http://www.seafarerslog.org/archives_old/files/original/5f517df3ea1d5aaf28637b51b170a072.PDF a3ae4cbc351252519509125afbd27506 PDF Text Text NLRB CERTIFIES SEAFARERS. HITS CITIES SERVICE TACTICS Hard on the heels of its certification by the National Labor Relations Board as collective bar­ gaining agent for nine Cities Service Oil Company tankers, the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf District called upon the company last week to enter negotiations for a contract covering the company's unlicensed personnel. The certification order brought one step closer the Union wages, conditions and security that thei Official Organ, AtUmiic & Gulf Diatrid, Seafarers International Union of NA SIU set out to obtain for Cities Service seamen when it launched its organizing drive more than No. 33 N^:W YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1949 VOL. XI two years ago. Throughout the entire history of the campaign, the Cities Service company conducted a reign ol terror among its unlicensed personnel in a vain effort to stop the landslide of sentiment in favor of the SIU as collective bargaining agent for the Heet. Seafarers Presents SUpewners With Deammf For Welhire FumI ^NEW YORK- -Contract- ed operators are studying the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District's demand for an em­ ployer-financed welfare plan presented to them by the Headquarters Negotiating Committee at a joint meet­ ing here last Friday, De­ cember 2. The Negotiating Committee laid before the shipowners a welfare fund proposal calling for contributions of 25 .cents for each man for each day worked. The Union also demanded that the operators begin contribut­ ing to the fund on January 1, iko. . The Union negotiators told the shipowners that the type of ben­ efits, manner of payments and other details on the operation of the fund could be worked out after agreement had been reach­ ed on the principle of the plan. In reply, the shipowners said they would study the Union pro­ posal, and began a series of meetings on Wednesday to de­ termine • their position. The joint meeting came after Headquarters notified the opera­ tors that it wished to reopen the contract to discuss wages, allow­ able under terms of the SIU's agreements. In fact, after the CS seamen overwhelmingly chose the SIU as their bargaining representa­ tive in the first NLRB election on seven ships last year, the company stepped up its terror­ istic tactics and began firing crewmembers by the shipload at the end of each voyage. But as rapidly as CS fired men with Union sympathies, just as rapidly did their replacements recognize the need for the soxmd economic protection and security offered by SIU representation. In face of the pronounced sen­ timent of its employes, the com­ pany threw obstacle after ob­ stacle in the path of the NLRB as it sought to set up the ma­ chinery for the second election, an attitude that was scored by the government agency in its certification order. (Full text of the NLRB's Or. der of Certification begins on page 7.) In rejecting the Cities Service company's objections to the elec­ tion procedure, the NLRB state­ ment said: "In light of the Employer's refusal to cooperate with an agency of the Government in carrying out its statutory fimc— tions in the public interest, we believe that, apart from other considerations, it ill behooves the Employer to file objections stem­ ming principally from its own recalcitrance." The Union's request for con­ tract talks was made in a letter to M. J. Adkins, CS Marine Su­ perintendent, and was signed by Robert A. Matthews, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. The letter said in part: "Pursuant to the Supplement­ al Decision and Certificate of Representatives in Case No. 2RC-512 of the National Labor Relations Board, we hereby re­ quest a meeting with responsible officials of your company who {Continued on Page 10) MM&P Extends Old Contract The threat of an East Coast shipping strike, which would have begun today, vanished when the AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots and operators' repre­ sentatives agreed to extend their present contract for four months. The contract extension, fourth since it expired on September 30, was made at the request of William Margolies, federal medi­ ator. During the four-month period, a study will be made of the job security and seniority issues that had resulted in the previous stalemates. The Union will at­ tempt to formulate a workable plan that is acceptable to both sides, and will notify the Con­ ciliation Service of its progress. The new deiadline on the con­ tract is 12:01 AM, April 16. - t New York Brands Trotskyites Bual And Hostile' Termed "dual and hostile" in a sternly worded resolution adopted unanimously at the New York Headquarters meeting on December 7, Trotskyites and members of other similar politi­ cal splinter groups this week faced possible expulsion from the • SIU. Final action on the resolution is scheduled to come in the outports on December 21. The crackdown on the Trot­ skyites, officially known as the Socialist Workers Party, came as the answer to an organized campaign the group had launch­ ed against the SIU, the purpose of which was to smear the Union and its officials, attempt to build a working clique within the SIU and, finally, serve as a re­ cruiting drive for the party. Specifically the resolution adopted charged the group with attempting to disrupt and di­ policies of any of these organi­ vide our Union. zations, be declared an enemy of In calling for the ouster of the the SIU and be made to stand Trotskyites and all other types charges and, if found guilty, be of communists, the resolution expelled from the Union. asked the membership to go on Adoption of the resolution will record to deal with the follow­ clear the way for the SIU to ers of these political factions as give these people the treatment enemies of the SIU; and that they so well deserve for their any man who is a member of, attacks made on the Union contributes to or, as a fellow- •through leaflets and their newstraveler, knowingly follows the (Continued on Page If) �Page Two THE SEAFARERS tOG Fri^jT' Decehifier 16,1919 SEAFARERS ' Published Every Other Week by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Streetj New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 Reentered as second class matter August 2, 1949, at the Post Office in New York, N.Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 Which Way} NLRB Certification of the Seafarers as the collective bargaining agency for Cities Service unlicensed person­ nel—after months of obstruction and delaying actions by the company—brings to a close one phase of the long struggle by Cities Service seamen to get for themselves the top wages, shipboard conditions and job security enjoyed by the members of the SIU. The next step—the signing of an SIU contract by Cities Service—may take as long, or it may be accom­ plished within a few days. It all depends on the company. If Cities Service chooses 'to flout the law and go rJong its traditional anti-union path, the Cities Service seamen and their representative, the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, will have no recourse but to take economic action. However, if Cities Service decides to honor the law of the land and the mandate of its seamen, and bargain in good faith with the SIU, the way will be open to industrial peace in its fleet. Nine out of every 10 Cities Service seamen stated unequivocally in the last NLRB election -that they want to be represented by the Seafarers International Union. They stated that they want job security. They^ stated that they want to do away with ship­ board intimidation, and the always present threat of being blackballed. They stated that they want SIU working conditions aboard Cities Service tankers. They stated that they want fresh vegetables, milk and meat aboard their ships. They stated that they want SIU Patrolmen to repre­ sent them at sign-ons and payoffs. ' They stated that they want the full protection of an SIU contract. These are the things the Cities Service men want, and 89 percent of them said it by secret ballot. The' Seafarers has. already asked Cities Service to meet to discuss a contract. What happens now is up to the company. But whatever it is, the SIU, as always, is ready. What do you say. Cities Service? Freedom From Fear The SIU has moved to establish on the East Coast the welfare plan jointly conceived by the A&G District and the SUP. The SUP's new contract, signed last week, contains a provision for the type of Welfare Fund de­ manded by A&G negotiators in last week's meeting with the operators. As members of our Negotiating Committee put it: "From here on in, more and more attention will be devoted to the future security of seamen." Seafarers stand on the threshold of a new era, in which they will not have to face the privations of old age. The Seafarers are i-eally making maritime history! To Our Friends The Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, extends to all of its friends, at home and abroad, its very best wishes for a Merry Christmas. May the New Year bring them greater rewards and security. Seafarers Members Now In The Marine Hospitals STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL MOSES MORRIS H. E. LOGE J. J. O'CONNOR C. E. SANCHEZ SAMUEL JONAS . L. F. BARNA D. P. GELINAS FRANK NEARING RICHARD GRALICKI ' CRIACO ESOLAN C. MARTINEZ DUSAN DE DUISIN M. J. LUCAS JOSEPH F. GAMBLICH NICHOLAS CORATTI L. F. ROZUM CHARLES HAWVER H. J. OUT V. J. RIZZUTO JAMES F. MARKEL EUGENE LADRIERE HENRY WATSON HENRY JOHNSON JOSEPH ARRAS L. D, DIEUDONNE i 4. 4BALTI^IORE HOSPITAL F. W. CHRISTY L. JUDAH, JR. E. MATTSSON R. E. EVERT G. A. CARROLL B. H. BRUNIE A. L. MASTERS R. W. BELL G. W. MILLER P. DARROUGH H. W. SPENCER G. D. REAGAN C. W. HEMMIS E. S. GABA J. G. HARRIS C. J. BISCUP R. P. PEARSON • , \ F. KORVATIN y ^ ^ E. F. PAUL : 'v ' r A. WRIGHT L. CRUZ ' 'V ' H. CONNOR . W. HUNTER C. W. GOODWYN G. L. HAND - 4. 4 4 NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL J. DENNIS F. LANDRY H. LAGAN . L. WILLIS . L. LANG J. SMYTHE H. H. SCHULTZ P. ROBERTS A. MAUFFRAY F. CAILLOUET O. HOWELL ' H.-REMME J. APPLE J. GRANGER J. TASSIN C. BROWN E. CHATTERTON H. PENTON • R. REED SHAFFER J. H. MCELROY B. EANS WM. ROBERTS A. LOPEZ T. DAILEY C. BERNARD T. CIESLAK 4 4 4 MOBILE HOSPITAL W. T. PRESLEY J. L. WEBB J. C. STEWART P. _ HENDERSON J. B. DIXON L. HOWARD R. FOSTER , . E. COLLINS / F. SPRUILL TIM BURKE 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO HOSP. JAMES HODO • JAMES R. LEWIS WILLIE WATSON T. ISAKSEN i. KEENAN RAFEL SALDANA 4 4 4 . BOSTON HOSPITAL '' :'D'z • W. J. BLAKELY H. NONGEZER R. BOLDUC E. COTREAU ; V", Ji VIERA v, F. ALASAVICH /: VIC MILAZZO -•"'it-:'.. NEPONSIT HOSPITAL WILLIAM PADGETT MATTHEW BRUNO JOSE DE JESUS J. M. LANCASTER R. E. LUFLIN ESTEBAN P. LOPEZ CHARLES L. MOATS • PEDRO G. ORTIZ R. REDDEST R. A. RATCLIFF THOMAS WADSWORTH R. A. BLAKE L. BALLESTERO JOHN T. EDWARDS E. FERRER I. H. FRENCH JOSEPH SPAULDING I-:- JOSEPH SILLAK , LUIS TORRES L. TULL FRED ZESIGER .v'l . . '? ELLIS ISLAND HOSPITAL BEAU TEAU KNEW . HENRY P. GALLAGHER EDWARD SNOWMAN • 4 4 4 • • NOPEMING (MINN.) % SANATORIUM ivwk; C. HAGBERG 4 4 4 • VETERANS HOSPITAL (Manhattan Beach, N.Y.): vvv|j DOUGLAS CARREIRO �THE SEAFARERS I^day, December 16. 1949 LOG Rotary Shipping Gets G)ngressioiMil Look-See AFL Meet Sets Plans Fer Growth In Sentb NEW ORLEANS—The Ameri­ can Federation of Labor's South­ ern State Organizing Convention wound up here on December 4, after three days of activity aim­ ed at expanding AFL member­ ship and to intensify the drive to defeat labor's enemies at the polls. Attending the convention, which was chaired by E. H. Wil­ liams, president of the Louisiana State Federation, were 14 presi­ dents and secretary-treasurers of southern State Federations, and officials of AFL municipal bodies. Lew Rhodes, AFL Director of Organization in the South, called the convention to older. Gal Tanner, Mobile Port Agent and SIU Vice-President, and Earl Sheppard, New Orleans Port Agent, were among the delegates to the convention. O'REILLY, KEENAN SPEAK Principal speakers at the con­ vention included Han-y O'Reilly, AFL National Director of Or­ ganization, and Joseph Keenan, Director Of the AFL's Labor League for Political Education. O'Reilly stressed the need for ABOVE — Congressman Au­ continuing effort to organize the gustine Kelley studies shipping unorganized workers in the board in SIU's New York South and everywhere as the Branch, as A&G Secretary- only way to insure the security Treasurer Paul Hall explains of all. He also pointed up the rotary hiring. Looking on is necessity for political education Mrs. Kelley. Mr. Kelley was so that workers would be helped the third legislator in recent to elect candidates with under­ weeks to accept Union's invi­ standing and sympathy for their tation to see how hiring hall problems. Keenan outlined the job LLPE operates. has performed since its organi­ LEFT—Congressman Kelley, zation, the work it is doing at Orville Watkins (left) of the present and the task that still Office of Puerto Rico, and remains if its program is to be Walter Mason, AFL legislative successful. representative pause in tour In behalf of New Orleans May­ of SIU Hall to read SEAFAR­ or de Lesseps -Morrison, Commis­ ERS LOG. Mason and Watkins sioner McCloskey told the con­ accompanied Mr. Kelley and vention that "the Mayor consid­ other members of House Labor ered the job that has been done and Education committee on toward improving labor-manage­ recent trip to Puerto Rico. ment relations in this city well done." EGA Slaps Penalty On 7 Nations For Violating 50-50 Rnie The Economic Cooperation Administration has ordered sev­ en Mai-shall Plan countries to refund about $30,000,000 spent in the United States for goods that V.ere shipped in. violation of the 50-50 shipping- rule. The penalty was imposed "when the government agency discov­ ered that about 150,000 tons of ECA-financed cargo, purchased here by the seven beneficiary na­ tions, had failed to comply with the law requiring that at least •50 percent of all bulk cargoes must move in Aiherican bottoms. BOUND BY LAW Under the law, EGA must dis­ allow all transactions not in compliance. Since the goods have already been shipped and re­ ceived, the purchases, therefore, can not be cancelled. As a re­ sult, the amounts involved must be paid for in cash, instead of being charged to the allotments of the seven governments. When payment has been made, credit will be given toward- future al­ locations. The nations th^t have been slapped with the penalty are France, Belgium - Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden and Denmark. The amount which each of these countries must refund has not yet been figured out . exactly. The 50-50 shipping rule was passed by Congress last spring after the SIU and other mari­ time interests waged a vigorous battle to 'insure use of American ships in the transportation of cargoes sent abroad under the foreign aid program. The fight for the protective legislation N^s touched off by EGA Administrator Paul Hoff­ man's announcement last year that he intended to ignore the 50-50 provision recommended by Congress when it appropriated funds for European relief in early 1948. A storm of criticism greeted Hoffman's proposal and the SIU immediately launched an allout drive to halt such a move. TRADE UNION SUPPORT In its campaign, the SIU so­ licited and received the aid of hundreds of trade unions throughout the country. Appealing to Congress for re­ medial action, the SIU urged legislators to expressly incorpo­ rate into the EGA appropriation bill for 1949 a provision ensur­ ing at least 50 percent American participation in the transport of Marshall Plan goods. US SEAMEN ENDANGERED At that time the SIU pointed out that the American merchant fleet was already rapidly declin­ ing and that Hoffman's proposal would toss scores of vessels into lay-up and thousands of Ameri­ can seamen on the beach. The EGA Administrator gave as his reason for ignoring Am­ erican ships in the carrying of US-financed cargoes the alleged lower cost of using foreign ships. The SIU charged that an at­ tempt was being made by low- Page Three standard foreign flag operators to drop prices until American competition had been ^ d»iven from the field. Then, said the SIU, they could raise shipping fees to suit themselves. All of these arguments carried weight, and Congress adopted the Bland-Magnuson amendment, making the employment of US ships mandatory for at least half of the cargoes shipped under EGA. The violations of this rule re­ ported by EGA this week are the first since Congress pro­ vided that the 50-50 rule must be enforced. Keep Her Steady As She Goes We all know that the Seafarers is tops in the maritime field, and has the best contracts and conditions. We got to be that way the hard way—and let's keep it the way it is. Here are some of the things you can do: 1. Hold regular shipboard meetings 2. Attend the shoreside meetings, and take an active part in them. Bring up your beefs before the membership, not in a ginmill. 3. Keep those gashounds and performers under control. They are among the Union's worst enemies. 4. Do your job to the best of your ability. 5. Don't take time off unless you are authorized by the department head. A. P. Harvey, a representative of the Louisiana Labor Commis­ sion, discussed the labor move­ ment in the state and the steps taken to correct some of the past errors in dealing with labor problems. An insight into the workings of the National Labor Relations Board's activities was given to the convention delegates by Paul Baker of Washington. The Rev­ erend O'ConneU, Catholic priest of New Orleans, discussed re­ ligion, ' unionism, and "other needs of the working man." Reports made by officials of the various state and municipal labor bodies pointed up the fact that LLPE was making great progress in communities of all sizes in the South. Among resolutions adopted by the convention was one calling for intensification of the AFL organizing drive to bring one million new members into the group, as a memorial to Samuel Gompers, founder of the AFL. Another resolution urged all-out support of the LLPE in order to defeat those people in Congress who have proven themselves en­ emies of labor. (See page 5 for a full page of pictures taken at the convention.) Anti-Conummist Unions Fonn New WorU Croup The International "Confedera­ tion of Free Trade Unions-:-the new anti-communist labor or­ ganization representing 50,000,000 members in 53 countries— was formally established in Lon­ don early this month. AFL President William Green was chosen a member of. the executive board of the confed­ eration, which pledged to fight for v(iorkers and against totalit­ arianism everywhere. One of the main purposes of the new organization is to dem­ onstrate to working men and women that in democratic coun­ tries they "can have their bread and freedom, too." AFL Secretary - Treasurer George Meany and Irving Brown, AFL representative in Europe, were named alternates on the policy-making panel of the new group. Dutch Delegate J. H. Oldenbroek of the International Transportworkers Federation, with which the SIU is affiliated, was elected first secretary - general. Headquarters of the organization will be set up in Brussels. Plans for the new anti-com­ munist body of trade unions were started about a year ago when most of the free unions in the world pulled out of the com­ munist-dominated World Federa­ tion of Trade Unions. One of the issues at the con­ federation's first session centered on whether or not unions affili­ ated with the international or­ ganization- of catholic trade unions should be permitted to join the new body. AFL Delegate David Dubinsky, president of the ILGWTJ, led the fight to grant membership to the catholic unions, providing they sever relations with the religidus Trade Union International with­ in two years. 'I �THt S H A F A R E R' S Page Four Philiy Reports Slight Rise in Port Shipping Fitda-y. December 16: 1946 LOG AS eONGRESSIONAL GROUP TOUREO PUERTO RICO Ti^, ReiRef Carry Mobile OYer The Hen^ By JAMES SHEEHAN By CAL TANNER PHILADELPHIA—A slight in­ crease was noted in shipping in the Friendly City during the past two weeks, but not enough to call it an upswing. However, it's always satisfactory to report an increase in job opportunities, no matter how slight. We have had quite a few ships in here lately with a lot of beefs about crewmembers fouling up, not doing their, work exactly as they should or com­ ing back to the ship late. It is well, therefore, to stress once again that we have a con­ tract to live up to. Agreements are not one-sided affairs, and we cannot ride along thinking that only the companies are expected to abide by them. Members of the House Labor and .Education Committee, who recently completed a tour If we are to continue to de­ of Puerto-Rico and the Virgin Islands as part of a- Congressional study of Itdmr conditions, mand observance of the contracts were guided in and around San Juan by Sal Colls, SlU Representative in Puerto Rico. to the letter as forcefully as we' Above is group as it visited one of San Juan's government buildings. From left to right: have in the past, and to seek an unidentified government official. Rep. Ceirroll D. Kearns (Pa.), Rep. Augustine Kelley (Pa.), more and more benefits for the AFL Legislative Representative Walter Mason, Rep. John Lesinski (Mich.), committee chairman; membei'ship, we must keep on Sal Colls, Rep. Charles Howell (N.J.), Rep. Harold Velde (111.) and John Forsythe, general coun­ demonstrating our responsibility sel to the committee. as parties to a contract. Any crewmember who falls down on his obligations in this respect is jeopardizing the se­ curity and hardwon gains of the Isthmian; Robin Doncaster; Trin­ drinking at the wrong time show By JOE ALGINA rest of the membership. ity and the Colabee. by their actions that they don't NEW YORK—Shipping in this GUYS DON'T LIKE IT care about these-contracts and Other than the fairly satis­ port is maintaining the pace set A meeting was recently held several weeks ago. Despite the factory shipping situation in what they mean in security to aboard the Maiden Creek in this tough conditions prevailing in New York there's not much else the membership. port to straighten a matter that the industry, we have managed to report. One unpleasant affair, This is not to be regarded as has direct bearing on what we're to ship a satisfactory number of however, should stir up serious a sermon. It's just a reminder talking about. men during the two-week period thought among the membership. that the way to continued job A couple of guys thought they just ended. We're referring to the incident security is by sober recognition could do just as they pleased, of our obligations. You'll never Activity on the payoff side aboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer, get it by fouling up; without regard for the welfare of the other crewmembers. Their took place aboard the follow­ as the re.sult of four men re­ portedly intoxicated and refusing shipmates made it clear that ing vessels: to turn to. The Skipper came such stuff couldn't be tolerated. Puerto Rko, Kathryn, Ann into the picture and, in the fra­ We had quite a few complaints Marie, Beatrice, Bull; Jean Laabout some -of the local ginmills. Fitte, John B. Waterman, Besse­ cas that followed, his gun went Readers notifying the SEA­ In one of the more popular spots mer Victory and the Yaka, Wa­ off and the radio operator was slightly injured. FARERS LOG of a change in here, the proprietor had a couple terman; Steel Worker, Steel Ex­ mailing address are re­ These four men have had of men thrown in the bucket for ecutive, Isthmian; Trinity, Alex­ quested to include their old charges preferred against them being drunk there. andra, Carras; Algonquin Vic- and they will have to stand address along with the new. Our men should avoid these lory, St. Lawrence Navigation; In addition to making easier trouble spots, and in this con­ Mankato Victory, Victory Car­ trial before a membership trial the switch-over it will also nection, it is suggested that when riers; Southland, South Atlan­ committee. guar a n t ee uninterruptedBut the point we're concerned you're in Philiy stop by the Hall tic, and* the Colabee, Americanmailing service^ and get the score on which are Hawaiian. with here is that the memberthe places to avoid. All notifications of change All payoffs came off smoothly, That recent reprint of the re­ of address should be ad­ marks in the Congressional Piec- especially the one aboard the dressed to the Editor, SEA­ ord made by- Representative Yaka, which came in very clean FARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Louis Heller about the SlU made Sifter a four-month voyage. Street, New York 4, N. Y. a hit with* a lot of members The Bull Line ships all signed here. A good many of them have on again. Other sign-ons in­ written to Mr. Heller, telling cluded the Strathmore, a tanker him how they liked what he that came out of lay-up; the said about our Union. Steel Apprentice, Steel Scientist, Shipping Holds At Even Keel In New York Log Sttbseribers MOBILE—Shipping in Mobile for the last couple of weeks has been dead slow, with approxim­ ately foi'ty-four bookmen and sixteen petmitmen shipped for the period. However, we did manage to ship over a hundred men on re­ lief jobs for the period. These jobs were shifting gangs, tug­ boat jobs and one day reliefs on deepsea ships; in fact, the relief jobs were what kept the port going and helped ease the pres­ sure on the beach. . Ships paying off in this pei'iod "were the Iberville, Morning Light, DeSoto, Mobiliah, Wild Ranger, Loyola Victory, ,Warhawk, all of the Waterman line; the Corsair, Alcoa, and the SS Strathcape of the Strathmoi-e SS Company. All these ships were in good shape, with only a few minor beefs on any of them. Signing on for the period were the Camas Meadows of the US Petroleum Carriers, headed for the Persian Gulf run; the Cor­ sair, headed back down to the Islands; Iberville, headed on the coastwise run; Morning Light, going back to Puerto Rico; Strathcape,. headed for New York; DeSoto, on the coastwise run; Mobilian, headed for Japan and Korea; Wild Ranger, back to Puerto Rico. In-ti-ansit during this period were the SS Catahula, Cuba Dis­ tillery; Steel Inventor, Isthmian line, and the Alcoa Runner. All were contacted and necessaiy re­ placements were furnished and all beefs smoothed out. , The biggest thing that hap­ pened around the port was the visit of the Merchant Marine sub-committee of the US Sen­ ate, which was -in Mobile for a three-day meeting. Labor, was invited to come and givfe" ideas and suggestions for improving the" merchant marine. All, of the Maritime Council that could possibly do so were present at the meeting, and each had ideas of his own for im­ proving the American merchant marine. A full report of this meeting will be made in the near future. Tampa Mayor Deputizes Finks dipping Drop Puales Balthime By WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ •BALTIMORE—The local ship­ ping continues slow with little prospect for an early climb in­ to a more satisfying position. What few ships have honored us with their presence have been easily handled, with not a single one of them bringing us a beef of major size. All of the prob­ lems that have come up have been handled right at the pay­ off. Naturally the biggest item of conversation around here is, what^has happened to Baltimore shipping? The membership can­ not understand v/hat happened to suddenly make shipping take a nosedive here. Until a short time ago we had fairiy good shipping—not like a year, or so ago, but enough to insure a steady turnover. Now we^re moving («l the slow, slow bell. Here's hoping the shipping is being stored up somewhere and will soon come steaming in by the dozens. We could handle them. With a drop in the job turn­ over, there is a great deal of talk about compulsory vacations. Most of the fellows are waiting to read__ the arguments for and against as they appear in the LOG. By ihe time everyone has had his say, there shouldn't be a guy left in the • Union who doesn't know what the issue is in this case. At any rate, the men are talk­ ing and trying to figure out what the best way is to spread the work and make it as fair as possible to all hands. That's the. score from here for now. By RAY WHITE TAMPA—For the past several days we've watched our antilabor mayor hard at work doing snip has time and again demon­ his best to break a strike of the strated that it is a responsible city's bus drivers. Unfortunately, body of seamen. And we don't it looks like he has made good. mean that a guy who takes a 'He did his best to wreck the drink is not a responsible guy. SIU's strike in 1946, and called We don't care if a man drinks the cops out later when the or he doesn't. If he does, the truck drivers and cabbies struck. place for it is away from the This time he put an end to ship. In other words, not on the the 26-day strike of the local j*ob. It only leads to complica­ bus drivers. The other night Ma­ tions,- such as the Palmer inci­ yor Hixon gave the drivers the dent proves. ultimatum that they were to Again, we've got to say that drive the buses the next morn­ such kid stuff has no place in ing or else. Most of the drivers took the our outfit. Incidents like these tan only weaken our bargaining "or else" and didn't show up, but effectiveness - and certainly the police and the finks did. couldn't be called attractive to At the garage, the entire police force stood by while the finks new companies. We've got contracts to live up took over the jobs. To be sure the boys did their to. They've got to -be. renewed periodically and we fight to raise .jobs right, the Chief of Police our standards ait each new sign­ gave them guns and swore them ing. A few guys who insist on in as special police. This man­ euver hit an all-time low for scabbery. Hixon stands for re-election in (951 and, at the rate he is go­ ing. he won't get the vote of a single union man and woman in this city, which has the high­ est percentage of union members in the country. When the time co.me.s we hope he gets a licking, and we're going to do all we can to see that he gets it. CHANGE OF CREW On the shipping side, business has been slow, and that's the best we can say about that. . Otherwise, the hunting season has taken the members far afield. Some of the boys who took ,to the timberland have been Paxil Carter, Paul Brinson, Abie Ellis, Boss Beal and Polack Poluski. Beal is the champion, having killed two deer in the Suwanee Hammdck. Some marksmanship, eh? �Ffidmy, J>9ce!whv 1$^ 1.949 Pfl^e Five jjrjs S^AJ^.AJREJtS JLOG Pressing home a point: Delegate Middle, left, tells Aubry Hurst. Attorney for Louisiana State Federation of Labor, and Bob Soule, Secretary-Treasurer, New Orleans Central Trades and Labor Council, what he thinks. Some of the delegates and guests at the AFL Southern Slate Organizing Convention in New Orleans. Left to right: C. Tanner. SIU Mobile Agent; Edwin I. Soule, Louisiana Com­ missioner of Labor; Charles M. Hauk; Louis P. Sahuque, VicePresident, N.O. Central Trades and Labor Council; Earl Sheppard, SIU New Orleans Agent; Hugh Brown, Secretary-Trea­ surer, Alabama State Federation of Labor; Lew Rhodes, Southern Director of Organization; Charles Howe, Vice-Presi­ dent, Pressmen's Union; Bruce Campbell; Harry O'Reilley, National Director of Organization; E. J. Bourg, SecretaryTreasurer, Louisiana State Federation of Labor; E. H. Williams, President. Louisiana State Federation of Labor, and Bill Hines, President, Mississippi State Federation of Labor. Meet the ladies who graced the conventiom Seated (left to right): Mrs, R. L, Soule, Mrs. E, H. Willi^ims. Mrs. F. E. Hatchell, Mrs. E. J. Bourg. Mrs. C. Tanner, and Mrs. E, Sheppard. Stand­ ing left to right: Mrs. Louis Sahuque. Mrs. Charles M. Hauk, Mrs, J. M. Scott. Mrs. J. W. Parks, Mrs. Hugh Brown, Mrs. Bruce Campbell, (names of the next two were not given) and Mrs, Tim Odom. Getting together: Left 16 right: E. H. Williams, President. Louisiana Stale Federation of Labor; E. Sheppard. New Orleans SIU Agent; Lew Rh^es. Southern Director of Organizatio?!# AFL; Harry O'Reilley, AFL National Director of Organization, and C. Tanner,-SIU Vice-President. Even the most "* serious of conventions must give time for chow. But that didn'^ stop business—the discussiops went right on. - Left to right: Tim Odom, Organizer for the Laborers" Union; A. Bourg, Secretary-Treasurer, Louisiana Stale Federation of Labor; L. Sahuque. VicePmsident, N.O. Central Trades and Labor Council: Edwin Soule. Commissioner of Labor. State of Louisiana, and E. H. Williams, President of the Louisiana State Federation of Labor, hold a confab. �Page Six THE SEAFARERS LOG Ftiday. 'l>«c»mber 16. 1949 Minutes Of A&G Branch Meetings in Brief GALVESTON — Chairman. period. Minutes of other Branch­ Keith Alsop. 7311; Recording es read and accepted. At this Secretary. Mickey Wilbum. 37.point two Brothers, both of 739; Reading Clerk. 38119. whom were drunk, began creat­ Motion carried to accept Gal­ ing considerable annoyance and SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED PORT REa REG, REG. TOTAL TOTAL veston minutes of pi-evious meet­ DECK ENG. STWDS. REG. DECK ENG. STWDS. . SHIPPED disrupting the meeting. Motion ing as read. Headquarters report can-ied that meeting act as trial .— 8 11 13 32 2 3 committee to deal with these 1 ' and Secretary-Treasurer's finan­ Boston 106 111 87 304 110 128 87325 men. Motion carried that they cial report read and approved. New York 67 34 43 ' 144 32 24,. 80 be fined $25 to be paid upon 24 Minutes of other Branch meet­ Philadelphia 99 92 82 273 73 90 82 254 Baltimore ings accepted as read. Agent re­ completion of their next trips. .39 43 24 106 10 9 12 31 They were then removed from ported on the state of shipping Norfolk 13 6 ' 6 25 3 3 3 9 the Hail. H. G. JoneSf Book No. in this port. Also reported bur­ Savannah 14 ' 9 4 27 12 12 15 39 Tampa 1 glars entered Hall over week­ 51298, took the Union Oath of 32 91 28 31 • 26 20 70 Obligation. Ag^nt asked to re-, 24 end and stole unemployment Mobile 73 88 65 226 88 75. 98 261 turn all mail sent to members in checks from Mail Room. Motion New Orleans 29 23 5 57 20 17 "• 59 care of this Hall which had /been 22 carried instructing Agent to take Galveston 62 * 189 59 68. 51 70 ' 59 180 held more than 90 days. Meet­ steps toward obtaining a new West Coast Branch Hall, and that if unsuc­ GRAND TOTAL • 539 490 445 1,474 473 424 '414 1,311 ing adjourned at 7:45 PM, with cessful, the Branlh be transfer­ 85 members present. red to Houston. One minute of 4 4 4, silence in memory of departed these matters were in the dis­ Skipper for the cooperation they gatibn was taken by the follow­ BOSTON—Chairman. T. Flem­ cussion stage only and that any all gave in effecting a smooth ing members: A.'R. Tonon, C- ing. 30821; Recording Secretary. Union Brothers. definite action would have to be payoff. Shipping for the next D. Carlow; William F. Hunt, Ben Lawson, 894; Reading- Clerk, i. 4. PHILADELPHIA — Chairman. taken through the medium of" a two weeks, he said, does not look Francis A. Murrary, Edward R. Murphy. 30612. * Jim Sheehan. 306; Recording referendum vote in secret bal­ good for Frisco and Wilmington. Idell and L. B. Brown. All /nin- Minutes of previous meetings Secretary. William GUck. 48741; loting up and down the coasts. Reports accepted and concurred utes of previous Branch meet­ in all Branches approved as Meanwhile, he urged that all in were the Secretary-Treasurer's ings in District were read and read. Port Agent discussed ship­ Reading Clerk. J. Sheehan. Minutes of all Branch meet­ hands voice their opinions on financial statement. Balloting concurred in. Secretary-Treasur­ ping conditions in the port. Mo­ ings of previous week read and the subjects so that the member­ Committee's, and Headquarters er's financial report accepted as tion carried to accept Agent's re­ accepted. Agent reported that ship would be fully acquainted reinstatement committee's and read. Several members were ex­ port, and Patrolman-Dispatcher's quite a few ships had come in with the issues, if and when a Headquarters report to the mem- cused from the meeting, and mo­ report. Several ifiembers with tion carried to so notify the Dis­ valid reasons were excused from with beefs about some men foul­ decision was made to put them patcher. Agent discussed ship­ the meeting. Motions carried' to to a vote. Fifty-five members ing up. He cautioned that this ping in this port in the past two accept Secretary-Treasurer's and were present when meeting was could not be tolerated, since the weeks, which he described as Headquarters reports to the letter of the contract must be adjourned. not too good. Headquarters re- membership. Ohe minute of si­ observed if we are to be able to NEW ORLEANS^— Chairman. bership. Motion carried giving poi-t* to the membership read lence observed in memory of de­ insist upon our demands when we meet with the operators for Bill Higgs, 223; Recording Sec­ Lindsey Williams, Director of and approved. Patrolmen's re­ ceased Union members. Motion improved conditions and wages. retary. Johnny Johnston, 53; Organization, vote of confidence ports of payoffs and sign-ons earned to adjourn at 7:40 PM, Reading Clerk, Herman Trox- for his handling of the Cities were also read and concurred in. with 134 members in attendance. Secretary - Treasurer's financial Service organizing .drive. Under Motion carried to accept Hospi­ report and Headquarters report clair, 6743. 4 4 4 to the membership read and ap­ Motions carried to accept New Good and Welfare, the subject tal Committee's report. After one NEW YORK—Chairman. Lind­ proved. Robert K. Holt, Book Orleans financial report and pre- of a credit union was discussed, minute's silence in memory of sey Williams, 21550; Recording No. 102377, took the Union Oath vious meeting's minutes as read. with most speakers agreeing thgt departed Union Brothers, meet­ Secretary. Freddie Stewart. 4935; of Obligation. Men seeking to be Charges read; motion carried establishment of such a union ing adjourned at 8 PM, with 300 Reading Clerk. Steve Cardullo. excused from the meeting were that they be accepted and all would be a worthwhile step. members present. 24599. referred to the Dispatcher. ports be notified .of this action. Meeting adjourned at 8:04 PM, 4 4 4 Minutes of all Branch meet­ with 29 members present. . NORFOLK — Chairman. Ben ings read and concurred in, exCharges read. One minute of sir Secretary - Treasurer's financial Rees. 95; Recording Secretary. J. cect for motion to non-concur lence in memory of departed report concurred in. Minutes of 4 4 4 Brothers. Meeting adjourned at other Branch meetings read and MOBILE / — Chairman. Oscar A. Bullock. 4747; Reading Clerk, with that part of Boston min­ 7:45 PM, with 200 members pres­ approved. Agent reported that Stevens, Recording Secretary. T. Lawson, 4641. utes pertaining to hospital bene­ all was running smoothly in the James Carroll. 50469; Reading Motion carried to accept all fits. Port Agent discussed ship­ ent. Branch with no beefs pending. Clerk. Harold J. Fischer. 59. Branch minutes as read and to ping, which he said had man­ 4 t 4 TAMPA — Chairman. J. L. He said that more than 800 votes Motions carried to concur in post them on the bulletin board aged to hold it^ own in this port. Jones. 2898; Recording Secretary. had been cast thus far in an­ minutes of other Branch meet­ in Hall. Headquarters report to He also mentioned fracas on the Ray White. 57; Reading Clerk. nual District elections. Shipping ings as read. Agent reported that the membership and Secretary- Nathaniel Palmer, which started had fallen off a bit, he added, shipping would be''very slow in Treasurer's financial report ap- when several men refused to R. H. HalL 26060. Minutes of other Branch meet­ but job opportunities were still the next two weeks. He also re­ proved as read. Port Agent spoke turn to as ordered. He pointed ings accepted as read. Port Agent fairly good, with many permits ported that the Cities Service is­ on shipping conditions here and!out that such irresponsible acreported that shipping had pick­ getting a chance to ship out each sue was coming to a head and said that there had been a slight tions hurt entire membership and ed up somewhat. The Arizpa is week. He said that Christmas told of the program that had improvement in the past two harm Union's prestige. He rescheduled to arrive here and should "help shipping inasmuch been developed tb insure a suc­ wccks. Coal strike has had ported that charges had been inthere i^ a possibility that she as quite a few men were expect­ cessful fight, in the event that marked effect on the port's ac­ stituted against these men, and will pay off. He added that al­ ed !o hit the beach for the holi­ the situation comes to that point. tivities. Dispatcher's report of that they would stand trial bemost a fuU crew had been ship­ days, necessitating replacement Agent explained purpose of the shipping figures were accepted. foi-e a Union committee. Secre­ ped to the Noonday. The condi­ calls. Communica tions from welfare fund, which the Union Motion cai-ried to refer requests tary-Treasurer reported that Ne­ tion of the Branch is good and members seeking to be excused is now trying to get from the for excuses from meeting to the gotiating Committee had noti­ all affairs are shipshape, he said. from the meeting were referred 'operators and what it would Dispatcher, and that he be per­ fied operators of its desire to He urged all members who had­ to the Dispatcher. Trial commit­ mean to the membership. He mitted to use his own. discretion reopen contract to discuss setting n't yet voted to do so as soon tee's report read and concurred asked the membership to expi'ess in judging the validity of the up of a welfare fund and that a as possible, so that no one would in. Motion carried that Port its views on this matter by writ- excus"es offered. One minute of meeting had been scheduled for miss the opportunity to have his Agent be empowered to take to ingg their opinions to the SEA­ silence was observed in respect next week. He announced that say in the selection of the of­ Agent's conference Hhe question FARERS LOG. He informed the to memory of departed Union the NLRB had certified the SIU ficials to serve in the coming' of four-hour reliefs and matter membership that he would meet members. Motion to adjourn car­ as collective bai-gaining agent year. Motion carried to accept of raising relief pay. Meeting ad­ with a sub-committee of the Sen­ ried at 7:40 PM, with 131 mem­ for nine ships in the Cities Ser­ journed at 8:55 PM, .with 385 ate Committee on Merchant Mar bers in attendance. vice fleet and as a i-esult the rine to discuss .conditions of the members present. - 4 4 4 maritime industry. A full report SAVANNAH — Chairman, Jim 4 4 4 SAN FRANCISCO—Chairman. 6f this meeting will be present­ Drawdy. 28523; Recording Sec­ R. E. White, 48314; Recording ed to the membership, he con­ retary. D. S. Hair. 51349; Read­ Secretary. Pat Robertson, 30148; cluded. Motion carried to con­ ing Clerk. L. Baker. 30907. Reading Clerk, Jeff Morrison. cur in Balloting Committee's ireMotions carried to accept Sec­ port. Motions carried to approve retary - Treasurer's financial 34213. re­ Minutes of other Branch meet­ Secretary - Treasurer's financial port and Headquax'ters report to Secretary - Treasurer's financial report. Five-man building com­ ings' read and accepted. Motion report, and Headquarters report the membership as i-ead. Port Union now has jurisdiction over mittee elected at last meeting carried to non-concur with part to the membership. One minute Agent reported that Southwind all CS tankei-s. The company reported back with bids from of Boston New Business with of silence in memory of depart­ will payoff in Jacksonville on will be requested to begin nego­ contractors and motion carried recommendation that it be re­ ed Union Brothers. Meeting ad­ December 8 and lay up due to tiations for a contract, he added. to accept the committee's report. ferred to the SEAFARERS LOG journed at 7:50 PM, with 315 lack of cargo. Jean will be in The Secretary-Treasui-er explain­ for payoff and sign-on. Two ed that the reason for the ap­ Patrolman - Dispatcher's reports for full discussion. Agent report­ members in attendance. other South Atlantic vessels are pearance of several Congressmen concurred in. Under Good and ed that on last meeting night he "444 BALTIMORE Chaitman. A1 also scheduled to come into port. in- the Union Hall during the Weffare there was considerable was in Port Huernma squaring discussion on a great variety of i away beefs on working rules Slansbury. 4683; Recording Sec­ Announced that Christmas party past few weeks was that several subjects, ranging from the high aboard the Citrus Packer which retary G. A. Masterson. 20297; will be held in Hall on Dec. 21, bills, including an amendment to directly after the regular mem- the Taft-Hartley Act, will come cost of living to the matter of had been aground in Japan. He Reading Clerk. Leon. Johnson. bei'ship meeting. A juke box up in .the next session of Con­ Motion carried to suspend reg­ said the beefs were understand­ men missing ships. The credit union proposal and the question able under the circumstances, ular order * of business to hear will be on hand and there'll be gress. In order to win passage of compulsory vacations were al­ and that in spite of them, the reading of charges. Trial Com­ plenty to eat and drink for all of the. T-H amendment which so kicked around quite a bit. The payoff was smooth. He compli. mittee's reports were also read hands. Dispatcher reported on' would exempt the- Hiring Hall .. for two-week I (Continued on Page H) Agent reminded the men that mented the delegates and the and concurred in. Oath of Obli- shipping figures A&G Shipping From Nov. 23 To Dot. 7 �Friday, Pecexnber 16, 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven fsxt Of HLRB Decision Certifying As Bargaining Agent In Cities Service Reprinted on this and the following pages is the complete text of the National Labor Relations Board's final decision in the Cities Service cose, which designates the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, as the exclusive bargaining representative for the Gties Service seamen. The decision clearly shows to what extreme extents the Cities Service Oil Company went to try to keep its men from the benefits and protection of on SlU contract. The company succeeded in stalling certification of the SlU for nine months. a period in which the CS seamen were subjected to a reign of terror (turn to page 10 for a CS seaman's account of this), and endured all of the poor shipboard conditions for which Cities Service is so well-known, but now the legal phase of organizing CS is over. The next—and it won't take as long as the other—is tying Cities Service to on SlU contract, so that CS seamen will get the same high wages, overtime, conditions and JOB SECURITY that ail Seafarers enjoy. Supplemental Decision And Certilicathn Of Representatives in the Matter of CITIES SERVICE OIL CO. OF PENNSYLVANIA (MARINE DIVISION) Employer and SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (AFL) Petitioner Case No. 2-RC-512 Pursuant to a Decision and Direction of Elec­ tion issued herein on December 29, 1948,^ an election by secret ballot was conducted under the direction and supervision of the Regional Director for the Second Region (New York City).Upon conclusion of the balloting, a Tally of Bal­ lots was furnished the parties. The tally shows that of approximately 225 eligible voters 176 cast ballots, of which 98 were for- the Petitioner, 12 were against the Petitioner, 5 were void and 66 ^ere challenged. On April 28, 1949; the Employer filed Ob­ jections to the Conduct of the Election and to , Conduct Affecting the Results of the Election, hereafter, in accordance with the Board's Rules and Regulations, the Regional Director conducted ah investigation, and on August 19, 1949, issued and duly served upon the parties his Report on Objections, recommending that the objections be overruled. On September 2, 1949, the Em­ ployer filed Exceptions to Report on Objections and Motions by Employer. The Employer's numerous objections, more fully set forth below, in substance are based on the following broad allegations: (1) that the Em­ ployer was not given sufficient advance notice of the election and therefore was deprived of an opportunity to have its observers at the polling places; (2) that the emlployees were not properly advised of the election; (3) that the Union's agents coerced employees into voting for the Union; (4) that the Board agents improperly conducted the election; and (5) that the Board agents were uncooperative and biased in favor of the Union. the date of our Direction (a delay occasioned in part by the Employer's motion to the Board for reconsideration of our Decision), a conference was held at the Regional Office, with all inter­ ested parties present, for the purpose of planning the mechanics of the election. Forthwith, the Employer's representative announced that the Employer would not cooperate«in the election unless the Board first consented to vacate two outstanding Circuit Court of Appeals cease and desist orders directed against the Employer based upon prior unfair labor practices,"^ and unless the Employer was permitted to use super­ visors as election observers. In accordance with established Board policy, these requests were refused; whereupon the Employer asked and re­ ceived a 24-hour postponement of the conference in order to reconsider its determination not to cooperate. The conference reconvened on the next day, Thursday, February 17. The Employer did not withdraw its demands; instead, it added new conditions to its willingness to cooperate, in­ sisting that no vessels be polled except at ports between Baltimore and Boston and that no elections be held on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, or in any event, before Wednesday, February 23 because the Employer intended to operate its offices with a skeleton crew over the holiday weekend (Tuesday, February 22, being Washington's birthday). During this conference, the parties knew that seven of the vessels in­ volved were scheduled to reach American ports and to depart again before Wednesday, Feb­ ruary 23. In view of this fact and of the uncer­ tainty surrounding maritime employment gen­ erally,^ and because of the delays- already en­ countered, the Board agent advised the Em­ ployer that the Regional Director would pro­ ceed with the election, if necessary, without the Employer's cooperation. On that same day, the Regional Director decided to poll the vessels when they next arrived at American ports. servers when advised of the time and place of the election. That same afternoon telegrams were sent to the Employer and to its attorney advising that each vessel would be balloted upon arriving in port. At 5:15 p.m., the Regional Of­ fice telephoned the same advice to the Employ­ er's port steward at its New York office. Of­ ficial notices of election were mailed to the Em­ ployer. The Union notified the employees of the forthcoming elections by radio messages sent each vessel while at sea,-"' and by megaphone and public address equipment as the vessels ap­ proached shore. When the first six ships docked, each at a different Atlantic or Gulf port, the Board agents requested, but were refused, per­ mission to conduct elections either on board ship or on the company's water front property. As a result, the Board agents set up election machinery wherever feasible under the circum­ stances and as close as possible to the debarka­ tion points. In some instances, parked cars were used as voting booths. Official notices of elec­ tion were posted conspicuously at and near the polling places. The Employer did nothing to in­ form its employees of the scheduled election. The employees were balloted as they disem­ barked. The first two ships, the SS Fort Hoskins and the SS Winter Hill, were polled on Sunday night, February 20, and early Monday morning, February 21, respectively. No company observers were present at the balloting of the first six vessels, and,for this reason the Board agents challenged all the ballots from the first two ships. However, at the polling of the next four vessels they ignored the absence of company observers and challenged voters in the custom­ ary manner whenever doubt arose as to eligibil­ ity. As the Employer, although requested to do so, had failed to furnish a pay-roll list ^or any of the six vessels, the Board agents questioned all persons appearing at the polls, asked for identification papers, and required them to sign factual statements before permitting them to vote. At noon the next day, Friday, February 18, the Regional Office sent a telegram to the Em­ Meanwhile, on the basis of the advice from the Except for certain events occurring at the ployer, advising it that the election would be Regional Office concerning the scheduled elec­ polling of one of the vessels, the facts as re­ held in the near future and that the Employer tion, received by telephone Friday afternoon ported by the Regional Director are not in dis­ could use supervisors as observers, and request­ and by telegram Saturday morning, the Ecpute. ing the names of the observers. The Employer ployer on Monday, February 21, instituted a Our Decision and Direction of Election dele­ replied the same day that it would appoint ob- proceeding in the District Court for the Southgated to the Regional Director discretion as to em District of New York to enjoin the Board the exact time, place, and procedure for r»oliing from proceeding with the election. An ex parte 3 NLRB V. Cities Service Oil Co.. 122 F. 2d 149 the unlicensed maritime employees on the nine temporary restraining order, secured by the Em­ (C. A. 2); NLRB v. CUies Service Oil Co.. 129 F. vessels included in the appropriate unit des­ 2d 933 (C. A. 2). ployer in that suit, interrupted the election after cribed therein. On Wednesday, February 16, This same request had already been considered the first six vessels were balloted. Shortly J949, after a delay of more than 7 weeks from ' and denied in our original Decision and Direction thereafter, the injunction proceeding was dis­ of Election and agadn in our Order den-ying the missed for lack of merit. However, during the Employer's motion for reconsideration; 1 80 NLRB No, 235. ^ 4 The Regional Director had reasonable cause to believe that substantial numbers of eligible voters Si Wherever used herein, the term Regional Director 5 The Union sent 40 radio messages. 5 to each of would be -separated from the company's employ in . .. rnesxvi .Acting-Regional Director. , u.u; : 8 ships. No message -was sent to the SS Government the near future. Camp, which was being voted by mail. 87 NLRB No. 60. ^ �Page Eight pendency of the temporary restraining order and at the request of the Federal District Court Judge, the Employer appointed observers and participated in the baUoting of the two remaining vessels.® Although no company observers had been present at the balloting of the first Bix vessels, the average turnout of crew members on those vessels compared favorably with the average turnout on the vessels balloted later, Upon the completion of the balloting of all nine vessels, the ballots were counted and the aforesaid tally prepared. None of the challenged ballots was opened. ^ Concerning the polling of the SS Winter Hill at Braintree, Massachusetts, where all the bal­ lots were challenged by the Board agent, the Employer takes issue with the Regional Direct­ or's report on the facts. On the basis of his in­ vestigation, the Regional Director reported that, upon being denied access to the vessel and to the company-owned pier,' the Board agent set up election equipment in a parked automobile on a road near the pier; that due to the extreme cold, the Board agent-and the Union observer waited for voters in a nearby tavern, the only available shelter; that there was no drinking by anyone connected with the election during the voting; that no ballots were distributed, marked, or accepted in the tavern; and that the balloting took place, not in the tavern, but in the front section of the automobile, where each voter marked his ballot privately while the observer and other voters remained at the rear. The Em­ ployer asserts that balloting was conducted in­ side the tavern, where voters and Union organ­ izers drank together; that organizers told crew members, that they could vote only for the Union and promised to each a "full (Union) member­ ship book" if he voted for the Union; and that at least one of the eligible voters refrained from voting because of the lack of secrecy in the bal­ loting and the rowdy atmosphere of the tavern. hhtke To The Employees THE SEAFARERS Friday, Deoember 16, 1949 LOG necessary pleadings, together with supporting documents, to apply for an injunction on Monday morning, February' 21. Further, the Employer had already been advised 'that it could tise supervisory personnel as observers. Just as the Union was able to communicate with the ships at sea to advise the employees of the pending election, the Employer could easily have designated any of its officers on ship board to act as observers at the elections and to assist the Board agents in taking all necessary precautions to assure proper eligibility. On these simple and uncontroverted facts, we view the Employer's failure to have observers at the polling places as a deliberate refusal to participate in the conduct of the election. Its belated complaint of being neglected and wronged is not persuasive now. In any event, the primary consideration in the conduct of any election is whether the employees are afforded adequate notice and sufficient op­ portunity to vote. Although the Employer is customarily accorded the privilege of having its observers at the polls, their presence is not re­ quired, nor is the Employer ehtitled to such rep­ resentation as a matter of right.^ Under the entire circumstances of this case, we agree with the Regional Director's conclusion that the Employer received sufficient notice of the election and that its objection in this respect should be overruled." Notice To The En^ioyoes The same reasons which lead us to believe that sufficient notice was given jto the Employer also dispose of its objection that the employees were not given sufficient advance notice of the elec­ tion. Other than having the Union advise ship personnel by radio, telegraph, and public address equipment, giving the Employer an opportunity to do likewise, and posting the regular election notices at conspicuous places as close as possible to the Employer's waterfront property, we see nothing further that the Board agents could have done to ensure widespread publication of the scheduled balloting among the employees, There is no substantial evidence to show that eligible voters did not receive, or were deprived adequate notice and opportunity to vote. On contrary, the favorable comparison between average turn-out of crew members on the ^ix vessels balloted and that of the vessels pohed with the Emplopr's belated cooperation presence of its observers is clear evidence that a representative number of employ­ ees voted in the election as a whole. Under these circumstances, we believe that the employees were given and received adequate notice, and we therefore adopt the Regional-Director's rec­ ommendation that this objection be overruled." The Employer's principal objection to the con­ duct of the election is grounded on the dispatch with' which the Board agent acted in setting election machinery in motion, once he was sat­ isfied that further delay meant a long postponement"ifThe de^ in the vessel's personnel. A proper review of the timing of the election and of the mechanics of its execution must be made in the light of the special problems incident to the polling of seagoing vessels and of the clearly dilatory attitude of the Employer in this case. Considering the facts confronting the Regional Director on Fri­ day, February 18, we deem his decision to poll the vessels immediately as entirely reasonable. The high turnover-rate normal among personnel in the shipping industry permits, indeed re­ quires, swift decisions of election and the polling of such employees. Particularly was expeditious action (appropriate in this case, where the Em­ ployer's only response to the Board agent's re­ quest for cooperation was continued and repeat^ insistence on unacceptable and impossible The general allegations of coercion by Union conditions. Such insistence, coupled with the agents are based on the assertion that employees Employer's general hostility tov/ards the election, reveals an unmistakable determination to pre­ were coerced, tricked, and bribed into voting vent the Regional Director from carrying out the Board's direction. 7 Southern Steamship Company v. NLRB, 316 U. S. Moreover, the facts show that the Employer 31; Burrows 8E Sanborn, Inc., 84 NLRB No. 35. had sufficient notice of the election and was af­ 8 Hoague-Sprague Corporation. 80 NLRB No. 252. forded ample time to appoint election observers, 9 See Wilson Athletic Goods Manufacturing Co., Inc., had it so desired. Thus, notwithstanding its as­ 76 NLRB 315. sertion that notice on Friday, by telephone to The Employer also contends that eligible voters its port steward and by telegram to its attorney, who were ill, on vacation, or temporarily laid off was not notice to the Employer and that skel­ were not given notice of the election and, therefore, eton operations ovec the holiday weekend made denied the right to vote. We agree with the Re­ the designation of company observers impossible, gional Director that such employees are customar­ the Employer had ample time to prepare the ily not given individual notices of election and, in the absence of a showing of prejudice to em­ 6 The ninth vesseL the SS Government Camp,' was ployees' rights, we. find nd merit in this contention. balloted by mail in a foreign port. Cerf Brothers Bag Company, 74 NLRB 1329. Alleged Coerma By Uaion Ageots for the Union, and that balloting took place in inappropriate places. The incidents referred to in this objection relate to the polling of the -SS Winter Hill at Braintree, Massachusetts,' lltie facts relative to this part of the election, as they appear to us now from the Regional Director's report and from the Employer's Objections and Exceptipns, are set forth ih detail above and need not be restated. -j • . .. ^°"sider it unfortOnate, but nonetheless d, that the Board agent, in the case of this compelled, after being denied a more conventmnal and desirable locale for conducting ^'cc'io", to hold the balloting in an automob'le parked so close to a tavern (the clfisest point Employers pier) in order to ensure maximum opportunity for all eligible voters to cast ballots. As to the electioneering allegedly carried on by Union agents, we have long held such activity not to be coercive.'® In any event, we deem it unnecessary to resolve the seeming con­ flict between the Regional Director's report and the Employer's assertion as to the facts rep­ resenting the balloting of the SS Winter Hill. Under the circumstances of this case', consider­ ing the restricted area in which the alleged coercive conduct occurred, the geographical separation of the vessel from the other vessels that were polled in other ports extending from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico, the nature of the maritime industry, and particularly the fact that the Board agent challenged all ballots cast at the voting of the SS Winter Hill, we believe it would not be realistic to assume that the alleged conduct had any impact upon the election results or upon the freedom of choice exercised by the employees on the remaining vessels as to warrant setting the election aside." The Employer also alleges as coercive the fact that notice of the election was given to employees by the Union; that parked cars, particularly a Union-owned automobile in one case, were used as voting booths; and that Union representatives and its attorney were present at some of the polling areas. We do not believe that these facts, standing alone, show improper interference with the employees' free expression o/ choice. There is nothing improper in a union publicizing a Board election. In fact, "getting out the vote" by notifying voters is a traditional part of election procedure. The Employer was given equal opportunity to publicize the election, but significantly - failed to do so. While it is true that in some instances parked cars were ^g voting booths, and that at the balloting gg ^ Union-owned automobile bearing no distinguishing marks of ownership was used, the Regional Director reported that in no case were ballots marked in a car while any person other than the voter was present. Further, absent a showing of improper election­ eering, the mere presence of Union-representa­ tives at or near the polling area is not prejudic­ ial. In view of the foregoing considerations,^ we agree with the Regional Director's conclusion that this objection raises no substantial issue with respect to the conduct of the election. Ac­ cordingly, we hereby overrule it.'^ 10 See National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey, 4 NLRB 276. 11 Isthmian Steamship Company, 74 NLRB 64. 12 See Craddock-Terry Shoe Company, 80 NLRB No. 185: General Plywood Corporation, 83 NLRB No. 26; and Mutual Distributing Company, 83 NLRB No. 74. The Employer also alleges coercion because of the mail balloting of the SS Government Camp, on the theory that the Union might have resorted to "strong-armed" tactics in distant ports. As mail balloting was authorized in our Direction of Elec­ tion, and as the Regiona^[>irector found no evi­ dence of improper codduct in connection with its use, we find this argument to hb withbut merit. �FHday; P»ceinb»r 16, 1949 Alkged ImiH-oper Conduct Of Board Agents We have already considered and rejected (in connection with other objections) several grounds on which the Employer also charges that the Board agents improperly conducted the election. These were: the dispatch with which the elec­ tion wa» held, the limited advance notice given to the Employer and to the employees, and the alleged coercive conduct by union agents. We turn now to further allegations on which the objection to Board agents' conduct is predicated. THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine (f) Part of the election was conducted outside vessels, both within and beyond the territorial the regional jurisdiction of the Regional Di­ limits of the Second Region, was in accordance rector. with our usual election procedures in maritime All -the balloting was conducted under the cases, and not. in violation of our Direction of supervision of the Regional Director for the Election, we find that the Regional Director Second Region. As the simultaneous polling of acted properly in so doing."* , Allegetl Bias Ant! Lack Of Cooperation Of Board Agents Finally," the Employer makes a general charge had the Employer elected to extend to the of bias and prejudicial lack of cooperation by Board agents the cooperation which was Board agents. The Regional Director reported earnestly solicited to no avail. In the light of the Employer's refusal to cooperate with an agency (a) The Regional Director used an eligibility that his careful investigation revealed no evi­ of the Government in carrying out its statutory date different from that established in our Di­ dence whatever supporting this allegation. Most functions in the public interest, we believe that, of the specific grounds al^edly supporting the apart from other considerations, it ill behooves rection of Election. Unable to obtain pay-roll lists or pay-roll charge, urged also as bases for other detailed the Employer to file objections stemming prin­ period dates, the Employer having failed to fur­ objections, have been considered above and cipally from its own recalcitrance. nish them on request, the Regional Director set found to be without merit. The two assertions In view of the foregoing and under all the December 29, 1948, the date of the Board's Di­ remaining to be considered are that the Board circumstances, we find, in agreement with the rection of Election, as the eligibility date, al­ agents challenged voters "presumably at the in­ Regional Director, that the Employer's objec­ though the Board's Direction established it as stigation of the Union" and that they "connived" tions and exceptions do not raise substantial and the pay-roll period proceeding the date of elec­ with the Union to permit non-crew members to material issues with respect to the conduct of tion, which fell on December 28. We have set the election orr to conduct affecting the results forth above the detailed precautions taken by vote in the balloting of the SS Lone Jack. of the election. Consequently, we hereby deny the Board agents to ascertain the eligibility of It is clear from the Employer's statement sup­ the Employer's motion to set aside the proceed­ each voter. It has not been shown, nor is there porting its Exceptions that the first objection ings and to order a new hearing or a new elec­ any evidence indicating, that the change of refers primarily to the "fact that all votes cast tion herein, and we hereby adopt the Regional eligibility date prejudiced any eligible voter. On Director's recommendation that the Employer's the contrary, it is undisputed that no employee from the two vessels first polled in the election objections be overruled. actually working on December 28 was denied a were challenged by Board agents. These were As the challenges can not affect the results ballot for this reason, and that all persons whose also the first two of the six vessels at which ofthe election, and as the Union has secured a ballots were counted were in fact employed by company observers were not present; the Re­ the Employer on December 28. Nor is there any gional Director found that the Board agents majority of the valid votes cast, we shall certify it as the collective bargaining representative of showing that eligible employees were thereby made these challenges because the Employer the Employer's unlicensed personnel in the unit imable to vote. Under these circumstances, we deem the Regional Director's use of December had failed to designate observers. None of the heretofore found appropiate. 29 as the eligibility date to be entirely proper.^-' challenged ballots was opened, as they could not affect the results of the election. The chal­ , (b) The Regional Director permitted aliens to lenges, therefore, could not have prejudiced any vote. of the parties. Absent any evidence supporting The eligibility of aliens to cast ballots in Board this serious accusation and in view of the Re­ elections is too well established to warrant justi­ gional Director's affirmative report as to the reason for the challenges, we will not presume fication anew here.'"* IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that Seafarers In­ improper motives on the part of any of the ternational Union of North America (AFL) has (c) More persons cast ballots at the polling of participants in the election procedure. been designated and selected by a majority of two of the vessels than appear on the Employer's The Employer's observers were present at the eligibility list for those vessels. the Employer's unlicensed personnel aboard the polling of the SS Lone Jack. Eight persons not As the Employer's eligibility list undoubtedly oh board ship, but claiming to be employees, re­ vessels SS Royal Oak, SS Government Camp, reflects its erroneous concept as to eligibility quested ballots; they were permitted to vote SS Fort Hoskins, SS Salem Maritime, SS Bent's of aliens, we are unable to determine what per­ only under challenge. These facts are not dis­ Fort, SS Bradford Island, SS Winter Hill, SS centage of employees in fact eligible did cast puted. It is these eight persons whom the Em­ Archer's Hope, and SS Lone Jack of the Em­ ballots. In any event, we are satisfied, from the ployer charges were "imported as ringers" by ployer's Maritime Division, including deck and uncontroverted facts as reported by the Regional the Union with the approval of Board agents. engine employees, machinists, and pumpmen^ Director,, that the Board agents were sufficiently As stated above, the Regional Directtf)r found but excluding stewards, boatswains, pursers, careful in testing eligibility. no evidence showing connivance between the Board agents and Union observers, even assum­ radio operators, and supervisors as defined in (d) Secrecy of the ballot was not maintained. ing that the Union was aware of the ineligible the Act, as their representative for the purposes The Employer asserts that the election results status of these eight voters. If the Board agents of collective bargaining and that pursuant to were made known premature and that ballots had intended to allow n^on-eligibles to vote, they Section 9 (a) of the Act, the aforesaid organiza­ were cast in automobile voting booths in the would have permitted them to cast unchallenged tion is the exclusive representative of all such presence of observers.'" The Regional Director's ballots. We therefore agree with the Regional investigation r^ealed no evidence to support Director's conclusion that these facts do not employees for the purposes of collective bar­ gaining with respect to rates of pay, wages, this charge. OrT the contrary, we believe that, prove misconduct by Board agents. hours of employment and other conditions of considering the unfavorable conditions under Apparently, the Employer also views as preju­ employment. which they were compelled to conduct the bal­ loting, the Board agents' diligence in assuring dicial lack of cooperation the Board agent's re­ Signed at Washington, D.C., this 2 day of a free expression of choice by the employees fusal to permit the Employer to challenge, be­ fore the counting of the ballots but after the December 1949. merits commendation. completion of the election, all votes cast from (e) The ballots from the first six vessels polled the six vessels polled in the absence of company Paul M. Herzog, Chairman were commingled with those cast later. observers. As the Employer had chosen not to Janies J. Reynolds, Jr.. Member In the light of the logical requirement for challenge any of the ballots when they were J. Copeland Gray, Member counting all ballots cast in a single election, we cast, the Board agent, under well-established consider this objection to be frivolous and with­ principles, was bound to reject its belated chal­ National Labor Relations Board lenges.'^ His decision, therefore, was clearly out merit. proper. It thus appears that all of the Employer's ob­ 16 To the extent that the Employer in its Exceptions 13 See New Era Shirt Company, 79 NLRB 213. may have objected to those elections held on the jections to the election are based either on illWashington's Birthday holiday, we find no merit 14 Azusa Citrus Association, 65 NLRB 1136; Logan founded arguments or on factual assertions therein. Danita Hosiery Manufacturing Co. Inc« and Paxton, 55 NLRB 310. which, according to the Regional Director's re­ 72 NLRB 162. 15 This objection also adverts to the alleged illegal port, are entirely unsupported by substantial M balloting inside a tavern at the balloting of the evidence. Indeed, the yery occasion for most 17 A. J. Tower Company. SO NLRB 1414; affirmed NLRB V. A. J. Tower Company. 329 U.S. 324. SS Winter Hi^, which we have considered above. of its complaints would never have .arisen Certification Of Representatives - i �Page Ten THE S E AF ARERS IX) G Friday.. l>«K:ember ,16, 1949 Seafarers^ Certified In Cities Service no avail," the NLRB continued. Ships involwd in the SIU's The SIU followed up thi^^ ac­ ally came on May 24, 1948. At (Continued from Page 1) ' "In view of the foregoing and second certification award are tion by filing a petition with the same time the l^RB held have authority to enter into a under all the circumstances we the Royal Oak, Government the NLRB for a collective bar­ that a second election would binding agreement with this find, in agreement, with the Re­ Camp, Fort Hoskins, Salem Mar­ gaining election in the CS fleet. required' for bargaining';right3 j i Union . . . gional Director that the Empley- itime, Bent's Fort, Bradford Isl­ The company then began a cam­ on ships acquired by the com­ "In conformity with Section er's objections and exceptions do and, Winter Hill, Archers Hope paign of stalling the election, us­ pany after the election had been 8 (d) of the Act, the Union com­ and the Lone Jack. ing every legal trick in the book ordered. mittee is prepared to meet at all not raise substantial and mater­ ial issues with respect to the The seven vessels for which to deny their employes SIU rep­ In June 1948, the SHI filed for i- reasonable times and confer in conduct of the election or to con­ the SIU had' previously been resentation. the second election. The com­ (" good faith with respect to wages, duct affecting the results of the certified as collective bargaining pany immediately intensified its CS STALLS hours, and other terms and con­ election. Consequently we here­ agent are the Council Grove, It was July 28, 1947 before the stalling campaign^ A company ditions of employment ..." by deny the employers motion French Creek, Logans Fort, Abi- NLRB could hold a hearing on union—CTMA—^was set up, and '• The NLRB certification gives to set aside the proceedings and qua, Cantigny, Chiwawa and the SIU's petition. More com­ all those refusing to sign pledge the SrU jurisdiction over the en­ to order a new hearing or new Paoli. pany film-fiammery followed, but cards_were fired, along with all tire Cities Service tanker fleet. election herein, and we hereby Events leading up to the com­ on October 20, 1947, the Board men even slightly suspected of j|. In May of last year, the Union adopt the Regional Director's ob­ plete certification of the SIU as finally ordered an election on having SIU sympathies. was awarded collective bargain­ jections be overruled. bargaining agent for Cities Serv­ eight ships of the fleet. One, the The order for the election oh ing rights on seven of the com­ ice seamen ^started on October Lone Jack, could not be voted the nine unvoted ships came oh CERTIFIES SIU pany's tankers, after the crews because it reached port after the 26, 1946, with a letter to the December 30, 1948. The company "As the challenge cannot af­ involved voted 83 percent in fadeadline date. Cities Service Marine Division resorted to the courts to block fect the results of the election, iror of the SIU. Early this year, a second election was held on and as the Union has secured pointing out that the Union was The votes were tallied on Feb­ the election but failed, and vot­ the nine vessels acquired by the the majority of the valid votes the authorized representative of ruary 9, 1948, with the SIU re­ ing began in February 1949. (Company after the first election cast, we shall certify it as the a majority of the crews on CS ceiving more than 83 percent of Cities Service seamen demon­ strated an even greater prefer­ tras ordered by the NLRB. The Collective Bargaining represen­ tankers and requesting recogni­ the valid ballots cast. Cities Service immediately be­ tion. The letter came at the end ence for the SIU than in the tative of the Employer's unlicen­ SUU received 89 percent of the gan filing objections in an effort of a vigorous three-month or­ first election, giving the Seafar­ sed personnel in the units here­ valid votes cast, resulting in the ganizing drive. ers an 89 percent majority. to stall certification, which fin­ tofore found appropriate." •eoond certification of the Union. TQie award is dated December ?, 1949. : In its latest designation of the SIU as collective bargaining agent for the Cities Service fleet, recommendation because my Service fleet. I refused. And I'd By EUGEN KRISTIANSEN the NLRB. overruled the com­ work had been "excellent." do it all over again. pany's objections to the conduct I was paid off in New Haven 6f the elections as "entirely un­ Thirteen years of sailing with­ I'm going home to my family bn December 5, along with six in Portland, Maine, for the holi­ supported by substantial evi­ out ever having been fired by any company. That was my rec­ other men who were fired for days. Then I'll return to the Hall dence." ord as a seamen—until December having pro-SIU sympathies. Of and register fqr a job and ship REFUSED TO COOPERATE 5 of this year. For on that day these six, only one man, M. J. out through thie Hiring Hall. I'm The NLRB statement pointed the Cities Service Oil Company Oppedisano, had openly discuss­ a Union man, now. And I'll be to the company's refusal to co­ told me to pack up and get off ed the SIU; the others were ready to help in any way to see operate with the agency in set­ the Council Grove, just as it has merely suspected of favoring the the fight to a finish. There's no ting up the election machinery been telling hundreds of others Union. That, of course, made no way out of Cities Service's slave and recalled that on the first six of its employees who refused to difference to the tyrants in Cities conditions than through an SIU 'ships to be voted "the Board alter their beliefs in free col­ Service. contract, with its guarantee of agents requested, but were re­ lective bargaining representation, good wages and working condi­ ANOTHER VICTIM fused, permission to conduct despite threat of reprisals. tions and job security. It was all hard to swallow. But Officially, the company per­ elections on board ship or on the the pain of being-fired was eased .One more thing, I especially company's waterfront property." sonnel chief will probably say I by the fact that the company's want to say how much I apprieElection machinery was there­ was discharged for "incompe­ action was no reflection on me. •iate the way I have been treat­ fore set up wherever feasible, tence." But he'd never be able I was just another victim, among ed at the SIU, by the members i the NLRB report said. The board to convince anyone of its tru^. hundreds, of a ruthless reign of and officials. There's no hat-ihalso charged that the company I was fired because I had free­ terror that has no place on an hand, yes-sir, no-sir stuff like we "did nothing to advise its em­ ly stated that I believed in or­ EUGEN KRISTIANSEN American flag ship. went through at Cities Service ganization, that no seamen could ployees of the election." when we went for jobs. "Indeed, the very occasion for do anything or say anything to I found out on October 5 that I knew what I was doing all ' most of its complaints would improve his conditions, unless he along. I was offered several But that's just the difference ' never have arisen had the em- had others like him to back him I was one of the victims, when chances to compromise my belief between a free, democratic or­ iployer elected to extend the up. We're no match for multi- the Chief Mate told me to watch in the need for sound trade un­ ganization of seamen and a coth'Board Agents the cooperation million dollar corporations by my step and not to get mixed up ionism for seamen of the Cities pany-sponsored tyranny. in union activities as my watch ) which was earnestly solicited to ourselves. partner, Roy Limdquist, had. The J WANTS SIU Chief Mate said it would mean And I made it clear that the getting fired if I didn't quit my SIU is the organization that can interest in the SIU. effectively help CS seamen by, CITIES SERVICE OIL COMPANY On November 15, in Jackson­ wiping out the rotten system of PBOOUCEBS - RCrtNtPS - MABKCTCBS • CKPOPTCB3 spying and intrigue, the abusive ville, Pumpman Harvey Race, NEW YO^RK 5, N.Y. treatment, lower wages and in­ the CTMA organizer aboard the ilVINT, •mi >»lll ferior conditions that prevail on Council Grove, told me that Lundquist and I were known as ships in the company's fleet. That stuff doesn't go on CS actively in favor of the SIU. He Recommended Reading ships. Not bven for a guy like said that DeLello had given the By L. S. (Johnny) JOHNSTON me who had spent one year order for Lundquist and me to S/S Council Grovo be fired. Portland, Me; aboard the Council Grove and .i NEW ORLEANS—I'm not a Septenbar 13, 1949 ^ok reviewer, but if I had to 'was commended—in writing—^by "So watch your step,''' he warned. recommend a bit of reading to two Masters for being competent United States Coast Guard - members of the SIU I'd head my , and industrious. SWITCH. OR ELSE! Bureau Marine Inspection & Navigation ^t with the latest booklet pre- I went aboard the Council DeLello then paid off to head To Whom It May Concern jpared by the SIU, called "Food Grove on January 6, 1949. I nev­ for New York to report to the Dear Sir; for Thought," which contsiins ar­ er was involved in a single im- company. Lundquist was fired, pleasant incident of any kind. ticles by six of our officials. but the Chief Mate told Race he This will introduce Mr. Eugen Kristiansen, Each of the six covers a mat­ My work was more than satis­ was going to give me another who at the present time is signed on this vessel factory. I got along with all ter of vital importance to our as Able Seaman. chance. If I didn't switch my hands—^topside and the foc'sle. organization. Union affiliation, I would be fir­ The only hitch developed when There, within the covers of Mr. Kristiansen is desirous of obtaining a ed, he said. Carpenter's endorsment on his Mariner's Document. ^ this slim little booklet, is sum- the company planted spies from , med up pretty well the entire CTMA came aboard and report­ On November 18, I got an­ He is sober,reliable and competent; and I program of our Union. I've talk­ ed back to their office that I other warning from the Mate. fully recommend him for this additional endorsment. ed to quite a few Seafarers here was pro-SIU. Then I started get­ This time he said it was known that I was an SIU organizer. in the port of. New Orleans, and ting the "warning lights." That was the beginning of the A guy by the name of DeLeUo, all of them are of the opinion end. a CTMA organizer, came aboard. .that this is something'every Very truly, member should read and pass Immediately all hands became On November 29 I was on the nervous. They didn't know who bridge on wheel watch. The Chief along to other SIU men. They're right. With a mem- was going to get the axe, because Mate told me I would be fired 'A-bership that understands the CTMA stooges are never up to on arrival in port. He said he i'i. • I Robert A. Levy, Master any good when they're out on was sorry, that it "was none of policies of the Union and the S^CounclTGrov^ responsibilities of the member­ company missions. Practically his doings, but orders fropri the This is what the Skipper had to say about Kxistians^ ship, you can rest assured that every man was SIU, but they office or higher officials of the just before he was fired by Cities Service after 1 solid year ^the SIU will always remain weren't sure which ones DeLello conipany."* He added that he was putting the finger on. on the SS Council Grove. would give me the best possible •.• •*''I •. strong. Cities Service Stoeges Spy On Pro-SIU Men The Patrolmen Say— �Friday, December 16, 1948 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven MINUTES AND NEWS Seafarer Bell Dead At 65 Fort Bridger Crewmen Eye Holidays As Prelude To Year On Shuttle Run Seafarer Herbert R. Bell, a member of the Union since 1945, died of natural causes With a year of shuttle runs in the Persian Gulf looming for the coming year, in Charleston, S.C., on Sept. 28, the LOG was informed crewmen of the SS Fort Bridger, expect to make the most- of a stateside Christmas holiday. The T-2, a US Petroleum Carriers vessel now en route from the Persian Gulf, this week. Brother Bell was is slated for arrival at Paulsboro, f N.J., on or about Dec. 20, ac­ 53 years old. HERBERT R. BELL 2 LOST AS STORM HITS SS CALMAR A mountainous wave took the lives of two men aboard the • freighter Calmar as the vessel battled stormy seas off the Co­ lumbia River mouth en route to Seattle last month. The Calmar made port listing badly. The list developed when a heavy deckload of lumber shifted during the storm. One of the - victims was Wal­ ter E. Roberts, 23, SIU crewmember who was washed over­ board by one of the giant waves. First Mate Clarence Hutton was crushed between a wheelhouse and a lifeboat he and Roberts were trying to make fast. Hutton died shortly before the ship docked. Capt. Richard Hughes said there was no doubt that Roberts had drowned. cording to Seafarer M. D. FairBell was being treated in cloth. Tlharleston's Roper Hospital when The crew boarded the Fort death came. He was buried in Bridger at Palermo, Sicily on Bethany Cemetery on Sept. 30. Oct. 31, after leaving New York He is survived by his wife via plane two days earlier. A Mrs. Floy Sherrill Bell, with scheduled stop at Brussels was whom he lived at 313 East Bay prevented by fog and low visi­ Street, in Cherleston. bility and the aircraft put down at Ostend, instead. Brother Bell was in good UnWAIT 12 HOURS io nstanding at the time of his After a 12-hour wait, the Sea­ death and the SIU paid the bur­ farers proceeded by bus to Brus­ ial benefits to his widow. sels, where they boarded an­ Bell was born in Orangeburg,' other skyship for Palermo and S.C., on Nov. 25, 1895. He joined the Bridger. They landed in the SIU's Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ Palermo on Oct. 31 and immed­ trict in the Port of Charleston iately boarded the tanker. on June 2, 1945, receiving Book All hands turned to for the No. 45002. He sailed in the En­ job of getting the vessel in gine Department with the ratings shape and on Nov. 7 the Bridger of Fireman, Oiler and Water- left the Sicilian port for the tender. » Persian Gulf. From their she Mrs. Bell, an ardent follower headed for Paulsboro . of the Union's activities, has re­ The Bridger had previously quested" that the SEAFARERS shuttled between the Persian LOG continue to be sent to her Gulf and European ports for 14 home. months. She was laid up in Pal- Ft. Bridger Crewmen leave plane in Belgium ermo last July, when cargoes The company called for the became scarce, and the crew new crew after it decided to was returned to New York by place the' tanker in operation, plane. again. Sail-Makers Give Way To Pants-Makers On Canton Vic Any crewmembmer who steps off the Canton Victory looking like anything else but a seagoing Beau Brummel will probably have only hirhself to blame. At least it won't, be the fault of the Education Committee, which scheduled classes on subjects as diversified and ambitious as ever graced a shipboard meeting. Number 5 on the Canton Victoi-y crew's list of educational subjects, according to a recent set of ship's minutes, is one lab­ eled "Tailoring 'Men Clothes." And to get the lads off on the Robin Hood Men Claim Softball Title -i liiili right trouser leg, "Sir Charles" Oppenheimer, who with Ander­ son Jones, has been sparking the Canton Victoi-y educational pro­ gram, wrote to the research de­ partment of a men's clothing union for 'all available data on the operation. Pending receipt of an answer to their query, the Canton Vic­ tory's knowledge-thirsty lads con­ cerned themselves with the rest of the educational classes, which were listed in the ship's min­ utes as follows: 1- How to Conduct a Union Meeting. 2- Marlinespike Sea­ manship. 3- Painting and Decor­ ating. 4- Spanish Le.ssons. 5- Tail­ oring Men's Clothes. 6- Small fire-arms. 7- Blue Print Reading. 8- Small Craft Boats and Deisel and Gasoline Engines. 9- Public Speaking. The minutes say the sessions' were so entertaining—one of them lasted two hours—that Night Cook and Baker Melvin Suthei'land caught the teaching bug, marched up to Brothers Jones and Oppenheimer and joined the faculty. Sutherland will conduct classes in radio theory and communications, tele­ vision repair and electronics to all hands interested. Anyway, to get back to Num­ ber 5—Tailoring Men's Clothes —remember this: If you ever see a dream walking, you'll knowhe sat in on those Canton Victoi-y- classes. Voice Of Oke Seeu by "SALTY DICK" These men have maintained an unblemished reco'd throughout all games played to date. Standing^ left to right: H. Edgren, M. Middleboro, J. Berger. C. GilL F. Mansfield ejid J. Kuberski. Kneeling: S. Karlak. P. Amido. Lopez. Frank Teller and Buckley. Man at extreme right is unidentified. Having successfully emei-ged from a series of hotly-contested tilts with outfits from other ships .of the Robin Line and South African shoreside aggregations, •the Softball team of the SS Robin Hood is calling itself "the . champs." Anyone disputing the title claim can get in touch with Frank Teller," Engine Delegate arid playing.manager, who says his undefeated squad will take on all challengers. "All comers are assured they will be meeting the champs, as the badly trounced Robin Goodfellow team wil^ surely attest," warns Frank. The Robin Hood's playing manager explained that "this club has taken advantage of the newly supplied and much ap­ preciated- gear that has been placed on Robin Line ships." Teller made it quite clear that the Robin Hood Seafarers were the first in the Robin Line fleet to put a team on the field in formal competition. That was back in Sept. 1948, when the Hood squad lambasted the Mom­ basa Ball Club 27 to 9. Received a report that Leo ^ lover of food and he ate very Morrisette never bothers with j well there and the prices were the fair sex in foreign ports. The I'easonable. reason is Magge Greenberg. who Felix Amora spends his time is also Stewardess on the Clip­ between .ships fishing in the per. She's Mrs. Leo Morrisette. . bayous. Felix fusses everytime Francis Flctschinger is meeting he hauls in a catfish, and most with bad luck. He recently left of the time he's fussing. . . Cur­ the hospital where his heel was rent juke box favorite among mended. Now he has to return many seamen is "Four Winds because of a ciiculatory defici­ and Seven Seas." ency in his left hand. What tall lanky seaman will I read a very interesting ar­ always order his Tom Collins ticle in the LOG (Oct. 22) by "on the sweet side?". . . Many Frank Bose and I would rec- of the gang can always be found commend it to all members at Baumer next door to our who should forward their com­ Hall. . . The other day I went ments to the LOG. •. . Howard there and played the juke box. Hutcheson teUing me about the Guess what number I played? times he spent in "Ybor City You're right. It was "Four Winds while attending college. He's a and the Seven Seas." �Cddiiyi JD»c9mb«»r 19, Jlege Twelirez fimmm WHAOVA 1?EAD ? AAAkE IT A HABIT TO USE THE LIBRARIES IN THE AQG HALLS WHILE OH THE BEACH. ITfelH£/<E, WHATEVER Yt>U WANT- FICTION, NON-FICTION, AND TECHNICAL BOOKS . WHV NOT TARE ADVANIASE OF YOOR LEISURE TIME, FOR EAnERTAINMEATTORADVANCBMCA/T f It looks as if tanker shipping has picked up and shipping in general has that' rosy glow somehow. It must be that plenty of Brothers are sticking around fiome for the Christmas and New Year holidays... Congratulations to Paddy McCann, and the best of luck in his opening a landlubbing business with a candy store here in New York... Brother Lionel Miller is aboard the SS Del Monte... We have received a beautiful Christmas card in the Venezulean language from Ed Larkin, the humorous electrician who is still working ashore down in a busy Venezulean oil port. Same to you, Ed... Speaking of Christmas greetings Mike Rossi, -the Bosun who is always smiling, wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all Brothers down in New Orleans, including Moon Kouns and Percy Boyer. » » & "Blackie" Danny Boyce, who was aboard the Robin Moor, the first ship to be torpedoed during the last war, writes from the Marine hospital in Frisco after having to get off the Alcoa •Puritan hitting West Coast ports and then New York. Blackie mentions lots of oldtimers and here are the names of some of them. Leo Silvers, George Blakely, Frank Steavens, Mickey Quinn (here in New York now) as well as some SUP oldtimers such as Bosun Bill Carey, Fred Hayes and Jimmie O'Neill. Danny says it sure would be swell to have all these oldtimers get together somehow for a photograph. Well, swift recovery to you, Blackie... Flash News—Aboard the tanker SS Michael when she was in recently we were informed that Brother John Krewson, who is in his fifties, is one of the best artists the crew has ever seen. And no doubt the boys are telling John to send some of those best pieces of art into the LOG. XXX The SEAFARERS LOG will be sailing free of cost to the homes of the foUqwing Brothers: Audley Chisholm of Louisana, Rudy Cancela of Florida, Harold?Zum oI Minnesota, Melton Wil­ son of Virginia, Glenious Lawson of Virginia, Richard Maley . (Of Massachusetts (now here in iNew York), J. W. Taylor of Vir.ginia, Julian Wilson of Virginia To the Editor: ^teward W. W. Reidy, Black...jt After 24 years at sea, the tvos and Red Starns (who ie Ft^ last ten of them in the SIU, I shipped recently inter-coastal) have retired my book and am sure had their sense of humor going to try it shoreside, for a broken up. What happened, fel­ las? ... Steward George Whale is while at least. In order to maintain the stand­ anchored right now in this town . . . Lots of Brothers do what ard of living"" that I got accus­ Brother Joseph Lupton of Vir­ tomed to in the Union, I'm going ginia says he does. He has his into business in a small way, folks saving all the LOGS they and so I've takfti over a candy receive so he can read up on and stationery store in New all the past news of the Union York City, at 447 East €3 Street, between First Avenue and York and news of shipmates. Avenue, and I'd like for all my XXX friepds and shipmates to drop - If there are any SIU ships hit­ in and say hello when they are ting the island of Guam then in town. Running a store will they should know that there is keep me tied down somewhat, a USS club opening there and but then my friends will always they will be getting a bundle of find me in. Hoping to see you . LOGS so SIU crews can pick all soon. P. J. (Paddy) McCann vp a copy. Ol^esbMl Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings list had been given to Chief En­ NEW LONDON, Sept. 18 — gineer and that most of it had Frank Stokes, Chairman; Fred been taken care of. All reported Bruggner. Secretaiy. No beefs smooth in Stewards Department. were reported in any of the Deck Delegate asked all hands three departments. Motion car­ to return cots to the Steward. ried (by Bob Fischer) to defer He added that matter of painting election of Ship's Delegate on heads and showers wiU be re­ these short coastwise trips. Mo­ ferred to Patrolman upon arrival tion (by G. Ranallo) carried to in port. Recommended thnt give vote of thanks to Steward everyone is to chip in' 25 cents Peter King and entire departs ment for fine job of storing ship to reimburse John for sending of telegram. and for their fine meqls. Fans in crew's rooms to be checked by X X X GOLDEN CITY (no date giv­ Delegate to see if they cannot be moved to places where aU against crewmember for neg­ en)—Kelly, Chairman; Donald­ in rooms will benefit. Under lecting duties and for failure to son, Secretary. Deck Delegate (3ood and Welfare there was gen­ keep pantrv and himself clean. Danzey said that there were ho eral discussion on pay raise, the All hands registered approval beefs in his department and questions of adequate cots for and appreciation of the over­ little disputed overtime. Two all and the fixing up of a spare seas' news bulletin sent to all overtime beefs will "be reported to Patrolman, Engine Delegate room for recreational purposes. ships from Headquarters. said. Stewards Delegate report­ Merchant Marine Library Asso­ XXX EVELYN. Oct. 30—J. Q. Con­ ed a beef over cooperation. Ship's ciation is to be contacted for a rad, Chairman; Charles Mitchell, Delegate discussed transportation chest of books. George Lathrop Secretary. All four delegates re­ issue, painting of galley and reported on amount in Ship's ported that everything is in good quarters. Discussion on obtain­ fund—$4.38. This fund i^ main­ tained by voluntai-y contribu­ order. After a discussion on va­ ing new library and it was sug­ a tions from crew at payoff and cation pay and leaving ships gested that delegates find is used to pay costs of telegrams after one year of continuous place to set up recreation hall swvice, it was agreed unani­ and library. and cable to Union Hall. mously that this question should be submitted to a referendum. Under Good and Welfare, it was decided to abolish deposit of one dollar of foc'sle keys, with money to be refunded to crewmen. jChief Mate is to be contacted to have brakes repau-ed on the winches i t midship. Suggested that Chief STEEL ARTISAN, Oct. 23.^MALDEN VICTORY. Gel. 30— Mate be asked to have Bosun -Steve Margold, Chairman; Matty A. Lucas, Chairman; Andy Ste­ check and repair all door locks. Culp, Secretary. Patrolman ^to phens, Secretary. Ship's Dele­ X X U be notified of Mates doing woi;k gate reported that only beefs TWIN FALLS VICTORY. Nov. that normally is defined as over­ arising during trip concerned 1—Jim Drake, Chairman; W. J. serving' of fresh milk and hav­ Walsh, Secretary. Ship's Dele­ time for unlicensed men. .No ing bread baked. Both were gate clarifi^ question raised on beefs in Engine and Deck De­ squared away promptly; Outside shifting of ship from Greenpoint partments. Stewards Delegate re­ of few hours of disputed over­ to Bridgeport. No beefs reported ported on beef regarding, divi­ time in Engine and Stewards by department delegates. Depart­ sion of wages for extra meals departments, there .were no beefs ments are cooperating in main­ for passengers. Motion carried to to report. Motion carried to turn taining and keeping recreation reconvert PO mess to foc'sle to list over to Patrolman of Bro­ room and laundry clean. Baker improve living ^conditions. Mo­ thers who have failed to turn promised to improve quality of tion carried to remove book&^ to and the date of their offenses. pastries and pies. Suggested that from crew mess and build .a A motion to determine time for Wilmington Agent notify Arrow rack elsewhere to hold them- TA.. next meeting was withdrawn af­ Line Port Steward in Frisco so vote of thanks from crew to the ter discussion. Ship's Delegate that required linens will be sup­ excellent Stewards Department to see Patrolman to make sure plied upon arrival in that port. and to Baker Ferdinand Szoblik we are not short-changed a One minute of silence in mem­ for his superb baking. XXX day's wages because of a sign- ory of departed Union Brothers. TOPA TOPA, Oct. 23—R. Di on on August 31. Paolo, Chairman; C. J. Murphy, * t- X Secretary. Brother Thompson PETHOLITE, Oct. 25—WilUam was elected Ship's Delegate by Biskas, Chairman; H. Rosenstiel. acclamation to succeed Brother Secretary. Ship's Delegate Earl Jones, who had been injured. Gonyea reported that he had Delegates reported: Deck—;Few spoken to Captain who agreed hours disputed overtime; Engine to painting of decks in head —Disputed overtime; Stewardsnd crew's quarters as soon as Disputed overtime. AU reports time permits. Washing machine concurred in. Repair list was XXX will be repaired when Engineer ALCOA ROAMER, Nov. 6 — drawn up and read to members.has time. Charges to be brought William C. , Hall, Chairman; All hands instructed to leave George A. Haynes, Secretary. their rooms ship-shape • and that Ship's Delegate reported there all linens and cots be turned were, no known beefs. Every­ in. A vote of thanks to Union thing okay in departments, with Headquarters for LOGS and lit­ exception of few hours disputed erature mailed to us and received overtime in Deck and Engine. during current voyage. A vote Motron carried to dtaw up of thanks given to Stewards De­ statement to effect that washing partment for excellent feeding machine aboard ship is union and serving of food. property in event of lay-up or XXX transfer. Bill of sale is to be ALCOA CORSAIR. Nov. 13— sent to Union, along with state­ W. Higgs, Chairman; L. Clarke. ment. Letter .'also to be written Secretary. All Delegates' reports calling for more" adequate stor­ made. and accepted. Motion car­ ing of ship. Water cooler to be ried to contact New Orleans Hall placed in PC mess and Ship's to get heating system repaired. Delegate to seq Chief Engineer Motion carried to get new tubes about installing a fan in laundry for movie machine. "Motion car­ room. Suggested that Ship's ried to table ihdefinitely the mat­ Delegate appoint someone to se­ ter of juke box. Under Good and cure and/or exchange library for Welfare, there was much dis­ crew. cussion on keeping messrooips and fountains clean. There w^s XXX ROBIN TRENT.Oct. 30—J. M. also considerable discussion pn CarroU, Chairman; A. E. Carlson, general matters of Union'intetSecretary. Deck Delegate report­ est. After one minute of silenCe ed everything okay except for in memory of departed Brothers, three hours disputed overtime. meeting adjourned at 3 PM, with Engine Delegate said that repair 60 members present. PADDY MeCANN Paddy McCann To Retire; Will Run Shop In New York i �f « December 16. 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG BSBSB<8SBS5!7e!C; \ thirtem- THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS CREWMEN RELAX AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH MINE Galley Men Important Cogs, Not Nursemaids: Prestwood To the Editor: The SS Maiden Creek made Bremerhaven under her own power adier striking a mine on Oct. 15 in the North Sea, off the Holland coast. No one was hurt but all hands were glad of the opportunity to take it easy while the ship was repaired in drydock. Here are some of the men at a party at the USS 'Club in the German port, on Armistice Day. Around the table, left to right: Arthur Cairns, Dick Davies, Melvin Kleiber, Tony Oliva, Charles Mehh Apron Castillo, Edward Dietrich, Elias Blanco, Mateo Lorenzo, Robert Lansdale, Oliver Oakley, Pablo dortes, and Roy Atizado. Standing are Paul Schmidt and Ervin Pangallo, club representatives. The Maiden Creek returned to the States last week. Shipping Card Extension Puzzles Brother To the Editor: I In issue No. 7 of the air-mail bulletin, which the boys and my­ self aboard the Robin Gray are very glad to receive, I see" where all A&G BrancMes, with the ex­ ception of Boston, concurred in the. previous Galveston minutes. Is Boston the only branch where the membership is on its toes? In the Galveston minutes ap­ proved by all but one port there was a motion carried to allow e.xtension of the shipping cards. A quick glance at the ship­ ping rules shows that under Ar­ ticle 8 (a) "Any member on the regular shipping list who has a shipping card more than three months old must re-register on the shipping list and take out a hew shipping card and date." The shipping rules also state that the rules are effective in all branches of the A&G District, eflfective May 1, 1948, infractions of which will not be tolerated. Why, then,- should one. bi'anch be allowed to make an excep­ tion from these rules which clearly state that such cannot be done? OFFERED RESOLUTION Some months ago in the Port of New York, while I was help­ ing to draft a resolution to make acceptance of vacation pay man­ datory, I was told by certain officials that such a change in the official shipping rules would have to be passed on by the membership in a referendum ballot up and down the coast. Is this proposed change of the rules by Galveston not as serious as the change I proposed? If not, then are individual branches to be allowed to change and construe the meaning and working of these rules to fit their own needs at any time they feel the urge? If this be the case, every branch will in the end become a separate Union by itself, doing as it pleases, when it pleases, thereby setting itself up above the district as a whole. Log-A-Rhythms i '• The Seaman By THURSTON J. LEWIS I have turned many a wheel. On many a mighty sea, I have drifted to a foreign field. When there was no home for me. I have sailed in war and peace. Had four ships blasted high. But what ever the cost, whatever is lost, I must sail beneath the sky. I've been offered shore jobs. Pushing a pencil or pen. And I've considered taking them. But the sea wouldn't let me, men. I'tn not a romantic fellow Who goes off in ecstasy At the sight of a moon thed's mellow. Or the blue of the Caribbee. I love my home, my wife and my child, -And I love my country free; But the heavy wave and the wind so wild Always call md back to the sea. ing to a position where Stew­ ards Department men will ask Is the Stewards Department a that they be tried by men of part of the crew? This is a ques­ their own department. Other tion that flashes througH the such petty differences will arise. mind of almost everyone who Don't get me wrong. I can works in the Stewards Depart­ see as well as the other men in ment. This question also causes our department that the watches quite a few Stewards, Cooks and Messmen to change departments, much come first, but I can't and will cause more to do so un­ see why a Stewards Department less some members wake up to man must get up from a table the fact that the Stewards De­ to give his seat to someone off partment is as essential to the watch. I also can't see why operation of a ship as the other some men continually try to give the Messmen a hard time. two gangs. A favorite trick is to demand If a Steward, Cook or Utility that the Messman be tried and sits down to eat during meal­ hanged if be doesn't jump time, someone always, makes a through a hoop when the offwisecrack. No matter how small watch mob enters the messroom. the slur is, there is always some narrow-minded person or persons I think it is time to give to carry it on until it becomes a credit where credit is due. It's also time for some men to wake phony beef. up, because Stewards men are NO ROOM? not nursery maids nor the ser­ For example: I sat down to vants of the crew. The Stewards eat recently, only to have a crew- Department men are good Un­ member come in and make the ion men, - signed on the same crack that the Black Gang or articles as anyone else and rep­ Deck Gang can't sit down be­ resented by the same Union. cause the Stewards Department James Prestwood was taking all the room. I don't remember anything in the con­ tract which sets up tables for any Panton Ends Restful one department or departments Stay In Georgetown in particular, yet that's the way To the Editor: some crewmembers feel. Then there always are the Having received two months' guys who state that the chow issues of the LOG in this quiet isn't the way their mother fixed little home far from all world it. If we could cook like every activities, I want to thank you guy's mother, we'd be combin­ very much for your kindness. ation magician and big time And as I'm leaving home soon hotel chef, instead of being out I'U ask you to discontinue send­ here on the blue, where we are ing them to me. the last to sign on, last to pay The LOG is a new thing to off and first to get a beef. the people here and, I think, the first Union paper to be seen by SEES SPLIT the many friends of mine. As This matter, believe it or not, usual, the SIU gets there first. has become serious to all Stew­ Please put this in the LOG for ards Department men and can me, so as to help me contact develop into a more serious mat­ some of the boys I'm supposed ter than anyone thinks. The SIU to meet on my return. needs the Stewards Department Edsel Panton and the Stewards Department Georgetown, Grand Cayman needs the Union. It's fast com­ That's enough of that, but while -I have pen in hand, I might as well let loose one more blast, this time at Brother John Gillette, who, according to air­ mail bulletin No. 6, made a mo­ tion, adopted by a Seatrain crew, which called for the setting up of a rest home for Seafarers. Though Brother Gillette's heart is probably in the right place, his motion appears to be unwise at the present time. To set up a home of this kind suitable to the membership of the SIU would take thousands upon thousands of dollars. Money which we cannot afford to put into a venture that none of us deem as absolutely successful. Though I'm not against a gamble now and then, I am against gambling with union funds, es­ pecially in the large sums nec­ essary for this enterprise. Granted that we have just as­ sessed ourselves an annual ten dollars, there is no need to throw it away like the old pros­ PROUD OF ITS GOOD NAME pector who finally struck it rich. A project of this kind would not only swell the Union payroll, but would also have us buying II property at a time when we still do not own the buildings hous­ ing our- union offices in some ports. If we are going to spend money for property, let us first buy halls. Milton (Slim) Williams (Ed. Note: Insofar as exten­ sion of shipping cards is con­ cerned, it has been the policy of the membership to permit ports experiencing dead ship­ ping to extend the 30-day pe­ riod if the members there so d^ide. The justification for this policy lies in the state of shipping in the particular port. In Galveston, for example, shipping was at an absolute standstill. By extending the cards the members there pro­ tected the men registered Dave Zabella, who skippers the tug Seafarer shown here longest from having to re­ says the craft is 'named in honor of our Union. Operated by register behind the men who the A and S Towing Co., of Brooklyn, the Seafa-.er is an industrious worker which includes light d^aft lowing and had come in just before shipping picked up again.) dredge and construction tending among its duties. �Page Fouzieen THE Suggests 90-Day Balloting To Settle Vacation Issue SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Decem^r 16. 1949 THE "CROOSHAV* GAME IS COMING VP says a job for eveiy bookman. To the Editor: A short time ago, you prob­ I wholeheartedly agree with' "Ropeyarn," in his letter on va­ ably read in the LOG a letter cation headlined "We Won Va­ from a wornan, the wife of a cations With Pay, Take Them. Seafarer, who said she may have On June 1, 1949, a letter from to go back to a cereal diet for me was published in the LOG her family if such a ruling went discussing this same subject. through. Any bookman knows Since then there have been he can ship out between two many letters of the same nature. and four weeks, if he is not Also there has been much ids- waiting for a special job or ship. cussion in SIU Branches and But other family men have an­ aboard ships at sea. As far as I swered that the ruling would know, Mobile, Savannah and not hurt them. See the LOG of Galveston have had resolutions Dec. 2, for example, in which offered at their meetings on this Vic Moriana, a father of five children, tells why he favors matter. I believe that the membership compulsory -vacations. SEAMEN HUMAN, TOO is now ready to act and some of I'm writing this with the fa­ us members in New Orleans are going to draw up a resolution milies of seamen in mind be­ calling for the question of com­ cause I know they read the LOG. Aboard the SS Puerto Rico softball competition Is hot. The Stewards beat the Deck-Engine pulsory vacations after a man Therefore, here's a question for team 25 to 9 on a recent trip, then on the last trip the Stewards took it on the chin, 29 to 4. has been on one ship for a year those who are not seamen. How The playoff comes on the current voyage. Above is the Stewards aggregation, except for Harry and entitled to vacation pay. In would you like to be in a fac­ Roe, Wiper, ^econd from left, who appeared in lineup for two iimings until regular man showed Savannah a 30-day voting period tory or office 24 hours a day for up. was suggested. Because of the weeks at a time? The average very important nature of the shore worker works eight hours vacation issue, some men with a day, five days a week. He's off whom I have discussed the mat­ every evening (to spend with ter think that 90 days would be his family or friends) and Sat­ urdays, Sundays and holidays, to right to pei-mit all to vote. go to the ball game or his cou­ OFFERS REFRESHER For those who may have miss­ sin Hattie's. We seamen are hu­ ed part of these discussions, man, too, and should have suf­ To the Editor: ficient time off to break the here's a refresher: monotony of a job that requires For over six months we have I'm looking for someone to been talking about whether one our pi'esence aboard ship 24 give me the correct dope, through year of continuous service on hours a day, s o m e t i m e s~ for the SEAFARERS LOG, on the one ship is enough to warrant a months at a time. Ordinary Seaman's duties on I'd like to point out that I man being required to take a sanitary work. On the last ship vacation to which he is entitled have served for a long time on I was on, I was told " by the and get off the ship. Bear in one ship and know what I'm Deck Delegate that I would be mind that shipping has slowed talking about. I was 16 months fined asi per shipping rules if down and the beach is getting on the Del Noi'te. That was the I did not get the entire Deck first time and the last. pretty crowded. Department's clean linen from I think the proposed ruling I know of Captains and Chief the Steward during linen day. Engineers who are now sailing would give all hands a better The. Steward on this ship in the foc'sle. Now, suppose a break, so if a man is entitled to would issue linen only piece for Steward or a Bosun had to sail vacation pay after one year piece. Most of the time I could in a lower rating. Would this aboard ship let's make it a rule not find their towels around, break him? As we all know, the that he take it and get off the yet the crew demanded a com­ Here's the squad representing the Deck and Engine depart­ difference in pay isn't too much. ship. plete set of linen from the Stew­ R. (Sally Dick) Martinez ments in ship's softball rivalry. Photos by Jim Golder. And the SIU has a policy that ard. Sometimes they had their towels locked up in their lock­ ers. The 12-4 watch were always To the Editor: asleep when I changed the linen There is a rumor around New and they expected me to change To the Editor: his family, for I realize that re­ against him. Failure to do so Orleans and board various ships their linen when they woke up. moving him from his job to sat­ makes the crew equally guilty. that one "Johli" was involved in I contend that it is not the The early part of this year isfy my selfish interests will a confiscation of contraband at OS's duty as part of his sani­ I can think of a better idea saw the membership vote to work a hardship upon his fam­ to create more jobs for all Un­ Santos, Barzil, aboard the SS tary work to get the entire de­ make the transportation rule op­ ily's economic security. partment fresh linen from the ion members: the four watch Del Mar. tional, thus allowing men to As I have been asked by Steward, but he may do this as system. With the four jwatch stay aboard the ships if they UNIONISM WITHIN system we could increase our many Brothers if I am the John, a gesture of goodwill. I believe passed up the travel pay. Today To say that remaining aboard manning power and decrease the I should like to take this oppor­ if everyone had his linen chang­ there is a great deal of beefing a ship creates poor union men hours of labor. We might have tunity to straighten out any pos­ ed individually there would not because these men didn't realize be a beef of this nature. What's is a nonsensical * argument. The to compromise on certain work­ sibility of mistaken identity. that.it would work against them. John Dolan mere carrying of a union book ing rules, but wouldn't you ra­ I wish to advise all Brothers the score? Had the membership permitted is not proof of unionism, the true ther do this than create disunity and anyone interested that I was (Ed. Note: You're right. the rule to remain as it was, we spirit of unionism lies within within our ranks by attempting not the party involved. I wish Brother. You are required to would have a better turnover of tBe man. When and if you find to force Union Brothers off the to have my name cleared of any clean up the rooms, that is, men. The principal beef against a Union Brother aboard a ship job by compulsory vacations? Let connection with this incident. sweep and mop up, but i£ ' the former rule was that a mem­ failing to hold up the Union us be constructive and not de­ you supply the linen or strip Jan Zavadil ber didn't have enough time on principles then it is the duty of structive. the bunks, that's strictly aChief Cook a ship to make a good payday. the crew to prefer charges goodwill gesture.) SS Del Mar Joseph Buckley Today, the members are beefing that their Union Brothers are staying on the jobs too long and must be uprooted, thus the strong support for compulsory To the Editor: Another CTMA "criticism" of received the Mate's consent to ^ It seems that one of the ques­ .vacations. tions asked pf Bobinski concern­ the SIU was the matter of lay­ be ashore with my wife. For Mighty interesting to this for­ ed the drinking by an SIU man offs. I'd like to ask CTMA ad­ this privilege I had paid $15 REASON FOR VOTE My contention in this discus­ mer Cities Service seaman was fired fi'om the ship. I would like herents which is better: The for three watches to be stood. sion is that too many Union the LOG article, "SIU Organiz­ to add that Cities Service of­ rare possibility of being laid off Later, when I returned to the Brothers have become job hun­ er Answers OS Lies," wherein ficers aren't angels in this re­ a ship that is being laid up, ship, there was a lengthy discus­ gry, and it's for this reason that Edward Bobinski answered the spect either. Several times I've perhaps sent to the boneyard, sion—about eight' hours, to be they are demanding a vote be phony questions proposed by a seen them heavy with a load on, following which a man can reg­ exact—as to whether I was to _ taken to compel their Union CTMA die-hai-d. but they cover up by bending ister at the Union hall and grab be Deck Maintenance or AB. % Brothers to come off the ships. Brother Bobinski did an ex­ over the tank tops and after a another ship, or being fired for When it was finally decided to We organized ourselves as a ceptionally good job of putting heavy whiff, claim, "The fumes an unjust reason after thi-ee make me AB, Hurricane Hall body to create job security. the CTMA stiff straight at that got me." months of service on a CS ship, made the crack that I would When we begin to become sel­ meeting aboard the Chiwawa. I don't hold it against a man practically blackballed forever have to make up the four hour whatch I had missed during the fish and individualistic in our Bobinski \yill make a good new for drinking; after all, one day with the company. discussion. 'Queer logic. Tell me, WEAK ARGUMENT thoughts toward each other, then member in our Union. He has ashore out of eleven is little The latter was my case.^ I was CTMA men, is that what you we begin to tear down the struc­ shown beyond a doubt that he enough, it's just that I do not ture of unionism. I sympathize is a fighter for more bearable think it fair to blast the SIU fired for not being aboard to would call the rights of free with a married member who conditions for all of the men of because a man takes a drink shift ship during November 1949 men? Rocky Milton' in Corpus Christi. I had earlier now and then. must work Steady to provide for the Cities Service fleet. Linen Service To Deck Gang Prompts Query Advocates Of Compulsory Vacation Rule Held Lacking In Cottstructive Ideas Jan Zavadil Sets The Record Straight Scorching Reply To CTMA Applauded By Ex-CS Man �^tikayrDiMetinber 16; 1949 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen Headquarters Meeting Brands Tretskyites 'Dual And Hestile' for their vile attack on the -SIU, i "It is necessary to be able.. ^ (Continued from Page 1) ANTHONY C. DYNARSKI UNO ROBERT SILVANDER and it was some of these Sea- to resort to all sorts of devices, Richard M. Cantor, 51 Cham­ paper, both of which have been Please get in touch with your farers, loyal to the SIU, who maneuvers and illegal methods bers St., New York City, asks mailed to** SlU-contracted ships. family, 32 Pardee St., Rochester, were responsible for the draft­ to evasion and subterfuge in or­ you to contact him. On the beach, particularly in N. Y. It's a matter of importance ing of the resolution. der to penetrate into ttie trade New York, Trotskyite followers to you. In addition to the word-ofunions, to remain in them, and in the SIU have acted as lures JOHN V^S^^PATERSON i. Anyone knowing whereabouts for SIU members. The proced­ mouth smear against the SIU, to carry on communist work in CARROL QUINT A1 Gordon asks jmu to con­ of thfs- man please notify R. O. ure was to enlice the member the Trotskyites have been proved i them at all costs." To this the Trotskyites have tact him, care of New York Hall. Paterson, 169 Ardmore Dr., •to Trotskyite headquarters with to be the authors of leaflets di­ Ferndale 20, Mich. the promise of aid in any prob­ rected at the SIU membership, closely adhered in the Sailors S. S. 4 lem the man may have. in which the truth had been Union on the West Coast and AAA DOUGLAS (Smiley) CLAUSSEN Actually, men who have fall­ twisted to give a distorted pic- again on the East Coast, where DAVID C. HASKELL Your mother is about to go Contact Howard W. Moore, en for the> "line" have received ture of conditions within the they took part in the raid on to the hospital, and wants to Pittsburgh Institute of Refrige­ no aid, but instead found them­ Union. New York National Maritime Unhear from, you first. ration and Air Conditioning, 570 selves listening to a harangue In an attempt to further con­ ion Headquarters last month. . . A." i i Brushton Ave., Pittsburg 21, Pa. against the SIU, and in the end fuse the picture, the Trotskyites In that situation the Trotsky­ James B. Callis, Eugene C. being asked to join the move­ have signed their leaflets "SIU ites joined hands with their bre­ AAA Glover, Vincent S. Kuhli James ment. SIDNEY BERGER Committee," a vague title diffi­ thren under the skin, the Stalin­ ,E. Moore:- Contact Paul C. "Please leave my suit- at the Unfortunately for the Trotsky- cult to check by crews on ships ist communists, to storm and' Matthews, 11 Broadway, New Hall the next time you're in ites, several men whom they at sea thousands of miles from seize the offices of the NMU. York City. attempted to recruit did. not go SIU Halls. New York—Bill." The strength of the Trotsky­ AAA A series of articles in the ites in the SIU, it must be made GORDON CHAMBERS Trotskyite newspaper has sub-' clear, is actuaUy very small, but Write your mother, 1076 Teller jected the SIU tc a barrage of the imanimous vote in favor of Ave., Bronx, New York. lies, distortions and character the resolution indicates strongly AAA By JIM DRAWDY assassination, outdone only for that the attempt by the Trotsky­ JEFF M. BENGE ites to either increase their SAVANNAH — Shipping was progresses rapidly, as the ex­ brazen untruths by Pravda. Get in touch with your sister, strength within the SIU or, fail­ READY EXPLANATION perience of the SIU has proven strictly on the slow bell here Mrs. Carrie Potter, PO Box 173, ing to do so, ci-eate bitter in­ The Trotskyites, now that they Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. There is during the past two weeks. Those so often. ternal fights is not going to be We probably bragged a little see that their dissension-pedd­ an estate which cannot be set- men who were shipped went allowed. aboard in-transit callers, other­ too soon about the absence of ling has not been embraced by tied without you. The Seafarers has always wise things would have been at gashounds in these parts. At the Seafarers, will undoubtedly try A A A • last meeting a couple, of drunks a standstill. to explain away their attacks on handled its problems in a direct LAYMON SEAY were permitted to remain in the Union as being merely the fashion. By the passing of the The vessels calling at the port .You have mail and a pack­ resolution against the Trotsky­ the Hall on their promise that age at 145 Green St., Newark, were the SS Jean, Bull Lines; they would remain quiet. We voice of a legitimate and demo­ ites, SIU members have simply cratic union minority. N. J. Write your mother at 513 SS Alawai, Waterman, and the tried to be good joes, but it This line is scotched by ex­ cleared the way for the hand­ following Isthmian line jobs: Clay St., Lynchburg, Va^ didn't pay. amination of the recent series ling of a beef in a direct man­ Steel Cfiemist, Steel Surveyor, AAA These guys became obnoxious of events which have taken ner. and Steel Architect. WALTER CLOUSE The Union shall now proceed The Jean had a beef in the and caused an uproar at the place within the Sailors Union of , Get in touch with Higgins & meeting. The membership acted the Pacific's Seattle Branch, to handle those persons who Parness, 92 Liberty St., New Stewards Department over a as a trial committee and finec where the Trotskyites, through fall within the framework of suction fan in the galley. How­ York City. them each $25* for their actions a series of illegal actions, seized the resolution in the manner in ever, the beef was settled okay AAA and had them removed fi-om the the facilities of the port and set which they deserve to be treated. and the crew said it would make WM. RALPH STONE Hall. up business in opposition to the The screaming attacks that Your '^mother at Rt. 4, Box another trip, providing a fan is We're still having mild wea­ rest of the Union, going so far will now probably be unleashed installed when the ship returns 3]b'5„ Mobile, Ala., asks you to ther here and several of the as to hold rump union meetings against the SIU by this organi-. from its next voyage. v^rite. members have been seen around and publish their own newspa­ zation—cries of "red baiting" As for the rest of the ships, the Hall with their turkey-hunt­ per. and "they're, hiding their own. everything was of a routine na­ ing clothes on. - HEBER^ R^ GUYMON The entire operation, in viola­ crimes"—will be to no avail, for Write your parents, Hiawatha, ture. There was nothing unusual And we're very happy to add on any of them and all hands that this week there are no Sea­ tion of the SUP Constitution, the membership of the SIU has Uiah. was fully in accordance with the been made aware of the true appeared happy. - AAA farers in the local Marine Hos­ Trotskyite code of behavior, purpose of their actions and has We'd like to suggest that all pital. This is one condition we EDWARD P. WERDA which bolshevik leader Lenin taken remedial steps. Get in touch with Florence Branches observe the education­ hope remains' unchanged for a laid down forty years ago. Leon The next step is to deal with Zi^laskowski, 801 2nd Ave., Al­ al portions of their meetings, so long time to come. Trotsky quoted this approvingly the Trotskyites for what they as to allow the membership, to pena, Mich. Very important. in his pamphlet, "Their Morals are—crackpot, vicious, lying en­ fully understand the value of AAA and Ours," on page 30: emies of our Union. good trade unionism on the part WALTER SZCZEPANSKI Get in touch with Ben Sterl­ of all. There is no"^question but that ing, 42 Broadway, New York (Continued from Page 6) an alert membership always from the closed shop ban, the City. SIU has invited members of Congress to observe the rotary hiring system in action, he point­ ed out. In keeping with tradi­ tional practice' of Union at SUP SIU, A&G District Christmas, Secretary - Treasurer, ..16 Merchant St. recommended that all members BA4.TIMOR6 14 North Gay St. HONOLULU Phone 5-8777 in hospitals be given $10. Motion WJUiam Rentz, Agent . Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. PORTLAND Ill W. Bumslde St. carried to accept Secretary-Trea­ Ben' Lawson, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Beacon 4336 surer's report. Resolution was ofDispatcher Richmond 2-0141 SS STEEL TRAVELER RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. f e r e d condeming communists, ,$1.00; G. Lukas. $2.00; E. S. SamU, GALVESTON 308 Vz—23rd St. W. Mills. $2.00; R. Garcia. $1.00; $2.0^ F. Bressi. $1.00; R. H. Barnes, Phone 2599 Trotskyites and other subvei'sive Keith Alsop, Agent Phone 2-8448 59 Clay St. splinter groups that have been E. Wagner. $1.00; J. Qrtiejuferra. $2.00; $3.OOF; B. R. Hartzog. $2.00; J. E. MOBILE 1 South JLawrence St. SAN FRANCISCO R. Abbey. $10.00; H. Loll. $3.00; W. Rivers. $5.00. Douglas 2-8363 Cal' Tanner, Agent Phone 2-1754 sniping at Union and attempting Chigos. $3.00; E. Tonisson. $1.00; J. SS SEATRAIN HAVANA -.86 Seneca St. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St, SEATTLE to undermine the security of the Kelly. $1.00; C. Bonefort. $1.00; F. A. Olaguibel. $1.00; M. A. Caraway, Main 0290 E. Sheppard, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 membership. Several members Andrews. $1.00; W. Seltzer. $1.00; L. $2.00. NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. $1.00; C. B'user, $3.00; L. SS ANDREW JACKSON took the floor in support of the Spruycer. Joe Algina, Agent HAnover 2-2784 Terminal 4-3131 Rhino. $1.00; J. Williams. $1.00; D. M. Strickland. $2.00; Soiho. $3.00; NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. resolution. A book vote was ta­ Whittaker. $1.00; S. White. $1.00; J. J. F.Soto. $4.00; M. Farrula. $3.00; Y. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 ken and the resolution was McNamara. $1.00; L. Cooke. $1.00; H. Y. Song. $4.00; F. H. Fisk. $2.60; A. PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. Canadian District . Diaz. $2.00; H. Hernandez. $2.00; J. adopted overwhelmingly. No Cuinier. $1.00. J. Sheehan, Agent Market 7-1635 W. H. Grant. $3.00; C. Sonwald, $1.00; SS CORAL SEA 404 Le Moyne St. books were raised when the no SAN FRANCISCO 85 Third St. MONTREAL J. . Rechsteiner. $5.00; E. F. Czos- T. L. Simonds. $3.00; E. Ortiz. $2.00; UNiversity 2427 vote was taken. Motion by GuinJeff Morrison, Agent Douglas 2-5475 nowski. $2.00; N. S. Ward. $1.00; M. G. E. Murphy. $2.00; G. J. Clark. $1.00; SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. FORT WILLIAM. .118Syndicate Ave. ier, seconded by several, that C. Riley. $2.00; S. Kwiatkowskl. $1.00; W. R. Mcllveen. $2.00; J. J. McKenna, Jim Drawdy, Agent , Phone 3-1728 Ontario ' Phone 3-3221 J. F. Hester. $2.00; R. S. Jonson. $1.00; $1.00; K. C. Crowe. $1.00; F. J. Corio, resolution be adopted unanim­ SEATTLE 2700 1st -Ave. HALIFAX 128>/z Hollis St. J. J. Boxley. $4.00; S. Trzcinski. $2.00; $1.00; A. Goldfarb. $2.00; A. Barberd, ously. Motion carried to adopt Wm. McKay, Agent Senec^ 4570 Phone 3-8911 Goodwin. $2.00; R. LeVasseur. $2.00; $3.00; S. L. Torina. $1.00; B. RoosTAMPA .T809-1811 N. Franklin St. resolution unanimously. Motion E. R. Kelly, $2.00; N. Marovich, $1.00; berg. $2.00; J. Kallaste. $1.00. PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ray White, Agent Phone M-1323 Phone: 5591 by Matthews, seconded by sev­ K. Hansen. $2.00; A. Mino. $1.00; SS CHRYSAr^HY WILMINGTON, Calif., 227'/a Avalon Blvd. I. honripson. $2,00; M. Evans. $1.00. lllA Jarvis St. eral, that the entire situation re­ A. Rodrigues. $10.00; D. Delgado. $2.00; E. B. Tilley, Agent Terminal 4-2874> TORONTO SS ANNISTON CITY Elgin 5719 garding resolution and Union's M. 'Zelack. $2^00; R. McCannon. $2.00; HEADQUARTERS. .51 Beaver St., N.V.C. F. Lancan. $2.00. C. L. Gunsett, $1.00; R. Potter, $5.00, SECRETARY-TREASURER VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. position against communist par­ SS CAPE MOHICAN SS SEATRADER Paul Hall Empira 4531 ty, Trotskyites and other subver­ J. M. Dawson. $1.00; J. P. TuczJ. Kari, $2.00; M. Awall. $1.00; H. DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATION VANCOUVER 565 Hamilton St. sive splinter groups be summar­ kowski. $3.00; E. Tresnik. $2.00; A. Christensen. $1.00; J. Durmo, $1.00; Lindsey Williams Pacific 7824 ized in overseas Bulletin and Rivera. $1.00; E. Cintron. $1.00; L. M. Katsimbris. $1.00; H. Sanchez, ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS HEADQUARTERS.......512 McGill St. mailed to all crews on contract­ C. Galinte. $1.00; R. P. Sirois,- $2.00; $|.00; D. Proelezianos, $1.00; E. CarRobert Matthews J. P. Shuler Montreal Plateau 670 ed ships. Motion carried. Meet­ J. D. Halpin, $1.00; E. H. Schinmack-[ reras. $1.00; .R. Collins. $1.00; J. PolJoseph Volpian er. $1.00; J. Araya, $1.00; D. Alvlno.' uchovlchr $5.00; A. Wiessner. $1.00; ing adjourned at 8:20 PM. $2.00; J. Pelusky. $1.00; P. Naujalis. ' R. R. White. $1.00. Savannah Shipping On Slow Bell Braadk Meetings Directory Of SIU Halls �Page Sixteen r HE l^EAEA RE R,S L O G Friday. December 16. 1949 moMmimiApmm/imeffro werm! ilbiu "thcrf* are have been certi-Fied bq -fhe AILRB cue are pressirg) -for a confracj" it) give CSitinkermen +be +op iva^eGy oJDrkin^ condfHons.ancI nailed doLUin to an GIU a^reenaenrh Vo noi jeopardire. qour jobs in anoj U^L\. If asKed io sign a CTM A applicai'r<bn or pe+i+ron^ do so. 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Title A name given to the resource December 16, 1949 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XI, No. 33 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: NLRB CERTIFIES SEAFARERS, HITS CITIES SERVICE TACTICS SEAFARERS PRESENTS SHIPOWNERS WITH DEMAND FOR WELFARE FUND MM&P EXTENDS OLD CONTRACT NEW YORK BRANDS TROSKYITES 'DUAL AND HOSTILE' WHICH WAY? AFL MEET SETS PLANS FOR GROWTH IN SOUTH ANTI-COMMUNIST UNIONS FORM NEW WORLD GROUP ECA SLAPS PENALTY ON 7 NATIONS FOR VIOLATING 50-50 RULE PHILLY REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN PORT SHIPPING SHIPPING HOLDS AT EVEN KEEL IN NEW YORK TAMPA MAYOR DEPUTIZES FINKS AT AFL SOUTHERN ORGANIZING CONVENTION MINUTES OF A&G BRANCH MEETINGS IN BRIEF TEXT OF NLRB DECISION CERTIFYING SIU AS BARGAINING AGENT IN CITIES SERVICE CITIES SERVICE STOOGES SPY ON PRO-SIU MEN SEAFARER BELL DEAD AT 65 FORT BRIDGER CREWMEN EYE HOLIDAYS AS PRELUDE TO YEAR ON SHUTTLE RUN SAIL-MAKERS GIVE WAY TO PANTS-MAKERS ON CANTON VIC Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/16/1949 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1949 Periodicals Seafarers Log