to furnish prompt replacements and the matter is to be immediately referred to a Port Committee for final set­ tlement In the event the Port Committee rules that the member or members have been unjustly rejected the Company agrees to pay the member or members in question thirty (30) days wages at their regular riionthly rate of pay for the position they were originally dis­ patched to the ship to fill. In the event any decision of the Company physician is challenged by the Union as to the physical fitness of a Union member said rnember shall be re-examined by a Public Health Physician and his decision shall be binding. Section 5, Passes: The Company agrees to issue passes to the Union representative for the purpose of con­ tacting its members aboard the vessels of the Company covered by this agreement. Representatives of the Union shall be allowed aboard at any time but shall not interfere with men at work unless said men arc properly relieved. (The relief gets no extra compensa­ tion). Section 6, Port Committee: For the adjustment of any grievances arising in connection with performances of this agreement which cannot be satisfactorily adjusted aboard the vessel there shall be established a Port Com­ mittee. The Port Committee shall consist of throe (3) representatives of the Union and three (3) from the Company. It shall be the duty of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four (24) hours Saturdays, Sun­ days. and holidays, excluded. In the event that the committee cannot agree, the decision of an impartial refei'ee acceptable to both parties to this agreement shall be final and binding. ARTICLE II General Rules Section 1—Discrimination: The Company agrees not to discriminate against any man for legitimate Union Activity. Section 2 — Stoppage of Work: There shall be no strikes, lockouts, or stoppage of work while the pro­ visions of this Agreement are in effect. Section 3—Emergency Duties and Drills: Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew, or cargo, or for the saving of other vessels in jeopardy and the lives thereon, shall be performed at any time and such work shall not be considered overtime. When­ ever practicable, lifeboat and other emergency drills shall be held on week-days between the hours of eight (8) A.M. and 4:30 P.M. and on Saturdays between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon. Preparations for drills such as stretching fire hose and hoisting and swinging out boats, shall not be done prior to the signals for such drills, and after drill is over all hands shall se­ cure boat and gear. In no event shall overtime be paid for work performed with such drills. Section 4 — Ships Charted By The Company: This Agreement is binding with respect to all ships chart­ ered by the Company. (See provisions of attached sup­ plement.) " ^ Section 5—Safe Working Conditions: The Employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment when in any harbor, roadstead or port, no man shall be re­ quired fo woi'k under unsafe conditions. Ordinary haz­ ards of the sea shall not be considered unsafe condi­ tions when applying this section. Section 6—Securing Vessel for Sea: All vessels of the Company must be safely secured before leaving the harbor limits for any voyage. Vessels sailing in the daytime must be safely secured before leaving the har­ bor limits. In the event the vessel is not safely se­ cured before reaching the harbor limits the vessel shall proceed to a safe anchorage and be secured before pro­ ceeding to sea. Vessels sailing after dark shall be safely secured before leaving the dock, or may proceed to a safe anchorage to secure vessel before proceeding to sea. When lights can be maintained on the after deck gear and hatches may be secured on this deck enroute to anchorage. Seciion 7—Sailing Board Time; (a) The sailing time shall be posted at the gangway on arrival when the vessels' stay in port is twelve (12) hours or less. When the stay exceeds twelve (12) hours the sailing time shall be posted eight (8) hours prior to scheduled sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and eight (8) A.M. sailing time shall be posted not later than 5:30 P.M. (b) All members of the unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel in a sober condition and ready for sea at least two (2) hours before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed per­ sonnel fails to comply with this provision, the Com­ pany shall call the Union and the Union shall furnish a replacement. If the original member reports after the Company has called for a replacement the man sent by the Union as such replacement shall receive two (2) days pay, which two (2) days pay shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for duty. (c) If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay i.s due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall imnficdiately bo posted on the board and if such delay exceeds two (2) hours the watch below may be dismissed and sliall receive two (2) liours overtime for such i-eporting (d) In the event, after cargo is aboard or discharged and ship is ready to proceed, the full complement of unlicensed personnel is not on board, no overtime shall be paid. (e) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as i-ain, fog, 01' any otlier condition be\ond the vessel's control. Seciion 8—Ship's Delegate: One man in each depart­ ment on each ve.--sel .shall act as delegate for such de­ partment. Such delegates are privileged to present to their superior ofTicer.s. on behalf of the members in their department facts and opinions concei'ning any matter wherein adjustment or improvement is thought proper. Any matter so presented which is not adjusted satisfactorily to all concerned .shall be referred to the Union officials and Company officials upon vessel's ar­ rival in the first port where the Union and the Com­ pany have officials for adju.stments as provided under Article I, .Section 5, of this Agreement. Section 9. Authority of Master and Obedience of Crew: Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, and .shall not be construed, to limit in any way the author­ ity of the Master or other officers, or les.-;cn the obedi­ ence of any member of the crew to any lawful order. Section 10—Return to Port of Engagement: In the event a ship of the Company i.s .sold, interned, lost or laid up tlie crew shall be given transportation back to the port of engagement with subsistence, room and tvages. When roont e;.nti subsistence is not furnished aboard the vessel, room and meal allowance will be paid as prescribed in Articles II. Section 33 until crew is fui-nished repatriation "oy tiain. plane or vessel. Section 11—In tiie event a sltip tif tlie Company is lost tile I'l'ew .shall be i-ecompensivl for the loss of clothing, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($309.00) and to be repatriated to the port of engagement with subsistence, room and wage.s as per tr.is .-\groement. Section 12. Travelling, ui) Members of the Lhiion when transported by the Company during the course of their employment shall be provided with first-class transportation by rail: wlien travel at night is involved a lower berth shall be provided or the cash equivalent thei'cof and with subsistence at the rate of $4.00 per day in addition to their regular monthly wages. When traveling b.v ship is involved men shall be provided with seconcl class transpoidation or the cash equivalent thereof. If a member of the Union completes three months continuous service with the Company, he will be entitled to the benefits of this pi'ovision. (b) When a member of the Union is discharged for cause or voluntarily quits his job before completing three months continuous service with the Company, he shall not be entitled to any travel allowances or other benefits of this section. Seciion 13—Cusiomary Duiies: Members of all de­ partments shall pcrfonn the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each member of all depart­ ments shall perform only the recognized and customary duiies of his particular I'ating. Seciion 14—Holidays. The Company agrees to recog­ nize all Canadian Statutory Holidays, namely: Christ­ mas Day, New Year's Day, Dominion Day, Good Fri­ day, Thanksgiving, and Remembrance Day. In the event V.E. or "Y.J. Day are observed as National Holi­ days they shall be included in this list. Saturday afternoons. Sundays and holidays while at sea shall be considered holidays for the unlicensed per­ sonnel not on watch. Men on watch shall perform only the routine duties necessary for the safe navigation of the vessel on these days. In the event any of the above named holidays fall on Sunday the Monday following shall be observed as such holiday. Any clay that is a recognized holiday for the longshoreman in Continental U.S. Ports shall also be a recognized holiday for the crew while in that par­ ticular port. �Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 Section 15—Fori Time; For the purpose of applying (c) When men standing sea watches are promoted shall be allowed one unbroken meal hour, if port overtime provisiojis of this Agreement, "Port Time" for the purpose of replacing men who are injured or one unbroken meal hour is not given the nien or the words "In Port" shall be defined to mean the sick, they shall receive the differential in pay only. involved shall receive one hour's overtime following: (d) But in no event shall any .member of the unli­ in lieu thereof. Tnis penalty hour shall be censed personnel work more than eight (8) hours in Commencement of Port Time: in addition to the actual overtime worked any one day without the payment of overtime. (a) From tne time a vessel is properly secured to during the meal hour. Tiic provisions in this a dock, buoy or dolphins for the purpose of: Load­ .section shall be applicable at all times at Seciion 21—Overlime Rale: The overtime rate for ing and/or discharging cargo, ballast, passengers or sea or in port to. men on day work. unlicensed personnel receiving less than $200.00 per mail; undergoing repairs; taking on fuel, water or month shall be $.90 per liour. All ratings receiving Section 33—Fresh Provisions: Adequate supplv of stores; fumigation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. $200.00 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be fruit juices shall bo provided foi- the unlicensed ^per(b) From the time the vessel is properly moored $1.05 per hour. so:-inel. Fresh milk, fruit and vegetables will be furor anchored for the purpose of: loading and or dis­ Seciion 22—Compulalion of Overtime: When over­ ni.shed at every poi'L touched, where available, and if charging cargo, ballast, passengers or mail; under­ time worked is less than one (1) hour overtime for one supply is po.s.'^iblo a suilicient amoimt to last until the going repairs: taking on fuel, water or stores: fumi­ (1) full hour shall be paid. When ovei'time worked ex­ next port or to. last until the food would ordinariiv gation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. ceeds one (1) hour, the overtime work performed shall with good care, .spoil. Shore bread shall bo furni.-.lied (c) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to be paid for in one-half ((,'2) liour periods, and fractional at all U.S. poits when available. ves.sels entering a port and anchoring for tne sole part of such period shall count as one-half (Q) hour. Seclicn 34—Midnight Lunch: If crew works continu­ purpose of avoiding inclement weather. •Seciion 23—Commencemenl of Overlime: Overtime ous overtime until midnight, men shall be provided (d) Port time shall not commence until the ves­ shall commence at the time any employee .shall he with hot lunch at midnight, one hour to be allowed sel has shifted from quarantine anchorage to a called to report for work outside of his regular sched­ for such m.eal, if the work continues. If this full hour berth or other anchorage for the purpose as pro­ ule provided such member reports for duty within is not allowed, an addition hour overtime shall be paid vided for in subsection (a) and (b) of this Section. nftcen minutes. Otherwise overtime shall commence at If the crew works as late as 9 P.M., coffee and lunch (e) Vessels lying at the same anchorage after ob­ the actual time such employee reports for duty and shall bo provided. Fifteen minutes shall be ailo-vved taining quarantine clearance shall be considered such overtime shall continue until the emplovee is and be included in overtime if work continues If awaiting berth and port overtime provisions shall released. crew works as late at 3 A.M. coffee and lunch shall be apply except in cases where vessel cannot move Seciion 24 — Checking Overlime: After authorized provided. If crew works as late as 6 A.M. coffee shall due to weather conditions. overtime has been worked, the senior o.fficer of the be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be (f) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to department on board will present to each employee who included in overtime if work continues. vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purpose of has worked overtime a s ip stating hours of overtime awaiting transit of canals such as the Panama Seciion 35—Coffee Time: (a) All hands shall be al­ and nature of work performed. An overtime book will lowed fifteen (15) minutes for coffee at 10:00 A.M. and Canal. be kept to conform with individual slips for settlement (g) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to 3:00 P.M., or at convenient time near those hours. of overtime. Officers and men shall keep a record of vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purpose of (b) When crew is called to work overtime coffee .shall all disputed overtime. No claim for overtime .shall he landing sick or injured persons. be made by the watch or watchman and be ready at valid unless such claim is presented to the head of the However, a vessel taking on fresh fruits, veget­ minutes of department within seventy-two (72) hours after com­ Ibe time of calling, and allowed fifteen ables or milk while transiting the canal shall not readiness period. pletion of the work. When work has been performed be considered io be in port under sub-section (b) and an overtime claim is disputed the head of the deSection 36—Crew Equipment: The following items of this section. partment shall sign tlie disputed overtime slip there- shall be supplied the unlicensed personnel employed on Termination of Port Time: board the vessels of tlie Company: by acknowledging that the work was performed. (h) Port time shall terminate when the first ahead 1. A suitable number of blankets. Section 25 — Continuous Overtime: When working or astern bell is rung the day the vessel leaves the overtime and crew is knocked off for two hours or less 2. Bedding consisting of 2 white sheets, one spread, harbor limits, however, this paragraph shall not the overtime shall be paid straight through. Time al­ one white pillow slip, which shall be changed apply in cases where the vessel is being shifted as lowed for meals shall not be considered as overtime in weekly except that m the tropics, pillow slips provided for in Article II, Section 21. this clause. shall be changed twice weekly. Section 16—Shitting Ship. After the vessel arrives Section 26—Payment of Overtime: All monev due for 3. One face towel and one bath towel which shall i."i port as outlined in Article II, Section 16. any sub­ crew overtime shall be paid at the signing off. In the be changed twice weekly. sequent move in inland waters, bays, rivers and sounds event payment of overtime is delayed bv the Comnanv 4. One cake of Lux, Lifebuoy, oi" Palrnolive soap shall be regarded as shifting ship and overtime paid beyond twenty-four (24) hours after signing off articles witii each towel change, for men on duty wliile such moves are performed on additional compensation shall be paid at the rate of 5. One box of matches each day. Saturdays, Sundavs and holidays and after 5 P.M. until $10.00 a day for each calendar day or fraction therenf 6. buiaibic matcresses and piiluw shall be furn­ 8 A.M. week days with the following exceptions: aforesaid payment of overtime wages is delaved. This ished but hail', straw or excelsior shall not be Port Alfred to Montreal*or vice versa suitable. shall not include disputed overtime being settled be­ Port Alfred to Quebec or vice versa tween the Union Representatives and the Company. I. All disnes provided lor the use of the unlicensed Montreal to Quebec or vice versa Section 27—Rest Periods: When ship is under port personnel shall be of crockery. All moves from American ports to working rules and sea watches have not been sot and 8. Sanitubes shall be availabic for the unlicen.sed British-Columbia ports or vice versa. personnel at all times. members of the unlicensed deck and engine personnel Norfolk to Balti.more or vice versa. are required to turn to on overtime between midnight Any member willfully damaging or destroying linen Montevideo to Buenos Aires to Rosario and 8 A.M. they shall be entitled to a rest pc;'iod of one shall be held accountable for same. When linen is not or points above or vice versa • hour for each hour worked between midnight and 8 issued, men shall receive $2.00 e>ach week for washing Boston 1(1 New York or vice versa. A.M., such rest period to start at 8 A.M. the same day. their own linen. Ciew shall turn in soiled linen before Moves from Baltimore through the Chesapeake and Such rest periods shall be in addition to cash overtime receiving new issue of linen. Delaware Canal to Wilmington, Camden or Philadel­ allowed for such work. If rest period is not given, men Seciion 37—Uniforms: All uniforms required by the phia or vice vtr.sa. shall be considered a move of the shall be entitled to additional overtime at the regular Co;npany for all unJicensccI personnel shall be "furnship and such v.-ork after 5 P.M. and before 3 A.M. or overtime rate, in lieu thereof. This section shall' not rsiiea and paid foi- by the Company. In tne eve:U a Saturdays, Sunday.s or holidays shall be paid for at apply to men turning to on overtime at 6 A.M. or after man is I'equired to furnish his own uniform he f ui ] "oe Seciion 28—Work Performed by Other Than Mem­ paid an additional $12.50 per month for sa.i.e. the overtime rate. Section 17—Standby Work. When men are hired by bers of Ihe Unlicensed Personnel:* (a) Any woi h no Section 38—Mess Room: Each vessel shall be furnish­ the Com.pany for standby work in port by the day and formed by cadets, workaways, passengers,'prisoners of ed with a messroom for the accommodation 01 the crew, war, staff" officers or any member 01 the crew omer board and lodging are not furnished to them on the such messroom or messrooms to be in each case so shin, they snail be paid at the rate of $1.45 per hour. than the unlicensed personnel, that is routine work of constructed as to afford adequate sitting room for all Their regular hours of work shall be from 8 A.M. to the unlicensed personnel, shall be paid for at the regu­ and to be so situated as to ailord full protection from Noon and -from 1 P.M.. to 5 P.M. Monday thi-ough Fri­ lar overtime rate. Sufch payment to be divided among t.ie v/eather and li'om head and odors arising from the day. Any work performed by them outside their regu­ the unlicensed personnel ordinarily required to per­ vessel's engine room, fiieruum and hold and toilet. lar hours of work shall be paid for at the rate of $2.17 V2 form such work. Section 39—Crew's Quarters: All quarters assigned (b) In such cases an no unlicensed personnel is avail­ per hour. Men hii'ed to perform standby work shall perform any work that shall be assigned to them by able to carry out routine duties, making it necessary for for the use of the unlicensed personnel are to be kept their superior unicer, and they shall not be subject to such duties to be performed by a member of the li­ free from vermin insofar as possible. This is to be any working ru'e.s set forth in this Agreement unless censed personnel, such member of the unlicensed per­ accomplished through the use of extermination facil­ they shall be required to keep steam in the boilers or sonnel shall forfeit from his pay the equivalent of the ities provided by the Company, or fumigating the oil winches. When standby work in any particular de­ overtime to the member of the licensed personnel per­ quarters every 6 months with gas. Room allowance as provided in Section 32 shall be partment is to be prjrformed, an effort shall be made forming such work. This not to apply to Stewards allowed when vessel is in port and: to obtain men with ratings in such department if they Department. Section 29—Carrying of Cadets. Etc. In Lieu of Crew: 1. Heat is not furnished in cold weather. are available and are competent to peri'orm such work. 2. When hot water is not available in crew's wash­ Any man so hired for standby work that reports No cadets, workaways, or passengers shall be carried rooms for a period of twelve (12) or more con­ when ordered shall be guaranteed not less than four in lieu of the crew. Seciion 30—Launch Service: When a ship is anchor­ secutive hours. hours work and sha'l be paid in accordance with the ed or tied up to a buoy for eight hours, or over, for the 3. When crew's quarters have been painted and rates of pay outlin.ed in this seciion. Section 18—Longshore Work By Crew: In those ports purposes outlined in Article II, Section 16, the unli­ paint is not absolutely dry and other suitable "quarters are not furnished aboard. where there are no longshoreiTien available, m.embers censed personnel off duty shall be allowed one round of the crew may be required to do longshore work or trip to shore at the Company's expense, every 24 hours, 4. At all times v.'hen vessel is in dry dock over. r drive winches for the purpose of handling cargo. For where launch service is available. night and it is impossible to keep crew on board. Section 31—Room and Meal Allov/ance: When board such work performed they shall be paid in addition to. 5. When linen is not issued upon man's request their regular monthly wages, one dollar and fifty cents is not furnished unlicensed members of the crew, they prior to 6 P.M. on the day the seaman joins the vessel. ($1.50) per hour for their watch on deck and two dol­ shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, lars and twenty-five ($2.25) per hour for the watch $1.00 for dinner and $1.00 for supper. When men are 6. When vessel is being fumigated and not cleared required to sleep ashore, they snail be allowed $3.00 before 9 P.M., men standing midnight to 8 A.M. below. After 5 P.M. and bi-fore 8 A.M. and on Saturdays, per night. watch shall be entitled to room allowance in Seciion 32—Meal Hours—Re'ieving for Meals: The any event. Sundays or holidays the rate shall be $3.00 per hour meal hours for the un'icensed personnel employed in for all hands so engaged. Seciion 40—Ventilalion: All quarters assigned to the This Section shall not be construed as to be applic­ the Deck and Engine Department shall be as follows: uniicensed personnel and all messrooms provided foi" Brea.kfa.st 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. able to any work where longshoremen are not avail­ their use shall be adequately screened and ventilated Dinner 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. able due to labor trouble. and a sufficient num.ber of fans where no trunking . Supper 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Seciion 19—Working Ballast: Whenever members of exrsts shall be provided. (a) At sea ihe 4 to 8 watch shall relieve itself for the crew may be required to discharge ballast out of Seciion 41--Washrooms: Adequate washrooms and supper. holds or handle or discharge ballast on deck, the watch lavatories shall be made available for the unlicensed (b) The 12 to 4 watch on sailing day is to be on deck shall receive their straight overtime rate for personnel of each division, washrooms to be equipped knocked off at 11 A.M. in order to eat at such work. The watch below shall receive time and with a sufficient number of shower baths which shall 11:30 A.M. and to be ready to go on watch one-half their overtime rate for such work. be adequately equipped with hot and cold fresh water. at 12 Noon. Ddy men .shall receive their straight overtime rate (c) These hours may be varied, but such varia­ Section 42—Lockers: A sufficient number of lockers between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon and 1 P.M. tion shall not exceed one hour either way shall be provided so that each employee shall have one and 5 P.M. After 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. day men provided that one unbroken hour shall be loc:ker of full length whenever space permits, and suf­ shall receive time and one-half tlieir overtim.e rate. If allowed at all times for dinner and supper ficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and watches are broken, day men's scale applies to the en­ p(?rsonal effects . when the vessel is in port. When watches are tire crew. broken, if one unbroken hour is not given, Sand Ballast shall be washed off decks with ho.se Section 43—Copies of Agreements to be Furnished: the man involved shall receive one (1) hour's during regular working hours without the payment Copies of this Agreement shall be furnished to the overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour of overtime. Master, Chief Engineer and Chief Steward who in turn shall be in addition to the actual overtime Seciion 20—Division of V/ages of Absent Members: shall supply each departmental delegate with a copy worked the meal hour. (a) When members of the unlicensed personnel are re­ at the commencement of each voyage. (d) When crew is called to work overtime be­ quired to do extra work because the vessel sailed with­ Section 44—Jury Toilets: When and wherever neces­ fore breakfast and work continues after 7:30 out the full complement as required by vessels certifi­ sary for sanitary reasons jury toilets shall be rigged on A.M., a full hour shall be allowed for break­ cate, under circumstances where the law permits such the poop deck. fast, and if breakfast is not served by 8 A.M. sailing, the wages of the absent ipembers shall be di­ overtime shall continue straight through un­ Section 45—Money Draws in Foreign Ports: Monies vided among the men who perform their work, but tendered for draws in foreign ports shall be in Canatil breakfast is served. no overtime shall be included in such payments. ^ (e) If one unbroken hour is not given, the men dian or U.S. Currency, where it does not conflict with (b) At sea, when day men are .switched to sea wacches existing laws. involved shall receive one hour's overtime in and promoted for the purpose of replacing men who lieu thereof. are injured or sick they shall receive the differential Section 45-—Calendar Day: For the purpose of this (f) When the watch below or men off duty are Agreernent the calendar day shall be fiom midnight to in pay and overtime for watches stood on the 1st working on overtime at sea or in port, they midnight. urday afternoon of standing sea watches. �.,F Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS lashings of cargo which has come adrift shall not con­ stitute overtime. Section 10. Call Back for Shifting Ship. When ves­ .sel is in port watches are broken..and men are called back to work after 6 P.M. and before 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays for the purpose of shifting ship in inland waters, a minimum of two 12) hours overtime shall be paid for each call, except when WAGES men are knocked off for a period of one (1) hour or less, Section 1. Wages. The monthly rates of pay of Un­ in which case time shall be continuous. licensed personnel in the Deck Department when the Section 11. Using Paint Spray Guns. When members respective ratings are carried shall be as follows: of the crew are required to use paint spray guns they Rating Monthly Rate of Pay shall be paid at the regular overtime rate during straight Boatswain $202.50 time hours and at the rate of time and one half the 'Carpenter 202.50 overtime rate during overtime hours. Quartermaster 164.00 Section 12. Division of Overtime. All overtime work­ Able Seamen 164.00 ed shall be divided as equally as possible among the Ordinary Seamen 145.00 members of the deck crew. In any event the Boatswain "When the Carpenter is required to furnish his own shall be allowed to make as many hours overtime as tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per month in addition to the high man's overtime in the Deck Department. If his basic wage per month. the boatswain is required to work with and supervise Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be the watch on deck on Sunday at sea for which the set not later than noon on sailing day. When the ves­ watch on deck receives additional overtime, he shall sel sails before noon watches shall be set when all lines receive the same amount for which the watch on deck are on board and ve.ssel is all clear of the dock. receives additional overtme, he shall receive the same Section 3. Breaking Watches and Work in Port, (a) amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the vratch on deck, in lieu of his regular rate. In all ports watches shall be broken except in these When the boatswain is working alone or with men ports where stay of vessel will not exceed twenty-four (24) hours, then watches shall run consecutively. Any on watch below only on Sunday, he shall receive the work performed on watch below shall be overtime. i-egular overtime rate prescribed. Seclion 13. Cleaning Bilges and Deck, (a) When Any part of watch from midnight until 8:00 A.M. on day of arrival shall constitute a complete watch. This members of the Deck Department are required to clean shall not apply to men required for gangway watch. bilges, or clean rosebo.xes wherein the residue of grain When such arrival occurs on Sunday, overtime shall or organic fertilizer is present, the watch on deck shall be paid the regular overtime rate, and the watch below only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. (b) In port when sea watches are broken the hours shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half. This of labor shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 is also to apply to bilge and decks that have been flood­ P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside of ed with fuel oil. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate for the bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petro­ leum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, for respective ratings. (c) In port when watches are broken a gangway the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the shall be maintained at all times. A sailor may be as­ watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid signed to maintain this watch and eight (8) hours shall at the rate of $1.50 per hour. Section 14. Additional Work, (a) In all ports, mem­ con.stitute a watch. No overtime shall be paid for these watches on week days betw(>en the hours of 5:00 P.M. bers of the Deck Department may be required to chip, and 8:00 A.M. Overtime shall be paid for watches sougee, scale, prime and paint the vessel over sides. (b) Overtime shall be paid when sailors are required, stood from midnight to midnight on Saturdays, Sun­ either in port or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or days and holidays. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be re­ pamt galley, pantry, saloon, living quarters, forecastles, quired to care for cargo lights without payment of lavatories and wash rooms which are not used by the Unlicensed Deck Department. This shall apply to all overtime. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be required to do any other v.'ork except raise or lower enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. gangway, tepd gangway lights, and man ropes. Section 15. Going Ashore to Take Lines. The prac­ (d) In port all work done on Saturday, Sundays and holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. tice of putting sailors ashore on dock to handle lines when docking or undocking is to be avoided as far as Section 4. Work at Sea. Standing Sea Watches, (a) possible. If, however, no other means for handling lines Men standing sea watches shall be paid overtime for is avilable and sailors are put on the dock to catch the Sunday watches and for all work in e.xcess of eight (8) lines or let them go, the sailors actually going on the hours between midnight and midnight each day. No dock arc to receive $1.00 each in each case. This is to work except for the safe navigation of the vessel is to be in addition to overtme, if they are working oveibe done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturday time at that particular moment. afternoons, Sundays and holidays wiihout payment of Section 16. Docking and Undocking. The watch on overtime. deck shall receive overtime for breaking out or stow-(b) Sanitary work shall be done on week days be­ ing away mooring lines, docking or undocking after 5 tween 6 A.M. and 8 A.M. without the payment of over­ P.M. and before 8 A.M., and on Saturday afternoons time. Sanitary work in this section shall mean clean­ and holidays. All hands, necessary, shall be used to ing the wheelhouse, chart room, cleaning windows and perform this work. mopping out wheelhou.sc. Section 17. Cleaning Quarters. One Ordinary .Sea­ (c) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sun­ man on duty shall be assigned to clean the quarters day for which he receives overtime is required to do and toilets of the unlJt;ensed personnel of the Deck work other than routine work for the safe navigation Department. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for this of the ves.sel, cleaning quarters as outlined in Article work between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon daily. III, Section 17, and docking or undocking as outlined Hv? shall be allowed two (2)-hours for this work on in Article III, Section 16, he shall be paid overtime in hoi'days and shall i-eceive two (2) hours overtime. addition to the overtime that he receives for standing Se.-ttion 18. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors the regular sea watch on Sunday. are u.sed to remove hatches, strong backs, and tank (d) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is re- tops fo.'- the pm-pose of loading or unloading cargo, or required to do Longshore work, tank cleaning or hand­ to covei up hatches when cargo is in the vessels, they ling explosives during his watch he shall not receive shall rednve overtime as per Article II, Section 23, of the Sunday overtime but shall be paid the overtime the General Rules of this agreement. rate as specifed in this agreement for that type work (b) No overtime to be paid to day men on watch on in lieu of the regular overtime rate. deck between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. for cover­ Section 5. Division of Wafches. (a) The sailors while ing up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off at sea shall be divided into three watches which shall hatches for the purpose other than actual cargo opera­ be kept on duty successively for the performance of tions. ordinary work incident to the sailing and maintenance (c) This section shall not be interpreted to mean of the vessel. that the Deck Department shall do this work, whej-e it (b) Not less than three seamen shall constitute a com­ conflicts with the lon.gshore'men and the longshore­ plete sea watch at all times. When any of these three . men have contracts that they shall do this. ratings are missing and The watch is not complete, Section 19. Cleaning Steering Engine. When sailors wages equivalent to the fating that is missing from the are required to clean steering engine or steering en­ watch shall be paid to the other member or members gine bed, they shall be paid overtime for such work making up the remainder of the watch. performed. However, sailors may be required to clean (c) When the watch below is called out to wo'-k thcy steering engine room and grease tiller chains in their shall be paid overtime for work performed during their watch on deck during straight time hours without the watch below, except for such work as defined in Ar­ payment of overtime. Section 20. Ship's Stores, (a) Sailors may be required ticle II, Section 3. Seclion 6. Day Workers, (a) The following ratings to handle deck stores both on the dock and on board shall be classified as day workers; Boatswain, Carpen­ ship during their i-egular hours without payment of overtime. Regular hours are defined to mean 8 A.M. to ters, Storekeeper, AB Maintenance. (b) The working hours at sea for all men classified 12 Noon and from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and Friday. (b) When sailors are required to handle Stewards or 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday, and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon, Saturday. Any work performed by day Engine Room stores, both on dock and aboard the ship, men outside of these hours shall be paid for at their they shall be paid overtime at the regular overtime rate regular overtime rate, except for such work as defined during straight time hours and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. in Ai-ticle II, Section 3. (c) Daily supplies of fresh provisions such as milk, (c) Working hours in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 bread, and vegetables shall be brought aboard by P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work out­ sailors when required to do so without payment of over­ side these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays time. (d) Ship's officers shall determine the number of to be paid for at their regular ovei liine rate. Section 7. Relieving Helmsman. No mate shall re­ sailors to be used in handling stores. (e) The Company -reserves the right at any time to lieve the helmsman except in an emergency, Sougeeing, chipping, painting, etc.. shall not be considered an emer­ use shore gangs to handle ship's stores. Seclion 21. Topping or Lowering Booms. When all gency. Section 8. Unsafe Working Conditions. Working hatches are to be rigged or unrigged, all hands avail­ in holds into which cargo is being loaded or discharged able are to be used in topping or lowering booms. If the shall be considered unsafe working conditions. (Men booms of only one hatch are to be topped or lowered, working or watching cargo shall not be included in this not less than two full watches are to bo used. (a) The watch on deck may stretch guys, topping lifts clau.se.) ^ Section 9. Securing Cargo, (a) If cargo is not prop­ and generally make ready cargo gear for topping booms. (b) When booms are lowered and. properly secured, erly secured before going to Sea and the watch below is required to secure such cargo, they shall be paid at the watch on deck may clear the deck dnd secure guys. (c) The watch on deck shall perform this work with­ the rate of overtime and one-half for such work per­ formed. If the watch on deck is required to perform out the payment of overtime during straight time hours. (d) All hands necessary shall be used for docking such work they- shall be paid at the overtime rate. (b) Routine tightening up of cargo lashings and re- and undocking the vessel at all times. ARTICLE III Deck Department Page Nine LOG Seclion 22. Handling Mail or Baggage. When sailors are required to handle mail or baggage they shall re­ ceive the overtime rate provided in Article II, Section 23 of this agreement. Seclion 23. Boalswain or Carpenter Standing Watch, (a) If the Boatswain or Carpenter are required to stan'd watch due to shortage of men, such watches stood be­ tween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. and all watches stood between the hours of 12 Noon Saturday and 3 A.M. Monday shall be paid for at the regular over­ time rate. However, all walches :stood shall be in addi­ tion to their regular duties as boatswain or carpenter. In such cases there shall be no divsion of wages. (b) AB Maintenance may 'pe required to replace any unlicensed membei' of the Deck Department when said, rnember is sick or missing without payment of over­ time. except on first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watch. Section 24. Carpenter's Work, (a) Caipenters shall paint, chip, or clean the windlass and sound bilges, fresh water ballast tanks where sounding pipes are lo­ cated outside of engine or fireroom spaces, shore up cargo, and do customary carpenter's work aboard the vessel. (b) Carpenters .shall be required to stand by the windlass when mooring or unmooring or anchoring or when nece.ssary. R') 1. The Boatswain shall stand by the windlass and shall take soundings when no carpenter is carried. 2. An AB Seaman may be required to relieve the^ Boatswain at the windlass during the Boatswain's regular working hours. (d) When soundings are taken after 5 P.M and be­ fore 8 A.M. Saturday afternoon. Sundays, and holiciays, overtime shall be paid for such work performed. members of the unlicensed deck personnel ^all be required to lake soundings in absence of the Boatswain and Carpenter, except in an emergency. When this work is done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and one Saturday afternoons, Sunday, or holidays, ovc'rtime shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (f) When members of the Deck Department are re­ quired to do carpenter work they shall be paid at the rate of $1.00 per hour for watch on deck and $1.50 per hour for watch below. Driving wedges, chipning, painting or cleaning windlass shall not be considered carpenter work on ships that do not carrv a ship's car­ penter. ' Section 25. Cleaning of Quarters. The unlicensed personnel of the Deck Department shall keep their re.^pective living quarters clean and tidy at all times, however, this .shall not- be construed to mean the daily cleaning by the ordinar .'^eaman each morning. Garbage. When m.embers of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage Py hand or .shovel, the watch on deck shall he paid at the legular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half Section 27. Sea Vv'atches in Port. When sea watches have been set or ha\e not been broken, all members of . each respective watch shall be on dutv and shall be paid overtime on Saturdays afternoons, Sundays and Tioiiday.s. Section 28. Chain Locker. Able Seamen, only, shall ,1 ' Locker to stow chain. In the event the Cham Locker i.s located lower than one deck below ^ suitable signaling system must be in­ stalled System to consist of two way bell or buzzer or voice tube. This shall only apply when men are .sent m tne_Chain Locker lor the puipose of stowing chain Section 29. Removing Scot from Smoke Stack. When members of the Dock Department arc required to removc soot accumulated inside of the smoke stack they shall receive mertime during regular working 'hours and time and one-hall during overtime hours. Section 30. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried for tlie purpose of cleaning or' making lepaiis therein they .shall be paid straight overtime for r.titUght time houio for such work: for such work betweem the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays overtime and one-half shall be pnjo. ^^Len members of the crew are required to enter tanks that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, including use ol Butterworth System for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of SI.50 per hour. On Saturdays. Sundays, and Holidays or oetween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. the rate for such work shall be $3.18 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.25 per hour shall be paid for mis woik m aoditon to the overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive worlimg days. Section 31. Laying Dunnage for Cargo. When the crew are required to actually lay dunnage in preparamn lor cargo they shall be paid at the regular over.Tm overtime and oneiialt foi the watcb below. This does not mean handling ol dunnage m order to clean holcls or stacking dunnage or removing dunnage from holds, but only refers to ' actual flooring off with dunnage for cargo. When crew IS required to install grain fittings or otherwise prepare holes lor gram cargo, except as outlined above, they forim>d''' ^ overtime rate for such work perSeciion 32. Tending Livestock. When livestock is cai lioci. the sailors may be I'ocunred to feed and clean up and otl-umwise tend the livestock. Durin^^ straight Tinie Jiouis they shah receive the regular overtime rate itnd oveitime and a hall during overtime hours. ARTICLE IV Engine Department WAGES Wages. The monthly rates of pav of Unlicensed Per-^ sonnel m the Engine Department when respective rat­ ings are carried shall be as follows: Rating Monthly Rate of Pay Engine Utility, Electrican Plumber combined $225.00 Oiler- i05_oo •I: �Page Ten Fireman 160.00 Wiper 162.00 Section 1. Arrivals and Depariures—Saturdays and Holidays. Upon ve.ssers arrival in port, as defined in port time clause Article II, Section 20, overtime shall begin when "finished with engines" bell is rung. Upon I' vessel's departure for sea, overtime shall be paid up until first "ahead" or "astern" bell is rung. Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be set not later than the "eight bells" prior to scheduled sailing time. When sea watches are set they must be set for the entire watch. Section 3. Breaking Watches. When a vessel is in port as defined in poid time clause. Article II, Section 20, and is scheduled to remain in port twenty-four hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel will be less than twenty-four hours, sea watches shall be maintained. If sea watches are to be broken thec' shall be lai'oken on the "eight bolls" after arrival. Section 4, Using Spray Guns. When members of the crew are required to use spray guns they shall be paid at the straignt overtime rate during straight tune liuurs and at tiie rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. Section 5. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank which water is regularly carried for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight overtime for straight time Jiours for such Y»'ork; for such work between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays overtime and one-half time sliall bs, paid. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks, or bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or mo­ lasses, including u.se of Butterwortn System tor the purpose of cleaning or making repairs tlierein, tne watch on duty during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of" $1.25 per hour. (c) On Saturdavs, Sundays and Holidays or between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. the rate lor such work shall be $2.50 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.50 per hour shall be paid for this work in additon to tlie overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive working days. Section 6. Work Out of Engine Spaces. No member of the .Engine Department personnel other than the Deck Engineer, Engine Utilty, Storekeeper, Unlicensed Jr. Engineers, Electricians, Wipers, Plumbers and Ma. chinsts, shall be required to wbrk outsiUe the engine " spaces without the payment of overtime. Engine spaces to consist of fireroom, engine room and ice machine room. For the purpose of routine watch duties the en­ gine spaces siiall consist of fireroom, engine room, ice machine room, .steering room, and shaft alley. Section 7, Supper Relief, (a) At sea the four to eight watch shall relieve itself for supper. (b) In port the man detailed to oil winches shall re­ lieve the fireroom watch for supper when cargo is being worked, except when two or more men are stand­ ing fire room and/or engine room donkey watches to­ gether. Section 8. Work on Sundays While al Sea. (a) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sundays, for which he receives overtime, is required to do work other than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, he shall be paid for such work at tne applicable overtime rate in addition to the overtime received for standing Sunday watch. (b) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is ac­ tually required to do Longshore work. Tank Cleaning or Handling Explosives during his watch he shall not receive the Sunday overtime, but shall be paid tne over­ time rale as specified in this Agreement for that type work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. Seclion 9. Equalization of Overtime. Overtime work for men of same ratings shall be equalized as near as possible. This is to be govftrned by department head and departmental delegates. Section 10. Duties of Utility Man—Engine Depart­ ment. (a) The working hours of the Utilty Men .shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (b) They shall be required to assist engineers or deckengineers, etc., in all engine department work. (c) Utility men shall be required to have qualifica­ tions as oilers, watcrtenders and firemen. (d) They may be required to replace any unlicensed member of the Engine Department when said member is sick, injured or missing, without the jpaymcnt of overtime except for the first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watches. (e) The Utility Men shall not be used to replace any member of the ianlicensed personnel except when such „ member is missing or unable to perform his regular duties due to illness or injury. (f) All work classed as overtime for wipers during their regular working hours, with the exception of re­ pair work, shall also be classed as overtime for the utility men when performing the same type of work. Section II. Dulles of Oilers on Sea Watches—Steam, (a) Shall perform routine duties, oil main engine (if reciprocating), watch tempei-ature and oil circulation (if turbine), oil auxilaries, steering engine and ice ma­ chine. They shall pump bilges and tend water where gauges and checks arc in the engine room and no watertenders are carried. (b) Oilers shall do no cleaning or station work but they shall be required to leave safe working conditions for their reliefs, keeping the spaces around main en­ gine and auxiliaries clean of any excess oil. (c) On vessels with small cargo refrigeration plants, oilers shall oil plant, but shall not be required to take temperatures. On vessels carrying watch freezer.s, oil­ ers shall not handle refrigeration plant. (d) Starting and blowing down evaporator equip­ ment on freighters or vessels that do not carry special evaporator men, shall not be a part of the oilers' recog­ nized duties. . , , . (e) When such equipment is placed in operation, oilers may be required to check the equipment at regula- intervals, make necessary adjustments to insure proper and even flow of condensate and salt water, oil and tend any pump or pumps operated in connec­ tion with such equipment, without payment of overWhen oilers are required to start or blow down evaporator equipment, they shall be allowed one hour for each operation at the regular overtime rate. THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 Section 19. New Equipment Not Carried at Present. (g) On turbine propelled vessels which are certifi­ cated as passenger vessels and are carrying passengers, In the event the Company secures a type vessel dif­ the oiler on the 12 midnight to 4 A.M. watch may be ferent from those now opei-ated and covered by this required to assist in blowing tubes, where automatic Agreement or if the Company should install new or dif­ ferent equipment, than that presently in use and cover­ soot blowers are in use. (h) Oilers shall not be requiied to do any painting, ed by this Agreement, which would involve changes in cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chippng, scaling or polish­ working conditions the Company and Union shall meet to consider working rules to cover such vessel or equip­ ing wmrk without the payment of overtime. (i) When sea watches are maintained in port, oilers ment within a specified time agreeable to both parties. Section 20. Fire Room—Engine Room Boundaries. may, in additon to taking care of the Engine Room au.xiliaries, be required to do repair and maintenance On vessels having no bulkhead separating engine room work in the Engine Room between the hours of 8 A.M. and fire room, an imaginary line is to be drawn at after and 5 P.M. For such repair and maintenance work tiie or forward end of boilers, detpending on location of oilers shall be paid at the regular overtime rate of pay. boilers, for the purpose of defining engine room and Seclion 12. Dulles of Oilers on Day Work—Sleam. fire room boundaries. This imaginary line shall not ex­ Shall a.ssist the engineers in maintenance and repair clude from the duties of the fireman, fireman-watertender, watertender, and oilers any work as outlined work in engine room, machine shop, sliaft alley and store when located in or adjacent to engine room, pro­ in their respective rules. vided, however, he shall not be required to do any cleaning of boilers, painting, cleaning paint, poli.shing work, wirebrushing, chipping, or scaling. Their work shall be confined to maintenance and repair work only. Seclion 13. Dulles of Firemen—On Sea Watches (Wafer Tube Jobs), (a) Shall be required to do rou­ tine duties of the watch such as keeping burners clean, clean strainers, drip pans, punch carbon. He shall not be required to leave the confines of the fireroom at any time to do any work outside of the fireroom. (b) Firemen on watch shall be required to keep thihr respective stations cleaned and painted between the Rating f/Ionlhiy Rate of Pay lowest grating and the floor plates. On vessels with ir­ Chief Steward $300.00 regular gratings, 10 feet from the floor plates shall be 2nd Steward ... 215.00 considered the firemen's station limit. Head Waiter 100.00 (c) C leaning work for firemen on watch shall be Dining Room Waiters 145.00 confined to the hours between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. week Office Man 145.00 days and between 8 A.M. and 12 non on Saturdays. Any Bellman 145.00 cleaning work performed outside these hours shall be Linen Man 160.00 overtime. However, on all watches. Firemen .shall Bai'tender 180.00 clean up any excess oil occasioned by changing burn­ Cliief .Stewardess 170.00 ers and strainers without the payment of overtime and Stewarde.ss •150.00 not leave it to his relief to clean up. Cabin Steward 145.00 (d) The practices of fanning tubes, and the use of Utility 145.00 XZIT and similar preparations shall be classified as Chief Cook 250.00 general cleaning work and shall be confined to regular 2nd Cook 210.00 cleaning hours. 3rd Cook 190.00 (e) Blowing tubes shall not be a part of the Fire­ 4th Cook 175.00 men's recognized sea dutie.s on ships where lubes arc; 5th Cook 170.00 blown by hand. However, the fireman on watch may Fry Cook 190.00 be required to assist to the extent of helping to open Night Cook and Baker 200.00 and close breeching doors, and turning steam on and Crew Cook . 200.00 off. Where automatic soot blowers are used. Firemen Butcher 215.00 will handle valves connecting with same. Chief Pantryman 190.00 Seclion 14. Dulles of Firemen on Day Work (Water 2nd Pantryriaan 175.00 Tube Jobs), (a) In port, firemen on day work shall be Messman 145.00 required to do general cleaning, polishing and paint­ ing work in the fireroom, sponging and blowing tubes and assist the engineers in making repairs to boiler mountings, etc. (b) They may also be required to wash down steam drums of water tube boilers. (c) When required to do any cleaning of boilers and fire boxes other than above, they shall be paid over­ time. Section 2. Routine Duties, (a) Routine duties for Seclion 15. When Planl is Shul Down. When vessel the members of the Stewards Department shall be to is in port and the entire plant is shut down, the Water- prepare and serve regular meals, cleaning and main-, tender, Fire-Watertender or Firetube Fireman may be tenance of licen.sed officers, staff officers, chief stew­ placed on day work. His work shall then consist of re- ards, and passenger's quarters, dining rooms and messrepair and maintenance work on all mounts and boiler rooms, all enclosed pa.ssageways, smoking and lounge auxiliaries which are located in the fireroom. rooms, dance halls, bath i-onms, toilets, galleys, pan­ Seclion 16. Wiper's Dulies. (a) Wipers working hours tries, and all departmental equipment. shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (b) Any work necessary for the service of passengers (b) Wipers shall do general cleaning, .scaling, shall be performed by the membc:r.s c.f the Stewards sougeeing, painting and polishifig work in the Engine Department assigned to those particular duties such as Department and take on stores including standing by deck service, handling deck chairs, layout of games, on water and fuel oil lines. handling hand baggage from the dock to passenger s (c) Wipers shall not be required to paint, chip, sougee, rooms when taking on passengers, and from passenger's or shine bright work in fireroom fidley except in port. rooms fo custom inspectors' office when passengers are (d) One wiper shall be assigned to clean quarters disembarking. and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Engine (c) The routine duties of tlie night cook and baker Department daily. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for sh.all be to bake all hot breads and prep:.re all desserts. this work between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon He shall not be reciuired to bake har.l rolls, breads, etc. daily. He shall be allowed two (2) hours for this work that is oidinaril.y furnished from ashore. on Sundays and holidays and shall receive two (2) Section 3. Selection of Personnel, (a) Recognizing hours overtime. the fact that the following arc essential to the welfare (e) Wiper may be required to paint crew's quarters of the passengers, the Union agrees that the Company upon payment of overtime. may select and employ the followin.g ratings provided (f) Wipers shall be paid overtime for cleaning in that the men are in good standing with the Union: firesides and steam drums of boilers. He may be re­ Chief Steward, Chief Cook, Stewardess, and Ca.shier. quired to wash out steam drums with hose without pay­ (b) The Company agree.s to .select all other unlicensed ment of overtime. personnel in the Stewards Department through the of­ (g) Wipers shall be paid overtime when required to fices of the Union, except as provided in Seclicjn 2, clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required to •Article I hereof. paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilge strainers, Seciion 4. Overtime Work, (a) All work performed cleaning away sticks or rags shall be considered part, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidas in port, and Sunof v/iper's duties and shall be done without the pay­ davs and holidays at sea shall be paid at the overtime ment of overtime. rate. (h) It shall be the duty of the wiper to assist the en­ (b) On days when the ship arrived in port and .sails gineers in blowing tubes. The wiper shall also as.sist on the same day, the hours of work for the Stewards the engineer in putting XZIT and similar preparations Department shall be eiglit hours within a spread of ancl boiler compounds in the boilers. sixteen hour.s, the spread of 16 hours to commence (i) Wiper may be required to assist in repair work when the man reports for work. Any work performed but he shall not be assigned to a repair job by himself in excess of eight hours within the said 16 hour spread without the paymfent of overtime. This is not to include shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. Any dismantling equipment- in connection with cleaning, work performed outside of a spread of sixteen hours such as grea.sc extractors, bilge strainers and evapo­ within any 24 hour period shall be paid for at the rators, etc. rate of overtime and a half. (j) Wipers shall be required to pump up galley fuel (c) On days when ship does not arrive in port and tank during straight time hours without the payment sail on the same day, hours of work for the Stewards of overtime. Depai i'ment shall be eight hours within a spread of Seclion 17. Storekeepers (When carried), (a) Shall twelve hours. Any work performed in excess of eight be classifed as day workers. hours, or outside of the -twelve-hour spread, shall be (b) When carried, the storekeeper shall supervise paid at the regular overtime rate, except as provided work of the wipers under instructions for the First m Clause 4 (d) of this Article. Assistant Engineer and have charge of storerooms and (d) VVay Port Services. At Way Ports, the hours of stores. v/ork shall be eight (8) in a spread of fourteen hours. (c) Storekeepers shall not be required to do any Any work in excess of eight hours or outside of the painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping scaling spread of fourteen hours, shall be paid for at the regu­ or polishing work without the payment of overtime. lar overtime rate. For the purpose of this clause, a Way Section 18. Hours of Work For Day Workers, (a) Port stop shall not exceed a 36 hour period. Working hours in port for all men classified as day (e) At all times, members of the Stewards Depart­ workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and I P.M. to ment assigned for the exclusive service of the crew 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside these regular duties between the hours hours or on Saturdays, Sundays or holidays to be paid of o:30 A.M. "and 6:30 P.M. for at the applicable overtime rate, except as provided Steward Department: m Article II, Section 3. Seclion 5. Saloon Service for Officers, (a) No officers (b) Working hours at sea for all men classified as or crewmembers, except the Master. Chief Engineer clay workers shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to Purser Doctor Cruise Director, and Chief Steward 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon shall be served in the saloon during the passengers Saturday. Any work performed outside these hours to meal hours, or be entitled to bell service. The Second be paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as Stewards room and Purser's office shall be eptitled to provided in Article II, Section 3. bell service. ARTICLE V Wage And Manning Scales For Stewards Department Stewards Department Working Rules �Friday. June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG (b) No member of the Stewards Department shall be extra work because a vessel sailed without the full required to serve meals to officers or crew (except those complement required by this Agreement, or because of entitled to dining saloon service as in Section 5, Para­ illness or injury, the wages of the mi.ssing or disabled graph a) outside of their respective messrooms, with- men shall be divided among the men who do their v/ork, / out the payment of overtime. It being agreed that cer­ but no overtime shall be included in such wages. tain merhbers of unlicensed personnel take meals in (b) In port, members of the .Stewards Department dining saloon prior to regular meal hours and are en­ shall be paid overtime for work in excess of eight hours titled to service without overtime. This section shall caused by the shortage in the department, but there not be construed to apply to passengers or personnel shall be no division of wages because of such shortage. served during regular working hours on account of Section 14. Galley Gear and Uniforms, (a) The Com­ illness. pany .shall furnish all tools for the galley including Section G. Late Meals, (a) When members of the knives for the cook, white caps, aprons, and coats worn Stewards Department are required to .serve late meals by the Stewards Department shall be furnished and due to the failure of officers failing to eat within the laundered by the Company. prescribed time, the members of the Stewards Depart­ (b) The uniforms worn by the Stewarde.sses shall ment actually required to stand by to^ prepare and be furnished and laundered b the Company. serve the late meals shall be paid at the' regular ovwSection 15. Fireroom. Members of the Stewards time rate, except in case of dire emergency. Department shall not be required to enter the Engine (b) When meal hours are extended for any reason at all, and the unlicensed personnel are un:ibie to eat Room or Fireroom for any purpo.se. Section 16. Minimum Complement, (a) No member within the regular proscribed time, all members of the Stewards Department required to stand by to prepare of the .Stewards Department shall be laid off Sundays or and serve the meal shall be paid at the regular over­ holidays while at sea. (b) On ships arriving or sailing on .Saturday, over­ time rate for the time the meal is extended. This shall not be construed to mean overtime shall be paid when time shall be paid to members of the Stewards Depart­ meal hours are shifted as per Article II, Section 36, ment for hours actually worked in port. (c) When the ship is in port and no passengers are Paragraph (c) of this Agreement. Section 7. Extra Meals, (a) When meals are served^ aboard but officers and crew are eating aboard, the to other than officers or to crew in the messrooms, minimum Stewards Department required aboard on fifty cents per meal shall be paid. This is to be di­ Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays for the purpose of vided among the rriembers of the Stewards Department preparing and servjng 'neals for the officers shall be: — actually engaged in preparing and serving the meals. one cook, one crew cook, one galley utility, three No extra meals shall be served without the authority messmen, and one dining saloon waiter. Other members of the Stewards Department whose ser\'ice is not re­ of the Chief Steward of the ves.scl. (b) All meals served in the pas.senger's dining saloon quired by the Company shall not be turned to on Satur­ other than to passengers, the-Captain, Chief Engineer, days, .Sundays, and holidays in the home port. The above members of the Stewards Department Purser, Doctor, Cruise Director, Chief Steward, Execu­ tive officers of the Company, or Government officials, shall be required to do all cooking and serving to the shall be paid for at the rate (jf fifty cents for each meal officers and crew in the home port. Section 17. Cleaning Toilets. No member of the served to the waiter actually serving the meals. Section 8. Stores and Linen. Members of the Stew­ Stewards Department who is required to handle food ards Department sliall not be required to carry stores for the unlicensed personnel shall be required to clean or linen to or from the dock, but when stores or linen toilets or baths. are delivei'ed aboard the ship, members of the Stew­ Section 18. Penalty Work. Any work performed by ards Department may place them in their respective the Stewards Department that is not recognized as store room within their regular prescribed eight hours routine duties in this Agreement shall be paid at the without the payment of overtime. regular overtime rate. Section 9. Cleaning Chill Boxes. Members of the Section 19. Authority of Chief Steward. Nothing in Stewards Di^pai'tment shall be assigned by the Steward these working rules .shall be deemed to distract from to clean domestic refrigerated walk-in boxes and .shall the authority of tiie Chief Steward who shall be final be paid at the regular overtime rate for the time that authority aboard the vessel in all disputes in the Stew­ the work is performed. This shall not apply to re­ ards Department subject to the provision of Article II, frigerators in pantries, messrooms, bake shops, gal­ Section 9, of this Agreement. ley, etc. Section 20. Day Work, (a) When the full complement Section 10. Chipping and Painting. Members of the of the Stewards Department is carried and the passen­ Stewards Department shall not be required to chip, ger complement aboard ship does not require full scale, or paint. Stewards Department service, members of the Stewards Section 11. Sougeeing. When members of the Stew­ Department not required for the service of the pasards Department are required to sougee, overtime shall .sengers may be placed on day work and shall be sub­ be paid for the acutal time worked. However, porters ject to the following working rules:— may be required to a^ugee during their regular working (b) When members of the Stewards Department are hours without the payment of overtime. on day work their hours shall be from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Section 12. Shifting Ship. When a ship is making Noon and from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Mondays through a shift as prescribed in this Agreement, Article II, Sec­ Fridays. tion 20, it shall be considered in port and overtime shall (c) Wh%n members of the Stewards Department are be paid to members of the Stewards Department on on day work they may be required to work in store­ duty on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. rooms, linen lockers, toilets, passenger and officer quar­ Section 13. Required Complement, (a) When mem­ ters, messrooms, galleys, bake shops, and butcher shops, bers of the Stewards Department are required to do steward department passageways, and do general clean­ ing, including sougeeing, within their regular hours without the payment of overtime. (d) When members of the Stewards Department are on day work they shall receive one full hour from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 P.M. for lunch. (e) When any members of the Stewards Department on day Work are required to change their hours so as to serve passengers in the dining saloon they shall be knocked off their day work at least four hours prior to the time of beginning such service or shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for all work performed out­ side of their regular day work schedule. SUPPLEMENT TO SECTION 2 ARTICLE 1. It is agieed that a galley unit of twenty-two (22) British Subjects, residents of Nas.sau. Bahamas .shall Ise maintainf d in employment as galley personncd in the fol­ lowing ratings: 2nd Cook. 3rd Cook, 4th Cook, 5th Cook, Night Cook, Steam Table man. Fry Cooks (2). eight (8) Galley Utility, Pot Washei-, Vegetable man (2), Dishwashei'.s, Bakei''s h(;lper (1). Pantrymen. It is furthei- understood .and agieed that rrcrnbership in the Union shall be a condition of employment, and that the conditions and provi.sions that constitute this basic, contract covering the unlicensed personnel as outlined in tSec. 1. Art. 1) shall have full foree and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the duly authorized repNort'h A Seafare-is International Union of w-v\u '' 'm District) A. F. of L. and Seahave executed this Agrtrment the day and year first above written. SEAWAY STEAMSHIP LINES LIMITED N. E. WHARTON GLORIA WELLS. Witness SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (Canadian Di.strict) A.F.ofL. WM. MCLAUGHLIN E. M. BRYANT JAiMES BANNERS MEMORANDUM AMENDMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS In the event that the Cornpanv shall have cause to operate Passenger Ships chartered baiebuat or otherwise .Cargo ship chartered bareboat or otherwise, for vyhich no provisjon ha.s been made in the general or cepm-tment rules of this contract, it is agreed and un­ derstood that the amendments or clarifications deemed necessary by either party in connection with the fore­ going shall be negotiated in good faith and upon settlement being reached shall become attached to and be a part of. the provisions of the basic contract.' SEAWAY STEAMSHIP LINES LIMITED N. E. WHARTON GLORIA WELLS. Witne.ss SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF " NORTH AMERICA (Canadian District) A.F.ofL. WM. MCLAUGHLIN E. M. BRYANT JAMES BANNERS Endorsements Necessary For Rated Jobs By PAUL GONSORCHIK NEW YORK — On occasions when shipping is good in one department and somewhat lax in another, men have approached the dispatcher's window to reg­ ister for jobs in ratings other than those for which tney hold endorsements. While I want men to lill the positions that are heavy on the board at the moment. I can't register men in ratingJ for which they hold no endorsement. When men come to }'egister, they must show their qualilications for that position. Many new members are under the impression that even if they don't have the qualification they can ship in the job. Although an officer himself— OFF MY SEA CHEST. By Lewis H. Conarroe. New York: Henry I reserve, of course — Conarroe, who admittedly pulled strings to Holt & Co.. 283 pp.—$2.75. In his four years in the war­ gain his commis§ion, says his time United Navy, Lewis H. Con­ sympathies were four-square for arroe saw enough to make his the enlisted man, that monkeycivilian blood boil. Wisely and clad biped so constantly remind­ expediently, he didn't let it run ed of his social and intellectual over. Now that his dress blues inferiority. But ..despite the fact that he have been tucked away in moth balls at the bottom of his trunk, holds much of the Navy in con­ he gets it all "Off My Sea Chest," tempt, the author doesn't make ENDORSEMENTS FOR ALL which in some portions is hot speeches. The pages are chock Tliats impossible, for all men enough to melt down the Navy's full of chuckles. The purpose of !nust have an endoi-semcnt foi' the book is to make the reader ample endowment of brass. Fortunately, the author never laugh. And it does exactly that— the particular rating desired. Unrated men such as wipers lost his sense of humor, although and with satisfjnng regularity. Conarroe doesn't name names and OS, cannot .sliip in posi­ he came uncomfortably close to it on several occasions when he when he goes after his admirals, tions o*'w III. their 6 n un­ ran afoul of the snarl of red tape captains, commanders, et al. He less they i:;:v- eudorsemee.f.s fo.' in the U. S. version of the makes a composite picture of all those job.-. the brass-laden characters, in­ "Queen's Navee." gets of Mr. Connarroe's debunk­ In fact, he puts this sense 6f stead. ing operation. Among them you'll find the humor to work unsparingly in That small-time imitator of the dry-land skippers who make time his verbal broadside well-aimed bigtime Navy—The Coast Guard with their executive officers' at many aspects of Navy life. He —gets its share, too. Seafarers vacuous wives, who, in turn give debunks, he criticizes, he casti­ who know this naval arm. better, gladly of their time to add a gates the caste system husband­ will appreciate the author's feeled and nurtured by the Annapo­ stripe to ^heir mates' sleeves lis Academy and its socially con­ everybody thus getting some­ ings. With tongue in cheek, the exthing out of the deal. scious graduates. Lt. Commander furnishes a glos­ Most everyone should get a He lambastes the "old line," sary of naval terms, which he rigd adherence to "doing things kick of this book, all except the dedicates to "Landlubbers and the Navy way" instead »of the connivers, grafters, bootlickers the Washington Navy." and arrogant fools who are tarcorrect and easier way. Shippi ij Ri. t 22, whir". r.'ivPis- pass the Dispatcher's office un­ this, states: "Members upon shipping shall show then' qual­ ifications to Di-'patcher ii;r the job shipped on. No man shall be shipped wh . does not q'o.alify." Infractions of this ride oceur occasionally, and the mcrnbci can be held in violation of both 'h.' 'nioping nues and the consfduiciun of the SIU, wii?! ir Article 20, Section 7, reads: "Any member "found guilty of violating the shipping rules shall forfeit his shipping card and shall not have another is­ sued prior to the expiration of 30 -days." To be on the safe side and to avoid a non-desirable 30 day vacation, the best bet is to by­ less you are holding the en­ dorsements for the job you want. While shipping continues to remain pretty good in this port, it is expected to taper off in the near future when the relief ship­ ments ,of UNRRA come to an end. I'd like to remind members to take the jobs -off the board, as many permits have been issued lately due to a lack of men wanting the jobs listed. Every permit issued means one more man to compete with you for a job when shipping be­ comes tight, so. the best way to insure a quick ship in the future is to take a ship now. Huron Victory Is First Step {Continued from Page 5) gaining unit of unlicensed per­ sonnel. As a result, the Wilson Ti'ansit Company will be given a few days in which to file an answer to the SIU's demands that an election be ordered for all un­ licensed personnel on the Wilson ships. As soon as the NLRB decides on the bargaining agent unit for Wilson, then an election will be ordered for this company. Wilson seamen will then have an op­ portunity to choose the SIU to represent them in negotiations with the company leading to a union contract. Tiiose two companies have alread.y been petitioned, and pre­ election Imnrings were held in Cleveland on June 9. Following the same pattern already estab­ lished by other LCA operatoi-s, these two outfits are also trying to exempt Cliief Cooks. Thi.s the SIU will not agree to. We ai'c attempting to have an election date set for both Slienango and Stcinbrcnnei', wivh the NLRB deciding whether or not " the Chief Cooks are to bo in­ cluded in the unit. However, the NLRB has not yet informed us whether they will adopt the SIU suggestion or not. �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13. 1947 SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS Robert H. Harrison Loses Propeller; Storm Impedes Towing To Liverpool BLAST-MADE NETWORK It's open season on ship's propellers. Screws are busting out all over. The list of victims of sea mishaps w.is increased this week with the report that the SS Robert H. Harrison, a 7,181-ton South Atlantic Steamrhip Company vessel, lost her propeller several weeks ago, approximate-'t ly 400 miles off the Irish coast. She was towed into an English port after five hazardous days, which were aggravated by whip­ ping squalls and heavy seas. TELL OF PROPELLER LOSS Two weeks ago the LOG pub­ lished the story of the SS Fred­ erick W. Galbraith. also of South Atlantic, whose propeller went to the bottom off the African coast. This week the Seafarer-manned tug Eugene Moran towed another propellerless ship into New York harbor. The story of the Harrison's in­ voluntary contribution to the ocean bottom's collection of screws was recounted bv two of her crewmembers, Frank Jones, Bosun, and H. Kelly, AB. Against a background of heavy fog. the fwisied wreckage of Ihe SS Newhall Hills presenis an eerie scene of tragedy. This photo was taken by "Mac" Auley, Oiler aboard the tanker, two hours after series of blasts which cut the vessel in two. Probe Newhall Hills Blast That Took Seafarer's Life STOPPED COLD The loss occurred at 5 a. m. April 18—a Friday—as they were moving along off the Irish coast. The ship was jarred as the screw vrent swooshing to the bottom, giving the vessel the shakes for a few moments, they said. The First Assistant Engineer, who was at the throttle at the time, later told the two men that the engine stopped cold. A radio report to New York, explaining the Harrison's plight, was sent immediately. New York in turn radioed a British port to send a tug to the dis­ tressed vessel. At 7 p. m. that night, the British tug turmoil set out. She arrived at the Harrison's position on Sunday. Visibility was then extremely poor with rain squalls and heavy seas bat­ tering the helpless ship at will. A Dutch tug reported to have started out never showed up, apparently having been forced back by insurmountable sea con­ ditions. DRIFTS The inquest into the death of Seafarer Edward Bolehala, who was killed in the explosion aboatd the tanker Newhall Hills when it was rammed in a thick fog by an unidentified small crafr in the English Channel May 24, Seafarers H. Kelly, AB, (left) and Frank Jones, Bosun, of the SS Robert H. Harrison, who revealed story of five difficult days in squall-swept seas which hampered tug's task in towing their ship to port. By 10:30 p. m. the squall sub­ sided and a third line was pitch­ ed from the tug. It held and by midnight the Turmoil had the Harrison safely in low. In all, nine rockets had been used. On arrival at Mersey Bar, sev­ eral tugs took over and the Har­ rison was berthed ir Liverpool for two weeks r Tumg a new propeller. Th-^ - v,.- was trans­ ferred to Birkc-,.nead, where she remained in drydock for. eight days while she was outfitted with a new propeller. She arrived back in Norfolk May 27. The payoff was held the next day. All hands put in, for and were paid, overtime for their aroundthe-clock work during the deli­ cate towline operations. Kelly and Jones were on deck through­ out. The two Seafarers reported that in appreciation of the job done by the English crew of the Turmoil, the Harrison crew do­ nated 54 cartons of cigarettes— two cartons for each tug man. They said that every man in both crews worked like a beaver, and added that Chief Mate Pe­ ters and Second Mate Miller "were really a big help." They had praise, too, for the Harrison's skipper. Captain J. G. O'Rourke. was scheduled to be resumed thistweek. The inquest being con­ to save the vessel from sinking. ducted in England, adjouimcd "Mac" McAuley, Oiler aboard l^t week so that attempts could the Newhall Hills, said that never be made to trace the identity of once was there evidence of panic. "A torpedo couldn't have done the unknown vessel, which van­ a better job," McAuley said. ished after the blast. The 10,441-ton Newhall Hills, a The Newhall Hill's skipper. Pacific Tanker vessel, had her Captain Robert Lenahan, testibow completely blown off by the field at the earlier hearing that series of blasts touched off by he believed the missing ship was the collision. She flew her flag the Swedish ship Monica, of 396 at half mast for the 23-year-old tons. He said "she disappeared in Bolehala, an AB, as she was tow­ smoke and flames." ed into Sheerness, Kent, 38 miles PRAISES CREW from London. High praise of the Seafarers The tanker was moving at halfr crew was voiced by the Captain, speed in the dense' fog at the who said the men displayed time of the collision. The No. 2 "sheer guts" in volunteering to tank exploded violently, blowing man hoses and stand by the a mast overboard. engines while fire threatened a Captain Lenahan reported that' center tank, explosion of which, "tank tops, steel girders and the skipper said, would have de­ electric cables were blown over molished the ship. the top of the bridge and onto The crew battled for 24 hours the after part of the ship." Lira Rate, 'Snooty' Engineer Make Crew's Blood Boil The Harrison had drifted about 150 miles from her original Accusations of short changing position by the time the Turmoil reached her. Efforts were made and unfair money practices were to drop the anchor, but it didn't levelled at the skipepr of the Casa Grande by the crew at a touch bottom, Jones said. All apparently went well at recent shipboard meeting. the outset of the operation to ef­ The considered bearish act fect a towline. The Harrison be­ was pointed at the skipper when haved well until about 3 p. m. it became known that in Pal­ Monday, when the wind was al­ ermo, Italy, a nearby Waterman most hurricane in force, and the ship was given 373 liras to the tug had difficulty in keeping dollar while the boys of the away from her ward. One of Casa Grande were swapping the wind blasts almost ran the their bucks for only 225 liras. Harrison right on top of the tug At the meeting, which took as they were making up the first place May 5 at sea, the crew line, which parted soon after it of the Pacific Tanker vessel de­ was secured. cided to take the matter up "You could have spit on the when they hit New York and deck of the tug, from our ship, 'see by what sign of the zodiac Jones said. or by whose charts did he de­ termine the exchange rate. In The second line broke Wednes­ fact, there was quite a hollah day afternoon. Mountainous seas over the dollah. halted. continuance of the opera­ The ere vv, however, wasn't tion and-the tug skipper hove to until he thought it sufficiently through when it withdi-ew its safe to open the hatch contain­ attack upon the dubious mone­ tary dealings of the skipper. ing gear. They next inserted their barbs into the tender hide of the Chief Engineer and his "phony" assistant. According to the minutes of the meeting, the Chief had in­ structed his Engineers that they ts WWU& r STIFFS/ were not to associate with the crew in any manner. Giving the rest of the black gang the B.O. treatment- didn't ring true with the rest of the crewmembers. They realized that working in possible to wash down the mess the bowels of a ship does not and asked the Chief, in a nice make them aristocrats but, they way, if he would be so kind as asked: Can the rooster call the to have them cleaned. hen foul? The Chief, however, claimed UNTOUCHABLES that they were cleaned at least What roused the ire of some ten times since the ship left of the men was not the elevateds,.New York. snouts of the Engineers, but the To the Deck Delegate, Martin snub-all order of the Chief had Hitchcock, this was quite a meant the end of a study of joke, for he reported that some enginering which had been con­ 01 the crew had ben aboard for ducted by one of the less class- five months and they had never conscious engineers. seen them cleaned. The crew suspects that the PRESSURE PUT ON Chief Engineer did not gain his With the aid of the other aloofness in the engine room, Clyde DeShettler, but ashore, where they report, delegates, he "taught as a stooge all dur­ Stewards, and Eugene McNeill ing the war at the greatest naut­ of the Engine Department, the ical school in the world: Sheeps- Chief was approached and "pres­ head Bay." sure was put on him in a nice The crew was less concerned way." The scupper, situation was with the stand-offishness of the cleaned up satisfactorily to all. Chief than they were with the With all the grievances out of clogged up scuppers in the crew's the way,« the. meeting was admess. They were finding it im­ {Continued on Page 13) �Friday, June 13. 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Thirteen Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings SPAN SPLICE. May 19— Chairman Charles Scofield; Secretary Theodore Edwards. Delegates reported everything in order. Good and Welfare: After considerable discussion it was agreed to change lunch hour back from 12 to 1 to 11:30 to 12:30 as per agreement. Un­ animous agreement among the crew to have a log removed from a crewmember as it is dis­ rupting the cooperative spirit. S. J. 4S. T. BALDWIN HILLS. March 19 — Chairman Rossi; Secretary Weathers. Motion made that tripcard man's card be lifted due to his misconduct. List of fines for various offenses drawn up and approved by crew. i. 4. 4. TULARE VICTORY, March 19—Chairman Louis Fuselier; Secretary John Zenmer. Dele­ gates reported all in order in their departments. Ship's Dele­ gate elected. Motion carried that any crewmember using the laundry and leaving it in a dirty condition shall be fined $5.00. Money to be donated to marine hospital fund. 4. 4- 4. period he sail on union ships only so he can get a thorough understanding of the operation of the SIU. 4- 4* 4* BERTRAM G. GOODHUE. March 11 — Chairman Regan; Secretary Chow. List of fines and punishment for leaving messroom dirty drawn up and approved by crew. Discussion on night lunch. Suggestion that only the men on night watch be allowed to eat night lunch. Majority disapproved. Decided to put out sufficient night lunch for all until the supply runs out. Motion carried that the delegates contact the Captain and see if it possible that news broadcasts and music is turned on. Motion for Bosun to check on slopchest was seconded and amended to wait until trip back. He'8 Still Wearing The Same Size Cap r\is.sed along to the LOG this week was an cxtruet said to have been from a newly made Bosun's letter to his wife. Said the for­ mer AB; ' "I have been made a Bosun, which is my first big step up the ladder of success. However, for the time being, please continue to speak to the neighbors as usual and don't, under any cir­ cumstances move to a larger hou.se or buy a piano." 4. 4. 4. NEW LONDON. March 30— Chairman Gowder; Secretary Parkman. Reports received from the delegates of depart­ ments. No beefs in any de­ partment. Good and Welfare: Discussion on keeping the messroom clean at night. It was agreed that all would be a little more careful and try to keep things cleaner. Discus­ sion on the dirty muddy water in all the bath and wash basins was also brought up and was agreed by all thai something be done about it. It was agreed that Delegates use their own judgement about gathering up Union books and tripcards. Motion carried that a copy of the ship's paper "The Breeze" be shown to the Patrolman on reaching port ?.nd all insulting cartoons left out. 4- 4- 4JAMES JACKSON. March 24 —Chairman J. McGuffey; Sec­ retary E. B. McAuley. Dele­ gates reported disputed over­ time in their departments. New Business: Motion carried that pro-book crewmember be placed on probation for a period of six months and that during this 44CAPSTAN KNOT. (Date not given) — Chairman A. W. Dan­ ny; Secretary George Chisholm. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: Cap­ tain. when asked about paint­ ing crew's messroom, claimed there would not be time enough before reaching port. Vote of thanks to the Steward Depart­ ment for the way it has been carrying on its work. Good and Welfare: Motion carried to leave the ship and foc'sles in a good clean condition as every SIU ship should be. 4-4-4* JOHN A. DONALD. Chair­ man Nanjalis; Secretary Ker­ shaw. Motion carried that crew is not to sign articles until repair list is checked by board­ ing patrolman. Motion carried to have crew check slopchest medical supplies and stewards stores before leaving port. Mo­ tion carried to have radio loud­ speaker inspected and repaired. One minute of silence for de­ parted brothers. ^ ;; 4 4 4 M A D A K E T. April 20 — (Chairman and Secretary not given). Deck and Steward De­ partment Delegates report all in order. Engine Delegate claims that the food was not satisfactory. New Business: Motion carried that unless water situation is cleared up there will be no signing on. Motion carried that Patrolman is to instruct Captain that there is no contracted overtime. Good and Welfare: Discussion over the Deck Department not be­ ing allowed to paint out their foc'sles on company time. 4-4 4 HAWAIIAN CITIZEN. April 21—Chairman D. Prevatt; (Sec­ retary not given) Motion car­ ried to keep laundry clean by rotating the work among the three departments. Motion car ried to contact the Chief En­ gineer to fix leaking valve on alleyway starboard side. No slopchest aboard. Motion car­ ried that delegates check on slops when they come aboard in next port. Discussion about reading material for the crew aboard ship. Brother Prevatt was elected to contact shoreside for books. 4 4 4 HALF KNOT, March 29 — Chairman William Lawton; Secretary William Slusher. Delegates reported all running smooth in their respective de­ partments. New Busines: Mo­ tion carried to ask for wind chutes and a new clothes wringer. Good and Welfare: Suggestion made that members take coffee cups and dishes used between meals back to the pantry. Members asked not to use coffee cups as ash trays. Steward Department commended for good service. 4 4 4 NIANTIC VICTORY. April 12 —Chairman Morris Norris; Sec­ retary Joseph Garello. New Business: Motion carried that no member receive pay unless all money due him or his broth­ er members is paid before sign­ ing off. Motion carried to give Stewards Department a vote of thanks. Repair list made up and attached to minutes. Lira Rate, Chief Engineer Rile Crew {Cot!tinned From Page 12) journed, as the crew decided to get some rest following the hec­ tic boat drill they had experi­ enced the day before on Sunday. Sunday boat drills, the crew feels, makes the skipper out to be a fanatic. To them Captain Bligh is still on the high seas. (Editor's note: The LOG checked into the dollar-lira rate of exchange and came up with conflicting figures rang­ ing from 225 to 600 liras per buck. The Italian Consulate in New York, however, reports the official rate of exchange to be 225 liras. So fellas, give the skipper another chance and take that rope down off the olive tree.) i" SWAK/^B OJTFiTS •\o oo^ , rne UAifOAJ. WITH \ QJDMIHGAW O.-K-'SV UAJIOWCFF/G/AL fAerT^/^3- WITH Vo(;RHARP-E=A^ep DOIJISH f CUT and RUN By HANK Here's a newspaper item, dated June 10, 1947, full of good news for all merchant seamen: "A move is gaining ground in Washington to transfer from the Coast Guard officers to Civd Service examiners of the Department of Commerce the right to hear cases involving charges of negligence or disobedience brought against licensed or certificated merchant marine personnel. Leg­ islation is being prepared by Representative Lewis, of Ohio, and while it is estimated that the transfer would cost $280,000 a year in extra Civil Service salaries, the move apparently has the support of the Inaritime unions. About 18,000 cases of this type arise every year, of which about 5,000 are formally heard. Under the Presi­ dent's Reorganization Plan No. 3, these powers would be vested permanently in the Coast Guard." . . . Well, that's good news in­ deed, once this Reorganization Plan is defeated and legislation is passed to remove the Coast Guard from the backs of all merchant seamen. We hope the transfer will be a speedy success! To Brother Simon Kendall in the State of Indiana: Your shipmate. Dick Johnson, was around town recently asking for you to get in touch with him. He sailed on the SS Robin Wentley for South Africa . . . We just received a scenic post card of Fort St. George, from Brother Eddie Mooney aboard the SS Cavalier: "Hope everything is okay in the Hall. This trip is okay. Give my best regards to the Patrolmen and Slug. One more port and then home." . . . Little Joe Arras and his ever-faithful cigar just ca.me into our crazy-weathered town— from a trip which included a visit to Paris. Any story for the LOG, Joe? ... To Brother Abe Sprung, who may have just come in from his trip, we're repeating this important message: "Contact your sister. She's seriously ill. Signed. M.G." . . . We received another scenic post card from Baltimore Ski, who prefers to anchor in New York in between trips: "We're in Bari, Italy now and I thought I'd drop a line to let you know I'm still in the best of health, etc. Hope this card finds every­ thing with you okay. I'll probably see you about the 8th of June. Give my regards to all." 4 4 4 Brother Franklin Smith just shipped out on a long trip. Be­ fore he said adios to his shipmates in the Hall, to the habitues of the heart of New York, Brother Smith said that his shipmate, Alex the "Old Greek" probably shipped out down there in Galves­ ton after they had paid off from their trip to the Far East . . . George Walker, who just came back recently from a three month trip to the Far East, is now listening to little Joe Felton, the Bosun, who keeps worrying abopt getting two dollars for a shave . . . Herbert Bi-aunstein just grabbed a ship for a long trip. Good luck in everything, Herbert, and we'll be waiting for those occasional letters you promised. ' Here's a newspaper item which reveals another fasfmushroomed organization trying to grab merchant seamen: "The name of some Bronx merchant seaman who ga.ve his life during the war will be given to the Bronx unit of the Merchant Marine 'Veterans of America, a recently incorporated organiza­ tion to win for Merchant Marine veterans the rights, privileges and benefits accorded to other service veterans. Units, termed ships, are being formed throughout the country.'^ Doesn't this ambitious organization, rushing to bloom all over the country, realize or know that the SIU has been doing its best to get the Seamen's Bill of Rights passed? Now what can this mys­ teriously financed and, inspired outfit expect to suddenly per­ form for merchant seamen? Not miracles, anyway! �THE Page Fourteen SEAFARERS Friday, June 13. 1947 LOG THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS SS Evelyn Payoff In Balto. Climaxes A Smooth Voyage A SEAFARER TURNS CAMERA ARTIST Log' A'Rhythms Captain's Shore Leave] To ihe Editor: By THURSTON J. LEWIS Paid off the SS Evelyn, the "Pride of the Bull Line.'' On the trip I took a few pictures that I thought you might like to see. Maybe you can use some of t'uem. The captain roared upon the bridge. And paced the after deck. He worried every mile of wave For fear the ship would wreck. Down in Boca Grande, one of the Brothers started to swim to Cuba. Brother Harris threw him It- But when we got her safe to port. And tied here to the pier. Then he shouted in retort. And grumbled in his beer. *1* ^ •• •iiiiiiii Sunbathing on deck is Char­ les Mitchel, the Evelyn's Bellyrobber. difficLiltj' prorjto vvhcn he found the Mate. Scuttlebutt has it he isn't hard to sail with now. OVERTIME GOOD SS Evelyn crewmember with 'doughnut" he tossed to a Brother who foundered shortly after starting to swim from Boca Grande to Cuba. a doughnut so he wouldn't get lonesome. The .sea gulls asked him if he was g'jing to disap­ point them at supper time, so he called to the smaller of two boats in the vicinity to take him aboard, as the current had him and he was moving out fa.st. There were two men and two women in the small boat. They wei'c too much interested in .something; else to give him any help. They had plenty of beer aboard and urohably figured that he might like som.e too. They •uped archer and gave him a salt water m their wake. There was plenty of overtime on the Evelyn, especitlly in the Stewards and Deck Departments. The Engine Department didn't do so good compared to the rest of us. They put new pilows and mat­ tresses aboard. The first week the mattresses were too short. The next wek they began to wash over the sides and ends of the sacks. The pillows were about as big as the Moo.se's two fists. Something was being done a!K)Ut this when I got off. The woman in the pictures is Dotty Gann, who is trying to become one of our sister's. She is Baltimore's first stewardess, the only woman to be issued seaman's papers in aproximately ten years in this port. She says her old man is gone so much SOME CLASS •We finally attracted a cabin cruiser of the $20,000 class that went to his aid. He bought back the doughnut. He won't be swimming away from the regular beach in Boco Grande again very soon. (I hear that another of the boys got caught on the regular beach by swimming out too far and had to be bought in.) The current down there is plenty rugged, so watch it. Everything went fairly smooth aboard the scow. Slhe is paint­ ed up for Mrs. A. H. Bull to come aboard for dinner, and that isn't altogether a joke. Have a pic of the Deck De­ partment that a lot of you guys may know. Another pic of Chuck Hensely and Moose Foster, who iS«ere plenty useful around BaltiBfoite during the strike. Dolly Gann, first woman to be issued seaman's papers in Baltimore in 10 years. she figures that if ho can't stay home more than 15 percent of the time, she might a§ well go too. She has already been off Hatteras. 'Will send you some pictures There was only one smaU dis­ pute in the Deck Department— before long. yfhitey Gann, Cook about overtime, Baltimore Agent SS Evelyn Curly Rentz cleared up that This effective bit of pictorial composition is the work of Gilbert Parker, OS, who used the SS Meredith Victory to frame this early morning scene at sea. San Juan Hall's Treatment Wins Tribute From Brother "Who can stand a crew ashore. When they should be aboard? Next v'yage we'll gdt an ocean crew This line can well afford. "When I was young and shipped to sea I didn't give a flip For what's on land; now. look SEAFARERS LOG my apprecia­ To the Editor: St me— tion to the Agent in San Juan. The Captain of the ship." At the time of the strike, I was And to the Brothers who had in New York at a meeting where Yes. Captain, when your veins the Hall in San Juan was on the ran hot. pan. To me, then, it was another And ours were on the way. beef, and what the h - - -. You stayed aboard as like as not. Well, to get down to it, on But that's not what the ladies the way back from Liverpool, re­ say! cently, the SS Franz Sigel was sent to Puerto Rico for sugar. I ^ ^ 3* paid off, intending to go to New York City for a bit of vacation Seamen's Lament and then meet the ship in Mo­ bile. Little bankroll, ere we part. But during the trip across Let me press you to my heart; country I was in some way slip­ All the months I've worked for ped a knock out and I woke up you. minus my gear, shoes, glas.ses, cards and did not compete for the I've been faithful, you've been etc. I managed to make the job—my sincere thanks. true. Union Hall in San Juan, where I Harry McCormack saw the Dispatcher and told him Little bankroll, in a day. my story. You and I will go away. NICE TREATMENT To find some gay and festive Now get this. The Agent came spot. in. I didn't know him. Well, he I'll return—but you will not. went into his own pocket and Submitted by came out with a couple of bucks, got me fixed up with a place to Dick Birmingham To ihe Editor: sleep and within 2 hours I was 1 wish to pass along a word of on a job—and, I am glad to say, warning to those who are wise MEMBER'S FATHER making out okay. enough to accept it: Don't go to Now I'm Irish. I don't speak sleep on the subway, as 1 did WILL TRANSLATE the lingo of the island, and I had recently. It cost me $210 in hardnever seen' any of these men be­ HARVEY'S LETTERS earned cash to learn the lesson fore. I know that when I threw first hand. To the Editor: in my day-old card down here for I'm hoping the Brothers won't a Bull line ship, that almost every 1 read in a recent Issue of the require as costly an education. man in that Hall could have beat LOG where one of the Brothers The birds who get into the sub­ that card, as there was no man­ wants to have some letters writ­ way with a nickel and then get power shortage there. ten in Dutch translated for him. off with about 4200 nickels have But they all gave me»a break. set themselves up a neat racket. He can send them to me and i They did not compete against my They ride up and down all night will be glad to do it . for him. card. Remember, this—I asked for We get the LOG every week looking for guys who are asleep nothing. in uncrowded cars. And they find and like it very much. Our son IS OLDTIMER is an Oiler on the tug Moose them, too. •When 1 went down to Pier 9 Peak, Moran Towing, at present I am an oldtimer, who held a book in the old Atlantic and Gulf the following day to get a reissue on the way to Java from Tampa Watertenders Union in 1920-1921, of seaman's papers, which also with a dredge. He is a Union who was ISU until 1937, and then, were picked from my pockets, member and we are proud of him. during the mixup went to the three other guys came in during His name is Charles Engelsma. NMU, where 1 got fed up and the half hour 1 was there. They, If Brother Dave "Red" Harvey packed in my book. Then 1 got too, had made the mistake of will send his letters to me, I'll a pro book in the Seafarers Inter­ falling asleep in the subway. do the translating. I was born Their experiences were the same in Holland on a sailboat, and was national Union. But to get back to the treat­ as mine—cleaned out of cash and a sailor in that country until ment shown to me in San Juan. all papers. 1929, when 1 came to the States Besides losing everything — and started farming. Never in all the time I've been around—and it's longer than I cash, papers, etc., I have to wait I'll be looking for the letters. care to admit—have I seen such ten days before I can ship again. Thomas Engelsma a display of understanding and So, take heed Brothers. Stay Box 18 sympathy from a Union Brother; awake on those subways! Please express through the P. J. W. Alden. Ilh Subway Snooze Costs Him 4,200 Nickles �Friday, June 13, 1947 THE SEAFARERS LOG SEAFARERS ABOARD THE SS JOHN SWETT Page Fifteen Montreal Branch Doing Good Job, Brother Says others I spoke to, arc more than To Ihe Editor: Most of the SIU members have appreciative of the fact that the lot had the opportunity to visit SIU has come to Canada to give he new Canadian District Hall the Canadian seamen the oppor­ n Montreal, so 1 went to tell all tunity to join the best Union i^n j •rothers that our Union is well existence. A.gain I want to say that when cpresented in that port by a 'cry able man. Brother Gene you aie in Montreal, give Brotl^Ler Gene Markey a hand, and you Vlarkey. Brother Mai'key is, vrithout a will find thiit he will redouble doubt, one of the best men that th;o favor. Eugene Wood could have possibly been assigned Stewerds Depp.rtmenl, front row, left to right; Black Gang men, kneeling, left to right: to the job. Not only did he go Stewards Delegate Hal Orbofske, Harry Croke and Joe Valenoia; Thomas Kennedy, Tony Sefpe; standing, left to out of his way to help the fellow MV Gadsden standing, 1. to r: Jimmy Savalle, A1 Manchester, right: Mitchell Zelack, Fr6d Clopton, Walter on this ship, but brother, he is Fillipponi. Edward Gross Snd Thearon Taylor. doing plenty to knock the hell Georg:; Barnes and Max Greenwald. Maneuvers In Port out of the commies' organization Cut The Day Short up here. In the short time he has been To the Editor; Ship's Officers here he has really done a job Thumbing thiough a copy of Proud of Crew on them. The way it looks at the "Shipmate," a "salty" publica­ Hall, with CSU members lining tion, 1 chanced across the follow­ To the Editor: up to get into our union, and all ing poem. I'm passing it along to We, the officers of the SS Ly­ of them more than willing to the readers of the SEAFARERS man Stewart, wish to express our throw in their CSU books, the LOG: da.vs of the CSU are numbered. One morniiig rocentl.\' a young sincere appreciation for the coTwo new Canadian District wife jperation received from, the men have shipped aboard this got out of bed, members of the crew of this ves­ ship with us. At one time both slipped into her slippers, got into her robe, sel. It is exceedingly rare that bolongcKl to the CSU and that raised the shade, a crew comes aboard and works was not so long ago. They are more than pleased with the won­ uncovei-ed the parrot, with us as unstintingly and will- derful conditions and wages on put on the coffee pot, inglj' as these Brothers have. this GIU ship and tlie treatiuent answered the phone, and courtesy shown to them bj' and heard a male voice say: We are proud to have had them the officers and crew. "licllo, honey—just got off the aboard. Deck Gang men in front row, left to right, are: Jimmy ship NEW EXPERIENCE Sa.vallc, Juan Lopez. • and Tex Jacks: Standing, left to right: Frank C. Waters, Master As one of the fellovv'.s, Jacques I'm coming right overl" Bill Scudder, Herman Monteiro, Nick Chichciln, Pied Carroll, Ethier, put it: "We're being So, the young wile unlocked and oi-icr officers Richard Kapps, Blackie Colucci, Sal Arine and Whitey Leuschkan. treated like fellowmcn." the door, Tlte new members are proving took off the pot, to be a fine bunch of brothei'.-. so covered the pai-rot, when you sail with them, help pulled down the ,shade, them along for they have a lot 1o took off her slippers, slipped into bed, learn about the SIU. Ha'cing boon imder the control of the commies and heard the parrot numble: To the Editor: scholarships in the U. S. to coor- to get a license so he can hit the so long, they find it hard to ex­ "Judas priest: What a short day that was!" While reading the April 25 is­ dinate the best features of all into floorplates the rest of his life, press themselves. Personally, 1 feel they will let him stay out of the Cadet sue of the SEAFARERS LOG, I an American cadet program. —J. S. Tu 193C Congress passed a bill Corps. The best way for hin^ to make wonderfully active mem­ noticed a letter written by one "Steamboat" O'Doyie, in which calling for not only a long-range got a license is to ship out until bers for they arc in a position LOG he gave the United States Mer­ shipbuilding program but akso for lie has the requisite sea time, and to make a logical comparison be­ For Sununer chant Marine Cadet Corps quite an adequate training program for then go to school for. a couple of tween the two unions. the men to .sail them. Out of this weeks. an unmerciful panning. The Second Cook, another To tlia Editor: 1 have not been going to sea former CSU member, told me While I am quite sure that came the USMS, which was found­ 1 am going to spend the sum­ King.s Point is well able to stand ed, not by a group of professional long enough to lose my idealistic that there is a tremendous dif­ mer at my home here in Mil­ by itself, on its own merits, due strikebreakers but merely as an view of it. In my opinion, sea- ference in the wages and work­ waukee, due to important busi­ to the fact that I am a graduate organization to give a bit of uni­ fai-ing is an honorable profession, ing conditions of CSU ships as ness that must be attended to. I feel constrairied to make some formity to a group of men who be you wiper or master, and 1 compared to SIU ships. 1 would appreciate it very much inquiry as to the source of our do more than anyone else towards choose to believe that seamen are The Second Cook told me he if you would send the LOG so friend "Steamboat's" alleged shaping the U. S.'s foreign policy. "Ambassadors without Portfolio," had quit sailing for awhile be- 1 can keep up with the Union's "facts." The Cadet Corps was launched in since in mo.st cases, the only ;ause he could not live on the activities, meanwhile. I have sailed with men of all 1938 as a separate organization American people of other coun­ noney and put up with the CSU Donald Strelow tries see are the seamen and they lictatorship. He, and all the the major unions of the United from the Maritime Service. Milwaukee, Wis, States and I have not the slight­ With the advent of the war, it base their opinions accordingly. est doubt that the SIU has the was necessary to provide officers We are the-government and the TRIO OF DUNCAN MEN cream of the unlicensed person­ fast and so the laboriously-plan­ only reason unions are broken by nel, and that it is the coming ned four year program was "organized government finkihg" union. shelved in favor of a quick course, is because they put themselves which quite satisfactorily did the out on a limb and let someone LAUDS SIU CREW At present, I am sailing on the job of providing engineers and saw it off. At Kings Point there are no cartdlelight ceremonies, Meredith Victory, South Atlantic mates. where the "crumbhouse cadets" It wasn't until June 1946 that Steamship Company, and we have pledge themselves to be union the original four-year course was a good responsible crew, which is bi'eakers. reinstated at Kings Point, and the more than I can say for a certain Grace Lines passenger job I was first graduates will come out in READ THE LOG 1950. 1 am inclined to say that CO on a few^ months ago. The SEAFARERS LOG and the I think I have made clear the to 70 per cent will go to sea. Pilot are always in the libi-ary fact that this is not a letter by a PHONIES OUTNUMBERED and no one is shot at sunrise if "government fink," but is some­ Sure there have been phonies caught reading them. I venture thing for "Steamboat's" benefit. graduated from the academy, but to say that cadet midshipmen 1 wonder if he is aware of the they are more than offset by the know great deal more of the sea­ fact that, prior to the inception many hundreds of graduates who men's fight for decent working of the Cadet Corps, and its acad­ have Chief Engineer's and Mas- conditions, from Andrew Furuemy, the United States was the ters' licenses. There were many seth's time until now, than many only sizeable maritime nation in who were draft dodgers but what average good union members. the world that did not have a were they dodging? The Cadet And through it all. never are the training program to adequately Corps had the highest mortality unions presented in other than a insure a steady fIo<w of officers to rate of anything under the U. S. completely unbiased light. man its ships. The wmy "up the hawsepipe" is flag, for its size. As early as 1931, several years As for the Coast Guard boys still open, and many good men previous to the first concerted ef­ being used to crush the unions, I are still coming up that way. The fort of the seamen to better their am quite sure that or friend must only man who might have to •conditions,-Richard'McNiilty, now be dnaware "that when a ihan worry about his job is 'the than Rear Admiral'6f U. S. M. S., was goes to join"' the MEBA Or the Who is grossly incOnipetent ahd Aboard ihe 'V/atefman Vessel, SS Jaittes Duncan oh a re­ ithdying the Vafibds ptbgrams of 'MMP, they dotft ask him Where \vho shouldn't have it anyway, cent'trip to'Lisbon'for discharge of hOr coal cargo, were Slim, Biitain, Japan, Germany, Nor­ he got his license. That he has it Carl H. Swadell, MEBA Second Cook; Clyde White, Bosun, and the Chief Cook, who was way and the three or four state is sufficient. If a man just wants SS Meredith Victory unidentified. Ray Durbin, Deck Maintenance, took the photo. MEBA Man Holds SIU Crews Top Industry; Denies Charge Cadet Corps Is Anti-Union �Pege Sixteen THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, June 13, 1947 143 Companies Contracted To The SlU -Admira! Oriental Line -American Eastern SS Co. 3- -American-Hawaiian SS Co. 4- -American Mail Line 5- -American President Lines Ltd. 6- -American President Lines Ltd. 7- -Alaska Packers Association 8- -Alaska SS Co. 9- -Alaska Transportation Co. 10- -Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line 11- -Atwacoal Co., Inc. 12- -Automotive Trades Steamship Co. 13- -Arnold Bernstein SS Co. 14- -Alcoa SS Co., Inc. 15- -A. H. Bull SS Corp. 16- -American Liberty Lines Inc. 17- -Baxter and Co., J. H. 18- -Burns SS Co. 19- -Bloomfield Steamship Co. 20- -Bob-Lo Excursion Co. 21- -Baltimore Insular Inc. 22—Coastwise (Pacific Ear East) Line 23—Canadian National Railways 24 Cement Transit Co. 25 -Chicago, Duluth, Georgian Bay Transit Co. 26 -Cleveland & Buffalo SS Co. 27 -Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. 28 -Construction Aggregates Corp. 29 -Cleveland—Cedar Point SS Co. 30—Crystal Beach Transit Co. 31—Chamberlain & Co., W. R. 32 Coastal SS Co. 33 Coastwise SS & Barge Co., Inc. 34 Consolidated Olympic Line 3 5 -Coos Bay Lumber Co. 36 -Colonial Navigation Co. 37- -Canadian Gulf Line Ltd. 38- -Illinois-Atlantic Corp. 39- -Calmar SS Co. 40- -Cuba Distilling Co. 41- -Coyle Lines 42- -De La Rama SS Co. 43- -Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co. 44- -Dorothy Phillips SS Co. 45- -Deconhil Shipping Co. 46- -Dougherty Co. 47- -Debardeliban Coal Corp. 48- -Emery Co., W. L. 49- -Erie Sand & Gravel Co. 50- -Eastern SS Co. 51- -Eastern Transportation Co. 52- -Fitzimmons & Connell Dredge & Dock Co. 53- -Freeman & Co., S. S. 54- -Frelihew Southern Corp. 55- -Florida East Coast Coal Co. 56- -Florida Car Ferry Co. 57- -General SS Corp. 58- -Grace & Co., W. R. (As agents for Grace Lines, Inch Pacific Coast, West Coast, Mexican, Central Ameri­ can, Panama Service of Grace Line, Inc. and Pacific Coast South American Service of Grace Line, Inc.) 59- -Gorman SS Co. 60- -Griffiths & Sons, James 61- ^Griffiths SS Co. 62- -Gravel Products Co. 63- -Great Lakes Dredge & Dock 64- -Great Lakes Transport Corp. 65—General Petroleum Co. 66—Gulf Canal Lines 67—Gulf Shipbuilding Corp.—Tugboat Div. 68—Hammond Lumber Co. 69—Hammond Shipping Co., Ltd. I s T H M I A N I S I 70—Hanify Co., J. R. 71—Hart Wood Lumber Co. 72—fdobbs. Wall & Co. 73—^Hedger SS Corp. 75—Interocean SS Corp. 76—Island Transportation Co. 77—^Johnson. Lumber Co., A. B. 78—Kearney Steamship Co. 79—Kelley Island Lime and Transport Co. 80—Kingsley Co. of California 81—Luckenbach Gulf SS Co. 82—Lake Sand Corp. 83— -Lawrence Phillips SS Co. 84— -Linderman Co., Fred 8 5- -Los Angeles Tankers, Inc. 86- -Matson Navigation Co. 87- -Maritime Transit Co. 88- -McCarthy SS Co. 89- -Midland Steamship Co. 90- -Moore SS Co. 91- -Mississippi Shipping Co. 92- -Martin Marine Transportation Co. 93- -Mobile Towing & Wrecking Co. 94—Moran Towing & Transportation 95—Nantasket Boat Line 96- Northland Transportation Co. 97- Oceanic SS Co. 98- -Olson & Co., Oliver J. 99- -Owens—Parks Lumber Co. 100- -Overlakes Freight Corp. 101- -Ocean Dominion Line 102- -Orbis SS Corp. 103- -Ore SS Corp. 104- -Olympic SS Co. 105- -Pacific Atlantic SS Co. (Quaker Liite) 106- -Pacific Mail SS Co. 107- -Pacific Republics Line (Moore-McCormack, Inc.)] 108- -P. L. Transportation Co. 109- -Port Oxford Lumber Co. 110- -Peninsular and Occidental SS Co. 111- -Pacific Tankers, Inc. 112- -Ponce Cement Corp. 113- -Pope & Talbot, Inc. (McCormack SS Co. Div.) 114- -Ramselius Co., Captain J. 115- -Raritan SS Corp. 116- -River Terminals Corp. 117- -Richfield Oil Co. 118- -Sag Harbor Tanker Corp. 119- -Santa Ana SS Co. 120- -Seaway Lines, Limited 121- -Shepard SS Co. 122- -States SS Co. 123- -Schafer Bros. SS Lines 124- -Solano SS Co. 125- -Sierra SS Corp. 126- -Sudden & Christenson SS Co. 127- -Standard Oil of California 128- -South Atlantic SS Line 129- -Smith & Johnson SS Co. 130- -Seas Shipping Co. ' 131- -Savannah Lines 132- -Southern Transportation Co. 133- -Seatrain Lines, Inc. 134—St. Lawrence NavigatiomSS Co. 135—The Union Sulphur Co., Inc. 136 Tri-Lakes SS Co. 137- -Tidewater Associated Oil Co. (Associate Div.) 138 -Wilson Line 139 -Wisconsin & Michigan SS Co. 140- -Wheeler-Hallock Co. 141 -Wood Lumber Co., E. K. 142 -Waterman SS Corp. 143- -Wilmington Transportation And There Are Many More Coming � 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 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the 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 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 June 13, 1947 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 24 Description An account of the resource Headlines: IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME LONG STRUGGLE ENDS--ISTHMIAN IS SIU COOPERATION OF MEMBERSHIP AND NO GOAL IS IMPOSSIBLE VICTORY OF RANK AND FILE TEXAS NOW OPERATING IN SIU STYLE, WHICH MEANS OKAY ALL DOWN THE LINE SEAWAY LAWYER, NMU LEARN FROM NORTHLAND PARLEYS EMPEROR TRAGEDY UNDERLINES NEED FOR SEAFARERS SPECIAL MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS ACCEPTS HQ RECOMMENDATIONS; S. WHITE TO NEW YORK VICTORY IN HURON ELECTION IS ONLY THE FIRST STEP IN THE SEAFARERS VICTORY PARADE ON THE LAKES VETO ANTI-LABOR BILLS, AFL RALLY URGES ENDORSEMENTS NECESSARY FOR RATED JOBS ROBERT H. HARRISON LOSES PROLLER; STORM IMPEDES TOWING TO LIVERPOOL PROBE NEWHALL HILLS BLAST THAT TOOK SEAFARER'S LIFE LIRA RATE, 'SNOOTY' ENGINEER MAKE CREW'S BLOOD BOIL SS EVELYN PAYOFF IN BALTO. CLIMAXES A SMOOTH VOYAGE SAN JUAN HALL'S TREATMENT WINS TRIBUTE FROM BROTHER Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6/13/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log