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'' ' ' ' 4 . • •. y t ' :-'. i 'v loclcs & Dam 26 Construction Bill Falls as An effort to gain authorization for how this could happen. the replacement of Locks and Dam 26 Despite the weakness of the project's failed in the last days of the 94th Con­ Congress Adjourns opponents' arguments, a Federal judge gress, delaying construction of this im­ ruled that the rejjlacement must be portant navigational facility at least un­ main lock is only 600 feet long, the huge holes have developed in the river's specifically authorized by Congress. til next year. same length as the locks on the two floor near the dam supports. An attempt was made l^st year to add Locks and Dam 26 is located on the waterways to the north. The auxiliary It only stands to reason that a new, language authorizing the replacement of Mississippi River at , Alton, 111., near lock is even smaller at 360 feet long. larger facility is needed at Alton. But in Locks and Dam 26 to an appropriation^ A standard-sized tow on the Illinois August of 1974, just one day before bill. The language was adopted by the and Upper Mississippi Rivers consists construction bids for the project were to Senate but was narrowly defeated in the . INLAND of 15 barges, and a tow of this size must be let, a suit was filed against the re­ House. be broken up and locked .through a placement by a coalition of railroads In the latest. Congressional action, 600-fobt lock in two stages. This tedi­ and environmentalists. Locks and Dam 26 authorization was St. Louis. Two heavily traveled rivers, ous double-locking procedure consumes The railroads claim that a larger lock included in a Senate water resources the Illinois and the Upper Mississippi, a great deal of time and creates long at Alton will hurt their business, al­ biU, but opponents of the waterways were feed into the facility at Alton. Its cru­ lines of tows which are delayed for though they have already proved them­ able to tie a waterways user charge pro­ cial location makes it one of the most many hours and sometimes for days selves unable to handle the current vision to the Locks and Dam 26 section important navigational facilities on the during the busy seasons. shipping needs of the Midwest. The of the bill. The presence of the contro­ inland waterways. ' Not only is the Alton facility too environmentalists charge that a new versial user charge provision clouded The locks and dam at Alton, built in small, but it is in a dangerous state of Locks and Dam 26 will damage the the issue and brought about the defeat 1938; have become a bottleneck. The disrepair. Lock walls have shifted and environment, but they have not proven Continued on Page 38 Lakes Super Bulk Carrier M/V Belle Riyer Hears Completion Construction of the 20th and largest geon Bay, Wise. The keel was laid Mar. American Steamship's new 770-foot weight tonnage of 60,000 long tons, self-unloading bulk carrier in American 11,1976. carrier, has been hauling coal on this with an unloading capability of 10,000 Steamship Co.'s Great Lakes fleet is The vessel is scheduled to be chris­ run since it was launched last April. short tons of coal per hour. The car­ rier's four diesel engines will produce well under way. On Sept. 30, the 660- tened the M/ V Belle River in August WIU Join Sections 1977, and delivered to the SlU-con- 14,000 shaft hp and a speed of 16 mph. tracted American Steamship Co. It will The Belie RivePs 340-foot stern sec­ It will have an operating draft of 27.6 be used to car^ clean-burning, low- tion is currently under construction in a feet. GREAT LAKES sulphur Western coal for the Detroit nearby graving drydock in the Bay Super carriers of the 1,000 foot class Edison Co. on a regular run from Du- Shipyard. Upon completion of the stern, are the wave of the future on the Great foot bow section of ASC's new 1,000- luth to^the St. Clair, Mich, generating the drydock will be flooded, the bow Lakes. Shipping companies have 11 of foot Lakes carrier was launched at the station. floated in, and the two sections joined. the giant bulk carriers on order and Bay Shipbuilding Corp. Yard in Stur­ The SlU-contracted M/ V St. Clair, The Belle River will have a dead­ three are already in operation. scale replay—of the same kind of internal membership unity on the part of thousands of Seafarers and Boatmen that made our organization a success to begin with. i .Now that the SIU-IBU merger is a reality, what does it all mean for the . Union and our members both today and in the future? , From a purely pragmatic point of view, the merger will effectively cut mmm the Union's administrative costs, which have been skyrocketing right along with the price of just about everything else. In turn, these cost reductions will insure the Union's continued ability to provide high quality Services for PulHaM all our members. In another aspect, the merger launches our united Uiiion into a much stronger position to protect the rights, welfare, jobs and job security of our members in the two vital areas of collective bargaining and organizing the Two Strong Unions thousands of still unorganized seagoing people working the nation's harbors, rivers, oceans and Lakes. It also provides the united SIU with more widespread political effectiveness Come Together at all levels of government from local to statewide, to national and inter­ national. The history and growth of the SIU has been marked by a continuous series In addition, the merger will enable the SIU to continue to provide the of tough struggles, from the waterfront to W^hington, D.C., for the personal educational programs and opportunities necessary for Boatmen and Sea­ rights and dignity of a lot of hardworking seafaring men and women.. farers to acquire the changing job and work skills of a rapidly changing We won some of these struggles and we lost some too, but regardless of industry. the outcome, our opponents always knew they were in a fight down to the I think that most of these projected results of the SIU-IBU merger are wire. fairly obvious to our members, because the SIU membership is an informed The effectiveness of our Union in a wide range of areas involving maritime one and knows the issues and problems facing our industry today. no doubt surprises a lot of outsiders, because to them, the SIU has few appar­ However, far beyond the pragmatic, the political, the organizational and ent resources. In a way, they are probably right because we as a labor Union educational benefits the merger of our two unions undoubtedly will representing seamen do not have unlimited manpower or unlimited financial provide, I believe that this merger marks a kind of rebirth for the SIU that resources to achieve our goals. will inject new life and new power into working toward the goal that has Quite the contrary, the success and strength of our Union has always always been our objective since the Union's inception—and that is a better depended on a formula of an intangible nature—and that is a high degree life, a secure life, for our members and their families. of internal membership unity mixed with the determination to build a There is no question that the SIU has made great strides in achieving this better life for ourselves. Time and time again throughout our history, our goal forour members. But we would be deceiving ourselves if we thought members came through for the Union and themselves by showing the ability that nothing could take away the security we have won and built on from to remain united on an issue until it was resolved. And believe me, it has past victorious fights. paid off in a big way for all of us. Wp must face the fact that the future of all segments of the U.S. maritime Last month was no different, as an overwhelming majority of both the industry—deep sea, inland waters and shipbuilding—is by no means secure. SIU and IBU memberships voted to merge the Inland Boatmen's Union into A quick look at the nation's economy and the millions of American workers the SIU A & G district. I believe that the gratifying result of the merger vote from all industries on the unemployment lines will attest to this. is significant for everyone concerned for two very important reasons. First, We can have a secure industry—an industry that will provide for our it brings two strong unions—in fact the strongest unions representing Boat­ needs as workers and family men.
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