http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/23cf9102e34e97a880277cf8894edca4.PDF 89e7c437703052a8dd2fcaff3f5b84de PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America VOL. X NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. MAY 21. 1948 T-H Act Slows NLRB Work, Delays Cities Service Case NEW YORK—^For over a month now, since the last Cities Service protest was overruled by the National Labor Relations Board, the Seafarers International Union has been awaiting certification as collective bargaining agent for the unlicensed personnel in the CS fleet. In the normal course of events, such certification would have been re­ Do It Now By .an overwhelming vole on the Referendum Ballot, the membership of the Sea­ farers International Union. A&G District, went on rec­ ord to protect itself in the hard days to come by build­ ing up a strike fund and by providing shoreside oper­ ating bases. That means a $10.00 Strike Assessment and a SIOJN) Building Assessment. Al­ ready many members have paid these sums. The operators will move without warning. It is our duty to be prepared. Pay the assessments im­ mediately. It is our insur­ ance for the future growth and strength of the Umon. No. 21 Seafarers Signs Tanker Outfit, Tweifth In Year ceived by now, but with the tre-« NE*W YORK—^With the signing of the U. S. Water­ While the Cities Service case, mendous backlog of work which ways Corporation ro a standard SIU tanker agreement. has piled up on the NLRB, there which would grant collective bar­ Headquarters of the Union this week announced that in is no telling when the final wore gaining rights to many tmlicensed seamen who really re­ will be forthcoming. the past year twelve new tanker companies had been Before the passage of the Taft- quire such i-epresentation, kicks brought under contract. At the same time last year, the Hartley law, the national of­ around the NLM offices, the SIU did not have a single contract in the tanker field. fices of the NLRB handled ap­ Taft-Hartleyites will be figuring proximately 600 to 700 cases per out how the Board and unions The additions, besides U. S. Waterways Corporation, are month, and the backlog never ex­ can be stymied even more effec­ Tanker Sag Harbor Corporation; Petrol Tanker Indusceeded 5058 cases. That was bac tively. ttries, Incorporated; J. M. Carras, enough, but not as serious as the Incorporated; American Tramp situation, has become today. Shipping Development Corpora­ To day the NLRB is more than tion; Philadelphia Marine Corpo­ 12,000 cases behind, and is only ration; U. S. Peti-oleum Carriers, able to process half the work it Incorporated; Strathmore Ship­ did before enactment of the T-H ping Company, Incorporated; law. Intercontinental Steamship Com­ Most of the delay is caused by pany; Federal Motorship Cor­ the law's requirement that unions the lead of New York employers eligible for unemployment insur­ poration; Metro Petroleum Ship­ By JOSEPH VOLPIAN must go through special election Here is the history of the situa­ ance after the proper* period. Special Services Representative ping Corporation; and Palmer procedures before requesting em­ tion. This view was followed in New Shipping Corporation. ployers to institute a union shop NEW YORK—The shipowners York and elsewhere until New In 1946 when seamen first be­ This represents close to fifty contract. Even Representative in their greed for extra profits York State began to pay back to came eligible for imemployment ships, with more to be added in Fred Hartley, co-author of the have discovered a new way to insurance, a group of big wheels the employers the money left the near future. In addition, law admits that this is unneces­ drop the boom on seamen.. Using from the New York State bu­ over in the unemployment insur­ certification in the Cities Service sary. little legal skullduggery they reau handling the matter came to ance fimd at the end of the year. fleet is pending, and that will In the fii'st 6,000 cases, less than 50 shops voted against the are trying to welsh on unemploy­ SIU headquarters to get the facts There was $168 million for all mean sixteen more ships. Other employers, shipowners included. companies are in the process of on our hiring practices. ** union shop, and adds Robert ment insurance. The shipowners saw their chance being organized, but the names Denham, chief counsel for the .AGREEMENT and pounced. They are contending that if must be withheld at this time NLRB, "There's no reason to be­ After an extensive investigathey can come up with a phony Not only would they profit for strategic reasons. lieve there will be any change in claim that they offered a man a ation of the nature of seafaring from the rebate, but if they could The U. S. Waterways Corporathose figures." ob for another voyage the in general, the traditional as­ find ,a twist to make seamen (Continued on Page 3) man is not eligible for unem­ pects of the articles, the Hiring ineligible for unemployrhent The brutality which had characterized the Di Giorgio ployment compensation because Hall, Rotary shipping and other compensation on the beach they le is "quitting without just matters, these state officials could make the rebates even Farms strike flared again cause." The SIU is moving fast agreed that the end of the ar­ larger. In short, they decided to this week with the shooting ticles or the payoff constituted rob the poor-box. And, quite to counteract them. of James Price. Pres. of termination of a c(^ntract. naturally, shipowners in other An this started in New York Local 218, National Farm states fell in line. This meant that if a man came State where most of the steam­ Labor Union, AFL. For fur­ ther details on this strike, ship companies have headquar­ off a ship at the end of articles Here is the way it works in The importance of the SIU's ters. Unemployment insurance is he definitely was not "quitting New York. A man on the beach drive to organize tanker fleets see page 4. primarily a state matter but ship without just cause.'5 Nor was he finds that he needs unemploy­ is made clear by recent world^ ment compensation and goes up ship statistics showing that tank- , ~ Of course Senator Joseph Ball ownei's and operators in other being "fired for ipidconduct." of Minnesota, the "watch-dog' states have been quick to follow What was mofe, he was to apply for it. The insurance ers now constitute a quarter ef" people get in touch with the the world's total tonnage. of the Joint Committee on Labor . -i-company which sends back a let­ Management Relations, is not In addition, more tankers are ter saying that the man refused prepared to accept this as proof to sign on again and that he is being built, in the United States that workingmen want the union not eligible. He quit his job as well as abroad; because of the ' shop. without just cause, the company growing demand for petroleum He says that maybe the answer and the extended supply lines ; says. is to forbid the imion shop en­ to the Persian Gulf and else­ The Staten Island Marine Hos­ such delays > result in incon­ tirely, and he will begin hearings where. SHAKY GROUND venience and confusion, suggest on Monday, May 24, on how the pital requests that out-patients Of tonnage now under con­ that better medical service can Taft-Hartley law can be tight­ come for treatment on Wednes­ The companies have taken struction throughout the worldp be rendered if out-patients, visits ened up. days, Thursdays and Fridays their position knowing full well is a In addition to taking up the whenever possible from now on. are spread over the entire work that they are trying to deprive one ton in every five tanker ton. At present, about day and through the whole week. whole question of the union shop, seamen of what is rightfully 8d Reason for the request is that If you are an out-patient at theirs under law. Moreover, they 450 tankers are being operated the hearings will consider ways under the American flat,' and an­ the Out-Patient Department is Staten Island, try scheduling and means of giving' employers iJcnow that they are violating a other 30 are being built by pri­ even rnore latitude in influencing carrying a very heavy load. Be­ your visits for Wednesdays, maritime tradition by which em­ vate operators. or coercing workers to vote cause almost everybody arrives Thursdays and Fridays between ployment ends with the articles. First tanker ever built came against the union, and will also for treatment on Mondays and 9:00 and 10:30, a.m. or between They know they are on very down the ways in 1886 and was Tuesdays between 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. . seek to find ways to amend the shaky ground when they con­ described as a "petroleum 3:00 p.m., there often are long That way you'll find the doc­ tend that a man is "quitting law so that employers will be denied the right to bargain with delays in getting to" individual tors less busy, and much better without just cause" because he steamer." Called the Gluckauf, she was German designed and * able to give your case the full tmions about jointly administered patients. British built. Hospital officials, aware that attention it. deserves. welfare funds. (Continwi from Page 3) •at Sm Fights For Right Of Seamen To Get Unemployment Insuranre -• • i Tanker Tonnage now Comprises Quarter Of lUorlil Bottoms Staten island Hospital Arranges New Schedule For Out-Patients q -M �Page Two '•V( • 'hi' SEAFARERS LOG m- : ik'^' ifc:;:. THE SEA V A HERS LOG Fjriday. jMay 2L 1948 ^ 7WP NBXT MOt^£ ^ 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 Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Phony Advertising * There was rarely a day during the depression when the newspapers weren't full of pictures showing helmeted National Guardsmen clubbing strikers, or persuading them to stop picketing by thrusting sharp bayonets at them. Prom one end of the country to the other, the NG was called out to break strikes and , strikers, so that the boss coiild continue to pay sweat-shop wages. The strength of labor, however, could not be denied. Many politicians have said that it was the New Deal which made it possible for labor to organize. That is just so much poppy-cock. It was the power of the workingmen themselves, joined into solid unions, which forced the government to institute reforms. Now we see the black days, which we had thought were behind us, starting to overtake us again. Pick up the newspapers any day and see the pictures of the police and' National Guard units brutally felling strikers and split­ ting picketlines. In the May 14 issue of the LOG, a Brother wrote an article warning the younger members of the SIU against joining the National Guard. He pointed out that the NG is used for strike-breaking, and that many men would find themselves lighting members of their own families, one on the picketline, and the other being forced to bust it. Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegsdes by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Built on the same principle as the National Guard is the Naval Reserve, which has been carrying on a re­ cruiting campaign in the merchant marine. Staten Island Hospital Men Now In The Marhe Hospitals : There is a strong possibility that the maritime unions in this country will be forced to strike to preserve the These are the Union Broihers currently in the marine hospitals, Hiring Hall and the Rotary Shipping principle. In that as reported by the Port Agents, These Brothers find time hanging case, the Naval Reserve will in all probability be ordered heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by by the President to sail the ships. writing to them. l) . This is no pipe dream. The threat to use the Navy k as strikebreakers was made when the CMU hit the bricks. , Then only the SIU stand that such a move would be conr.T-sidered a lockout caused the authorities to change their plans. It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that the same actics will be tried this time. Already the newspapers whipping up anti-union sentiment against seamen's fejS™-Organizations. The National'Guard and the Naval Reserve, in adyertisements, play up the healthful advantages of mem' bership in either of those organizations. In glowing terms 1"; the ads speak of the smart uniforms, the snappy drilling I and the two weeks vacation in the country each year. : Not a single word about the strike-breaking activities that have made the NG hated by labor all over the nation. Not a single word about the time the President threatened fcil Naval Reserve to break a maritime strike. - More and more Americans are waking up to the threat posed by the National Guard and the Naval Re­ serve, two groups, which might be the strong force of repression, in the United States. As trade unionists, the members of the Seafarers International Union should have nothing to do with these gpyernment agenci^v which have in the past, and can be in the future, used to MOBILE HOSPITAL J. B. McGUFFIN E. J. SILLIN A. M. MCDOWELL E. B. HALL H. ALLMAN TIM BURKE GALVESTON HOSPITAL JAMES BLACK (SUP) E. LERMA • . CLAYTON KELLY ROBERT FRENCH COMMON (SUP) JENKINS W. M. GUY (SUP)^ NEILS M. COLSTRUPP X % % STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL P. LOPEZ J. RODRIGUEZ E. CASTRO E. WILISCH J. GORDON . P. FRANKMANIS E. OLSEN ' G. FINKLEA S. HEIDUCKI J. W. McNEELY ' ^ ^ ^ A. JENSBY . . i!' : J: L.ROBERTS •' G. R. MITCHELL I f . F.-NERING- • , P. R. J. QUIMERA W. J. WOLFE J. OVERTON J. W. McCASLIN H. CHRISTENSEN J. PACHECO R. M. KYLE I. B. GRIERSON J. H. MURRAY C. NANGLE •G. VECCHIO H. CORDES t ft 4. SAVANNAH HOSPITAL G. R. ANDERSON J. H. FERGUSON W. H. KUMKE TROY THOMAS J. R. BATSON W. JUST J. R. ROLIN J. NEELY ft ft ft NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL F. GARRETSON ' A. LOOPER J. DENNIS C. MASON A. LIPARI P. D. VAUGHN A. AMUNDSEN ' N. A. GENdVESE G. BRADY •L. D, WEBB -'''ii'd.- •asr-," You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tuesday —• 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 5th and 6th floors.) Thursday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday — 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) R. BUNCH A. EDEFORS E. H. IVARRA L. CLARKE E. DRIGGERS J. GAINSLAND Jpi. B. DUFFY E. HEBERT J. KENNAIR J. H. ASHURST J. E. MAYHART L. A. HOLMES C. PETTERSON T. DAILEY « A. OLSEN R. E. GRAYAY •v. S. LeBLANC M. PETERSON M. FITZGERALDft ft ft BRIGHTON MARINE •HOSP,^i%, R. LORD A. BONTI J. PENSWICK W. CAREY J. CONNOLLY J. KORY R. KING J. LEES J- CijARRETTE' �Friday. May 21, 1948 THE SEAFARERS Operation Chow Raised No Beefs When the Seafarers went to •the assistance of the United Fin­ ancial Employes in the Wall Street beef, it definitely estab­ lished the effectiveness of its strike machinery. Notable was the smooth-functioning feeding setup, which kept the thousands of pickets amply fed throughout the strike. Responsible in a large measure for the success of this always important a.spect of strike acti­ vity ,was Seafarer George Whale, Chief Steward. Brother Whale had complete charge of the feed­ ing operation, fx-om the purchas­ ing of the food to its distribu­ tion. NO CHOW BEEFS ; Probably no sounder evidence GEORGE WHALE of the good job done' by Brother Whale and the rest of the men , engaged in feeding the pickets George joined the SIU in 1943, is the fact that this is the first when he returned to sea- after beef when there were no chow working shoreside since 1927. He beefs. started sailing in 1912. In 1947 . While it is true that coffee he was a member of the rank was occasionally slow in reach­ and file committee which worked ing the picketlines, it was not out Stewai-ds Department rules a. production problem. There changes to be incorporated in just weren't enough cars avail­ the contract. able at all times to transport the Brother Whale stayed on the beach for the entire period of food. .In pitching in on the UFE the UFE strike in order to see beef. Brother Whale drew on his the job through to the finish. He SiU strike experiences, among appeared well satisfied when it these being the 194^ General was all over. Strike and last year's Isthmian "Everything went off smoothly according to plan," he said. strike. Russia's Merchant Vessels Marltime's Latest Mystery \ U.S. fleet. However, the move­ ments of only about 110 ships ai'e reported. Where the rest go and what they cari-y is a Soviet secret. The reason that the movements of the 110 can be recorded by the western nations is they touch foreign ports and so find their way into American, British and other registers. Apparently the i-est of the fleet travels only between Soviet ports or Soviet-controlled ports in which ship arrivals and de­ partures can be covered by censorshipOf the 87 American-built ships which went to the Soviet Union under lend-lease and later State Department sale only 23 can be (Continued from Page 1) located. Among the "missing tion operates two tankers, and is dickering for others. The ones are 27 Libertys. STRANGE VOYAGES already in action are the John The movements of the 110 So­ H. Marion and the Eugene W. viet ships hitting non-Soviet Hilgard. Mar-Trade Corporation ports are rather mystifying in is the general agent for the com­ themselves. These ships cer­ pany. tainly are not operated econ­ Included, in the contract is the omically, maritime economists new higher wage scale, which point out. has been written into all agree­ They sail no regular runs, and ments signed since approximately their voyages are too hap-hazard a month ago. Companies already and ^ too extended for effective under contract will be pi-esented tramping. with the increased wage scale For instance a ship will bring veiy soon. a cargo of Russian manganese Starting from scratch, and with from the Black Sea to Baltimore. not even a toehold in the tanker Instead of returning to the industry, the SIU has, in the Black Sea, the ship will wander period of a short year, estab­ up and down the U.S. eastern lished itself as a dominant force. seaboard picking up a little SIU contracts are tops in the in­ cargo here, , a little moi'e . there, dustry, and the way Cities Serv­ then go through the Canal to ice seamen flocked to sign pledge the Pacific Coast to finish loadcards is.sufficient evidence of the ng. From the Pacific Coast the Seafarers reputation among tank- ship will- depart for Vladivostok. Such irregular and uneconomic ermen. The approrimately 1,500 new operations, have led to the sus­ jobs which have been added as picion that the ships are used to a result of the tanker organizing train naval pex'sonnel, as well as drive • wil|l also • prove to be a merchant seamen to man the ves­ strong wAll against impending sels planned under the Soviet unemploynient: on the American Union's huge . shipbuilding pror gram. watei^ront Top mystery of the maritime world is the exact aim and na­ ture of the Soviet Union's mei'chant fleet which operates be­ hind an "iron curtain," like everything else in the USSR. The .Soviets are believed to have the world's fourth largest fleet consisting of approximately 600 ships, a little less than third of the number in the active Seafarers Signs Tanker Companv, Tuielfth In Vear LOG Page Three Seafarers Must Prepare Now For Dark Days That Lie Ahead By AUSSIE SHRIMPTON, mings for the pui-pose of break­ Luckily for us, we have a ing the seamen's unions and re­ barometer by which we can see The pages of history ai-e scored turning the balance of power to how things are going. What throughout with cases of guys the shipowners. happens to the NMU, whose con- , and gals who refused to take a The first to come up will be tracts expire before ours,* will be warning of what was in store for the NMU, whose members are so tried on us. them. busy fighting among themselves, BE PREPARED From the biblical chap who re­ and are so torn on matters of fused to heed the handwriting on internal policy that they may We enjoy, through the use of. the wall right to the fellow who well crack under the first on­ job action, quite fair relations thinks he is going to be the next slaught and give up completely with most of our contracted com­ President of the United States, or, what is worse,'compromise. panies. But if the NMU com­ one and all have failed to under­ There can be no compromise panies win, you can bet your stand what was shown to them about the essentials over which bottom dollar that the SIU com­ and told to them. this battle will be fought, namely panies will get set for, the kill. Fellows, it can happen to us the Hii-ing Hall and Rotary Ship­ If they try it, they have some unless we are prepared for what ping. These constitute the jugu­ rude shocks coming. We are by, is to come. The writing is on lar vein of the seamen's unions. no means unprepared, and that the wall for all to see, and only If they go, we go, and shipping big Taft-Hax-tley stick doesn't a mental ostrich who persists in scai-e us. putting his head in the sands of retuiTis to the dark days of back­ We have been alex-ted and our complacency can fail to see it. door jobs, company favoi-ites, bad membership is ready. But if we food, bad accommodations add DARK DAYS COMING precious little overtime to boot. have to act, aU hands must make • Let's face facts. Dark days All that we have fought fox- a 100 pex-cent effox-t. How can you help now? First lie ahead of us, and it's damned will be whisked away in the by kicking in that 10-dollar lucky for us that we realize it twinkling of an eye. The "Cap­ and are preparing for the worst. tain Blighs" of the Merchant It certainly is not enough for "Marine will come out of their us to sit back and say, "Leave it rat-holes whex-e they have rested to the officials. Those guys in retirement, start dusting •"off know what they are doing." their gold braid and start getting They do know what they are their log books ready. doing, but at the same time the rank-and-file can get behind this thing right now, and start push­ ing so that the shipowners will know that we intend to stand no shoving around come next August. Here is the score. Manage­ ment has made the biggest cud­ Strike Assessment that you voted gel it ever had in order to beat (Continued from Page 1) for. Kick it in NOW. down labor. It was manufac­ does not stay aboard ship after The Union Strike Fund is a4 tured "for" them by the firm of the payoff. a very healthy level, but the ex­ Taft, Hartley & Company, and , Perhaps the ship has been out' tra assessment is going to raise doubtless cost a'lot of dough. It on a hard voyage of several it to an even healthier one so was given a few preliminary months duration. Dux-ing the' that we cannot be intimidated swishes and found to be all that war, even government agencies through our bellies if the heel management had hoped for. recognized that seamen needed drags out. A number of unions big and a pexiod ashore between voy­ The second way you can help small already have felt the bite ages. is by being personally prepared of the Taft-Hartley Act. But Mox-eover, there is no proof for what is to come. There can't right now, it is obvious that this that the phony offer of employ­ be any petty excuses, any finagl­ law is being cai-efully greased ment advanced by the company ing out of picket duty or any and oiled for its first big test means the same conditions. Per­ muttexing and moaning in the against the seamen this summer. haps the ship will be himgry. ranks. WITH TRIMMINGS Or pex-haps it will switch to a One and all of us mxist be in The stage is being set. All the tropical run, or to some other there fighting to keep all that we forces of a lying press and other run that some men don't like or, have won, and all that we hold most dear guaranteed by decent forms of phony pi-opaganda al­ worse, can't stand. Actually, the trick is not work­ contracts for us as seamen of the ready are at work. There is go­ ing to be a knock-down and ing in New York quite the way American Merchant Marine. drag-out affair with all the trim­ the owners thought it woxxld. New York State officials are not Praises Shipmates taking the shipownex-s "evi­ Second-Year Man dence" without allowing a sea­ man claiming insurance a fxxll hearing. And in a good many instances the seamen ax-e getting their compensation. When New York State de­ cides on a fixed policy it will be reported in the LOG. FORM LETTER In other states, however, sea­ men are being disqualified left and right. When they apply the company sends a forxix letter say­ ing that they refused employ­ ment and there goes their com­ pensation money—out the win­ dow so. far as they are con­ cerned. Until the Union can get this mess straightened out, we make the following suggestion. Benjamin Mignano, AB. who paid off the SS Pennmar re­ If you are faced with such a Clarence Lohne. who is now cently. had words of praise for company stand when you apply in his second year as a mem­ ber of the SIU. makes up for for compensation, demand a the strong Union spirit of his Make the company shipmates; his lack of years by his un­ hearing. "The fellows really did a ion enthusiasm. He's all the come to the hearing with some way for the SIU and with good real evidence that you qxiit good job on that ship." he said. Brother Mignano, a member reason—SIU wages. and con­ without just cause. If you take ditions are the best in the a firm stand you can help the of the SIU since 1944, specific­ industry. Brother Lohne re­ whole membersh^ defeat this ally mentioned Gerald Stilley. cently paid off the Benjamin money-grabbing move by the Deck iDelegate. "for his good unionism." owners. Lundy. He sails as Wiper. SiU Fights For Seamen's Right To Jobless Pay '•'i' V, •fl �• • V •• • mmm Hp . fas S £ 4 Page Four R S RS toe Ftidar, 21, W*S A Report It has gfent agents to Texas to farming and corporation agricul-, enlist and employ strike A brother AFL union, the National Farm Labor Union, ture. are moving to crush, imionbreake'rs. < led by H. L. Mitchell, has been on strike against the Di Giorgio ism in the central valley of Cali­ There is a strike. The corpora­ Farms in California for more than eight months. The Di fornia. The Di Giorgio Fruit Corpora­ tion can no longer blink at this Giorgio interests are nation'wide. from farms in California fo Agamst formidable opposition tion's 12,000 acre ranch in Kern fact. the strikers have reason to be shipping on the East Coast. County, located 18 miles from The corporation has now in Violence and brutality have marked the strike. The eighteen- conf. lent. Twice since the strike feakersfield, California, is one of its' employ hundreds of "scabs". mile long picketlines, which extend all around the farm, ham began the AFL unions of the . the largest enterprises of its kind They pass through the picket been broken many times by the police and by paid strike­ state have sent relief caravans, in the United States. It is the lines in the presence of a heavy breakers. In violation of the law, scabs have been brought carrying food, clothes and funds backbone of a $20,000,000 busi- police guard that is on duty at across the state lines, from Texas and New Mexico, and in to the strikei's and their families. ' ness owned by Joseph Di Gio- all times. The sheriff's supply of some cases across the national boundary, from Mexico. LABOR BRIDGE , • gio's family corporation. reserve arms and strike breaking Organized labor in California, and throughout the rest of The California American' Fed­ Di Giorgio requires some 1,200 equipment is kept in a trailer the_ country, has aided the strikers. Food end money have been eration pf Labor has declared employees to operate this ranch. just inside the corporation yard collected from coast-to-coast. Caravans bearing food and cloth­ that the distance between indus­ At the peak of the season he Di Giorgio has drawn his strike ing have brought much needed assistance to the starving farm trial and agricultural workers is "hires additional field hands and breaking crews from the "skid laborers. being bridged by this demonstra­ packers. Many of these full rows" of the valley towns and Their plight is desperate, but although they have been tion of solidarity. time workers live in the towns from Texas. Signed statements offered bribes to scab, not a single man or woman has crawled Union organization is making of Ai-vin and Lamont, a short are on record showing that many back to work since the picketlines were first set up> headway in the San Joaquin •distance fi-om the corporation's of these men were hired without In tribute to these gallant strikers, and in order to give VaUey. One attempt at wage fields and packing sheds. knowledge .of the strike. their story the widest circulation, the LOG is proud to print cutting has been stopped. . Other workers live in BakersAs long as the corporation can a special article, written by' Ernesto Galarza. Educationai field. Still others drift in with successfully cross hundreds of The strikers have shown that Director of the NFLU. the tide of migratory labor that strike breakers through the they can conduct a peaceful /rises and falls with every change picket line it will probably re­ campaign in the face 'of violent of the California seasons. The attempt to demonstration was apparently in­ ings of the Committee, h61d in provocation. frain from using violence. On October 1, 1947, over 1,100 It has not always been so con­ tended to provoke mass violence, Los Angeles on February 18, arouse community feeling against of these workers called a strike. siderate. On one occasion a mob which was avoided by the pres­ 1948, were a disappointment to the strikers has failed. Chamber They had organized a union and of forty persons ran out of the ence of mind of the caravan Di Giorgio. The union got a of Commerce officials in Kem had voted to strike for union corporation yard armed with tire ieaders. clean bill of health. Its officers County have met in conference recognition, collective bargaining irons and clubs and severely beat While the strikei's are deter­ answered all questions. The case with the president of the union ?: and better pay. mined to keep the peace on the of the corporation was so weak and expressed a willingness to three pickets. The strike is now in its eighth The day before this incident picket line, they have been fore­ that Di Giorgio himself failed to support extension of unemploy­ month. ment insurance to agricultural took place, Di Giorgio had or­ warned that violence may be appear. 20-MILE LINE ganized a motorized column used again. 'More recently, the suggestion woi-kers in the state. Di Giorgio has sought to place against the relief caravan sent has been Advanced in the nature The sti'ikters have focused pub­ , ' Joseph Di Giorgio keeps a sil­ •the label of communism on the of a veiled threat, that the in­ lic attention, not merely on .their ent watch on the picket line from by California trade unions. As the caravan passed the strikers. Already the state legis- vestigation be continued by Con­ own plight, but beyond that on . a. vantage point 3,000 miles away at his headquarters, 66 Harrison main gates of the Di Giorgio ature, through the TenneyXom- gress. Union official > have wel­ the basic issues that face millions • St., New York City. He con­ ranch, a hostile line of trucks mittee, has held hearings to in­ comed this proposal. of Amei'ican citizens whose labor This is a brief summary of the raises the crops :that feed -the tends, through his lawyers, that and cars moved in the opposite: vestigate alleged communist fi­ nation and a starving world. •"There is no strike. There are direction on the same road. The nancing of the union. The hear­ forces behind which finance no issues." But the determination of the men and women who have kept %dgil on a 20 mile picket line for more than seven months has forced Di Giorgio to recognize that there is a strike, a problem • .and an issue. Di Giorgio has recognized the facts of the situation in deeds, if not' in words. The Corporation has hired hundreds of strike , breakers. ^ It has used Mexican contract QUESTION: Now that shipboard promotions have been done away with, except in em­ workers, imported from Mexico under the auspices of the Mexi­ ergency cases, what do you think of requiring members to register in just one rating? By ERNESTO GALARZA . Educational Director. National Farm Labor Union, AFL. THOMAS RODGERS. Bofun: By registering in just one rat­ ing there will be more oppor­ tunity for men holding just one rating to get a job. There wiU then be a greater pick of those jobs on the board. Men no long­ er will zegistez in a dozen rat­ ings and then go down the list when jobs are in short supply. It's not fair for a man having six or seven ratings to take u job from a man registered in just one rating. The odds aren't fair when, for example, a man can bid for six jobs and another member for just one. If a man holds .a high rating he should ship in that rating. can and United State govern­ ments, to work behind the picket line. It has harbored a mob that set upon and beat, peaceful union ^^pickets. ; It has refused to sit down with state and federal conciliators. It has tried to prejudice citiADD GILHAM. Ni. Ck.-Bk.: zens of good will against the • union by distributing a state- That is the only way for a —^iiTcnt entitled, "A Community man to register. There should Arou.sed." • be no question about it. This It has attacked the strikers be- way, when registering, a man f - fore Congress and before the na­ will be bidding for the job he tion through the Congressional knows best. Chances are that he knows this job best and will do ' Hecoi'd, ' It has organized hostile public a better job aboard ship. If a jdemonstra'ilons against relief man has the skill to hold sev­ . caravans sent by organized labor eral ratings, he should ship only at the top one. He gets more to aid the strikers. : It has caused to be published pay and leaves the less-skilled full page newspaper advertise- jobs to the rest of the member­ ments stating its side of the case. ship. Too, I'm in favor of the It has persuaded the stat^ membership registering in just legislature to investigate the one rating because jobs are not : ^ Union for alleged communist ac- in great supply now and men are tivities. '''lA avgU^lg ir. aU ratings. yV \ • GEORGE THORNHILL, Ch. St.! Registering in one rating is beneficial to the whole member­ ship.. When and if a higher rat­ ing is called front the board a man holding that, rating is the only one who can take it. When a dower rating is called it is not right for him to have first crack at that job, too. As long as there is an 'abundance of men around for all ratings and no shortage exists, men should register and sail at their top rating and no lower, thereby giving men with lower ratings a crack at the other jobs. It's the proper way to 'give every one an equal chance at the available jobs. • // /jrt, liiiiiiill WAtmmmim WILLIAM TODD, Jr. Eng.: That's a good idea. It gives other fellows a belter chance to grab ships. If men holding sev­ eral rating—I hold all rating in the Engine Department except Deck Engineer knd Electrician—i are in a hurry to ship they can register as FWT and get out in a hurry. If they're in no particu­ lar hurry, they can register at their top rating—Jr. Engineer, in . my case—and wait it out a bit./ I register all around no:w. but I. don't think it is fair to all. Men work hard to get higher ratings,, so they should always ship in their highest rating. / �•- mn-'" rHdity. 2!i^ IWr L&(^ Page Five Seafarers Celebrate Opening Of New Hall in Port New Orleans By EARL SHEPPARD NEW ORLEANS — The new ports drop in for the festivities, SIU building here in this port 'and bring their wives and girl is at long last ready to move I friends. People from other trade unions are also Welcome. into. And just in time, too, to Beer and sandwiches will be keep the Brothers from sweat­ served—the beer by the genero­ ing it out this summer in the sity of local gin mills — and a bid Hall at 339 Chartres Street. good time is guaranteed to all. As of right now, our new ad­ Shipping has been pretty good dress is 523 Bienville Street, al- here lately and should even show jlhough for a few days the Dis­ signs of improvement. Seven patcher is at the old location im- ships paid off last week, includ­ til the telephones can be changed ing two passenger vessels, the and a few minor repairs made Alcoa Clipper and the SS Del Mar, Mississippi. These two, and to the entrances and floors. the freighters, -took on new The recreation and meeting crewmerabers, and that relieved floor has been set up with plenty ' of tables and chau-s, writing shipping considerably. facilities, radio and loudspeak- Beefs were minor, and all squared away right at the pay­ offs. They consisted of fumiga­ I <30TTA MAKE THE tion gripes, ship's stores, etc. OPENlHS OF THE AIEW But all were settled to the satis­ OR1.EAMS »4AU.! faction of the crews involved. On Overtime To insure payment, all claims for overtime must be turned in to the heads of de­ partments no later than 72 hours following' the comple­ tion of the overtime work. As soon as the penalty work is done, a record should be given to the Department head, and one copy held by theiman doing the job. In addition the depart­ mental delegates should check on all overtime sheets 72 hours before the ship makes port. Shipping Good In Puerto Rico; Maritime Trades Council Formed By SAL COLLS SAN JUAN — Although we have had no actual payoffs or sign ons in this port, we have shipped enough replacements to Bull and Waterman vessels to let us say that shipping is fairly good . We had a couple of beefs to handle last week, and we got them settled. There was an AB who flew here after missing the Kathryn, one of the Bull ships, in New York. He had to get' off. ' Another AB who was onr Waterman's Monarch of the Seas^ declared his willingness to sail, as Deck Maintenance, a ratinghe held. So it was a simple i-Mii matter to take him off the ship and send him back out as Deck Maintenance. So perhaps this, wasn't really a beef. Biggest thing we haye had to. contend with here has been the dispute between the ILA and the UTM about dividing up the. •v -'!t longshore work in Arroyo. How-ever, that has been squared now' aside a ne.st egg to tide him and they are splitting the jobs over a week or two in case 50-50. We sat in on a meeting of offi= something should happen. cials from both unions from There still are a lot of aliens ports all over Puerto Rico when who haven't filled out the SIU they settled the problem. On questionnaire on the alien ques­ April 30, we loaned the San tion. This questionnaire is part Juan Hall to ILA officials -who of a Union program to help the were planning their policy on alien members get squared away. the situation. The Union can't do much until is has all the information about One thing that came out of this settlement is a brand new AFI. the aliens it can get. Here is a litye general advice Mal-itime Trades Council which' to all aliens. If you have five we have just organized for this years or more in this country, port. We are waiting for a make every effort to get your charter now, when we get it weH let you know. papers. Shipping is slow and your pa­ We have a committee out look­ pers can help you ship. More- ing around town for a suitable ovei-, all aliens who can certain­ building which can be bought ly should obtain visas so they at the right price. The commit­ can sail coastwise once in a tee is acting in accord with in­ structions from Headquarters. while. We'll wind up by passing on On the education front we are some congratulations to the New I making-' sure that the members Orleans branch for the new. Hall here understand the new ship­ down that way. We hear it is ping rules voted on the referenone swell place and that the I dum ballot. We haven't been able boys have fixed it up right. The to go beyond that recently, be-" whole membership will be proud cause the ILA-UTM dispute kept of the bright and shining struc­ us from holding , pur last sched­ ture. uled meeting. Shipping is At Sttmdstiii in New York By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK The long expect­ ed slump finally caught up with us in this port. Suddenly ship­ ers. There will be ample space ping all but stood stiH. In fact, to seat the membership at meet­ so far as the Stewards Depart­ ings, instead of having half the ment "is concerned, there just isn't any shipping, none to speak Brothers stand. The lavatories have been, of anyway. equipped with showers, and any Is this situation permanent? Brother wanting a shower has Or is it temporary? Will things only to walk in and turn on get a whole lot better when that Marshall Plan really gets up the faucet. steam? The. answer to all three PROUD PEOPLE questions is easy: we don't In general the membership know. hereabouts is. proud of the new Right now, the chartered ships Hall and frequent comparisons are being turned back to the are made to other Halls. The Maritime Commission, and towed general feeling is that all Bran­ away to the boneyards because ches should have new Halls, as there are no cargoes to putdnto EOdn as possible, so that all SIHi them. jnen- can enjoy the privileges of j But let's go to more pleasant their own Halls. things. Let's look at the payoffs. There will be the formal open­ We have had some payoffs de­ ing and dedication of the Hall spite the sad state of shipping, after the regular meeting of and, for once anyway, there Wednesday, May 19. The fellas weren't any sour ones. here ask that Brothers in other NO BEEFS Galveston Good ToBookmembers man Taylor at the American Merchant Marine Institute seems to be saying. Just how he figures things, we don't know. All we can say is that, if what. he claims is cor­ rect, SIU members are getting cheated. Perhaps they ought to apply to the AMMI for the dif­ ference between what they ac­ tually get and what the AMMI spokesman «ays they are paid. These people who claim sea­ men make too much money al­ ways overlook a lot of things. For one thing, they forget that sailing is hard work and that it takes a lot of savvy. And they AtWAVS Sc»vieTWI»V& Tt>J50! T Among the best was the pay­ off of the Maiden Victory, a Wa­ terman vessel in from an inter- forget that few seamen can coastal run. There was nothing, count on 12 months' pay a year. wrong with her, except a few If seamen are making too of the minor" things that always much money, what about the By CHARLES STARLING By KEITH ALSOP can be settled in a few minutest shipowners? The United States GALVESTON — Shipping con­ j About as good was the payoff Lines announced its profit for SAVANNAH—This port Agent or six weeks, but still and all it" tinues to be good for bookmen of the Afoundria, another Wa­ last year. The total was more; feels like the warden of Sing gives us something to look for-' millions of dollars than anybody Sing who watches the men walk ward to. here, although we had only one terman. She was ih from a for­ ever saw all at once. the last mile to the electric WORD TO" WISE payoff and one sign on last week. eign trip. chair. We don't watch anybody U. S. Lines is not an SIU Two Isthmians came in from We would like to tip off the Moreover, we expect things to be a little better for at least the the Far East for very clean pay­ company, but there is no rea­ walk that last mile, but we do boys who sail as OS, Messman offs. These two-, the George son to think that other steam­ payoff ships and then see them or Wiper to staj*^ away from this' next couple of weeks. Chamberlain and the Steel Di­ ship companies, including those start that forlorn journey to the port until shipping improves. We Tlie payoff was on the SS Caleb rector, had signed on their crews contracted to the SIU, aren't boneyard. have plenty of men on hand^ Strong, and she signed right on on the West Coast, but they making similar profits. Next week we have four pay­ from Jacksonville and Charles­ again. We notice that a few of the offs, and two of the vessels are ton, not to mention the mencame here to payoff. _ The only beef was about some The Alcoa Cavalier came in country's biggest industrial out-| overtime that had not been without a beef again. She's a fits are beginning to talk about to be taken out of active service. from right around here who can turned in withip the 72' hour nice ship now and we are' go­ cutting prices. They're doing this One is of the Arnold Bernstein rough it out until they get. a limit. However, we got it ing. to be sorry when we lose just because the working men| line, and the other belongs to berth. The way shipping is now one. squared to everybo^Tr^^p.' satisfac­ her. Now that she's in good SIU and women are- asking for a South Atlantic. tion. Incidentally, the ship shape, she is going to start sign­ little bit more money to meet However, an. Overlakes ship would think that the days of will payoff in Jacksonville, and jumping ship were over. But went out with a new Skipper. • ing on in New Orleans and pay­ the weekly grocery bill. then head for Germany, and the What is expected to hold this ing off in Mobile. Why didn't these guys do some SS Southwind will payoff here every now and then we run into some characters who still go in port up for a while is the fact Despite the poor shipping the price cutting last year? If thaj' and go right out again. for that line of stuff. that there still are a lot of grain Patrolmen here are as busy as had, things might be a lot dif-j Picture their surprise when Now for a little piece of good cargoes scheduled to leave from ever. If they don't have a payoff ferent now. They just didn't look news. It looks like the new they come into the Hall and we the Texas coast for Europe. That to attend, they have plenty of very far ahead. Hall we have been looking for tell them that they have au­ grain fills a lot of holds. work to do keeping Headquar­ STAY GEARED will be ours at last. For the tomatically plastered a $50.00 Meanwhile, we keep' going ters' records straightened out. last few days we have been fine on themselves—which has That's a big job in itself. Meanwhile, we have to keep after the tankers and that is dickering for a newer location, to be paid before .shipping "cut ourselves geared for action in plenty to do, for a lot of tankers TOO MUCH MONEY and aU who have seen it think again. case we have to go out and fight hit these ports. They really cry the blues. But ; Other than the above, things The other day we found out for the Hiring-Hall and Rotary it will be just the place for us. are quiet in the Galveston area, something we didn't know — Shipping in the middle of this Of comse, we don't have it yet, so far, we haven't run into any both for the Seafarers and for Seamen are making too much summer. It might not be a bad and if arid when we get it we second offenders, 'so the cure money. At lea^, that's what this I idea for every member to set won't be abfe to move in for five must work. the whole-labor movement. Savannah Gets The Boneyard Run I' Jf �IW Pag« Six TBS SEAFARERS LOG Mobile Shipping Holds Steady, But Beach Still Overcrowded A TOUCH OF XMAS By CAL TANNER i: IS: •'• t- TAAssf, M&7 21, 1948' The Patrolmen Say— MOBILE — Shipping here re­ ^ The sign ons were accom­ mained steady for the past week plished easily enough. We just Two-Skipper Ship with about 190 men shipping out. had to see that a few repairs NEW YORK — A short while However, we have upward of 700 were made here and there, and men on the beach, so don't rush that the slopchests were in good ago we paid off the tanker shap. down. Petrolite, which had just re­ One ship which the boys who . The Marshall Plan cargoes ac­ turned from almost eleven tually are beginning to move were lucky enough to make her months of shuttling between the from here, but not in enough really snapped up was the Robin Persian Qulf and ports in France volume yet to warrant pulling Kettering. She was the answer and Belgium.^ to a seaman's prayer. any ships from the boneyard. Perhaps that development will She had innerspring mat­ • Overall, this wagon had a come some day. tresses, great big lockers and pretty good crew aboard. That There were seven payoffs in every modern convenience. More­ is, except for the Skipper. If it Mobile during the past week and over, she seemed to have a good weren't for this guy, the payoff, six sign ons. Most of the pay- bunch of officers. pffs were Watermans. as usual, The Kettering is one of the could -be written off as a good and the rest were Alcoa and jobs that the Robin Line has re­ one with a fine crew aboard. fSS;SSS™-':> i fi5:;:>Sp;:vsg:,x Bernstein. converted from wartime baby However, the crew found that ' The only one that was any flattops, and she sure is a beau­ iiiiiiii doing business with this guy was trouble Was the SB William tiful ship. no easy matter. Carter of the Bernstein Com­ We had a Waterman that was pany, and the trouble on her a swell ship too. This was the Of course, he had a million was largely technicaL * Madaket which came in, paid off alibis for his conduct. He was In case the weather gets hot in the next few days, this in Gulfport, signed right on again MONEY FLIES blessed with a gift of gab that picture of the SS Knox Victory should cool you off. This was would pale a Union Square spell­ The company had to fly the and sailed for Bremen. Her taken on a crossing of the-Knox from Maine to Bremerhaven, binder. We had heard his kind payoff money down from New Stewards Department especially by Brother E. W. Monahan. •* before, so his longwinded spiels York and, while the boys were was on the ball. didn't cause us to swoon. PASSENGER JOBS KNOCK 'EM OUT One Waterman touched here in transit. She was the Winslow He had logged the majority of Homer and she took a few re­ the crew for any infraction that placements to run codstwise. came to mind, but, fortunately, Beginning after the first of we were able to knock but the July there will be an Alcoa pas­ By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ bulk of the logs without too senger ship in Mobile every much difficulty — thanks to the week. There will be a payoff BALTIMORE — While ship­ along here are beginning "hand aid of the U.S. Shipping Com­ every Monday. We can count on ping is still going on in this to mouth" loading, something missioner, who was really on the plenty of jobs on those ships, port it is on a slow schedule that no seaman likes to see. That ball and could see how phony most of them in the Stewards I means just one thing — slow most of the logs were. with little hope of a pick up in I shipping. i Department. However, considering the waiting for it, the Master was I The weather here is getting a the immediate future. The members here, as well as length of the trip, it is our imable to issue a draw. This wee dab warm. Consequently, We've had a few ships in for all people connected with mari­ made things pretty awkward. we are getting our fans fixed up. payoffs and a few for sign-ons, time, are beginning to wonder opinion that the crew behaved very well and, in all probability, In addition, when the pay­ At present we have three large where the Marshall Plan goods master finally arrived, we dis­ fans in the Hall, and we hope but the tempo is not that of a are. The ERP, which was sup­ with a decent Skipper a lot of covered that he had no au­ . they will keep us comfortable few months ago. According to posed to breathe life into the the above-mentioned bunk would thority to settle any overtime when it really gets hot. a survey made recently in this starved American merchant ma­ have been avoided. beefs. There a few oldtimers here port, the amount of goods on rine, hasn't come through with Incidentally, the Skipper had The upshot was that the crew whom a'lot of the members re­ hand here to be loaded on the the cargoes. his wife "with him during the en­ carried a handful of minor beefs member, among them A. Sulli­ ships is the lowest since before Of course it is early, but re­ tire voyage. From what the crow back up the east coast with van, G. Saucier, E. C. Gillespie, ports coming in here have it that said the ship had two Skippers them. They'll straighten them J. Alves, G. Troche, S. Turner, the war in 1939. instead of one. It can easily be There is no backlog of goods foreign ships are loading Mar­ seen that eleven months of sail­ iout when they hit an east coast S. Karlson, J. A. Ryan, D. Alexto be loaded. In fact, the ships shall Plan goods regularly. If ing under a team like this would port. ' ander, L. Culbertson. we don't start carrying the goods shortly, there is a good be enough to drive the best crew possibility that the 50 percent to the wall. clause in the Marshall Plan is Louis Gofiin just so much bunk. Jimmy Purcell By LLOYD GARDNER in transit. We're generally able supports the company, since the to square away whatever beefs men signed on for , an ' InterFAR, FAR AWAY PHILADELPHIA — This week crop up, but most of them are coastal run, back to Baltimore. in the City of Brotherly Love of a minor nature. It's only a few miles from finds us still running on the slow NO TROUBLE here to Washington, but as far bell as far as shipping is con­ as Congress is concerned it seems TWO DONTS So, Brothers, if you don't want to be a million miles away. cerned. We have- quite a few After next April 1 there will men registered in all ratings, Right here and now there are to sail those ships, please don't Give the ships away, give the and every day more men drift two points I would like to men­ sign pn them in Baltimore. If jobs away, give everything away. be a change aboard ship. Sparks tion. Quite frequently we re­ you do, then you'll have to make in here from other ports. Just make sure there is nothing is going to be a full fledged of-ceive a phone call from some­ the trip. I would advise anyone who one on a ship laying down in left for the American seaman. fleer, and there will be no April wants to ship in a hurry to stay Wilmington, Delaware, or Pauls- Otherwise, these ships give us That seems to be the state of! fool about it. away from this port. At least boro. New Jersey. The crew no trouble. They store up here mind in Washington. Last week. President Trumapin Philadelphia, and we always for a little while. wants a Patrolman to come down have a Patrolman on hand to This port's payoffs numbered signed a bill calling for the.c Of course, if a man is in no to square away a beef. make sure that they are stored four: Robin Gray, Robin; Monroe' licensing of radio telegi'aphers as liurry to get out, and has a few In most cases we find that correctly. Victory and Columbia Victory,; bucks in his kick, then he the ship is due to payoff in Bal­ Isthmian; and Pennmar, Calmar. t ships' officers, effective April 1," Now that all this is off my 1949. should come here to enjoy the timore or New York within a mind, I want to bring the mem­ There were a few beefs on the fine weather, the friendly atmo­ day or two. There is absolutely bers some good news. Our poor, ships, but nothing that wasn't The new law applies to radio sphere and the baseball games. no point in those cases of send­ misguided Patrolman, Bob Pohle, settled at the payoff to the satis­ operators on all merchant ships On the waterfront everything ing a Patrolman. walked the last mile Saturday faction of all hands. of 100 gross tons or more, ex-. been going along smoothly. Sign-ons numbered but three, If the ship is sailing for for­ cep't ships operating splely on We hit all the ships which pay­ all Isthmians: Monroe Victory, the Great Lakes. Actually, the off, sign on, or just come through eign ports, then of course we Columbia Victory and Steel send a Union representative, but law makes no great change in Maker. to send a man down to those far the status of radio men, but rec­ off places to settle a beef when In transit we had thg usual ognizes a situation that has long membership's money. number of Watermans and Alcoa existed. , vessels up from the Gulf area. The other item on my mind is If you don't find linen These ships usually make their When the President signed the this: Calmar Line ships crew up stay short, but we manage to bill, Fred M. Howe, general sec­ when you go aboard your and sign on in Baltimore. When get tomeone down to handle any retary-treasurer of the Radio Of­ ship, notify the Hall at once. the ships hit Philly to top off beefs that have arisen since the ficers Union, AFL, commented as before sailing for the West Coast, follows: A telegram from Le Havre or port of departure. That's the one some members of the crews want won't do you any Singapore way to. handle beefs: Keep at "The signing of this bill rec­ to quit, for one reason or, an­ ognizes in Federal law what the good. It's your bed and you other. ' them' ; whenever the ships . hit : unions have fought fb^r since 1931 afternoon. He got married, and have to lie in it. The 'company refuses to pay 80 we aU wish hiitt smooth sail­ port and they'll be settled quick-' "and what is in fact the common them off, and the Commissioner ing all the way. ly before any sore spots develop., practice on merchant vessels." - Ship Cargoes Fall To New Low For Postwar Years In Baltimore Philly No Place For Guys Without Stake Radio Operators Get Status Of Officers AHENTION! �A hOG P<9« iSeTea III When The SIU Delivered The Goods •41 •31 Last week, some slightly faded pictures, accompanied by a-letter, were delivered to the LOG office. The letter saidi, in part, "Here are sbhie pictures taken a few years back on a couple of rusfbuckets. jTust sending these in so you can put them in the LOG. They should bring back memories to some of the Brothers." It was signed by H. W. Greenlee, of Huntington, West Virginia. We think that Brother Greenlee is'right, and so here are the shots. Picture at left shows Oiler Whitey Mason between two Australian soldiers aboard the SS Ipwich in the Spring of 194^1; Picture above sjiows the funeral service for Brother Cecil McCann. This took place on the SS Antinous, in the Red Sea, 1940. ' i A ship in the Red Sea, under fire, as it struggled to get away from a plane high in the air. At times the jsky was full of gun puffs, created as the vessel threw shells into the air to defend itself. Although niany merchant ships tra­ velled in convoy, quite a few of them made dangerous runs all alone. Even in convoy there was plenty of danger. ~ The Ipswich carried plenty of the tools of war to the American forces fighting all over the world. This shot shmV^ the good ship plowing through the waves - on the way to Port Sudan, loaded with' airplanes and plane parts. Many other-trips were made by this gallant ship before the war finally came to an end. More implements of war, carried by United States ships tO the.far comers of the eartm Before the U.S. was forced into the conflict, American ships, man­ ned by Amerieeti crews, carried food, clothing and armaments tp the people aU over the Vrprld After I^aH i'l. • .i'". - T-": States'continued to supply the world, , and at the same time manufactured enough fighting weapons to equip its own forces. It was the American mer­ chant navy which- tran^orted the materials of war. U.S. merchant seamen were the first tO.fi^it in World War II, just as they were in World" War 1. �Page Eiglii * f BIB'S E Ar ARERS LOG Friday. May 21. 1948 SHIPS'MIMIITES AND MEWS f ft!..' mH:-y Wetmore Nearly Lost In Storm That Took Houston Wood's Life ON THE GOOD SHIP FRANCIS The eleventh and twelth days of March were tough ones for the crew of the SS James A. Wetmore, a Water­ man Liberty. The eleventh was the day the ship ran smack into a full-fledged hurricane in mid-Atlantic at 51 degrees 30 Dqllas T. Terry, 22-yearold member of the SIU, was drowned April 30 in Lake Smith at princess Anne, Vir­ ginia, the LOG has been in­ minutes west, 39 degrees 20 X minutes north, a couple of hun- it foUows one of several rather dred miles or more northeast of weU-defined tracks. In general they move first from the south­ Bermuda. east toward the northwest then That was the storm in which swing around toward the north­ Seafarer Houston Wood, whose east sometimes ending up in the death was reported in the LOG vicinity of Iceland; of May 7, lost his life. New de­ tails concerning the storm and the circumstances of Brother Wood's passing have now be­ come available." The only thing that saved the ship itself was the fact that the steam steering en­ gine continued to run under eight feet of water for a full five hours and a half. A full accoimt of the Wet. more's stem tussle with the At­ lantic's wildest fury was ob­ tained by Seafarer Jerry Palmer in a letter from Trafton Hutchins who was the Wetmore's Chief Mate. Palmer turned the infor­ mation over to the LOG. -r-.-:' ..1^ - SOUND ALARM The alarm was sovmded im­ mediately and the Captain or•^efed the ship turned about. AU hands stood by while the raging seas were searched, but there was no sign of Wood and gath­ ering darkness finaUy made fur­ ther, search fruitless. Hurricanes • are storms that form along what is called the "inter-tropical" or "equatorial fronti" the low pressure through which divides the air of the southern hemisphere from that of the northern. In the Atlantic they are believed to form fre­ quently in the vicinity of the Cape Verde Islands. Once such a stoim is formed Speaking for the Seafarers aboard the Bull Line's SS Francis, Ship's Delegate George Clark said "all hands enjoyed a very good trip." A good crew, he added, makes for a good voyage. He submitted these photos of some of the happy hands aboard. Making up musical quintet in top photo are (left to right): Juan Villafante. Francisco Agos- formed. While driving along the Lake­ side Highway, his automobile went out of control and plung­ ed over the bank into the, water. Three companions riding with him made their escape from the car and swam ashore, after an attempted rescue of Terry prov­ ed futile. LIVED IN NORFOLK Terry, who sailed in the deck department on SIU ships, is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Terry and a daughter, Mary Ann, 19 months old. He made his home in Norfolk. A member of the Seafarers since 1944, he was in good stand­ ing at the time of his death. Death benefits will be paid. Steward Cooks Up Sound Reason For 2-Tone Sausages ROUGH SEAS Heavy seas washed completely over the war-built Liberty, carry­ ing away the booby hatch cover r and aU the fantaU ventilators. "When the storm began to sub­ side, the Mate and a six-man deck detail went aft and spent two hours watching through the engine room and shaft alley to make sure that no more se^ •were climbing over the fantail before they ventured out to on the deck to start covering the booby hatch with a mattress and canvas, after first rigging life­ lines. After they went outside, the Mate sent tliree men back for more canvass. It was then that disaster struck, and it was the Mate's own impatience that saved him from personal tragedy. Anxious to get the new can­ vas, he went inside himself to urge the men he had sent back to hurry up. Just as he stepped in­ side a tremendous sea swept across the fantail carrying Bro­ ther Wood with it. The other two still on the iantafi. Bosun ^Ea-Tyrell and John Zigray, AB, managed to cling to the rail until the sea subsided. Dallas Terry Dies In Auto. Mishap In Va. to, J. R. Ayala, G. Garcia and Juan Colon— all of the Stewards Department. Deck men in photo above are (kneeling, left to right): George Clark, DM; D. de Jesus, AB, and Julio Evans, Bosun; (standing, left to right): Fabian Cruz, OS; B. Bonafont; Daniel Butts, AB. and Alfonso Rivera, DM. At the rail in photo right is Lou Tabarrini, Black Gang Delegate. Hitting Port Said? Avoid Fantasio Cafe Seafarer Anthony M. Atkie'^icz has a little good advice for SIU men hitting * -i*.' »•' •' •' i Port Said: Stay away from the Fantasio Bar and keep clear of the Isthmian agent's Egyptian doctor. • However, avoid the first pit­ took him out to a carriage to fall, and you stand a pretty fair head for the ship. But the chance of missing the second driver had other ideas and drove completely, if Atkiewicz' experi­ off in another direction. Eventu­ ally the carriage was stopped by ence is any criterion. Atkiewicz went ashore from the police because Atkiewicz' the SS Harry L. Glucksman, an shipmates were trying to make Isthmian scow that had been the driver take him to Pier 20 kicking around the Persian Gulf where the Glucksnian was tied . and the Indian coast for a-few- up. The police sent Atkiewicz idght months. The trip hadn't been to a hospital. He was in bed 11 too pleasant a one, he says, and days from the poisoned drink. when shore leave came up at When he was released by the Port Said, the boys were ready hospital he caught the SS Steel for a little fun. Flyer, another Isthmian, and Atkiewicz, who was sailing eventually made his own ship on Oiler, and a couple of shipmates this side in plenty of time for made the Fantasio Bar where the payoff. However, he had to they sat at a table for a drink. get up the jack for his own hos­ Then Atkiewicz went up to the pital bill. bar. Where the agent's favorite doc­ He fell into conversation with tor made his entry was in the a two limeys, a Chief Mate and case of Atkiewicz' two ship­ a Chief Engineer. The^ British­ mates. ers bought him a drink and that First the Port Said cops tried was what "made the trouble, for to hold them because of the the drink turned out later to argument they, had with the have been methyl alcohol. Arab hackie, but the American Atkiewicz became sick im­ Consul stopped that. However, the G1 u c k a m a n mediately, and his two shipmates pulled out before they could be released and the cops brought a charge of illegal entry against them. The Isthmian agent had the answer for that one—or thought he did. He got hold of the Egyp­ tian doctor whom Atkiewicz be­ lieves is kept on call for just such situations. The doctor went to the police station to tell the two Seafarers that he could get them out of the pokey and into a hospital if he would let him say they both had VD which neither one had. The hospital was a lot nicer than the bull pen, so the boys let the doctor try his trick. There were two things wrong, however. In the first place, the trick didn't work. In the second place, when the two men Irit the states after joining Atkiewicz on the Steel Flyer, they discovered to their dismay that they owed the phony doctor 40 dollars apiece thrpugh Isthmian's Port Said agent. This was 80- bucks for just nothing, they. said, em­ phatically. '' 'i' iks A couple of discolored saus­ ages touched off a minor beef at a recent crew meeting aboard the SS Del Sud but a somewhat scientific explanation by the Chief Steward brought a satis-, factory conclusion. The suspicious-looking mem­ bers of the bologna family made their appearance at a night lunch, the minutes reveal, and crewmembers present dfecided something smelled on the Del Sud. "There tainted," they said, and forthwith brought the matter up at the shipboard session. STILL BOLOGNA Chief Steward Gerdes refused to be ruffled. "T'aint so," he de­ clared. Reason for all the ruckus, ac­ cording to Brother Gerdes' ex? planation, was very simple. The discoloration noted in the sausages, he said, was caused by "the garlic seasoning contained therein." When the sausages are exposed to the atmosphere there's a chemical reaction, which results in a change of coloi', he added. But the discoloration notwith­ standing it's still bologna. All hands left the meeting feeling much better. �Fridair, Ma^ 21. 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine' Digested Minutes Of Sill Ship Meetings MORNING LIGHT. Feb. 9— HAWSER EYE. Feb. 22— Chairman Ralph T. Whitley: Chairman Blackie Marshall: Sec­ Secretary Charles Goldsmith. retary Sylvester Barnes. Few Voted for extra fans, new mat­ disputed hours reported. Ice tresses and new pillows. Stew­ boxes to be repaired and that ards Department praised for do­ new 'supply of meat to be pro­ ing fine job, everybody being cured. Voted several measures happy with the feeding. Minute designed to keep ship cleaner. of silence for Brothers lost at sea. Minute of silence for departed Brothers lost at sea. i. 4 4" ROBIN GOODFELLOW. Feb. % % % 1 — Chairman Marvin Lotto: BUCYRUS VICTORY. Jan. 12 Secretary Martin McCranie. Mo­ —Chairman Matthew Bruno: tion by Salter, seconded by De Secretary John J. Schaller. No Rocco, carried that Master be beefs on overtime. Subject of notified of shortage of stores and Ordinaries' conduct referred to [HE SEAFARERS UXSby Grantham. seconded by that new stores be obtained in Good and Welfare. Question was IS PUBLISHED-ID Young and carried that Steward Durban, the Steward to check asked, who tore down the list of "PUBLICIZE UM/ON supervise all cooking and bak­ them carefully when they come fines. It was explained that fines MEWS AND TO PROVIDE ing personally or be brought up aboard. Discussion of need for were imposed to make sure that A FORUM WHERE THE. chip was kept clean in SIU style. on charges. Cook and Baker put greater cooperation in Stewards MEMBERSHIP CAN PRESGMJ JO EACH OTHER OPINIONS , BEEFS, SUSSESTIONS, ARTICLES, Matter of Ordinaries straightened on probation for .balance of trip. Department to keep quarters (•SERIOUS AND HUMORO(jS> AND — VES, POETfif/. but. Minute of silence for de­ Passed motion that men missing clean. Minute of silence for Bro­ meetings be fined. Permits to thers lost at sea. parted Brothers. be given Union literature. Voted \lo\iR BROTHERS ARE INTERESTED IM WHAT VOU 4 4 4 t 4that all ships going to the Far ARE THINKING AND DaN©, so LET'S HEAR YARMOUTH. Mar. 21—Chair­ ARICKAREE. Feb. 15—Chair­ East be especially checked for FROM you. man Hanson: Secretary H. N. man Thomas Fleming; Secretary Smith. Special meeting called Floyd Bonnell. Voted that men stores. CANO X)0AJ'T FORGET TO SEND THOSE ^ * by Engine Delegate Murphy to coming off watch keep messhall JAMES W. CANNON. Feb. 3— find whether Murphy's efforts as ^ SHIPS'MlNUTHS!3> clean. Man failing to report for Chairman Lolloway: Secretary J. Delegate met crew's satisfaction. watch pay out of pocket or face charges, such men to be fined Lowrie. Few hours of overtime Unanimous vote of confidence in three dollars plus overtime. Gave that galley range did not work Murphy. vote of thanks to Stewards de- disputed. Chief Cook complained pai'tment. Decided on donation properly and that the Chief En­ for men in Brighton: Hospital. gineer was interfering with it anyway. Ship's Delegate Kline By HANK finally settled beef. Bookmen You still have a chance, today and tomorrow, to see the are setting fine example for per­ New York National Marine Exposition, displaying maritime prod­ 'A mit men. Stewards getting as •i ucts and steamship lines, from bilge cleaners to radar sets, at the many fresh vegetables as pos­ 4 4 4 SETON HALL VICTORY. Feb. Grand Central Palace, Lexington Avenue, 46th Street. Today— sible. — Chairman Joseph Faircloth: from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tomorrow, the last day—^from 11 a.m. to 4 4 4 GEORGE CHAFFEY. Feb. 8— Secretary James Lawlor. No dis­ 6 p.m. ...Hugo Rogers, representing Mayor O'Dwyer, after opening Chairman J. D. Allen: Secretary puted overtime at all. Vote of the Book Drive of the American Merchant Marine Library Asso-. ALCOA PEGASUS. Mar. 13— L. Paradeu. Discussion of log­ thanks to delegates for good job ciation (which supplies free libraries of books and magazines Chairman P. Morris; Secretary ging of man, report that log may done on voyage. Voted to have from many American ports to our ships) characterized the life of •4 W. Hope. Both elected by ac­ be dropped. Voted investigation milk twice a day until it is gone. the American seaman as "tough, tedious and lonely." What the clamation. No beefs of any kind of stores, medical stores and slop- Quiet asked so that men on 12- people weren't told and don't know is the big unemployment in the departments. Discussion chest. Voted that men from to-4 watch can sleep. Minute of hitting the sailors right now—due to ships being laid up, etc.— on use of P. O. mess as recreation Stewards Department check any silence for departed Brothers. and that the shipowners will be trying to bust the maritime room, three men assigned to new stores brought aboard. Min­ unions this year with the Taft-Hartley Law. daily sanitary duty to take turns ute of silence for Brothers lost ALLEGHENY^VICTORY. Feb. s 4 4 of one week each keeping it and at sea. 14 — Chairman F. F. Smith: .ti Although the ERP says 50 per cent of ERP cargoes for laundry shipshape. Minute of Secretary A. Jones. Deck Dele­ foreign nations must be carried in American ship, a new silence for Brothers lost at sea. gate B. Schesnol reported that agency was created to protect this law—due to some nations ^ % X matter of Mate's working on demanding that their ERP cargoes should be carried in their EDITH. Jan. 19 — Chairman deck referred to ^Baltimore ships. Granville Conway, former War Shipping official, created Williams: Secretary Rizzi. Ship's Patrolman. Engine Delegate the agency which every 30 days will have customs officials Delegate Williams said new fan Smith and Stewards Delegate handing in the Marshall Plan tonnage leaving American ports. received, and Skipper would al­ Jones reported no beefs, and If 50 per cent is not being allowed American ships then ton­ low men to paint own foc'sles Stewards Delegate added that nage for foreign ships will be reduced until there's a balance! provided good job was done. missing items had been put Deck Delegate reported deck aboard. Smith elected Ship's 4 4 4 head out of order, no overtime Delegate unanimously. Discus­ Bi'other Eddie Mooney, the smiling waiter, will be indulging 4 4 4 beefs. Engine and Stewards MONARCH OF THE SEAS. sion of shifting Junior Engi­ into his 19th trip aboard his home, smooth, home, the SS Cavalier. Delegates had ho beefs. All de­ Mar. 16 — Chairman A. Smith: neer's room, and of repairs. Re­ Eddie asked if Norman "Ozzie" Okray was in town. And sure partments reported men getting Recording Secretary H. E. Vial. solved not to sign on for new enough he was—after a four-month Isthmian voyage... Bosun off. Discussion of Mate who had No overtime disputed. Members voyage until repairs completed. Tom Rogers is in town—waiting for another voyage—since his habit of working on deck. Ship's urged to pay attention to new Minute of silence for Brothers recent one... "Little Frenchy" Joe Marcoux sailed in. He's still Delegate to straighten it out if resolutions. Steward to see that lost at sea. on his coastwise trips... "Tex" Morton, he with the rose and the possible, report situation to there is plenty of coffee at all coins in his ears, is becoming a Chilean tourist. He's stowing Patrolman if necessary. times. Electrician said Steward regular on those Ore ships to Chile, etc. Right now, Brothers, the should make fresh coffee for each SIU has negotiated the best agreements in many years for those meal. Screen doors to be closed Calmar ships and the Oi-e ships! in port, men leaving them open 4 4 4 4 4 4 to be penalized. Trip cards to MARORE. Mar. 8 — Chairman Brother George Whale, the Steward, is still in town,, be checked carefully for time L. King; Recording Secretary E. wrapped as usual in cigar smoke...Here are some oldtimers limits. Minute of silence for L. Ericksen. Special meeting, i i who may be still in town: O. Guerra. Steward Michael Miller. called to order by temporary CORNELIA. Feb. 8 — Chair­ Brothers lost at sea. Steward Jack McCranie of the Gulf. F. T. Turner. E. Hawks. man Paul Spinney: Secretary J. chairman Rhod^arger to con­ 4 4 4 E. Rubio. O. ^aldaneu M. Gordils. John De Abreu. R. Garcia. ROBIN HOOD. Feb. IS^Chair- sider question of Steward taking Relive. Accepted Spinney's re­ Joseph Hilton. A. Weir. J. Hassin. J. Segobia, Bosun Sal Volpi. port as Ship's Delegate. Deck man John Vrowley: Secretary E. coffee to Master at 7 a.m. with­ A. Miranda. Paul Belows. B. Ledo. F. Piniero. C. Flessau. E. Department's overtime beef con­ F. Allen. No overtime in dis­ out claiming overtime. Secretary Benson. C E.. Brady. George Fensom. M. Richelson, M. George. cerning painting to be referred pute. Voted that all repaus read the Stewards Department C. R. Hart. R. Humphrey, E, Greaux. J. Escalante. Bosun Leo Motion by to Patrolman, as is problem of must be completed before sign- working rules. Rice. R. Bonich. Fred BelL D. Bragg. T. Baracliff, J. O'Neill. ship's stores, gear and slopchest. on. Extended discussion of poor Rhodabarger, seconded by ManA. Amelia, W. McKay. W. Hartman. E. Nordstrom. P. Williams. Committee to investigate food menus, shortage of milk and gon. to bring Steward up on 4 4 4 problem. Library to be brought vegetables. charges passed without opposi­ The following brothers will be receiving the LOG weekly: tion. Minutes endorsed by six aboard. 4 4 4 Walter Girvin, of Florida; Louis Neira, of Alabama; W. Roberts, BLUE ISLAND VICTORY, BEAVER VICTORY. Feb. 27— bookmen. of Maryland; David Umphlett, of Maryland; Melvin Condino, of Feb 3=Chairman Cy Kean; Sec­ Chairman J. Ralph? Secretary S. 4 4 4 retary Bob Parks. Deck Delegate Schuyler. Voted to have store EVANGELINE. Jan. 13— Tennessee; Ronald Goakes, of California; John Napoli, of New reported that Master would put room inspected and fumigated Chairman Calzia: Chairman Vil- York; Lucien Elie, of Maine; James Baker, of North Carolina; out a draw, meeting being in before next trip. Suggestion lanueva. Voted improvements James Fleming, of Alabama; Robert Broom, of Alabama; |Cen made that life jackets should be Shanghai. Motion by Grantham, in menu. No passengers to be Weekes, of New York; James Moore, of South Carolina; Paul seconded by Mullins. and car­ cleaned and tested before de­ allowed in galley at night. Voted Suhr, of Pennsylvania; E. Monahan, of Massachusetts; John Poloried, that report go to Headquar­ parture of next voyage. Voted that delegates should have copies wczuk, of Pennsylvania; Robert Dera, of New Jersey; Harold ters about guns being on the ship to have Delegates contact Patrol­ of agreement. Any man Using Larsen, of Pennsylvania; Anthony Ambrosia, of Michigan; Roy and being pulled on crew mem­ man immediately on arrival in profanity in front of passengers Schwendeman, of Ohio; Herbert Frost, of Missouri; James McCasbers by officers. Discussion of Boston to settle beefs. Minute to be put off ship. Voted cleaning land, of Mississippi; Andrew Junkins, of Alabama; Don Renfro, of fact that Steward runs out of of silence for Brothers lost at and repair list. Discussion of California; Ronal4 Henrickson, of New York; Joseph Aimee, of New York, and Victor Jordan, of Peimsylvania. West Coast rules. food during meal hours. Motion sea. gYFASTAMIL.. Ui CUT and RUN �Page Ten f mi $ i i P AAilk k LOG flMat. MkT 21' 1^4^ VBE MEMBERSmP SPEAKS SS Pegasus Ends Trip With Clean Record; Skipper Lauds Crew As 'Good Union Men' Td the Editor: Being an avid reader of the LOG, I have noticed many ar­ ticles depicting the action taken against the crewmembers who perform and the phony captains and officers. While I wholeheartedly believe in this policy, which, by weeding out the performers and freeload­ ers, is the only way we can pro­ tect and demand respect for ou^ organization, I believe that we all too' seldom hear about the miany trips that are made by fine crews and officers with no beefs bi> disputes. If there are any beefs, on those trips, they are settled in a sensible way. CREW'S REQUEST At the request of the crew I write this in the hope that you may find spate for it in the near ffiture, as all hands agree this Considerable credit for making the Alcoa Pegasus' jour­ ship is a home. ney an outstanding one goes to these men of the Stewards Deparlment. In front row are (left to right): F. E. Sturkey, We have just finished a rum and coke on the SS Alcoa Pega- Steward; J. T. Spivey. Ch. Cttok; T. Anglos, Night Cook and stts of which Captain E. A. Baker; J. Carrol, 2hd Cook. Hear row (lef! 16 right): D. Chafin. Messman; H. Giimore, Messman: W. Walker, Messman; P. H. WUcke -is master, Eugene Peoples, G. Utffity; L. M. Melvlii. KfoMmah; F. JOnes. Utility, atio, Chief Mate; John R. Keai> ifey, Chief Engineer, and Floyd and E. Green, Utility, K Starkey, Steward, We believe aboard ship were done at once these men should have honorable QJJJ. wishes to Brother mention as they are all dam jjj j^gw business and forth- and all were pleasant shipmates. good Joes, who went out of their I gQjjjing marriage. In was a On the last day of the voy­ way to keep everyone happy and pleasure to work under his cap- age, the captain called the crew, contented. able and imderstanding supervi­ officers and passengers together As Deck Delegate, I fomd it a sion and 4 can truthfully say he on the boat deck and praised the pleasure to work with the chief is a good NUnion man and ship­ crew for conducting themselves mate, who was always willing mate. as good seamen and said that to be shown and abide by the To our Stewards Department they were all good Union men. section of the agreement pertain­ goes a good deal of the credit He said further that this was ing to the particular problem at for making this such a good trip. They were always on the ball.. his first trip in many years as hand. At the conclusion of the trip, And they outdid'themselves put­ master that he could, upon ter­ all overtime in aU departments ting tasty dishes before us. Never mination of the voyage, turn in was a Stewards Department his log book to the shipping com­ was approved and paid.' cleaner or more willing to co­ missioner, without a single log or GOOD BOSUN operate with the rest of the even a reprimand of any crew1 have heard, oh several occa- crew than this one. member aboard. siuns, the deck crew compliment CREW PRAISED ova Bosun, Charles O. Lee, of Incidentally, all but a few of ^mpa, Fla. Also the captain, The Engine Department had no the crew are still aboard at the mate, and Port Captain Devine difficulties below. In fact, things start of this, our second voyage, t^on arrival in the port of Mo­ ran so smoothly that you hardly knew they were aboard. Any re- and should a job appear on the bile. . ITie crew asked me to express ' pairs that could be effected board. Brothers, grab it and stake yourselves out a claim to a homestead. It's a damn, good i ship—or should I say yacht? WiUiam J. Hope Deck Delegate /N FRIENDLY, CONTEST^ Seafarer Roscoe Heath (left) waits his turn while shipmate Willie York heaves a qUoit on deck of the SS San Angelo during recent trip in Persian Gulf. No score was submitted with photo but from recreational standpoint, at least both lads apparently were satisfied. Oldster Bids New Members Guard Hard-Won SIU Gains To the Editor: Only a few years ago the seame'h won their emancipation from shipping crimps and ship­ ping board officers; the unions arose as the ahswer to the prob­ lems oi seamett. They have proved themselves the most valu­ able possesion of every man who sails the seas. Oldtimers who' took part in the struggles for a modern ship­ ping system ' know this from practical experience. New, mem­ bers who have come into the in­ dustry since the rise of the SIU are fortunate. "They found the Union built and at their service; conditions and w^e scales estab­ lished. They escaped the hard­ ships of the formative years. But these conditions must be held and the job must rest squarely upon the shoulders of the newcomers; oldtimers can't last forever; Contracts must btet improved as. time goes on. Conditions must not slip back to the standards of pre-Union days." All those who weaken the imioh in any way are unknowingly helping to tear down c'onditiohis and are paving the way for the return of the open shop and crimp shipping. Performers aboard ship are do- , ing their part to the same end. Non-payment, of dues weakens the imioh's power. Even non-. al'tendahce at union meetings and; lack of interest in the issues fac-' irijg the industry, as voiced' thfOligh the Union, has the effect' of breaking down the unity and ' fighting strength of the Union. Unionism" means vigilance and: responsibility along with the ability to cope with situations as they arise. The men at sea de­ pend upon their officials ashore ' to keep their union on a straight ' course and a true American pat-' tern, In a sense, the setting up of . the union and wringing contracts by direct action from John Shipowner was the easiest part. The ; job today" calls for labor statesmanship and a high degree of, tact. The SIU has grown lip, and " it is with pleasure that I note . the fact'that it is handled in an increasingly efficient manner without losing sight of the fact that it was foimded to achieve decent standards in the industry. The members have every reason to be proud of the SIU,' Bert Smith •.' •I These are the Union-wise members of the Pegasus Deck Department. In lop row are (left to right): Brothers Oberlin, Rayford, Morgan, Addison and Stokes. From left to right ih bottom row ace: Brothers Ward, Lee, Morris, Reeves, and Ash. Bill Hope, Deck Delegate, Wai oh the wheel when photo was takem Aboard practically every 3IU ship there's a Seafarer with a camera. They lake some pretty good pictures,too. The photos—and stories —ought to be sent to the LOG for publication. ' How about it. brothers. And send along identification—nanies make- news, yoti know. Well return pictures^ if you wish* The addess is SEAFARERS LOG, 5L Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. Maybe you dsn do it right 'now, eh?' BROlTIEIt REQUESTS ON HOW to RETIRE BOOK I J TO the Editor: J What is the SIU procedure for retiring a full book? Please give ^ the complete details as to dUes payments and assessments. ''-iL. B. Maready ANSWtiR: To retire a book dues must be paid up through the current month as well as all Jback assessments and fines, if . any. A man also must be strike-clear for ! the 1948 General . ' ' Strike and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. If these rules are met a retirement card will be issued, which is to be held by the brother-until he decides to reactivate his book. "To reactivate a book retired less than six months, all back . dues and assessments through the current month must be paid; for books :^etired mbre than six .months, only the current month's dues- and back assessments must be paid. Retirement ' cim be handled in person at any SIU Hall or through the ma(| to Records Department, 6th i'lbor, SIU Headquarters, 51 Beavef StxTOt, New York 4,-N,,Y.,j: �Friday. May 21. 1848 THE SEAFARERS L O Q Full Blown Sound-Wired Electrician Sparks Big Power Drive Page Eleven Midway Hills Crew Insists All Hands Work Together To the Editor: was then asked by a spokesmarf for the crew: "Will you continue to do your work and cooperate with us fully as a Union member should?" He stood silently at such length that he had to be coaxed into an answer, finally saying that he wanted to be taken out of the galley and would do any other kind of work the Steward had for him. He was told this could not be done while at sea. . Again he was asked if hewould do his work without fur-' ther trouble. He insisted that he . wanted a Patrolman's decision befoi'e committing himself. To Ihe Editor: This is an account of a meet= In regards to the last several issues of the LOG, I am writing ing held in the four—to-eight this letter on behalf of several Electricians, one being myself. foc'sle of Abe Midway Hills Several of the brothers ask for a few paltry conditions, which I on March 28. believe we most decidedly deserve. On that date, between the When on the beach I propose that Electricians get a better meal hours of 7:30 and 8:30 A. break from the Union Hall. By that I mean that we shall have M. a crewmember returned by our own entrance to the Hall and that uniformed attendants be messboy a plate of scrambled there to greet us. Too, we should bave our own shipping hall, eggs to the galley with the in­ and to eliminate congestion, I suggest that the Secretary-Treasurer structions, "that these eggs are move into the basement or out on the roof. unfit for human consumption" We should be provided with free cigarettes and beer. When and that he would like to have * dispatched to a job we should others in place of them. be furnished with a free cab to The Second Cook and Baker, our homes and then to the ship. lliiiiiiili,, a permitman, on duty at the After all, we are big shots and time, declared that he'd be chould be treated as such. We damned if he "would fry any olso should have ten days in Some time or another most more eggs for the crewmember." L. C. Knowles. Chairman . which to make up our minds as guys take a crack at culti­ The Deck Delegate who was Frank W. Ardnt, Sec. , , to whether we stay on the ship vating their stubble just to sitting at the table at the time, or not. see how they look—and Bill went into the galley and in­ • A sore spot at the meetings Todd (above) was no excep­ structed the cook that it was 5s that we don't recognize the tion. Now that he knows it his duty to fry some eggs that Electricians enough, so I recom­ could be done. Bill no longer could be eaten. mend that we have one minute gardens in that area of dense of silence for Electricians on the LIVELY DEBATE vegetation. If you want to see and a vote of thanks for the gallant job we are doing. The minutes of a meeting held ' how Bill looks deforested, turn The Cook replied that he was aboard an SIU ship recently con- •> KICK IN. BOYS to the feature "Here's What I not there to cater to any indi­ I also recommend that there shall be a $50 assessment (ex­ tained a request which we would •• Think." vidual. In the heat of the de­ like to see granted. However, we cluding Electricians, of course), so when we, the highest paid bate that ensued, the Deck Dele­ must rely upon the membership's men of the unlicensed personnel, are on the beach, we can draw gate told this Second Cook that response to do so. a stipend of $100 a week. This is necessary so we can live in if he refused to do his work the style to which we are accustomed. The crew, under Good andr cooperatively he was poor Union Welfare, suggested that the SEA- .> The Electricians should be able to look over the new crewmaterial and that it was un­ FARERS LOG devote two pages members coming aboard a ship to see" if they are acceptable to likely he would sail if he per­ in the LOG to cheerful news,' , him and if not, he shall have the power to send the rejected men sisted in that attitude. back to the Hall. praise of men and crews and in­ To which the Second Cook teresting experiences instead o£ Incidentally, I would like right now to stop the rumor that replied: "That's okay with me moans, groans and beefs. the Chief Electricians have given the world 24 hours to get out. To the Editor: if I never sail again." Another sore spot is that the calling of nicknames shall be Well, we still want to hear Just a few lines from a SIU limited. Henceforth the Electricians shall be called Mister or Sir, In this meeting in the foc'sle, from Seafarers who have beefs definitely not "Sparks," "Juice," "Kilowatt," "Volts" or "Hot brother flat on his back. I've which was comprised of all book —they serve a good purpose— been here, in the Savannah Ma­ members, it was pointed out Amps." rine Hospital for two weeks but that they were not to deal with Speaking of names, the Union should urge or strike if necesI haven't had a chance to write personalties but rather to find saryi to name ships after electricity, electrical terms find Electri­ until now. cians. For instance, for the Seatrain Lines, we could call them out if this man was good Union is-.! Hats off to the United Finan­ material and he was soon due the Seatrain Cutler-Hammer, Seatrain General Electric -and Seacial Employes for the fight they for a probationary book. train Westinghouse. put up to get what is rightfully "STEEL SAD SACK" At no time had we found theirs. They deserve praise and Then the Isthmian Steel ships will become the SS Chief anything wrong with his cook­ Electrician Jones, The SS Chief Electrician Smith, etc., until we congratulations for their stand. ing' or baking. He did, however, name all the Chief Electricians. Then Bull Line can keep their have several outbursts of temp­ but as the crew mentioned.' GOOD NEWS ships named after girls, but they will become SS Chief Electrician erament, which on one occasion cheerful news is just as inter­ I was glad to read in the LOG Jones' Girl Friend Margie, and so on. We'll give and take a little had netted a severe reprimand esting and we'd like to print' that all four amendments were on Bull Line ships. from the master of the vessel. more of it. I believe all Chief Electricians' books shall be engraved in okayed by the Brothers. That's where you come in. I am being transferred to CAN'T HURT UNION solid gold, but, of course, the paying of dues by Electricians is Something unusual is always, Baltimore sometime next week to useless—there' are so few of us. This permitman was then in­ happening to seamen and crews ^ The new contract shall read; "The Chief Engineer shall be have the sawbones pick around structed that refusal to work wherever they drop the anchor.' responsible to the Electrican, inside my head. was not considered the coopera­ That incident ashore in the last I would welcome any of my Wipers shall wash their clothing, tive spirit and that such an at­ port gave the whole gang a and the Captain wiU be allowed buddies that hit the shore in titude was a detriment to the laugh. It'll probably meter a to sit next to the Electrician in Baltimore. Be seeing you again Union. He was also told that guffaw or two in the LOG. ' soon, I hope. the saloon. Union members would not toler­ In the words of the big ad-.^ William Kumke "By written request from ate bickerings inside so as to vertising outfits: Don't hide your the Purser, signed by five offi­ (Ed. Note: All hands join in upset all the good done on ships light under a l^sket. cers, crewmembers may visit the wishing Brother Kumke a for other members. Just give us the details, pic-1 Electrician in his room. All ships speedy return to shipping. He was also given to under­ tures, too, if possible .and we'll ' will carry five Assistant Electri­ Meanwhile, those of his friends stand that since he was a trip- do the rest. The address is: SEA­ cians so as to eliminate any who are in Baltimore might card man that a continued ag-.^ FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver SL> physical exertion by the Chief. pay him a visit in the Balti­ gressive attitude would necessi­ New York 4, N.Y. Of course, we will see to it more Marine Hospital.) tate the pulling of his card. He that our assistants work from • bell to bell and never collect overtime as that would put the company out of business. I be­ lieve the electricians should" have several rooms on the ship so as to eliminate further congestion. Naturally, we will switch with SS GEORGE CHAFFEY the Captain. Room service too should be provided—after all, look , .iT7 TRIESTE. ITALY who vwe,are. The Electricians should eat in the saloon and if they eat elsewhere they should be brought up on charges as bad Union But did you know that on the seas. "Just an old beat-up Liberty." men. Radios should be furnished by the Union to all Electricians Most all we saw were Libertys. —You've heard that phrase before— for their personal use. Slowly steams across the sea '.'•rn SALUTE. PLEASE To distant ports of an alien shore. To keep the Electricians in line they should be fined for not Rust, scale, corrosion, war scars— wearing their uniforms. Confidentially, I always wear one—seven A proper port list well-intentioned. stripes too—and if you go on 42nd Street, you can get all the Manned by seamen, good tars medals you want for a few bucks, look real nice. And first-trippers (they may be mentioned). By the way. Editor, how about doing us a favor and change The soothing throb of the "up and down." the flag of the LOG to the "Electricians Journal," instead of the That only a sailor man understands, old SEAFARERS LOG? They turned them out in record time. A piston slap will bring a frown"Alec Trission" • We needed them in 'forty-three. Not just to the Chief, but to all hands. ' (Name withheld by request) From artic zone to tropic clime. A Liberty ship is a famous one. (Ed. Note: The pseudonym "Alee Trission" is that of a Before the sureness of Victory. She 'played her part in the war. well-known Seafarer, who is a member in good standing of I've done my best in poetic story. Her cargoes moved -from sun to sun. the SIU and has sailed as Chief Electrician for many years, Written on a far-ofi shore. Peacetime finds her job not o'er.. • H& says his letter was inspired by Hie attitude of the memThe Liberty ship won't hog the glory. Sure the Victerys^ Tankers and the C's . bership to whsi- he calls some of the "ridiculous" requests made Too many rest on the ocean floor. AccompUihed'Work to aedaimed, :> ; by EUk^trididis; in the^ i /•. * . Got A Story? Send It In! Kuntke Shifts To Baltimore For Repairs i; Log-A-Rhythms By Cy Magnan A SHIP TO SAIL J J, ' �Page Twelve THE SEAFARERS LOG 'Right To Work' Backer Phony, Member Shows ' To the Editor: Lately I've been following Friday, May 21. 1948 HARDWORKING BUNCH ON ISTHMIAN'S �MARINE ARROW why he· s kn ocking himself out . . . this Job, it goes. back to the t i me several years ago that the radio artists union levied a $1 I in a · i II assessment, little matter in the nc•\vispapers which I be lie v e \Vill interest al While the Marine Arrow was Shanghsi recently, Sea­ farer R a y m o n d o S p a r k s which he refused to in In c a se vou 'vc been pay. sea and a w<:y fru1n th(' ' The Union had him tossed off newspapers, here is \\'hRt ha� brothers. out to on. been going rest of the membership. You Seafarers who have been worrying to bat som.eone about for Labor can let to took his go down your him furrowed brow relax. The man yo u work." He's busy ing at the "right daily, line the to hit the DeMille and court courts Only road. to have a new law. Congressman plead­ song Hartley, and Hartley against <my h e? none other than Whv ' fabricator of cowboy and union way entering always to the fri end a prevent All wants shop be take n who in pickets scab a struck plant. stiff. against unions . concerned isn't I · to do with the right to work. 'FOR FINKS ONLY Wh'b then does he want to be guaranteed the , P_ .n • . I ' right to Ah, that's the joker. : To the Editor: In meeting with the Wate.rman Steamship Company on our fro m ' < · DeMille I · r . · I · Joe "Fin­ guys next agreement why not try to statemen t that a fr i "' nd get the Bosun and the Deck En. the work 111g st 1 ff h ad come gineer placed in foc'sles of their 0f along, I really meant that he is own. Here is supposed to be a moda friend of the scab working by the DeMille. , Frank, Bosun Needs Olive Oil To Get In Bunk, Asks More Space ern ·with work? He me1·ely I . . I _I . � not heard of any workmg stiffs . rallymg I . · _ . to his ca use. Mayb e �e are just lazy and don't want t e r i ght to work. Bill Carrington wants the right to work guaranI News Of Old _ . ks and sea b s wh en teed :to tm a Sh. 1ps Please plant-or ship for that matterI To the Editor: is bei ng struck. . · i Shipmates, B rother C-2, Waterman SS Azalea City, of living version, with the two men between the in one foc'sle. There is 30 inches, meth , and a decided that a neat, the fact that strikes are called . of puttmg the k mfe to . only after the majority of the . orgamze� lab�r is to ?ass a union members agree in secret law ai anteemg the " i. ight to � ballot. He doesn't care if these work.' . d , people leave their jobs to better It sounds fme, but he oesn t I t1ieir · lives · and t l1c 1'l\, es o f ti1en . . . , to b e I mean that C\·. eiy man is wives and kids. He wants to prov ided with a job when work\ r te c t that slim y m monty eage r gets scarce. No, he s not m fato make a fast buck at the ex. vor of that Somebodv asked him pense of others. . what happened to workers when We call them ftnks, bul De. their employer decided to move . M ille wants to glonfy tht:m as : ·. his plant to another part of the I' ex. . . erc1smg th Ir guarante ed Country What then happens 1.o "nght to work.' their igh t to work? To the It's a funny thmg but . 1 h av(· . . n1ovie n1ogul this had nothing o_d Mate) gang be­ Left to r ight Bill, Pas­ quales, Johnnie, Buzz and Art. joy Company. Sorry to disappoint you I All joking aside, this charact· and , has the boys are: More of the deck l ow that now is that the union and out.lawed action mania left, Johnnie, gers." last MAN dance and millionaire our a (2nd There he has been going into his h as told his committee in congress. of er At Franco, He knc,w right LOVE THAT B. away picked him out of the gutter Who <incl put him on display before w ork. WANT THE. RIG�T Cecil gang friend to union-busters in need, TOWOR't(..? that injun movies, deck where to go to see about it too. AN'(SO'DY IN -n-n:RE js tures. all if his case is against the law. let's ing with them to guarantee Joe Worker the right to the to his suit out of cc,urt. Now his tactics are buttonhol­ work congressmen case the from their tasks for these pic­ week th e Supreme Court threv,, has finally come along. This "champion of the \\'Orking sti ff" is putting up a valiant battle to ,guarantee coaxed the air until he paid up like the HAS LOWER The writer I neer. 1 ' has the I rear , I I space bunks and the lockers. end hits · who is Deck Engi· lower bunk. the lockers I'm getting out of bed. 1magme · the · Bosun My whe n You can makmg -a · conto1 t10rnst out of h'1mself t ry. · · mg to get out · of · the upper, b unk . Now l1ere " s the po111t. The ship's hospital ;s aft. It should . . be m1dsh1ps w.iere a sick man · . GoodFeedingShipAHapp�yOne, Stelvard Says And Proves Point could be properly attended to. rn l , W 1y don t we h ave vv aterman To the Editor· sue Brother , • move the hospital midships on these vessels where a very large room is now utilized as a linen locker. Then t hree they clay is hospital move could men now, back and where move Enclosed Charles Wa r field , Alcoa, and also the a copy of our menu for the Sunda:v. the Bosun into the daymen's foc'sle. j you will find minutes· of a meeting held aboard the SS '\Ve Easter dinner. · eating on the Mandan Victory that makes us wish holidays came every day . ) Up From The Depths are in Bordeaux and h a ing a very pleasant trip. v >wder gave us an account of the Fourth of July are We NEED OILING He sees a chance for legalized I am writing in request of the will arrive back in Mobile about strike-breaking by urging a fed- LOG. I a m a memlrer in good They could also foc'sle one of I ave 'law allowing nion. the s c a b s the ·standing with eral U h the passenger quarters for they May 15 . .:right to work at other men's e ti r ed my book but I am still are nearly always empty. I say, I am still following my old jobs while they are out ·pound- interested in what is going on in to hell with passen ers anywa . g y motto: there is nothing too good ing the bricks. To hell with the 'maritime and the Union. Let's a ow the members of th e for my boys. Give them any­ I like the LOG very much as SIU to live in comfortable quar­ striker, let him starve. To hell thing they want to eat, I say, for with the worker when times are ' it often mentions an old member ters sardine cans-unless not r ll i ! and no work is available. whom I know and ships that I Waterman will furnish olive oil a good feeding ship is a happy Just see that th at scab is given 1 have been on. Would you please to help squeeze. us into our ship. ' the right to go through the send the paper to my home? Check the LOG of .July 18, bunks. L. G. Tidwell picketlines to take another man's Incidentally, on this ship there 1947, for the write-up of my de­ hard job. That's all he asks. Just in case you're i r cu ious I Oak (Ed. Note: Grove, La. You bet we will..) i ;; a dets." foc'sle marked "Ca- partment when I was on the SS Thi:; space would make a Mandan Victory. large fine hospital whexe the Old Man Tell all the Stewards Depart­ could be in ahend�nce to a sick ment Patrolmen hello fo1· man at all times. This means They will remember me. that if the company persuaded to do it, could be the present With all good wishes , A. W. Gowder linen locker could be made into Bound volumes of the SEAFARERS LOG for the a foc'sle. for cooks. At present, the cooks have a six-months from July through December 1947 have just very hot place. It's right over arrived from the binders. Members may purchase them­ the boilers, and is an inside as long as they last at the cost price, which is $2.50 per foc'sle at that with only an after copy. port for ventilation. I don't Also available are some copies of previous bound mean it's warm, I mean it's hot. editions at the same price. Bindings on all volumes are of, We are on our way to Manila and Shanghai now <i.ncl should sturdy buckram with dates lettered in gold. hit the States the first part of All Seafarers who wish to set up a permanent file August. This crew just voted to with a minimum of effort should act promptly. The hang Taft-Hartley by the you­ bound volumes may be purchased at the Headquarters know-what. Lucien R. Elie baggage room, 4th floor, 51 Beaver Street, New York City. me. Chie-f (Ed. as we Believe it or not, this smil­ mouth Our Note: waters Steward read Brother Gowder's Easter menu. It has ing Seafarer cleaning has distilled just finished water just about everything, starting No name was given wilh would soup and ending with tanks aboard a Cities Service tanker. recognize him but who anyway. nu.ts. In between, we find roast Wonder how he would look if ribs he went into a real dirty tank. of beef, baked Virginia ham with plenty of vegetables, fruit them. and salad to Moreover, accompany our mouth the When Fleet comes Cities under Service the SIU banner the LOG will give due to the SIU members keeps right on watering when credit we check back to the LOG of sailing these ships, doing a job July 18 last year. For .that is- for the Union. �Ftiday. May 21, IMS TBB SEATARBBS B&G POST PAYOFF ACTIVITY ^ Joy appears unrestrained for these crewm3mbers of the SS Frank Norris, shown here celebrating in a Mobile bistro after a trying pxYoS. Everything was squared away, however, by SIU representatives in that port, after a two-day tussle. Identification accompanying photo was not given in order, but here are the names of those pictured: J. B. Schutte, Deck Eng.: J. S. Guerra, AB; P. J. Potuo, AB; Jimmey Fulgham (in checkered dress, we think): Harry Byrd, Oiler: F. Cabaruluas, Ch. Cook: Red Smith, a local cabbie: Sylvestre Cardona, OS: W. E. McGhee, in whose tavern photo was taken: Paul Winterly: Ricardo Fuentes: S. Newman, 3rd Cook: T. Querke: Frank Vitale: Ernesto Ruiz, Pantry Util­ ity, and Harold Spicer. Phonys Using Officials' Names To Evade Rules Rate Dressing Down, Member Says To the Editor: charges for being a gashound bringing these matters to the and sluffing off his work on his ^tention of all hands so they shipmates. may be on the alert and profit by his experience. We'd like When he was x-eprimanded by more brothers to air their the crew, he said, "Aw, I know a views on this and other sub­ piecard." And then he men­ jects of benefit to the mem­ tioned one of the New York offi­ bership.) cials by name. Later on, during the trial this same official hap­ pened to walk into the commit­ tee room. ••»r'-' -' V •^'''v••'•'•'!t'?v-'-' .-': - •••-=• TliiiSaaa SIU Growth Stirs Oldtimer; Sees Survival Fight Ahead To the Editor: hard, regardless of the union I am one of the original mem­ they may belong to. bers of the Seafarers and I It is with extreme regret that sailed for a period during the ,I realize I shall not be able to war. But then I was among participate in the struggles which those unfortunate guys who all seamen's unions will probably happened to be tossed into the be engaged in within the next army. As a result of, injuries I 12 months. received while in army service, Nevertheless, I shall be watch­ l ean no longer go to sea. So I ing the battle closely and root­ am working ashore and have ing hard for my Union—^with been doing so for the past four great confidence, too For I know years. ' the manner in which the SIU I get the SEAFARERS LOG has fought other battles, big and regularly sincp I am stUl vei-y small I know the Seafarers will much interested in my Union be the victors in the one ahead. and former shipmates. Reading They must be; it wiU be the big­ the paper over the past four gest battle of them all — the years—and the last couple of Battle of Survival. years, especially—I have noticed Dan Folks ~ several things I think are worthy of combat. First of all, and the most amazing, I think, is the way the Union has grown. I well remem­ ber when the SIU was a very small outfit, inexperienced and was looked upon with scofn by the so-called large unions. But To the Editor: that's past history. Having a few moments to Now, all over the country, peo­ ple have become familiar with spare I thought I'd drop a line the SlU, know what it is and to the LOG to say something what it stands for. Even out about one of the things that has here in the mid-West where I been appearing in the paper' am (Wisconsin), you only have lately. I'm referring to the page to mention the name of the SIU which has been running a round­ and every trade-imionist knows up of the SIU branch meetings in all ports, and the breakdown what you're talking about. Even though I belong to the of the men registered and ship­ CIO now—and that's because the ped in each port. plant where I'm working is CIO This is darned good informa­ —and I believe in being a Union tion for the membership to have. , man — the guys working with Now we can all see at a glance men have the highest regard for how shipping is in the different ports. We can also keep up with the SIU record.. Yes, it's a wondei-ful thing : the proceedings of the port meetthat the Union has amassed the ings. So if a guy is out at sea strength it now has and that it he knows what's going on in the •'Mi has within its reach the re- Union ashore. sources so important to its suc­ KEEP IT UPl cess. It is indeed, fortunate, at I'm strongly in favor of con­ this time, especially. tinuing this stuff because I thiifl You can see the pattern being it's one of the most interesting established all over the nation features we ever ran in the LOG. as being strongly anti-union. And If I'm right—^uid I think I am— attempts ai*e. already under way ^ we're the only union anywhere to smash the unions, from using ^ that gives such a detailed acthe National Guard to the Coast count of shipping information Guard. No doubt but what the and port happenings, bosses will take on the Unions It's just one more sign of the in the maritime industry last of [ way the Seafarers membership all because they know when is kept informed, seamen fight, they generally fight Jim Rhymer Branch Minutes, Job Data Called Bang-Up Feature I've just been wondering how njany of the members have run into some of these blowhards on board ship,'who ar-e always try­ ing to impress the rest of us by saying they know this officiah or that official. From what I have been able to see, these hot air broadcasts are generally the tip off to some phony stunt, be­ cause you'll usually find that ON HIS TOES shortly after these introductions they'll borrow a bunch of dough, The chairman of the trial com­ then jump ship without, paying it mittee was a pretty sharp guy, back. Or they'll pull another and he turned to the guy on charges and asked him. "Do you d^al just as phony. know this fellow here," and he •I don't want any of the fel­ pointed to the union official. To the Editor: lows to think this is a blast The guy on" charges looked at On behalf of the entire crew against our officials. After all they're entirely innocent of the him, then said: of the SS William Caxier, of the "Noi I don't think so. I never whole thing and it's not their Bernstein Shipping Company, I fault that guys go around trying saw him around." to impress shipmates by using I guess you can imagine what want to express our thanks to union officials' names. We've happened when the chairman of the Agent and other officials of got a damn good bunch of guys the committee broke the bad the Mobile branch for the co­ in' office and it's a shame to hear news to this character .that the operation they gave us when we CONGRATS FOR A GOOD JOB some phoneys using their names guy he was bragging about paid off recently in that port. knowing personally and whose in vain. ' While we were waiting for the name he used so he could break WATCH OUTI shipboard rules was the guy he ship toTae paid off, the company was .unable to furnish a draw, as The membership should be on just said he didn't know. they had to get the money down But you don't have to guess its toes for this kind of stuff. If from the main office, they do, they won't get stuck so what happened to this phony easy. When these professional when the committee gave a de­ We, therefore, contacted Cal Tanner, the Agent in the Port "Knowers" start hollering about cision. how many officials they know, This incident has a moral. For of Mobile, and he made arrange­ shipmates should point out to my dough, regardless of who a ments to advance us enough them that knowing SIU officials guy knows, he is an SIU man money out of his owrt pocket to doesn't mean a damn thing. I and he must conduct himself as tide us over until the payoff. think everybody will agi-ee with such at all times. Nobody gets SIU STYLE, me when I say that the rules are an special treatment. This is a % made for everybody to live by— Union, not a social club and if a At the payoff the Patrolmen officials as well as members. guy knows everybody in an offi­ did everything they could to I'm blowing off on this matter cial job from the Secretary- represent the men in a firstbecause things like this not only Treasurer to the Janitor, it class manner. Despite the diffi­ put some of our officials in a doesn't mean a damn thing to culty of doing business with a bad light—which is not good for, the rest of the membei'S. If he paymaster who did not have the the Union as a whole—but it has foiils up, he'll have, to pay the authority to settle beefs our also caused many of them to get penalty according to the rules we representatives did .a bang-up job in paying off this ship. sore as hell. And I guess I all set up and abide by. would, too. That's the way I look at it. • We would appreciate having R. Wright you publish this at the very first I Maybe I'm taking up a lot of opportunity, as the men on the space but while I'm at it I would Seafarer Phil Reis, Chief Baker on the SS Del Mar, looks (Ed. Note: Brother Wright— Carter want the membership to like to give an example of what or any member like him, who at artistic bit of baking he and the other bakers produced know we received first-class co­ I mean. for passengers' farewell celebration as he accepts congratulais trying to strengthen our operation from the Mobile 'tions from skipper. The Del Mar, one of Mississippi's top is not "taking up branch. Sometime ago I liappened to be Union flight cruise ships is manned by competent Seafarers crew on a trial committee in the Port space." We think he is do­ Oliver H. Headley and skipper took time out to tell Phil exactly that. Photo ing his brothers a good turn of" New York, a job I take seri­ submitted by Frank Borkowski, Del Mar's S6;:ond Baker. ously. A guy was brought, up on and benefitting the Union by SS WiUiam Carter Carter Crew Lauds Mobile Representation w i-sFjia �Pag* Fourleen THE SEAFARERS Fridar, Mar 2i; i#i9 LOG I Commodore's Lady Takes Over § Jock the Captain, big and bur­ the master of this ship!" he the press of canvas, could no I At noon, after a squall had it and held her head. Nay, the ly, had sailed the seven seas for shouted. "I'm the commodore longer run. She shook, shivered, passed over with a piercing ship began to gather way; she shriek, Maggie made her ap­ shipped seas, steered wild. 20 years, driving ships and men. captain in the company!" rose on a wave, cleared her £n 1910, when seven rf us, able Suddenly the cabin door swung Sail had to be shortened. Men pearance on the poop and, giv­ flooded lee side and sailed on­ seamen all, had shipped on his open wide, and out stepped Mag- crawled aloft and spent hours on ing a. glance to windward aloft, ward, free. All hands heaved a the swinging footropes, battling motioned to Jock with her hand. sigh of relief. old hooker, Westgate, we did not with the stiff, ballooning sail Jock saw the sign and bowed know that he had just sent seven low. Maggie turned her back In the evening, after the sec­ beating in the face. men of his crew to jail. They furled the sails at last and went below. She was the ond dog watch, when the fo'c'sle One day, off the Horn, while and, unseen in the night, crawl­ Captain, so it seemed, to all hands —"' tired, bruised but un­ running before the westerly gale, ed down a tired lot, to listen aboard; and, evidently, she be­ a big sea had smashed through came the Captain on her wed­ again to the howling wind. the galley door. Jock rushed in ding day, when Jock became her Dawn came. It found us hove Mate. the galley through a lot of to under goose winged lo'er tops'l Indeed, Maggie had hardly steam. 'You've spoiled my flour and storrn stays'l, the ship list­ gone when Jock, eager to carry in the bin!" he cried. ing over, laboring in the trougji out her wish, passed the order The cook, a placid Australian, of the sea and with lee dead- to all hands: "Shake out the smiled and said: "No, sir. The eyes awash. Jock stood planted goose wing! Then set fore and sea has washed the galley clean. on the poop near the wheel and mizzen lo'er tops'ls!" You'-ve lost, sir, a few roaches." gic! She wore an old dress with bawled at the helmsman as if Once again the men had to Jock shook his fist. "You god­ a greasy apron. seized by an unholy spell: go aloft. They went struggling dam kangaroo, I'll use the be­ "John, go on the poop!" she "Damn your eyes! To hell up the rigging, flattened against laying pin on you!" he threat said in a voice, sharp and firm. with the compass! 'Watch her the ratlines and, with their arms ened and swore, "Til log you a There was a moment of sur­ head! Don't let her fall off and spread out, holding on grimly month's pay!" prised, stillness. Maggie turned drown all hands!" to the shrouds. Jock was down on cooks, ever upon Scotty, the spokesman. It was an awful moment. The They worked out on footropes bowed—went below to snatch a since that day in Frisco, seven "All right, men," she said, still men, weather beaten and in and, swinging dizzily aloft, loos­ wink of sleep, they shout^ years ago, aboard his ship, when firm, "Til give you some bully Cape Horn rig, stood under-the ened the sails, then held on praise: "Maggie is a good sailor!" he had suddenly taken ill, after beef from cabin stores." break of the poop, hanging on against the violent shocks of Soon after, a sleepy voice ex­ he had eaten the steak on grill. "Thank you. Madam!". Scotty to lifelines and looking aloft, beating canvas-—while other men claimed from a berth: "If it He had never trusted any replied, touching his cap. fi-om under their sou' westers, as on deck, with water washing up hadn't been for Maggie ordering cooks since then. So Maggie, his In a moment Maggie was gone; if spellbound by the mournful to their waists, pulled down on Jock about, we would still be wife whom he had begged to she had stepped into the pass­ melody of. the wind rushing the sheets to the wailing "hey- on deck, standin' by and hangin' come in a hurry from Melbourne, age way. "Bob, come here!" we through the shrouds. way, long an'strong!" cry from on to the lifelines!" did all the cooking for him on heard her calling the cabin boy, Meantime, Maggie dressed in the forehand standing on the Then a voice drawled, going the coal stove he had installed giving the order. black sat in the chartroom, five-rail. off in a doze: "It takes Maggie in the cabin. Old Jock opened his mouth, watching the barometer or, get­ A sea boarded and sent the Jock did not mind the smell ready to' swear. No words came; ting up, looked through the port­ men sprawling in scuppers. The to tame 'hell raising Jock'...'! of grease and smoke in his cab mouth remained open. He turned hole, watching the weather, the men struggled to their feet and, "To run the Commodore, you in as he sat at the table under away his face, and climbed with ship, the sea. spluttering and blowing like mean!" someone interjected. a cloud of blue smoke, while heavy feet the poop ladder to She was pale, serious, atten­ porpoises, finally hauled home There was laughter, assent­ Maggie was frying his rancid windward. y. tive. She had weathered many a the clews. The sails were set. ing, and quiet. Midnight- came. , It . blew a gale since the day when, having Lo and behold! The ship Weststorm, a wild night. Something sold her bar, "Ship Ahoy!'", she gate, thanks to Maggie's seaman­ Capt. R. J. Peterson. had to be done. The ship, under had married Jock. MM&P Local 88 ship, made a better weather of I: li«i 1 wonder if the membership or not. If you didn't pay, you has been watching the struggles didn't ship out. various AFL and CIO unions Some of the companies had no throughout the nation are nolv crimps. If you wanted a job on engaged in to defend their or­ one of their vessels, you went ganizations and hiring halls. aboard and hung around the The current wave of attacks on alleyways with your hat in one the fundamental rights of trade hand and your discharges in the unions is the beginning of the other, waiting for the Mate or employers' use of the TaftEngineer to look you over. If Hartley law to break down all you passed muster, the job was our hard-won gains, notably the yours. several months before ^ou got a was New York. In that port you hiring hall. TOPS ALL They are trying desperately for chance to ship out of the famous generally shaped up outside the docks in all kinds of weather. There wei-e even more fantas­ a return to the "good old days."^ 'shipping board fink halls." And some shipowners would like Meanwhile, you'd watch cow­ You just hoped and prayed that tic, slave-like procedures to be followed in procuring a job in nothing better. boys with high-heeled boots ship WilAT AMI eiOOA those days—-like on the Amer­ As someone so aptly put it, out. And I'm not kidding when \ -WIS WIWA ? ican France line, for- example, Let's look at the record" of the tell you that many of them which by the way probably takes good old days. The oldtimers re­ carried their saddles with them the cake for outrageous abuses. member them well, and the when they went aboard. If you wanted a job on one of youngsters have heard or read Swinging over to Ncw 'Qrleans, their ships, you made a trip as of them. But all hands could you ran into the famed "slave a workaway. Then you worked probably stand a refresher. So market." If you were a seamen like hell on the way over and heie goes: and wanted a job, you reported back, waiting for someone to PORTLAND to the old "Marker" everyday. quit or get fired so you could In those days, the story was ,'When this character thought you take hjs place on the payroll. the same, no matter what poi't were lean and hungi-y he would Sure, it's hard to believe those you were in. Take Portland, ship you, providing, of course, the crimp would pick you -out. indignities could ever have been Oregon, for instance. It was al­ you were a nice- boy. ways "Portland ships for Port­ Conditions were not much dif­ "The various companies operating practiced on seamen, especially land boys" and, brother, you had ferent in the Port of Mobile in out of New York had their own as we enjoy the Union Hiring Hall and rotary system of ship­ one sweet time trying to squeeze those dsfys. To the younger Sea­ hiring procedures. ping. Nevertheless, they did on a States Line ship, unless you farers among us who "have only SHAPE-UP lived in the town. This outfit, shipped from the Union hiring At United States Lines, for in­ exist. And they are exactly, the con­ incidentally, used a swastika for hall under the rotary system, stance, you would stand outside a house flag symbol up until' the some of the goings-on of the the offices and after having ditions the Taft-Hartley law last war. pre-Union years may seem fan­ "shaped up" for a few ships backers hope to return to. That's No doubt there are men in the tastic. But they have only to wearing your dungarees and a what they are trying to accom; Seafarers who remember the ask any oldtimer to bear out dirty shirt thgre was a good plish to help the poor, down­ trodden shipowners who are Pacific steamship owners' ship­ what I am saying here. ) chance of making a job. down to their last 20 billions of ping hall in Frisco, where you / tVhen a job came in down in Another possibility existed. the dough made during the war. had to go to register for a job on Mobile, the local shipping crimp Vou could meet the Engineer or But wesee hoW the cards are one of their wagons. would look over the crowd, while the Mate in a gin mill and buy This was the ill-famed but he sang outr "Any Mobilians in him a few drinks. They would being dealt and that's Why we well-named, "Fink Hall." There the house " then speak to the crimp and are building up our strike fund. We are increasing our insurance they had a blacklist that was a If none was' present, he would have you shipped. honey, and which had few equals then cry: "Any Alabamans in the To get a job on the United against the return of those "good anywhere. house?" If he still .got no Fruit, Porto Rico and 'Ward lines old days," for we're determined If you were looking for a ship answer, he'd say,- "All right, now you had to pay a certain board­ they shall never again prevail in ings-house keeper for room and the maritime industry. down in the Gulf area in those we'll take the furriners." , JAMES PURCELL days, you'd cool your heels for Perhaps the worst spot of all . board whether you stayed there DAYS bacon. He would be smoking - his meerschaum pipe like a chimney and spitting like an old gypsy living in a tent. We don't know how Maggie - : felt about Jock's manners; she kept very much to herself. They were a sloppy couple, childless and mean, especially Jock. Mon­ ey—they had plenty: On business , ashore, Jock hardly ever bought a newspaper. >• BAD BEEF The old hooker, stripped to . lo'er tops'ls and fores'l, drow rushing to the Eastward before a freshening gale; the seas fol­ lowed rising astern, and the wake foamed free. In the first dog watch on Sunday, south of the Horn, we, the fo'c'sle hands, had trooped aft to see old Jock. "The salt Jiorse for supper is rotten, Captain!" Bpoke up Scotty, an elderly seaman. "Here, smell it, sir!" he said, holding " up a chunk of the horse, called beef. Jock, pug-nosed and surly, jjf^^narled like a dog. There was a pause. Then he suddenly roar­ ed: "I give you what I damn 1^^ well choose!" "Do you mean to say, sii'," the iseaman asked grimly, "that this here beef is all right?" "Get to hell forrad or I'll brain you with a belaying pin!*' Jock said with violence. "I'm �Friday. May 21,1848 Page Fiftefn S B E '-SMiAS A R EJR S UP ^ SIU Contracted Companies: Mar-Trade To better acquaint the SIU membenhip with the ihips they sail and the SIU contracted companies behind them, a series of short articles on these companies and their ships is being run in the LOG. Some of the companies haye long and interestihg recpi^ds in American maritime hxstory^-some of that history was made with SIU crews aboard the ships. '• 1 Much has been written about only recently; but like the the fruits of the organizational other companies under the SIU drive conducted by the Union banner they are up to the standduring the past years. Outstand- ard of the regular agreements, ing company to come into the FINE RELATIONS ranks of the Seafarers was of . of' being in American course, the Isthmian Steamship ^pg^^^ions but a short time, the Corporation. relations between the Union and The gaining of - Isthmian, and the company -have been excel­ all the publicity attached, far lent in all matters concerning overshadowed the many other working conditions and wages. companies added to the SIU Usually there are kinks and rolls in recent months. thorns encountered in first deal­ One of the less-heralded, but ing with a company, but Marcertainly not insignificant, com­ Trade has proved to be an ex­ panies to be signed up is the ception. Due to the practical at­ Mar-Trade Corporation, agents titude taken by the operations and operators for various small­ manager. Captain Charles D. er outfits. Wright, the SIU has had no While the corporation operates reason to resort to direct action. but six ships at present, its fleet All matters of concern to the The Sanford B. Dole, Metro Petroleum Shipping Company, one of the liberty-tankers ope­ is by no means complete. Plans I Union and the company have rated by Mar-Trade Corporation, as she appeared while being fitted out in the yard of the are already in--motion for the hgen thrashed out peacefully Maryland Drydock Company in Baltimore. acquiring of three more ships, j around the conference table. At this number will be added to no time has the Union been un- up of the corporation is its di­ life aboard ship as pleasant as tanker and four are Liberty and eventually. able to sit down with the com­ rector, Captain D. Dritsas. Him-, possible through fully equipped tankers. All are engaged in Mar-Trade is relatively new pany and man to man settle all self a 30-year' -veteran of the recreation rooms, adequate slopworld-wide tramp operations. in American maritime. The cor­ problems to- the satisfaction of seas. Captain Dritsas is in a chests and the maintenance of The dry-cargo vessel is the poration for many years has all. position to better understand the genial relations between the Sea Trader, the T-2 .tanker is handled Greek and Panamanian Captain Wright, Mar-Trade's relations of a company toward crews and topside. the Sweetwater and the Liberty vessels, but it was less than two operations manager, has been the men who sail the ships. The corporation's six vessels tankers are the John Stagg, San­ years ago that it began the cooperative and has at no time Always cooperative, at present are as varied as their runs. One ford B. Dole, John H. Marion operation of ships for American resorted to the hard-timing, he is undertaking to make the is a dry cargo ship, one a T-2 and Andrew Marschalk. though fruitless, practices which corporations. The SIU has held contracts are stock in trade to some com­ with the company for only a few panies. months, some of them signed While the corporation is for the most part operated by Greek The following men. have com­ VERNON STREET C .E, MURPHY maritime men. Captain Wright ing from Smith-Johnson SS Co. Get in touch with the records is an American with long ex­ They can collect at the company department, SIU Headquarters, Get in touch with Harold C. m Banks, SUP, 105 Market St., San perience on the bridge and at office, 60 Beaver St. 6th Floor, 51 Beaver Street, New Francisco; Calif. SIU, A&G District the operations desk. SS EDWARD G. JANEWAY York. tit He first went to sea in 1930 Carroll, Fred W., $5.65; Fiore, BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. JOHN KRUSE William Rentz, Agent Calvert 4530 and after a lay-off for a few R., .25; Hai-ris, Thomas, $7.12; LEWIS D^ MULLIS BOSTON 276 State St. You are asked to write Mrs. Hitchcock, Martin J., .85;'John­ Your mother, is anxious to hear James Sipes or Bob, who is Walter Siekmann, Agent Bowdoin 4455 son, Earl D., $6.36; Marcoux, from you. Her address is MonGALVESTON aosvi—23rd st. ready to leave for Seattle and Joseph P., $32.98; Melle, Erling, I'oe, N. C., Route 6, Box 669-B. Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 wishes to see you. $16.86; Michaels, William J., MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Gal Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 $12.72; Quimby, Harold, $13.06; JOSEPH^BRIANT HAROLD^ NELSON NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Reyes, Francisco M., j$5.30; SandJerry Palmer left your sea­ E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 61126113 Your mother wishes to know strom, T., $2.12; Schop, Lloyd G., men's papers in the New York NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. your whereabouts. Important. .57; Szoblik, F., $6.36; Thompson, Hall. You can get them at the 1ii Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 tit Roy, $2.55. baggage room. •::4: NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St.| ROBERT MOTT SS JAMES M. GILLIS Ben Rees, Agent' Phone 4 1083' t- t. i. PHILADELPHIA 614-16 N. 13th St. Get in touch with your mother. Braun, F. E., $2.33; Domin- CHARLES H. MONTGOMERY Lloyd Gardner, Agent Poplar 5-1217 Get in touch with your sister quez, Jose N., $13.31; Froom, tit SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. C. E. MURPHY Paul N., $12.30; Greer, Sam, Mrs. Jos. P. Sticht, 726 4th St., Steve Cardullo, Agent Douglas 2-5475 $17.54; Gunn, Zeland T., $11.74; West Elizabeth, Penn. as your SAN JUAN, P.R 252 Ponce de Leon Get in touch with Hal Banks, .-Sal Colls, Agent San Juan 2-5996 Gurganus, Jay M., $16.28; Kneiss, daughter expects to be married SIU Hall, ^105 Market Street, SaA SAVANNAH '...220 East Bay St John E., $6.43; Lutz, Dennis L,, in June. Francisco, Calif. Charles Starling, Agent Phone 3-1728 $16.95; Rote,-. Henry iJ., •$7;54; TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Stevens, Greer C., $14.92; Claude Simmons, Agent Phone M-1323 '•331 Thomas, Cecil, .84; Watkins, Rob­ HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.Y.C HAnover 2-2784 ert H., $3.31. SECRETARY-TREASURER The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ SS JOHN A. DONALD Paul Hail farers International Union is available to all memb^s who wis^ Coleccki, Steve, .28; HenningDIRECTOR OF ORGAN1Z.ATION Mar-Trade vessels can be sen, Agner, .91; Kaeliwai, George to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of Lindsey Williams recognized by a black stack N., $14.12; Rochester, Gareth H., their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to havm ASSIST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 'Robert Matthews ' J. P. Shuler upon which is imposed a white .91; Steward^ Jack P., .28; Sval- the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at everyJoseph Volpian square. In the square is a red land, Gunnar K., $4.35; Temple- SIU branch for this purpose. circle having blue guide lines. ton, Robert G., .91; Ucci, Peter However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. The block letter is blue and A., $5.40; "Yorke, Peter, $9.62; hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, Phone 58777 varies according to the corpo­ which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51,. Zouvelos, Steve, $4.35. PORTLAND 111 W. Burnside St. ration vessel being operated by Beaver Street, New York 4 ,N. Y. SS JOHN GALLUP Beacon 4336 RICHMOND, Calif \ .267 8th St. Mar-Trade. In this case the Geiling, Richard "V., $10.16; PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION Phone 2509 "M" stands for Metro Petro­ Gonzales, Paul, $1.97; Mikaljunas, ^N FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. leum Shipping Company. J., $11.47; Stenmo, Otto J., $12.35; To the Editor: 1 Douglas 25475 Veider, Karl A., $14.12. SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the Main 0290 years to attend school, he re­ SS THOMAS J. LYONS WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. turned at the outbreak of the A b o 1 i n e, Alexander, $15.23; address below: Terminal 4-3131 war. Torpedoed once, his ship, Bond, E. v., $31.33; CUfton, the City of Birmingham, went to Douglas W., .88; Dominquez, VinGt. Lakes District Name PJFFALO 10 Exchange St. the bottom in less than three cent M., $12.15; Ellsworth, Morse, Cleveland 7391 minutes off the coast of Ber- $2.79; Fall, Robert E., $12.15; Street Address CHICAGO, 111. 3261 East 92nd St. muda. Graham, James J., $4.66; HutchPhone: Essex 2410 • - 'C Unusual in the sinking was iris, Herbert R., .70; Lowry, CLEVELAND 2602 Carroll St. State City Main 0147 the exceedingly speedy evac- ! George W., .84; Paxson, Orville ItETROIT 1038 Third St. nation of 325 passengers H., $5.83; Sierra, BUeran O., Cadillac 6857 without the loss of a single life, $5.47; Syrex, PhUip, $11.81; Thlu, Signed DULUTH.... 531 W. Michigan St. record unequalled in both Goon Pay, $6.38; Thompson, Ivan Melrose 4110 a Book No. D., $18.83; Vaughari, William P., TOLEDO..............615 Summit Sb wsrs. • Carfield 2112 Another feature of the make- $2.80. " - MONEY HUE PERSONALS SIU HALLS 3:, Notice Te All SIU Members .fi �Page Sixteen - THE S E AF ARERS '? Friday, May 21. 1948 LOG ;li?; iv,; OHOI^AHltBO rAmCBflMEH • im- ^ m. •Krili*: :»i r• 5K' •'/••l^.v . -!S •y'-vr-'^. IV , "i r' • ' • JK;5:'tv.vV-:; S ' '- fc.^ :• • 'irm • ; 0. vm^ • 1 VOU eANTCASH PROMISES ... 4 •' ' /ill f"r 1-;": l?iSA\ VOU CAM'T BAT COMPANY PATERNALISM IF yOVRB A esoolD Boy, >*^P VOM'TASKfottA/irrHnh.ibO WOAf'T BC OlSAPfO/AJlHD I >, .'r . ••••.•'i — BUT VOU CAW F/WP vJOB ^CCURITV, THE BEST WORKIAJGCOA)PmOA)S,AWD THE H»SHESr WAGES IWTHETAAIKERF/fiLD, IW THE SEAFARERS IWTERWATIOWAL t/AJlO^] OFM.A. -API... JOST COMPARE -—THE TAAIKER WAGE SCALES \/40A) ©t' THE A aS. OISIRIGTOF THE ^.i.U. WlfH THOSE OFlWE AJ-M U — is. SIU Scale Rating Bosun ,$270.00 Carpenter ..... 270.00 AB . . . . . 220.00 AB Maintenance 235.00 OS ;. . .: 185.00 Electrician ..... 350.00 Chief Pumpman . . . 290.00 Engine Maintenance ... 265.00 Oiler — ... 220.00 Fireman-Watertender • • • • ... 220.00 Wiper . . . . . 208.00 Steward . . . .. 285.00 Chief Cook • • ..... 265.00 Second Cook ..... 230.00 Galleyman ... 185.00 Messman i.. Utility ..... 185.00 NMU Scale $266.95 251.88 212.96 230.71 183.39 348.43 280.40 256.74 212.96 212.96 218.88 278.04 254.38 224.79 183.39 177.47 177.47 In addition, Seafarers get the following: Overtime for ratings receiving less than $223.23 monthly is $1.15 per hour. Overtime for ratings receiving $223.23 or more per month is $1.45 per hour. fc, J ^ 4f^ is ~ •-,'"v0*. "V"' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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. 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Title A name given to the resource May 21 , 1948 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. X, No. 21 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SEAFARERS SIGNS TANKER OUTFIT,TWELFTH IN YEAR T-H ACT SLOWS NLRB WORK,DELAYS CITIES SERVICE CASE SIU FIGHTS FOR RIGHT OF SEAMEN TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TANKER TONNAGE NOW COMPROMISE QUARTER OF WORLD BOTTOMS STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL ARRANGES NEW SCHEDULE FOR OUT-PATIENTS SEAFAARERS MUST PREPARE NOW FOR DARK DAYS THAT LIE AHEAD RUSSIA'S MERCHANT MARITIME'S LATEST MYSTERY SEAFARERS SIGNS TANKER COMPANY TWELFTH IN YEAR A REPORT ON THE DIGIORGIO STRIKE SEAFARERS CELEBRATE OPENING OF NEW HALL IN PORT NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING IS AT STANDSTILL IN NEW YORK SHIPPING GOO IN PUERTO RICO;MARITIME TRADES COUNCIL FORMED GALVESTON GOOD TO BOOKMEMBERS SAVANNAH GET THE BONEYARD RUN MOBILE SHIPPING HOLDS STEADY,BUT BEACH STILL OVERCROWDED SHIP CARGOES FALL TO NEW LOW FOR POSTWAR YEARS IN BALTIMORE PHILLY NO PLACE FOR GUYS WITHOUT STAKE WHEN THE SIU DELIVERED THE GOODS WETMORE NEARLY LOST IN STORM THAT TOOK HOUSTON WOODS LIFE DALLAS TERRY DIES IN AOTO IN MISHAP IN VA COMMODORE'S LADT TAKES OVER SIU CONTRRACTED COMPANIES:MAR-TRADE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05/21/1948 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1948 Periodicals Seafarers Log