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•A „ ;^*1 l^^igiS^SIU Has :32d: Birthday i :| I ,V'f V' ^ 'v ^66See Page 6 •1 a !l Kirkland Sees 'Miracle' In Merchant Marine Act Washington, D.C. can yards and will be crewed ice those who ship from Japan by American Seafarers." to the West Coast of the United AFL-CIO Secretary-Treas­ States. urer Lane Kirkland proclaimed Economic Benefits the Merchant Marine Act of The bill will also benefit Russian Challenge 1970 to be the "miracle of the America's "precarious interna­ "The Russian entry on the 91st Congress." tional balance of payments po­ United States trade scene means Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, greets young sition," the union leader said, that "your industry will face trainees from the Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship as school Kirkland said the miracle instructor Warh Matthews looks on. The trainees heard Kirkland was that the bill was passed in in that "the millions of dollars even stiffer competition than it deliver an address to a luncheon gathering sponsored by the AFL-CIO a year when Congress and the that would have been spent has in the past. For that reason, Maritime Trades Department praising passage of the Merchant Marine Administration had curtailed abroad will now be invested on we cannot afford any delay in Act of 1970. defense spending, grounded the our own shores." implementing all of the pro­ The miracle wrought by the These industries, he said, are grams of progress contained in SST and cut back federal con­ He added, "those millions of act, according to Kirkland, will in desperate need of help. the Merchant Marine Act of struction. dollars in expenditures by pri­ have far wider implications. He "They, like the maritime in­ 1970." Despite all that, "Congress vate industry and government praised the mechanism to lure dustry, are rapidly approach­ decided overwhelmingly to sal­ will bring us a first-class mer­ Kirkland said the "over­ the 'runaway' fleet back to the ing the point where ftey will vage an entire industry—your chant marine. And the full whelming acceptance by both U.S. flag. die unless we develop for them maritime industry," he told a utilization of that fleet will, in houses of Congress of the Mer­ Cheap Labor a means of survival," he as­ luncheon of the 7.5-milhon turn, produce decent wages, chant Marine Act of 1970, in­ And, Kirkland said, "other serted. ^ member AFL-CIO Maritime fair profits and federal, state dicated to him that there is American industries also suf­ "We must do our best to de­ >i Trades Department. and local taxes to help pay for "enormous momentum" for fer from the competition of velop a system of international the urgent needs of a progres­ curing the maritime industry's runaways and of imports pro­ trade, based on some other ad­ He said the bill "means jobs sive society." ills. duced by cheap labor. TTieir vantage than that of the cheap­ for thousands of unemployed problems must also be over­ est labor. We must not permit men and women, and it pro­ Kirkland noted that the sign­ "Let me suggest that you come without lowering Ameri­ jobs that pay decent wages, fi 1 vides a solid base for training ing of the Merchant Marine Act use it to the fullest," he said. can standards." under fair conditions, to be the unskilled in the multitude of "may have come just in time," "Because your work is not yet Kirkland pointed to the tex­ driven out of existence by the crafts required in the construc­ and urged speedy implementa­ complete." tile industry, the shoe industry, world-wide search for profits tion of ships. tion of the new maritime pro­ Kirkland said, "unless the the electronics industry, and at the expense of people. Moreover, Kirkland said, gram in the face of a Russian new ships are accompanied by others "hurt by foreign imports "Every American worker has "ships that would have been challenge to U.S. foreign trade. increased cargo, the American- produced by men and women a stake in the outcome of that built in foreign yards and He said that Far East Ship­ flag merchant fleet may slip who are forced to work under issue—and it is our job to see manned by foreign crews will ping Co., headquartered in into a condition of decay be­ conditions that were abolished that that stake is defended as now be constructed in Ameri­ Vladivostok "is starting to serv­ yond redemption." in our nation a century ago." strongly as we know how."

THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT ILO Teamwork '-•V- by PAUl HAU t;

A merican seafarers, in addition to fighting their own For both men knew that seafarers around the globe Much more was done. Detailed reports of the ac­ battle for just and decent treatment, have a tradi­ would be in dire need of all the free collective bar­ tions of the conference, the history of the ILO and tion of giving a strong helping hand to lifting the gaining strength they could muster for decades to the unfortunate single attempt to turn the conference •1 standards of the less fortunate seamen of the world. come to make their lives bearable. And while no ab­ into an arena for the exchange of political attacks, are Much of our work, and many of our accomplish­ solute contracts are signed between labor and man­ reported in this issue of the Seafarers Log. ments in meeting this self-imposed obligation have agement in the halls of ILO headquarters, the agree­ The complete teamwork that was exhibited by the >1, developed through our active participation in the In­ ments reached by the representatives of government, entire United States' contingent contributed heavily ternational Labor Organization. The strong link be­ labor and management carry the weight of world to the success of the conference. tween the ILO and seafarers is a natural combination opinion—and those who refuse to abide by the agree­ While we have had bitter battles among ourselves because among all of the world's workers, seafarers ments are rightfully considered out of step. over the years, we stood together in unity with a are the only true citizens of the world. We are a com­ determination to do our best not only for our own, Vfost of the actions taken at last month's ILO a munity of men. We have a code of loyalty that is our but for all men of the sea everywhere. own, a code that has existed since man first went - Maritime Conference will have little direct effect Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime n down to the sea in ships. on the American seafarer. He has, through his unions, Affairs Andrew Gibson, in addition to being a U.S. pulled far to the front over the past 40 years. The ILO's commitment to the seafarer Was in­ government delegate, was chairman of the U.S. team. grained in its founding. Samuel Gompers, first presi­ But to thousands of our brothers, the implementa­ He did his job well, bringing credit to our nation. dent of the American Federation of Labor and an tion of the agreements reached by the official repre­ Joseph Goldberg, special assistant to the com­ ,11 intimate of President Woodrow Wilson, was instni- sentatives of 66 nations will bring a far better life. missioner of labor statistics of the U.S. Department mental in nurturing the idea of a government-labor- By raising the acceptable worldwide minimum base of Labor, provided facts coupled with wisdom and management institution devoted to aiding workers wage from $70 to $100 a month, the conference gave made a major contribution. « • Iv throughout the world. hope to many seamen who now work at near starva­ Managements' man, James Reynolds, president of '-4 . • We can thank Andrew Furuseth for the fact that tion wages. the American Institute of Merchant Shipping, con­ maritime holds a special and honored place within By placing strong emphasis on the investigation, sistently showed his deep concern for the welfare of • '^3 the ILO structure. This Norwegian immigrant who reporting and prevention of accidents, all seafarers the world's seamen and made an outstanding contri­ is the father of the SIU, devoted his life to emanci­ will have better odds against the physical damage that bution to our team effort. pating the seafarer—a dedication that caused him to all too often strikes our men down through no fault be known as the "Abraham Lincoln of the Sea." of their own. •^one of the four official delegates from labor, man- fJ Furuseth's greatest triumph for the sailor came in Living conditions aboard ship will be universally agement and government, however, could have 1915 when, with the help of the late Sen. Robert improved as the ILO's recommendations are placed functioned effectively had it not been for the dedicated 4 LaFollette, Sr., he pushed through passage of the in effect. Minimum space requirements for each sailor work of the teams of advisers who laid the founda­ Seamen's Act. This legislation, known over the decades were adopted. And the delegates found that no more tion for the conference and followed through with since as the "Seamen's Bill of Rights"—brought an than two men should share a room on any freighter. help on a multitude of problems that cropped up end to the conditions verging on slavery under which The world's shipowners were a part of the ILO as­ during the two weeks that the conference was in American seamen were forced to exist. semblage that called for the installation of air condi­ session. 'I Furuseth and Gompers were a natural and close tioning for crews' quarters on all ships of 1,000 tons I am confident that the world's community of sea­ team. In many respects, Furuseth was the philosophical or more. farers will have the collective strength of the entire mentor of the great Gompers. All of these benefits were agreed to by a body of American team working with them as we open our It followed that Furuseth, having gained victory in men chosen by their governments, their unions and campaign to bring into being the recommendations passage of the Seamen's Act, would urge Gompers their companies to work together through the ILO adopted by the conference and in continuing the to give the seafarer a special place in the structure of to develop the machinery to improve the life of the never-ending effort toward bringing a better life to the International Labor Organization. seafarer. seafarers throughout the world. ILO Calls for New Seafarer Benefits SlU's Paul Hall Leads U.S. Workers' Group Geneva, Switzerland The world's maritime community made major strides toward bettering the lives of its Seafarers during the Eighth Maritime Conference and 55th Session of the International Labor Orga­ nization (ILO). Some 534 representatives of the American seafaring work­ government, labor and manage­ er, we do not for one moment ment directly involved in mari­ lose sight of the common bond time affairs came from 66 na­ and interest which we, the tions to study, debate and American workers, have with reach conclusions on an agenda other maritime workers of the of actions that will result in im­ world," he told the delegates. proved wages, working condi­ "We are ever-conscious of tions and standards of life for the unique ties which unite us SIU President Paul Hall, U.S. workers' delegate to the recent International Labor Organization Confer­ seamen. with brother seafaring workers ence in Geneva, Switzerland, takes the podium to defend AFL-CIO President George Meany after an Each nation was eligible to attack by delegates from Cuba. The 55th ILO Conference made recommendations for the betterment of all flags," Hall said. of conditions of the world's seafarers. send two government delegates, To that end, the delegates plus one each from labor and passed conventions, recom­ management,- as well as teams mendations and resolutions of advisors and observers. targeted at improving the lot of The official United States the world's seamen. Nixon Signs Merchant delegation was headed by As­ The differences between the sistant Secretary of Commerce three actions—conventions, rec­ for Maritime Affairs Andrew ommendations and resolutions E. Gibson, Joseph Goldberg, —are significant. Conventions Marine Act Into Law special assistant to the commis­ of the ILO are submitted to the Washington, D.C. ships will mean more jobs for sion of tax defennent on con­ sioner of labor statistics of the governments of member states With a stroke of the Presi­ Seafarers in the years ahead. struction reserve funds. U.S. Department of Labor, was for ratification in the form of dential pen, the Merchant Ma­ In addition the provisions on These tax-deferred reserves the second U.S. government law. Recommendations are rine Act of 1970 became the construction subsidies will in­ mean that shipowners can ac­ delegate. submitted to governments in law of the land in October. clude ships of the bulk carrier cumulate funds for shipbuild­ SIU President Paul Hall lead the hope that they will lead to The act, incorporating many fleet, which were excluded ing without paying taxes for a the nation's Seafarers delega­ legislation. Resolutions commu­ provisions backed by the Sea­ under the 1936 Maritime Act time. It, too, was previously tion, and served as vice chair­ nicate the intent of the ILO. farers International Union, had which narrowed assistance down restricted to 14 lines and is now man of the Maritime Confer­ Accident Prevention passed both Houses of Con­ to 14 shipping lines. Under the open to all who comply with ence's Workers Group. ^ The first convention James Reynolds, president of gress by substantial majorities 1970 bill all shippers in the the terms of the 1970 act. adopted by the Maritime before it was sent to President foreign trade will ^ eligible for Another general provision is the American Institute of Mer­ Session obligates the ratifying Richard M. Nixon for signature. subsidy. that of operating subsidies. chant Shipping, led the man­ states to take necessary steps agement delegation. At the signing in the Cabinet One of the concomitants of Where they had been restricted to ensure adequate reporting Room of the White House, the increased subsidy will be before, the 1970 legislation Achievement Noted and investigation of accidents, President Nixon, surrounded by an upsurge in shipyard employ­ opens them to all operators, in­ Hall noted that the U.S. Sea­ and to adopt laws that will aid top officials and labor leaders, ment. One estimate, contained cluding those involved in the farer has achieved many of the in preventing them. The session said the bill marked the begin­ in a report to the U.S. Senate, Great Lakes, noncontiguous advances proposed in the ac­ also adopted a recommendation ning of a new era for the is that the provisions of the act and tramp trade. tions adopted by the delegates. for research and analysis of troubled maritime industry and regarding construction subsidies ^Runaways* Affected "But as we move forward accidents, together with the opened the prospect of re- will generate more than 400,- The bill also makes provi­ continually in improving the development of a method to vitalization of the U.S.-flag 000 man hours of employment sion to phase out the "run­ living and working standards of (Continued on page 9) merchant fleet. in American shipyards. aways"—^American-owned ships Provisions of BO! Seafarers and the shipyards sailing under foreign flags. In particular the bill will may receive an additional boon Under the act, the foreign- Unity Was Keystone benefit SIU men by means of from the new act's inclusion of flag operators who wish to qual­ its provision to constuct 300 shipowners operating in the ify for the nation's new mari­ new ships for the foreign trade Great Lakes and on the non­ time benefits must freeze their Of ILO Delegation in the next 10 years. The new contiguous routes in the provi- foreign holdings and liquidate them within 20 years. That Geneva, Switzerland Union, and Joseph Gaier of the means they will be forbidden Unity was the keystone of Masters, Mates and Pilots. to add to their foreign hold­ the government-labor-manage­ Hall noted that Shepard and ings, and will not be allowed ment team representing the Bocker had made a major con­ to replace foreign-flag vessels United States in the Eighth tribution to the American labor as they are scrapped or become Maritime Conference and 55th team's efforts through their lost. Session of the International La­ participation at a preparatory Aside from including the bor Organization here, SIU meeting in Genoa, Italy, which Great Lakes fleet under oper­ President Paul Hall reported. developed the foundation for ating and tax deferment provi­ Hall was the official U.S. work­ the agenda of the ILO Mari­ sions, the act provides assistance er delegate to the conference, time Conference. to the Gr'^at Lakes fleet in the and head of the U.S. labor team. Credits Deleagtion form of eliminating the chance "Every member of the In his report to the AFL- of an increase of tolls on the American group reflected great CIO Executive Council meeting St. Lawrence Seaway. credit on our unions, manage­ in Washington, D.C. this month. It eliminates the toll rise by ment and government," Hall Hall paid tribute to the netire cancelling interest on the Sea­ said. "All of us worked to­ American delegation. way's construction debt. That gether. We, as Americans, "As the workers' delegate, I will permit the Seaway to use were tired of being kicked was fortunate to have a compe­ the tolls to pay operation and around by the Communist bloc tent, dedicated group of union maintenance costs out of pres­ nations, and we worked togeth­ representatives who did the job ent tolls, and allow it to pay er to effectively put a stop to that was required to success­ off the original construction their campaign to make the fully resolve the technical mat­ costs within 50 years. ILO a platform for political ters on the agenda," he said. For all of these reasons. expediency." "They are due a vote of thanks Looking on at White House ceremony as President Nixon signs the President Nixon described the The U.S. labor delegation from all American seafarers, Merchant Marine Act of 1970 into law are from the left Under Sec­ bill as "historic." He said the had as advisers SIU Vice Presi­ as well as seamen throughout retary of Commerce Rocco C. Siciliano; Secretary of Commerce bill may prove true his con­ dent Earl Shepard; Raymond the world, for the major con­ Maurice H. Stans; Maritime Administrator Andrew E. Gibson; Fed­ viction that "American labor T. McKay, president. District tribution they made. eral Maritime Commission Chairman Helen Delich Bentley; Secretary and American shipyards can do 2, Marine Engineers Beneficial Also serving on the Ameri­ of Transportation John A. Yolpe, and Rep. William S. Mailliard (R- Calif.), ranking minority member of the House Merchant Marine and as well or better" than then- Association; Peter Bocker, vice can labor team were Mel Fisheries Committee. foreign competitors. president. National Maritime (Continued on page 5) /ag e. -2 Economic Aufhorifies Say: Pay Lags Behind Inflation Increases Washingtoii, D.C. were listed for the labor vs. Two leading economists have cost picture: dealt a sharp rebuttal to Ad­ • Productivity of most work­ ministration claims that soaring ers is on the rise after a period labor costs and rising wages are of no gain. the prime causes of inflation. • Premium pay such as In a lead article, the Wall overtime work has been de­ Street Journal declared that clining. "labor costs aren't the Franken­ stein monster they're often • While pay of union mem­ cracked up to be." bers generally has gone up Representing railroad unions sharply this has not been true before the Presidential Emer­ of non-union workers. gency Board, Leon Keyserling, Faulty Premise chairman of IPresident Truman's Keyserling said the basic Council of Economic Advisers, premise of national economic ) declared that "the thesis that policies is that we are suffering Reporters question U.S. delegates on their return from the the ILO conference In Geneva. Pictured are concludes wage trends have from an "overheated or over­ (right) Paul Hall, president of the SlU and workers delegate to the ILO; (center) Andrew E. Gibson, r been, and still are, a vital fac­ strained" economy due to ex­ Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs and government delegate to the ILO; (rear) James tor in the entirely unacceptable cessive aggregate demand on Reynolds, president of the American Institute for Shipping and management delegate. degree of price inflation ... is productivity. so preposterously wrong that He cited some examples to one finds it hard to explain the show that, for the most part, degree of obstinate adherence productivity has increased at 'Watch, Waif, Participate to it." least as much as, and usually Ignore Facts more than, demands for in­ The Journal article noted that creases in wages and salaries. Hall Advises on ILO Funds business executives frequently In the specific area of manu­ proclaim that labor costs are An attitude of "watchful "The ILO Maritime Confer­ of all nations to concentrate on facturing, he said that from waiting and full participation" ence reversed the trend that had finding solutions to the prob­ soaring out of control and 1960 to 1969, "the figures were "dooming the economy to ever- in the affairs of the Interna­ developed in the ILO where the lems affecting wages, working an increase of 3.4 percent for tional Labor Organization communist bloc nations had de­ and living conditions of the worse inflation." productivity, and 2.2 percent However, the business paper (ILO) before the United States cided they would all get togeth­ world's seamen. for wages and salaries. From All three leaders of the said executives never mention considers renewing its financial er and swat the Americans 1966 through the second American delegation said they the fact that "labor costs, far contribution to that body has around," he added. quarter of 1970, the figures were felt the United States should from soaring, are only inching been urged by Paul Hall, Gibson said that the action an increase of 2.4 percent for president of the Seafarers In­ of the Congress and the attitude continue its participation in the upward nowadays," and that productivity and 2.3 percent for some analysts predict "labor ternational Union, AFL-CIO, of Meany in calling for the ILO. Gibson noted that the So­ wages and salaries. From sec­ and head of the U.S. workers' withholding of U.S. contribu­ viet Union took part in the ILO costs may soon begin to de­ ond quarter 1969 to second cline." delegation to the October ILO tions was "completely under­ although "they didn't pay dues quarter 1970, the figures show Maritime Conference in Gen­ standable." for years. And the Cubans just The article states that "pay an increase of 1.3 percent for eva, Switzerland. 'Great Disenchantment' paid their dues up before this to workers has been getting productivity, and a reduction of Congress withheld the na­ The United States, he said, meeting." higher but also that labor-cost 0.4 percent in wages and sal­ tion's normal $3.7 million con­ "had to make it plain" to the Reynolds said he hoped the increases have been getting aries." tribution to the ILO this year. communist bloc that Congress withholding of U.S. funds "is a smaller." Keyserling said statistics The decision came after sev­ was "reflecting the great dis­ temporary measure." "Labor costs have been de- were comparable in most in­ eral representatives from both enchantment" of organized la­ Gibson said the Nixon Ad­ chning to a point," the article dustries and concluded that the trade union movement—led bor and business. ministration "has no desire to said, "that in the last three "policies designed effectively to by AFL-CIO President George Reynolds recalled that Presi­ leave the ILO." months the wage-price index has achieve a stable and optimum Meany—and the business com­ dent Woodrow Wilson and Deep Obligation barely budged, rising a min- economic growth would in the munity testified that the com­ Samuel Gom.pers, first presi­ Hall said the American trade iscule one-fifth of one percent. long run yield less net price in­ munist bloc was turning the dent of the AFL, had fostered union movement "has a deep The article refutes a carefully flation that results from erratic ILO into an arena for political the ILO in the hope that the obligation to fight like hell to nurtured argument of manage­ ups and downs in the real econ­ attacks upon the United States. cooperative efforts on a world­ make the concepts of the ILO ment that it must hold down omy, rapidly changing labor Hall, Assistant Secretary of wide basis of labor, manage­ work. pay increases because of rising and business expectations and Commerce Andrew E. Gibson, ment and governments would "But you don't pay a lynch costs. A number of reasons general uncertainty." chief of the government delega­ result in upgrading the lot of mob to string you up," he tion, and James Reynolds, all workingmen. added. president of the American In­ "We could not permit that He said he believed the poli­ stitute of Shipping and head dream to be made a nightmare tical attacks would stop within of the management delegation, of political expediency," Reyn­ the ILO because "the Soviet reported that political assaults olds asserted. bloc wants desperately to have were generally absent from the He said that because the worldwide forums, and the ILO maritime conference of the maritime conference was nearly is one of them. Without U.S. ILO. It was the first meeting of stripped of political attacks, the participation, they would lose the world labor body follow­ delegates "emerged with a this forum. The Soviets learned ing the decision to withhold sense of brotherhood among at the maritime conference that U.S. dollars. seamen around the world." they're going to have to abide Their remarks came during The Communist bloc, with by the rules of the road." a press conference held in the the Cuban delegation at the Maritime Administration offices front, made one vicious attempt in the Federal Plaza Building to turn the conference into a FTC Warns on here. political boiling pot. Flaming Berefs "The United States was liter­ The Cubans opened a tirade ally assassinated 34 times by against the United States early The Federal Trade Commis­ communist bloc nations in the in the conference, and made sion has warned that "highly • iPii June ILO meeting," Hall told two other attempts to continue inflammable" women's and *5 rcpoiters. "The free-world the attack. But on each oc­ girl's berets are being sold in worker doesn't like to go into a casion, they were stopped in American stores. meeting to discuss working their tracks by the American The imported Italian berets conditions and hear one gov­ team of delegates. have a sewn-in label listing per­ Needed: A Strong Fleet ernment tear down another. The solidarity of the Ameri­ centages of fabric: 7.7 percent The purpose of the ILO is to can delegation, coupled with cotton; 42.9 percent rayon: Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.), a staunch advocate of a strong American- improve the standards of the the strong support of other 49.4 percent acrylic fabric. flag fnerchant marine, addressed a dinner gathering held in honor of f r e e-w o r 1 d representatives, The berets were imported for Seafarers who have upgraded to full books. Seated next to Murphy workers in the world. Political are: SIU Representative Ed Mooney and New York Port. Agent Joe attacks can be exchanged in a caused the Communist tactic to M. Grossman and Son, Inc. DiGiorgio. proper forum, like the U.N. fail—and allowed the delegates and Beltmar Hats. Job Safety Bill Enactment

Before Lame Duck' Congress I¥ ^ I Following an election recess, members of Con­ cried the "delaying tactics that are prohibiting gress have returned to Capitol Hill in a rare passage of a law that could help prevent in­ "lame duck" session to clean up some unfinished juries and save fives." business. He cited statistics showing there were more One of the major items on the agenda, as far than three million industrial accidents in the as labor is concerned, is passage of the Occupa­ United States in 1969, and the accompanying tional Health and Safety BUI. In view of pre- loss of thousands of millions of dollars. recess happenings it is expected that this meas­ "But," he said, "these dollars represent a lot ure will create much debate and political more than cold cash. They represent warm, liv­ manuevering before a decision is made. ing human beings. People who no longer The legislation, known as the Williams- have a hand or an eye. People who no longer Daniels Bill, would include all those workers— will be able to work and bring home the bread ship-builders, factory hands and farm workers, for the family dinner table." for example—not presently covered by federal Power dismissed the "accidents just happen" law in the field of safety standards. theory, "Accidents can be prevented," he said, The major provisions of the bUl would: "and passage of this bill would be a major step Earn Lifeboat Tickets toward achieving that objective." • Impose on industry the "general duty" of The latest group of Seafarers to earn lifeboat tickets through the furnishing workers "a place of employment which Prior to the recess Democratic Majority Lead­ SIU's Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship in New York are ready is safe and healthful." er Mike Mansfield had asked unanimous con­ to ship out. They are: (standing from left) George McCraney, Jack • Empower the Secretary of Labor to set sent to set aside the Equal Rights for Women Pollard, John Wood, deorge Stefanescu and SIU Instructor Len Bill to consider job safety. However, objections Decker. (Seated) L. S. Morris, John N. Venizelos, Calvin McChristian nation-wide health and safety standards for and Robert Malone. working environments. were voiced by Sens. Dominick (R-Cblo.) and William Saxbe (R-Ohio). • Call for unannounced federal inspections Along with other Republican spokesmen, they of work places and prompt disclosure of the find­ argued they were not opposed to job safety but Senate Bill Aids Elderly ings to the workers. felt that action would be hasty and a mistake. • Authorize the Secretary of Labor to impose Democrats immediately challenged the idea Washington, D.C. House measure is too weak and fines and seek court action against employers that there had been little time for consideration Labor is expected to give a that the Senate bill is more in who violate the "general duty" or specific stand­ of job safety legislation. strong push for a bill to reform line with people's needs al­ ards. though much more could be Careful Analysis social security benefits now be­ • Permit the Secretary of Labor to close fore the Senate Finance Com­ done. "I know of no measure which has been more down all or part of any plant where workers are mittee. Labor has been calling for in "imminent danger" of injury or disease. carefully analyzed by the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare than this measure," declared The bill would increase bene­ an immediate 10 percent in­ • Direct the Secretary of Health, Education Sen. Walter Mondale (D-Minn.). "We have fits 10 percent, set the minimum crease in benefits, an increase and Welfare to publish a list of all known or long understood the serious and profound neces­ payments at $100 a month, and of 20 percent by 1972, a two- potentially toxic substances including those whose sity of having reforms in the field of occupational establish the base wage at step increase in the minimum analysis is specificaUy requested by workers. health and safety." $12,000 per year. from $90 the first year to $120 • Allow employees to refuse work, without The House has passed a bill Sen. Ralph Yarborough (D-Tex.), chairman the second, an increase in the loss of pay, in areas where toxic substances are calling for a five percent in­ of the committee, pointed out the bill has been found at dangerous concentrations. crease in benefits, a boost in wage base to $15,000 and the before the Congress at least four years. He added systematic introduction of fi- Organized labor has long accused the Admin­ that this "is no rush job; it is not an eleventh payments from $64 a month to istration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of $67.50, and an increase in the ancing from general revenues hour speed-up." without undue increases in pre­ seeking to stall action on job safety. The Administration and the business coali­ wage ijase from the current miums paid by workers and Hie Chamber Game tion have demanded that occupational safety and $7,800 to $9,000 a year. The AFL-CIO feels that the their employers. Commenting on the preventive tactics em­ health codes be written by an independent ployed, AFL-CIO President George Meany said panel. "the Nixon Administration, through the Secre­ Most Democrats and organized labor support tary oL Labor, and certain key Republicans in placing responsibility with the Secretary of Labor Unity Is ILO Keynote Congress, is playing irresponsibly shameful who, with professional advice, will set safety and politics with the fives and health of American health standards and enforce the law. (Continued from page 3) Assisting them were Capt. workers." Jacob Qayman, administrative director of the Barisic, Alvin Shapiro, Gene Garth H. Read, chief adviser, Meany accused the Secretary of Labor and AFL-CIO's Industrial Union Department, cited Spector and Shannon J. Wall and Capt. Kindrel N. Ayers of these "certain Congressmen," of "playing the the differences between the two views. of the NMU; Max Condiotti the U.S. Coast Guard; Mrs, game with the Chamber of Commerce dnd the "This is not a mere difference in words or and Burt E. Lanpher of the Beatrice M. Burgoon of the De­ business community, who want to block any oc­ theory," he wrote, "but a real difference in Staff Officers Association of partment of Labor; Arthm: M. cupational safety and health bill." meaningful, effective and practical fulfillment of America, an affiliate of the Friedberg of the Department of Joseph T. Power, president of the Operative the spirit of any sound occupational safety and SIUNA; Harvey Strichartz of Commerce; Dominick Man- Plasterers' and Cement Masons' Union, also de­ health bill. the American Radio Associa­ fredi and George E. McCarthy, tion, and William Rich of the Jr., foreign representatives for NMP. the Maritime Administration, A group from the NMP who and Roger C. Schrader, U.S. participated in the later part of labor attache in Geneva. the conference as observers in­ Also attending the conference cluded Morris Weistein, Ken­ were Herbert Brand, adminis­ neth Camisa, Price Mitchell trator, and Capt. Richard Stone, and John Beime. director of agency relations of James J. Reynolds, president the Transportation Institute, the of the American Institute of Washington-based maritime re­ Merchant Shipping, was the search organization. U.S. management delegate. Working with here were Martin F. Hickey of the T & M Serv­ Exec$ Make ice Corp.; M. Edmond Marcus Political Gifts of the Gulf Oil Corp.; William I. Ristine of the Keystone Ship­ Princeton, NJ. ping Co.; Clifford V. Rowland The Citizens Research Foun­ of Prudential-Grace Lines, Inc., dation here has completed a and Donald J. Schmidt of Far- study showing individual polit­ rell Lines, Inc. ical campaign contributions in Assistant Secretary of Com­ 1968, averaging $4,202, were merce for Maritime Affairs reported by 294 big business Democrat John Tunney (fifth from left), who recently was Andrew E. Gibson was chief officials representing 49 corpo­ elected U.S. Senator from California, was a guest at a Catholic rations. Maritime Cluh luncheon in San Pedro. Appearing with the son of the American contingent and Tunney Honored of the famous prize fighter. Gene Tunney, were from left: a government delegate. Joseph These figures indicate one Gerald Brown, SIU port agent in Wilmington; William Gilbert, Goldberg, special assistant to sound rcesoii for union polit­ Af California assistant regional director of the AFL-CIO; Steve Edney, SIUNA the commissioner of labor ical activity and its politick ed­ vice president; John Fick, port agent for the Marine Firemen^s statistics of the U.S. Labor De­ ucation programs: so labor can Maritime Lunch Union; Tunney; Zig Arowitz, executive secretary of the Los Angeles County Federation of Lahor, and John Cinqumanti of partment, served as the second have an equal voice with big the Los Angeles Building Trades Council. government delegate. business in the political arena. Andrew Harry Furuseth SlU Marks 32nd Year Lundeberg (1854-1938) (1901-1957) More than any other man, it The man who succeeded Fu­ was Andrew Furuseth, a Nor- Of Progress for Seamen ruseth as the head of the SUP, iwegian i m m i- and who later jg r a n t, who This month Seafarers at sea became the first I emancipated sea- and ashore celebrate the 32nd president of the jmen from the anniversary of the Seafarers SIUNA, was [conditions of International Union. The years Harry Lunde­ I virtual slavery since its inception in 1938 have berg, who was (under which they been ones of progress and ac­ bom in 1901 y. had lived and complishment. and died in Mw o r k e d, and The SHTs history is one of 1957. Lundeberg thus justly earned his place in struggle—struggle every inch of came on the scene at a time history as the "Abraham Lin­ the way. Out of the vigorous when the seamen's union move­ coln of the seas." uphill battles waged by SIU ment had been dormant for Furuseth, who guided the members came the Union hir­ more than a decade, after be­ destiny of American seamen for ing hall, SIU Welfare and Pen­ ing crushed in 1921 by the more than half a centmy, was sion Plans, paid vacations, hos­ Government-supported strike­ bom in Romedal, Norway in pital and surgical benefits for breaking efforts of the ship­ 1854, and died in 1938. members and their fairiilies, and owners. It was Lundeberg who, as His greatest triumph, after the upgrading programs. These are just some of the head of the SUP, led the West long years of tireless effort, Coast sailors through the bitter came in 1915 when, with the things Seafarers have fought for and won down through the strikes of 1934 and 1936, which help of the late Senator Robert re-established militant trade un­ La FoUette, Sr., he obtained years—and enjoy today. Pre-Union Days Miserable ionism for seamen. It was also passage of the Seamen's Act— Lundeberg who in 1938, ob­ the "Seamen's Bill of Rights" Those dark days before the union was formed are vividly and oppression that tied the securing a better life for Ameri­ tained a charter from the which brought an end to the seamen down. can seamen, but a serious set­ American Federation of Labor conditions of virtual serfdom remembered by many men still sailing today. Those were the Andrew Furuseth, a Norwe­ back occurred in 1921 when establishing the Seafarers In­ under which American seamen gian, dedicated himself to the the shipowners, backed by the ternational Union of North had formerly existed. days when shipboard food was slop, foc'sles were rat infested task of getting the Seaman's government and using thou­ America and who, two weeks But Furuseth's efforts had and life aboard ship was an Act of 1915 made into law. sands of strikebreakers, tempo­ later, issued the charter estab­ their roots much earlier. His inhuman ordeal. These were Furuseth rallied the suport of rarily crushed the union. lishing the SIU. activity in behalf of the Ameri­ the days when it was beaten seamen behind Sen. Robert La It took ten long years to re­ can seamen in fact, started the into the heads of seamen that Follette, who led the fight in build the union. Harry Lunde- Because Seafarers responded moment he came to the United the ship's master was "boss" Congress. After an arduous berg, the successor to Furuseth in earnest to these words then, States in 1880. and could force men who sailed legislative battle. President as head of the SUP, led the and continue to do so today, In 1887 Furuseth was elect­ under him to work for endless Woodrow Wilson signed the West Coast sailors through the we can celebrate the 32nd an­ ed Secretary of the Pacific Coast hours at substandard wages Seaman's Act into law. bitter strikes of 1934 and 1936. niversary of the SIU with pride. Seamen's Union. In 1891, the fixed by the shipo\^ers. Freed from Slavery Those intense struggles re­ Looking back over the his­ amalgamation of the Coast Standing three four-hour The Seaman's Act of 1915 established the Union and laid tory of the SIU during the Seamen's Union and Steamship watches per day was normal has been aptly referred to as the groundwork for the birth November membership meeting Sailors of the Pacific, took place duty for men at sea and pay­ the Emancipation Proclama­ of the SIU in 1938. in the port of New York, SIU and Furuseth remained at the ment for overtime was unheard tion of Seamen because it re­ This is the legacy of the President Paul Hall reminded helm until 1935. Thus Fumseth of. Ship's libraries didn't exist leased men of the sea from SIU—32 years of struggle for those present of the nature of can well be said to be not only and neither did the leisure time virtual slave conditions. For a better life for seafaring men. the fighting spirit of the SIU the father of the SIUNA, but to use them. the first time, the basic rights At the time of the celebra­ with the words: the father of the entire Ameri­ Everyday items like soap and of seamen were spelled out and tion of the first anniversary of "Down through the years can maritime labor movement. matches, towels and' clean the building of an organization the SIU, in November, 1939, a many of this union's enemies Much of the special place of linen, even a mattress—had to of seamen began. Seafarers Log editorial urged have attempted to count us out seafarers in the structure of the be provided by the Seafarer Furseth became secretary of SIU members to: of the fight and pronounce the International Labor Organiza­ himself. the Pacific Coast^ Seaen's Un-- Loyalty Required last rites over us. But each tion is the result of Furuseth's Misery and degradation were ion in 1887 and worked to "Be loyal to your union and time they attempted this we efforts and his long friendship a part of every seaman's daily combine the Coast Seaman's take pride in its progress; you sprang back to overcome the with Samuel Gompers, founder life at sea. Union and the Steamship Sail­ have helped to build it and forces fighting against us, and of the AFL. TogeAer they Strong and able leaders— ors of the Pacific into the Sail­ must continue to help. An or­ we won. We won because of established international recog­ men from the ranks—^began to or's Union of the Pacific. ganization is only as strong as the determination of our mem­ nition of sailing men through step forward to lead the fight The SUP, with Furuseth at its membership, and the mem­ bership and the justice of our the offices of ILO. to break the chains of abuse the helm, led the way toward bers are the union." causes."

Weisberger Pledges Aid in Revitalization Porfland, Ore. provides security for the decline of shipping" by failing to provide the American worker, cargo for the American-flag fleet. Morris Weisberger, executive secretary-treas­ the American com­ He said, "When government agencies—and I urer of the Sailor's Union of the Pacific, deplor­ munity and the nation refer to all administrations equally. Democratic ing what he called the "shooting gallery" at­ as a whole," Weis­ and Republican, which have been in power dur­ mosphere of the Propeller Club convention here, berger said, ing our decline—^fail to support the American said that unions were not the only ones re­ the fleet has contrib- merchant marine, when they fail to insist on sponsible for tensions between maritime labor compliance with the Cargo Preference Laws, and management. The bad state of utcd to union-man­ how can we expect private shippers to do any­ Weisberger, one of the convention's roster of agement tensions in thing else but t^e the government's lead?" maritime speakers, said, "After two days of be­ wliich every element "So that in assessing the cause for the condi­ ing around here, I find it quite fashionable to of the industry had to tion of the American merchant marine, at the take on labor unions and criticize them before a fight for survival. very least, all three—^labor^ management and captive audience. If I offend anyone, I assure "Management o f government—equally share responsibility for the you I won't apologize. If the shoe fits, wear it." course, has fought to situation we are in now," Weisberger said. The uphill climb for the American merchant He then said that one of the major stumbling retain profits," he said. "Conversely, the marine, Weisberger said, must be marked by co­ blocks in labor relations in the maritime industry unions have fought to keep job protection for its is that members at standards that would enable them operation and collective action. "Speaking as I top executives have stayed away from the do from the standpoint of maritime workers, I bargaining table and assigned the work to "fifth to live in the community in a manner enjoyed can say that we recognize the challenge and the and sbcth echelon executives." by other American workers." Weisberger added that there "was little that problems, and we shall do our best." "I think that I can say without any hesitation management or labor could have done on their Weisberger said, "the labor movement—mari­ that maritime labor is prepared to work with own to reverse this trend." time labor—will continue efforts of this kind and management and government in the difficult He said that government had "contributed in others of a cooperative nature to help assure struggle ahead to develop a merchant marine that a very large measure to the disintegration and that we have a viable American fleet."

Seafarers Loi HLSS Opens High School Equivaiecy Course

rjihe Maryland State Department of Edu­ department waived Maryland's age and resi­ cation through study on his own. cation's Division of Certification and Ac­ dence requirements for the HLSS students. "The GED program is an ideal way to pro­ creditation has selected the Harry Lundeberg Classes have started to prepare the first vide high school equivalency to all our train­ School of Seamanship as the General Educa­ group of trainees for an examination in De­ ees during their regular academic and voca­ tional Development (GED) High School cember. They are attending classes in English, tional education," said Miss Hazel Brown, Equivalency Diploma Testing Center for St. mathematics, social studies, science, literature HLSS director of academic education. Mary's County, Md. and spelling. A pre-test examination to evaluate students' To enable HLSS trainees who are under GED equivalency diplomas certify that a academic strengths and weaknesses was held the minimum age of 17 years and who come student who, for one reason or another has not last month. It will allow the teaching staff to from all over the country to complete their completed four years of high school, has provide personalized instruction to fit each training and sit for the GED examination, the achieved the equivalent of a high school edu­ trainee's needs.

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u. V' HLSS Librarian Nancy Hazam assists GED aspirants with their studies. The m i:?. ' library catalogs vocational and academic textbooks, general reference and recreational books, magazines and newspapers. Wilfred Gapetz, left, HLSS audio­ visual director, and Roy Wood, audio-visual technician, prepare a chart to be used as a GED i. ' teaching aid.

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Miss Brown, right, discusses the GED program with her staff. They are, from left, Mrs. Susan Gary, Mrs. Anne Thomas, Miss Nancy Hazam, Mrs. Eve Naill and Mrs. Dorothy J"orte. '•l.

Newly arrived audio­ visual aids are ex­ amined by Miss Brown and Mrs. Anne Thomas, teaching assistant. The program will utilize modern slides, film strips, tape recordings and sound films to Limitation of class size and an emphasis on individual instruction will supplement classroom aid the trainees in preparing for their GED high school equivalency preparation. examinations.

To guage strong and weak points in the candi­ dates' academic backgrounds, a pre-test is ad­ ministered. The results will enable the teaching staff to provide personalized instruction.

A reading laboratory and a variety of teaching aids and specialized equipment are available to the students.

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M I ILO Calls for New f. Seafarer Benefits (Continued from Page 3) seagoing profession will need publicize accidents in hopes of to be strictly related to antici­ preventing their repetition. pated future manpower require­ ^ A second convention that ments," Jenks said. received unanimous ap­ The session adopted a rec­ proval deals with accommoda­ ommendation that would foster tions for sailing men on ships a national mmipower plan for of all nations of the world. Hall each of the participating na­ told the gathering that bad ac­ tions. It also asked that ar­ commodations had led to ill rangements be made "for train­ will between sailors and their ing and retraining where chang­ employers in the past. es in function and required "Let us not get so immersed skills arising from technical de­ in fractions and statistics," he velopments are likely to affect counseled, "that we forget we Seafarers." TTS, are talking about human beings Free Training who, in the course of their em­ ^ Another ILO recom­ mendation would put vo­ AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland addresses the eighth ployment, are subjected to annual dinner gathering of the Maritime Port Council Greater virtually every anguish in man's cational training for Seafarers New York and Vicinity, an affiliate of the Maritime Trades De­ experience." on a national scale, financed by Klrkland partment. Kirkland was presented with the Council's Maritime Living Space government on a regular and Service Award "for his effective efforts and contributions to Presented American labor, and in particular, for his activities in behalf of The convention calls for na­ sustaining basis. It urges that training for upgrading be con­ American maritime workers and the industry in which they make tions to adopt laws that would Maritime their livelihood." Seated to - Kirkland's left are Anthony Scotto, guarantee that every Seafarer ducted by governments at no president of the New York Port Council and Earl Shepard, a vice- be allocated no less than 40.36 cost to the trainees. Honor president of the Seafarers International Union. The SIU is an ^ A final recommendation affiliate of the MTD and participates in all Port Council affairs square feet of space in sleep­ throughout the country. ing rooms in ships between called for modernization 1,000 and 3,000 tons; 45.75 of the minimum wage for Sea­ square feet in ships of 3,000 to farers. The last Maritime Ses­ 10,000 tons and 51.13 square sion of the ILO, held in 1958, Ariontie. Gulf & inland Waters District feet in ships of 10,000 tons or broke new ground when it estab­ DISPATCHERS REPORT lished $70 a month as the more. October 1.1970 to October 31,1970 The number of men per minimum base wage for all Sea­ sleeping room ought not to ex­ farers. The move was in the DECK DEPARTMENT form of a recommendation. ceed two, the convention as­ TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH serts; except in passenger ships Several nations have followed the recommendation, although All Groups All Groups All Groups where four men may be quarter­ Port Class A. QassB ClassA QassB C[llass C ClassA ClassB ed together. a few still permit operators to pay as little as $35 a month as Boston 6 2 8 2 4 10 0 The measure lists equip­ New York 116 129 96 63 7 197 173 ment to be provided for Sea­ a base rate. The 1970 Maritime Conference called for a mini­ Philadelphia 14 8 9 6 1 23 23 farers and, m ships of more Baltimore 47 27 30 12 2 123 62 than 8,000 tons, it urges that a mum wage of $100 a month, a level deemed necessary to main­ Norfolk 27 21 14 6 0 40 44 library for showing films or Jacksonville ...... tain 22 32 23 21 5 51 50 television programs be avail­ the same standards today Tampa 9 11 2 4 0 22 23 able. that the $70 wage would pro­ Mobile 45 28 34 20 4 59 37 ^ The ILO made a recom­ vide in 1958. New Orleans 91 68 42 29 0 159 76 mendation calling for Resolutions of the session Houston 61 46 40 43 16 152 97 the installation of air condi­ asked the ILO to study: Wilmington 25 64 33 31 0 43 57 tioning in ships of 1,000 tons or • Industrial relations in the San Francisco 87 80 68 4 1 128 91 Seattle 37 50 20 28 5 30 20 more. shipping industry. • A revised convention on Totals 587 566 419 269 45 1037 752 Noise Abatement paid vacations for Seafarers. ^ Another recommenda­ • The health of Seafarers. . ENGINE DEPARTMENT tion calls for research in • The up-dating of conven­ TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH noise reduction procedures in­ tions on such matters as health cluding the possibility of pro­ services aboard ship, medical All Groups All Groups All Groups Port ClassA ClassB Qa^ A Class B Cl^ C ClassA ClassB viding ear protectors for engine records, training of personnel room use, and locating crew in first aid and nursing. Boston 4 3 1 1 2 4 6 100 139 69 73 12 163 75 quarters as far from noise • Compensatory leave for New York sources as possible. Philadelphia 15 10 7 7 0 17 21 weekend and holiday work. Baltimore 38 27 32 12 1 81 32 ^ Seafarers' welfare at sea • Application of ILO stand­ Norfolk 18 15 11 5 1 26 40 and in port was the ards to ships flying so-called Jacksonville 19 28 21 27 2 25 51 major subject of an extensive "flhgs of convenience." Tampa 3 8 0 2 0 10 15 ILO recommendation. The con­ • Technical cooperation with Mobile 23 38 16 23 0 41 46 ference proposed that Seafarers' countries now developing mari­ New Orleans 73 91 30 47 3 116 56 hotels be provided in heavily time programs. Houston 37 73 35 45 17 80 112 visited ports; the circulation of • Anti-pollution methods ap­ Wilmington 9 57 23 24 0 15 37 free films, books, newspapers plicable to the handling of San Francisco 63 109 42 74 5 93 87 27 and sports equipment by gov­ waste on ships. Seattle 31 32 80 18 2 13 Totals 433 625 367 358 45 698 705 ernments; further effort on the Summing up the work of the quick forwarding of Seafarers' session, Nagendra Singh, secre­ STEWARD DEPARTMENT mail; and permission for visitors tary to the President of India, on ship. and president of the Maritime TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH ^ The ILO recommenda- Session, said: All Groups All Groups All Groups tion on employment "I have no doubt that the Port ClassA ClassB QassA QassB Class ClassA ClassB problems followed ILO Direc­ adjective 'great,' which I use Boston 6 4 3 2 3 5 4 tor-General V/ilfred J e n k s' with pride in connection with New York 67 58 50 51 5 130 99 opening suggestion of an "early this conference, is true to the Philadelphia 7 8 6 7 0 9 23 warning system for employment hilt and is in no way an exag­ Baltimore i.. 30 11 18 16 6 23 32 reductions." geration. ... If your efforts Norfolk 11 21 5 8 0 22 29 5 13 29 have to be judged, the only Jacksonville 10 20 11 21 Redundant Duties Tampa 10 3 2 0 0 22 13 J e n k s said technological yardstick is that of end prod­ Mobile 23 14 16 17 1 47 20 change may cause some seafar­ uct wherein this conference has New Orleans 75 47 39 23 2 131 23 ing jobs to become "redundant," beaten the record of all others." Houston 27 17 30 23 22 ioo 78 and he warned that the indus­ Singh said the record of Wilmington 16 25 16 9 2 21 18 try ought to be prepared with "spectacular achievement is San Francisco 67 57 47 44 7 95 67 I special "re-employment and re­ due to the excellent coopera­ Seattle 33 17 18 10 2 37 6 training programs." tion between governments, ship­ Totals 381 302 255 231 55 705 502 "Control of entry into the owners and workers." Brofherhood of fhe Sea Press Comments

Working Together' Signing of the Merchant Camden, N.J., Marine Act of 1970 drew praise COURIER-POST from nearly all segments of the "Even without the impact nation's press. While the New that new ship construction York Times and the Wall would have meant here, we Street Journal found fault with still believe that the United the bill, most of the nation's States must have a strong mer­ newspapers described the bill in chant marine. It would be terms like those below: disastrous to the nation to let it die. The new legislation Nashville, Tenn., BANNER should start to bring it back." "The policies of neglect prac­ ticed by two previous adminis­ Baltimore, Md., trations have placed the NEWS AMERICAN United States on a course to "This landmark piece of leg­ third-rate status as a maritime islation—containing the first power. . . . Now, fortunately, substantial changes in govern­ the course has been reversed ment maritime policy since and the federal government at 1936—is designed to reverse last has moved decisively in the steady deterioration of the these areas. The President U.S. Merchant Marine. . . . realizes that reversing a 10- Baltimore has good reason to year trend of federal indolence cheer. . . is an arduous task. But a start has been made and it is gratify­ Boston, Mass., ing to know that after such a HERALD-TRA VELER protracted period of neglect, "(The bill) should provide the United States is moving America's shipbuilding industry boldly to recapture its title as with a sorely needed shot in master of the seas." the arm, and will also pay off in valuable dividends for our Lewiston, Me., SUN seriously neglected and out-of- "The American Merchant date merchant marine. . . . Marine has dwindled in size Whatever the cost of restoring under two Democratic Presi­ our maritime power, however, dents and the share of ocean­ it is one which must be paid." going trade carried in Ameri­ Hartford, Conn., COURANT can ships has dropped steadily. President Nixon resolved to "The decline of the Ameri­ change that situation when he can merchant marine parallels was campaigning two years that of the passenger railroad ago. The law which he has service in some ways and may signed had little difficulty win­ be arrested by similar methods ning bipartisan support in involving government support Congress. A new subsidy pro­ in massive amounts but without gram will pump new life into mention of the word national­ the American shipping lines." ization. ... No one can find fault with an attitude that will result in the saving of jobs in Cargo Is the Key shipyards and on ships." We've been saying all along that one of the them will be unnecessary" without sufficient San Diego, Calif., UNION keys to the success of the nation's new maritime cargo to fill them. "With the new maritime pro­ program will be the acquisition of more Ameri­ gram the government is recog­ •vi can ships. Thus, he said, he is "bewildered at the fact Check Received, that some of the major shipping agencies in the nizing that it is folly for a trad­ Thus, it was interesting to note the remarks government fail to use available American-flag Thanks for Help ing nation like the United States of Rep. John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.) at a recent vessels, and send their cargoes in foreign bot­ To the Editon of America to allow its mer­ luncheon of the AFT-CIO Maritime Trades De­ toms." I would like to thank Richard chant marine to languish. It is partment, an organization with which the SIU Hollingsworth of the SIU Wel­ now up to shipbuilders and ship is affiliated. We join him in the bewilderment and in his fare Plan and the officials of the operators to pick up the ball call for a stop to the foreign shipping practice of Seafarers International Union for and run." /, Rep. Murphy told his audience that "one does those agencies, a stop Rep. Murphy said should their prompt action in forwarding not have to be and expert to know that cargo come "at once." Albert Olson's insurance check— and cargo vessels are inextricably bound to­ which I received. He said that an end to sending cargoes in for­ SEAFAKEBS^MLOO gether." And, he sa'id, the need for more cargo I would also like to thank the for U.S.-flag ships has become even more acute eign ships would be "a shining example to pri­ officials of the SIU in the Port of vate industry" which, like the government, often Buffalo, and the officials of the Nov. 1970 • Vol. XXXIII, No. 11 because of the new technology of the sea. Offlcial Publication of the chooses foreign-flag vessels. IBU Tug & Dredge Region in Seafarers International Union He described the new technology as "the im­ Buffalo for the services they rend­ of North America, proved and increased use of the containership, And, said the congressman, the Congress and ered me during the time when I Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes the President have just declared a new national and Inland Waters District, the building of massive barge-carrying ships and needed assistance. They were maritime policy, a policy that will be hampered very helpful and by my side AFL-CIO the dawn of the era of the supertanker." whenever I needed them. Executive Board in its achievement if American cargoes continue Paul Hall. President But, he warned, "all these sleek new ships— to sail foreign. That might be the best reason of Very truly yours, Cal Tanner Earl Shepard the huge tankers, the efficient freighters—all of all to "Ship American." Mrs. Alhort (Ol^) Olson Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President Buffalo, New York A1 Ken- Lindsey Williams Sec.-Treoa. Vice-President Daughter Home A1 Tanner Robert Matthews Vice-President Vice-President Food for Thought From Hospital In he old days of the labor movement, one of To the Editor: why government food stamps, and thus govern­ I would like to express my the considerations that prevented many strikes ment funds, should be given strikers. The Cham­ thanks to the Seafarers Welfare and ended many others was starvation suffered ber says it also sees no reason for other forms Plan and to the SIU for the large by strikers and their famililes. of public assistance to be open to strikers and Published monthly at 810 Rhode hospital bill they paid to Alexian Island Avenue N.E., Washington, their families. Brothers Hospital in San Jose, D.C. 20018 by the Seafarers Interna­ In this age of enlightment, government food tional Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes Calif., and to Dr. Glick. and Inland Waters District, APL- stamp programs are open to strikers and their It doesn't matter to the Chamber that the CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ My daughter, Kathlene Rita, is lyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Sec­ families, thus preventing the use of the shameful government spends money to ship food to hun­ much better now and is at home. ond class postage paid at Wash­ weapon of starvation against strikers. But even gry people around the world, or that it makes I would also like to thank the ington. D.C. in 1970 there are those, particularly in the U.S. expenditures for food for hungry people on un­ POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: SIU on behalf of my husband, Form 3579 cards should bf/ sent Chamber of Commerce, who would end the employment and social welfare rolls.. It's only Fidel, who is on tiie Seatrain Car­ to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland giving of food stamps to strikers and revive the strikers that the Chamber cares to starve. olina now. Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 weapon of starvation. Sincerely Yours Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.T. We would suggest that the Chamber consider Mariene De Dios 11232. The Chamber has said it can see no reason strengthening its humanitarian instincts. San lose, Cidif. -fj us. Teamwork Stops Cuban Attack -i Geneva, Switzerland give effect to that principle and to other purpose, and I think we will be those areas of direct ILO concern. This Political outbursts, and particularly counteract this new attack with addi­ wasting it if we use our time here to is not the body for political disputes. venomous attacks against the United tional energy on behalf of the aspira­ make reproaches against one another or This has never been an assembly in States by the Soviet bloc nations, have tions of the workers, for those are its even to engage in abuse. which to give vent to petty personal at­ been increasingly undermining the true reasons for existing. tacks and insulting invective. To allow MR. LEVY TUR—As I was saying, the such deterioration would bring disrepute worldwide worker-management-govern­ MR. GOLDBERG (Government dele­ Cuban merchant fleet has continued to ment jorum that is the International La­ on the whole structure of the ILO. To gate, United Statesj—VIe have no in­ grow despite a ferocious blockade of dilute with politics our efforts here is to bor Organization. The primary function tention of engaging in political discus­ the most blatantly imperialistic type and of the ILO is to upgrade the standards harm the workers, who should be the sion or of meeting political recrimina­ despite flagrant breaches of rights en­ primary concern of this assembly. of workers around the globe. tions which have no bearing on the shrined in the United Nations Charter Communist bloc political tirades— problems before this conference. . . . and other international agreements guar­ MR. HALL (Worker delegate, United some 34 in number—against the United anteeing freedom of trade. It has con­ States)—Unfortunately, despite the We would refer again to the com­ States in the June meeting of the ILO tinued despite the existence of a United secretary-general's reminder of our pur­ ments of the president to the effect that States "black list" on which ships ven­ pose here and the clear and precise rules were instrumental in the decision by he hoped that political issues or non- Congress to withhold the nation's $3.7 turing to defy the blockade are entered. laid down by the president of the confer­ germane issues would not arise, and ence, a government delegate launched million contribution for the first six that delegates would refrain, as far as months of 1971. It is my bounden duty to record that an hysterical tirade, purely political in possible, from asking for the floor on a this criminal blockade is the fruit of an character, against the United States, in The American delegation to the point of order. I would think that all of unbridled Yankee imperialism—an im­ the course of which he resorted to an Eighth Maritime Session and the 55th us would agree that we would prefer perialism which has never forgiven Cuba unwarranted, despicable and irresponsi­ Session of the ILO in Geneva, Switzer­ not to have to resort to such action, for having thrown off the yoke of the ble attack on George Meany, president land, last month was determined to and I might say it is with a great feel­ United States and built a socialist so­ of the AFL-CIO, the trade union center eliminate the growing tendency to turn ing of discommoding the conference ciety. ... to which all unions in the United States ILO sessions into platforms of political that I have had to do so, but this has delegation to this conference are affili­ expediency, according to SIU President been the fault of the previous speaker. THE PRESIDENT (MR. WIEMERS)—I ated. Paul Hall. Hall headed the U.S. work­ must now urge the speaker not to use October 23 Admonished as this government dele­ ers' delegation and served as vice chair­ MR. LEVY TUR (Workers' delegate, such terms as "ferocious," "criminal" and so on. Otherwise, I shall be obliged gate was by the conference president, man of the ILO Seafarers (Workers) Cuba}—rln the twelve years that have Group during the conference. to withdraw the right to speak from him this was not only a tasteless abuse of a elapsed since the last maritime session in accordance with the standing orders. great and militant trade union leader, The result was that only one attempt of the general conference, the world has it was an abuse of this conference as was made to turn the conference into a beheld no more flagrant breach of free­ MR. LEVY TUR—There are certain well. But it stands in the record, and I, political arena and away from its official dom of the seas and the law of the sea problems which affect all of us, and there as the United States workers' delegate job of finding methods to improve the than the blockade organized by the is no reason whatsoever why they should and as a professional sailor for all of wages and working conditions of the government of the United States against remain the jealously guarded preserve my life, cannot let that vilification go un­ world's seamen. Cuba. . . . of a little oligarchy. I am saying that challenged in the record. The record The single exception involved two At a time when there is so much the United States decision to refuse pay­ should reflect that no group of Ameri­ members of the Cuban delegation. An hypocritical talk of the need to abide by ment of its contribution singularly limits can workers has received greater sup­ attack upon the United States and AFL- international law it is deeply disappoint­ the possibilities open to this conference, port from George Meany in its struggles, CIO President George Meany was ing that the director-general should pru­ because it is at this very moment dis­ whether they involved conflict with em­ started by Cuba's government delegate, dently make no mention of the flagrant easing resolutions which . . . ployers over economic issues, or with Garcia Inchaustegui, who was later use of force by a great and powerful THE PRESIDENT (MR. WIEMERS)—I govenunent over policy inimical to the joined by Cuba's Workers' Delegate coiintry against a small ILO member very much regret that the workers' dele­ workers' interests, than has the mari­ Levy Tur. They were reined in by the state. gate of Cuba is not respecting the stand­ time workers. He has always stood shoulder to shoulder with the profes­ conference's presiding officers. ing orders, and I regret very much that THE PRESIDENT (MR. HEINRICH WIEM- sional sailor of our country. George Answering the Cubans' attacks for the ERS)—I am availing myself of my pow­ he has not had regard to my warnings. United States were Assistant Secretary I feel that there is disquiet in the hall, Meany's unqualified backing and valu­ ers to interrupt the speaker. You must able assistance has been forthcoming in of Commerce for Maritime Affairs An­ and I now request the speaker to re­ believe that I do this most reluctantly. every militant action the American mari­ drew E. Gibson, a government delegate sume his seat, as he has not had regard However, all of us here hate war and time labor movement and its unions and chairman of the American delega­ to the standing orders which govern all injustice, and we have a chance here to have taken in support of economic tion; Joseph Goldberg, special assistant our proceedings here. . . . make a contribution towards removing struggles waged by maritime workers to the commissioner of labor statistics the barriers and improving the condi­ MR. GIBSON (Government delegate. outside the United States, from the of the U.S. Department of Labor and tions of work and life in the various United States)—TYIQ ILO and all its shores of Europe to the Near East and the second U.S. government delegate, countries, thus reducing the danger of participating members are well aware the Far East and to the Mediterranean; and Hall. The president of the Mari­ future war, and indeed, making it im­ that our association in this body is di­ and you, as brother seafarers, are aware time Session, Nagendra Singh, secretary possible, perhaps. . . . rected to the improvement of conditions of those occasions. to the President of India, referred to the I do not think that we should avail for workers, and therefore it is essential , lialogue in his closing remarks. . . . Let us then stay, as has been ourselves of this opportunity for any that in this assembly we concentrate on suggested within this conference, within The exchanges came during the de­ the scope and mandate of the present bate on the adoption of the ILO di­ session of this ILO conference. Let us rector-general's report. Excerpts from fulfill our obligation to devote our ef­ the official transcript of the session forts exclusively to the affairs and to showing the attacks and the replies, in the welfare of the professional sailors the order that they occurred, follow: of the world. We must not allow our October 19 commitment to this purpose to be sub­ MR. GARCIA INCHAUSTEGUI (Govern­ verted in the interests of any other ob­ ment delegate, Cuba)—This conference jective whatsoever. is being held at the very time when the October 30 United States Congress has supported the anti-labor maneuver by George THE PRESIDENT (MR. SINGH)—I am Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, indeed grateful to the conference as a which has led to the suppression and re­ whole for the consideration and courtesy duction of the contribution due from the shown in these discussions; however, United States to the ILO budget. We certain remarks were made which were protest against this further manifesta­ not in keeping with the standing orders tion of a reactionary, anti-democratic of the conference and I was therefore and anti-labor policy. required to contemplate and plan their deletion. However, inasmuch as the THE PRESIDENT—^I must ask the workers' delegate from the United speaker to adhere to the subject under States effectively restored the record as discussion. regards the president of the AFL-CIO, MR. GARCIA INCHAUSTEGUI—I believe and since the workers' vice-president that my remarks are fully in order. The who was in the chair at the time used survival of this organization—^now af­ the gavel and clearly indicated by his fected by the anti-democratic measure ruling that offensive remarks were com­ adopted by the United States Congress pletely unacceptable, I now feel, as Official U.S. delegates to the Eighth Maritime Conference and 55th Session of the —^is a matter coming within the scope International Labor Organization listen as an interpreter relays an address by a president, that the record is sufficiently of this session. However, I shall do as foreign delegate. Representing the United States are (from left) James J. Reynolds, clear so as to require no further action you ask and complete my speech. management delegate and president of the American Institute of Merchant Shipping; on my part. The gavel has done its job Paul Hall, SIU president and U.S. workers' delegate; Assistant Secretary of Commerce and has left nothing further for me to The ILO should stress more hrmly for Maritime AITairs Andrew E. Gibson, the chief U.S. delegate, and Joseph P. Gold­ than ever its universal character and, berg, special assistant to the commissioner of the Department of Labor's Bureau of do, so I accordingly close this without delay, take concrete action to Labor Statistics and the second government delegate. chapter Digest of SiU Ships Meetings

WACOSTA (Sca-Land), Oct. 4- SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), tin. No beefs and no disputed OT. ker; Steward Delegate, George Sept. 27—Chairman, James S. Shor- Chainnan, Jose L. U. Gonzalez; Sept. 26—Chairman, L. Curry; All repairs taken care of. Frazza. No beefs reported by de­ tell; Secretary, Fred Sullins. $240 Secretary, T. D. York; Deck Dele­ Secretary, John W. Parker, Jr. Dis­ ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross partment delegates. Everything run­ in movie fund. Discussion held re­ gate, J. EMckersen; Engine Delegate, puted OT in deck and engine de­ Tanker), Sept. 27—Chairman, F. J. ning smoothly. garding new freightship agreement. Richard McDonald; Steward Dele­ partments. McGarry; Secretary, Cyril A. Scott; SEATRAIN PUERTO RICO Everything running smoothly with gate, Carl B. Carlen, Jr. No beefs TRANSERIE (Hudson Water­ Deck Delegate, Leroy McDaniel; (Hudson Waterways), Oct. 11— no beefs. reported by department delegates. ways), Aug. 2—Chairman, Stephen Engine Delegate, R. B. Honeycutt. Chairman, William Leuschner; Sec­ AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Oct. Everything running smoothly. Homka; Secretary, William Alvaro. Disputed OT in deck and engine retary, IDavid C. Archia; Deck 4—Chairman, John H. Morris; PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), $75 in ship's fund. Everything run­ department to be taken up with Delegate, William J. Card; Steward Secretary, C. N. Johnson. $200 in Sept 20—Chairman, C. A. Hell- ning smoothly with no beefs. Some boarding patrolman. Delegate, Grady Haley. Crewmem- ship's fund. No beefs reported. man; Secretary, L. D. Pierson; Deck disputed OT in deck department. TRANSONEIDA (Hudson Wa­ bers all happy over raise in pension ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross Del^ate, James L. Hornby; En­ Vote of thanks extended to stew­ terways), Oct. 11—Chairman, J. plan and extend vote of thanks to Tanker), Aug. 30—Chairman, F. I. gine Delegate, J. A. Beem, Jr.; ard department for job well done. Lewis; Secretary, A. H. Reasko; all union officials. McGarry; Secretary, Cyril A. Scott; Stewakd Delegate, S. D. Cabildo. TAMPA (Sea-Land), SepL 20— Deck Delegate, Walter Zeleske; En­ TRENTON (Sea-Land), Oct. 11— Deck Delegate, Leroy McDaniel; No beefs. Everything running Chairman, G. Castro; Secretary, E. gine Delegate, Henry W. Lee; Stew­ Chairman, F. E. Selix; Secretary, D. Engine Delegate, R. B. Honeycutt. smoothly. Vote of thanks to stew­ B. Tart; Deck Delegate, M. L. Gar- ard Delegate, Louis E. Hudson. B. Militar; Deck Delegate, John No beefs, no disputed OT. Vote of ard dqiartment for job well done. ber; Engine Delegate, C. Martinus- $15.35 in ship's fund. Very happy Owens; Engine Delegate, Adam E. thanks to steward department for SACRAMENTO (Ogden Marine), sen; Steward Delegate, H. Robin­ and pleasant crew aboard. Vote of Slovick. $5.30 in ship's fund. No job well done. Oct 4—Chairman, William P. son. No beefs reported by depart­ than^ to entire steward depart­ beefs reported by department dele­ RAMBAM (American Bulk Car­ Link, Jr.; Secretary, Darrell G. ment delegates. Vote of thanks to ment for good food and service. gates. Chafo; Deck Delegate, Don Dil­ riers), Oct. 4—Chairman, J. M. 1 steward department for job well Chief steward thanks all delegates TAMPA (Sea-Land), Oct. 4— Dalton; Secretary, S. Rothschild. lon; Engine Delegate, M. Hinson; done. and entire crew for their coopera­ Steward Delegate, James S. Woods. Chairman, G. Castro; Secretary, E. Brother N. Nomis elected ship's ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCor- tion throughout voyage. B. Tart; Deck Delegate, S. Ruzyski; delegate. No beefs and no disputed No beefs and no disputed OT. mack), Sept. 27—Chairman, W. TRANSHURON (Hudson Water­ IBERVILLE (Waterman), Oct. Engine Delegate, H. E. Welch; OT. Wallace; Secretary, William Lov- ways), Oct. II—Chairman, L. Grib- Steward Delegate, H. Robinson. No MADAKET (Waterman), no 4—Chairman, Otto Pedersen; Sec­ ett; Deck Delegate, Ellis U. Crum; bon; Secretary, T. Hankins. Some retary, Angeles Deheza; Deck Dele­ beefs reported by department dele­ date—Chairman, Chuck Hill; Sec­ Engine Delegate, Douglas C. Ward; disputed OT in deck department. gates. retary, Sherman Wright; Deck Del­ gate, William Firshing; Engine Del­ Steward Delegate, James D. Gil­ Vote of thanks to steward depart­ egate, Robert Calawell; Steward TRENTON (Sea-Land), Oct. 4— egate, Bernard Landos; Engine Del­ lian. No beefs. Everything running ment for job well done. Chairman, Floyd E. Selix; Secre­ egate, A. P. Lapari. $10.46 in ship's Ddegate, Albert Brown. No beefs smoothly. DEL ORG (Delta), Oct. 11— and no disputed OT. tary, D. B. Militar, Deck Delegate, fund. Disputed OT in each depart­ COLUMBIA FOX (Columbia Chairman, John Robinson; Secre­ John Owens; Engine Delegate, ment to be taken up with boarding PONCE (Sea-Land), Oct. 4— Steamship Co.), Sept. 6—Chairman, tary, Vincent Sanchez, Jr.; Deck Chairman, Dan Butts; Secretary, Adam E. Slovick. $7.20 in ship's patrolman at payoff. N. A. Huff, Jr.; Secretary, Robert Delegate, John McDonald; Engine fund. Some disputed OT in engine NOONDAY (Waterman), Oct. Alva McCullum; Deck Delegate, E. Kiedinger, Dedc Delegate, Rich­ Delegate, Max L. Stewart; Steward Paul Tatman; Engine Delegate, department. 11—Chairman, E. Freimanis; Sec­ ard Hopkins; En^e Delegate, Wil­ Delegate, Stanley B. Wright. No CARRIER DOVE (Waterman), retary, F. Fletcher; Deck Delegate, Stephm M. Sentenny; Steward Del­ liam Smith. No beefs reported by beefs reported by department dele­ egate, M. T. Costello. Few hours Sept. 22—Chairman, C. McGowen; William E. King; Engine Delegate, department delegates. Vote of gates. Richard Rogers; Steward Delegate, disputed OT in deck department. SEATRAIN PUERTO RICO Secretary, Phil Reyes; Engine Dele­ thanks to steward department for gate, H. L. Tanner; Steward Dele­ Alfred Flatts. $14.15 in ship's fund. No beefs. Vote of thanks extended (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 6— job well done. Vote of thanks to gate, John H. Kenned. Everything Few hours disputed OT in engine to steward department for job well Captain L. Guillemette for his Chairman, William Leuscher; Sec­ done. running smoothly with no beefs, no department. No beefs. thoughtfulness and consideration of retary, David C. Archia; Deck Del­ disputed OT. Vote of thanks ex­ FORT HOSKINS (Cities Serv­ EAGLE VOYAGER (United egate, William J. Card. Everything the crew. tended to negotiating committee for ice), Oct. 3—Chairman, G. A. Pas- Maritime), Oct. 8—Chairman, Leo VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pio­ running smoothly with no beefs Paradise; Secretary, B. A. Baa; splendid job they did especially for chall; Secretary, R. Hartley. Some neer, Sept. 27—Chairman, Bob and no disputed OT. the increase in the pension con­ disputed OT in deck department. Deck Ddegate, Robert H. Bell, Sr. Maas; S^retary, Jimmie Bartlett; JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), Oct. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs and no tribution, and to the recently elect­ Discussion held regarding shortage Engine Delegate, James D. Allen, 4—Chairman and Deck Delegate, ed pension committee for their find­ of various items in steward depart­ disputed OT. Jr.; Steward Delegate, C. L. Mar­ Walter Kuchta; Secretary, R. Bar- 4. CINLUMBIA OWL (Columbia), ings and recommendations on low­ ment. ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land), Oct. Oct 4—Chairman, T. J. Hilbum; ering the retirement age to 55. Secretary, J. W. Thomas; Deck Hearty vote of thanks extended 6—Chairman, W. Morris; Secre­ Delegate, Hans M. A. ^hmidt; 76 Upgraders Receive Full Books steward department for excellent tary, W. Nihem; Deck Delegate, Engine Delegate, Oscar Figueroa; performance. Robert G. Mason; Engine Delegate, Steward Delegate, Henry Jones, Jr. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), W. R. King; Steward Delegate, No beefs reported by department Oct. 5—Chairman, James S. Shor- Robert L. Scott. Discussion held delegates. tell; Secretary, Fred Sullins. $240 regarding pension plan. Everything STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmi­ in movie fund. Everything running running smoothly with no beefs, no an), Sept. 27—Chairman, Clyde E. smoothly. disputed OT. Miller, Jr.; Secretary, L. Ceperiano; DELTA URUGUAY (Delta). MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Deck Delegate, Stanley Krieg; En­ Sept. 6—Chairman, Paul R. Tur­ Oct. 11—Chairman, George Ney- gine Delegate, Albert V. Loo; ner; Secretary, Wm. P. Kaiser. $21 rey; Secretary, Teddy Kross; Deck Steward Delegate, George H. in ship's fund and $6.32 in movie Delegate, Richard Thoe; Engine Cradmell. No beefs reported by fund. Everything running smoothly Delegate, M. V. Howton; Steward department delegates. Everything with no beefs and no disputed OT. Delegate, George Lafleur. Every­ nmning smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ thing running smoothly. Vote of SEATRAIN CAROLINA (Hud­ ment for job well done. thanks extended to steward depart­ son Waterways), Sept. 27—Chair­ OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime ment for job well done. man, R. E. Todd; Secretary, F. R. Overseas), Oct. 11 — Chairman, VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pio­ Kazinkewicz; Deck Delegate, H. Ame Houde; Secretary, Mike Dunn; neer Maritime), Oct. 4—Chairman, DeBoissiere; Engine Delegate, Pat­ Deck Delegate, Harry Smith; En­ R. Maas; Secretary, J. Bartlett; rick Fox; Steward Delegate, J. Ben­ gine Delegate, James D. Bergeria; Deck Delegate, Howard Hall; En­ nett No beefs. Everything running Steward Delegate, George Quinn. gine Delegate, James D. Allen, Jr.; smoothly. $50 in ship's fund. Everything run­ Steward Delegate, Cecil H. Martin. BUCKEYE ATLANTIC (Buck­ ning smoothly with no beefs. Dis­ Everything running smoothly. Upgraders earning full books after successfully completing: the train­ VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pio eye Steamship), Aug. 30—Chair­ ing program at the Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship at Piney cussion held regarding quality of man, Louis W. Cartwright; Secre­ meat on board. neer), Oct. 11 — Chairman, R. Point are from left: N. Hawkins, Henry Vain, Tom Steed, Mike Flem­ Maas; Secretary, J. Bartlett;' Deck tary, James Temple;' Deck Dele- ing, Robert Young and Marion Dale. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), gat^ Irwin Spruill; Engine Dele­ Oct. 13—Chairman, C. Frey; Sec­ Delegate, H. Hall; Engine Dele­ gate, W. Barriheau; Steward Dele­ retary, R. W. Elliott; Deck Dele­ gate, J. D. Allen. Jr.; Steward Del­ gate, A. Hozz. No beefs reported gate. Burten R. Churchill; Engine egate, Cecil H. Martin. Everythiilg by department delegates. Delegate, David A. Norris. Beefs running smoothly. Disputed OT in BEAUREGARD (S e a - L a n d). in deck and steward department to deck department. Sept 20—Chairman; B. Hagei; be taken up with boarding patrol­ VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pio­ Seaetary, Joseph Wilaszak; Deck man. Vote of thanks to Brother neer Maritime), Oct. 18—Chair­ Delegate, Thomas Henry; Engine Norris, who served as ship's dele­ man, R. Maas; Secretary, J. Bart­ Delegate, Alfred R. Fry; Steward gate. lett; Deck Delegate, Howard Hall; Delegate, Joseph Keamer. $65 in , OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Engine Delegate, James D. Allen, ship's fund. Some disputed OT in Overseas), Oct. 24 — Chairman. Jr.; Steward Delegate, Cecil H. steward d^artment. Ame Houde; Secretary, L. Nicho­ Martin. Everything running smooth­ ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCor- las; Deck Delegate, Harry A. Smith: ly. No beefs; no disputed OT. mack), Sept. 13—Chairman, W. Engine Delegate, James Bergeria; DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. 9— Wallace; Secretary, W. H. Raskins; Steward Delegate. George Quinn. Chairman, Tony J. Radich; Secre­ Deck Delegate, Ellis U. Crum; En­ $49.70 in ship's fund. Some dis­ tary, Piggy Sahuque; Deck Dele­ gine Delegate, Douglas C. Ward; puted OT in deck department. Vote gate, Angel J. Urti; Engine Dele­ Steward Delegate, James D. Gillian. of thanks to captain and steward gate, Arnold F. Rehm; Stew­ No beefs reported by department for job well done. ard Delegate, Charles H. Cassaro. delegates. CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), Oct. Everything running smoothly. Vote TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Water­ 4—Chairman. John C. Alberti; Sec­ of thanks extended to steward de­ ways), Sept. 27—Chairman, Rob­ retary, Gny Walter; Deck Delegate. partment for job well done. ert F. Mackert; Secretary, William Tony Kotsis; Engine Delegate. Ra­ MONTPELIER VICTORY (Vic­ T. Rose; Deck Delegate, John Wil­ New full hook members from left, hack row are: Boh Shields, Don fael Mosdew; Steward Delegate, tory Carriers), Oct. 4—Chairman, son; Engine Delegate, F. A. Lee; Bushy, Bill Dicky, Dennis Rowland and Riley Mills. In front are: Edward Tresnick. $16.25 in ship's J. Bentz; Secretary, J. E. Higgins; Steward Delegate, Ralph Nay. No Ray Gorju, Jack Pollard, Waller Wilson, George McCraney and Johnny fund. No beefs. Engine Delegate, Terrill G. Clark; 6eefs. Everything running smoothly. Johns. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land). (Continued on Page 13) Nobel Prize Winner SIU Rep Hits Economic Policies Breithoff, A liberal-minded economist placing economic theory on a with a firm belief in a full-em­ scientific basis. Dies in Fla. ployment economy has been He is Professor Paul A. awarded the 1970 Nobel Samuelson, chairman of the Tampa, Fla. Memorial Prize for his work in economics department of the Martin Breithoff, 51, de­ Massachusetts Institute of Tech­ scribed as "a real spark," "a nology. In comment immedi­ great guy," and "one of the EEOC Gets ately after being notified of the finest" died Oct. 3 in his home $78,000 award. Professor Added Powers Samuelson made clear his op­ of natural causes. At his death The Equal Employment position to the economic policies he was SIU headquarters repre­ Opportunity Commission, of the Nixon Administration on sentative in the Port of Tampa, previously restricted to in­ grounds that have long been Fla. vestigation of job discrimina­ emphasized by labor econo­ His death brought an out­ tion complaints, will be mists. pouring of emotion from former granted power to issue He said that unemployment shipmates and union officials "cease and desist orders" to in the U.S. is inexcusable in who had worked with Breithoff firms found in violation of light of the amount of work Seafarer Frank Rankin and his wife, Lee, relax in the livingroom of over the years. the Equal Employment Op­ needed to correct social and their home in Brooklyn, N.Y. portunity Act under terms environmental problems. "Many of the men I told of of a bill passed by the U.S. Deploring the Administra­ his death burst into tears," said Senate. f tion's anti-inflation policies of Bernie Gonzales, Tampa port "Cease and desist" orders "slow down" and retrenchment, Retirement Holds agent. "This death brought sad­ compel an employer to halt Samuelson called on the gov­ ness to many people." discriminatory practices ernment to get the United BreithofFs sea career began found by the commission, States "back on the path of New Adventures at age 23 when he joined the and can force employers to growth" to halt the spread of hire without regard to race, When Frank Rankin was a teenager, he ran away from a small SIU. The first voyages of his unemployment. town in Kentucky to see what the rest of the country was like. color, creed. "The government," he told career were in combat zones of The Senate also approved He went from New York to Buffalo to Cleveland, and it was World War II. interviewers "cannot abscond there in 1923 that he began a sailing career that lasted 47 years. inclusion of some 10 million from its responsibility for keep­ men and women under the This past October, Rankin—one of the first members of the SIU— War Service ing over-all spending power just retired on his SIU pension. act by adding those who right—we've had a retreat from Angus "Red" Campbell, SIU work in small, previously ex­ this in the last couple of years. During those years of sailing, before and after the formation patrolman in New York, re­ empt firms. of the SIU, through the depression and three wars, Seafarer "There is plenty of work to called one voyage with Breithoff The EEOC is presently Rankin led a sometimes exciting, sometimes dull, and often hard do—look at the smelly air. We aboard the SS Thomas Wolfe limited to investigation of life. don't even have health insur­ near the end of the war: job discrimination charges ance. There is so much work to He was 19 when he sailed on his first ship—a passenger vessel and has no enforcement "The ship left New York in do in this country that the no­ out of Cleveland. "I peeled potatoes all night and in the morning powers such as those of the March of 1944 and got back tion that we've got to put some­ I was told there still wasn't enough potatoes peeled," he recalls. National Labor Relations a year later," Campbell said. thing down a rathole in Viet­ During the depression he sailed on a Bull Line ship out of Board. The ship participated in the nam is ridiculous." Baltimore as a cook. His pay was $30 a month. Normandy invasion and shut­ He worked on a large passenger ship, the George Washington, tled supplies between Southamp­ for some time and made three trips to Europe. But he didn't find ton, England and the French Ships' Digest the ship to his liking and went back to the coastwise run with invasion beaches. Bull Line. During all the runs, Campbell (Continued from Page 12) COMMANDER (Marine Carri­ "Sailing in the 30's was tough- -nobody was making anything," Steward Delegate, William Davey. ers), Oct. 18—Chairman, A. R. said, "Marty was a real spark. $37.75 in ship's fund. No beefs; no Sawyer; Secretary, F. R. Hicks, Jr.; Rankin recalls. He was always in the best of disputed OT. Deck Delegate, J. Wollford; Engine Besides the hardships, inconvenience and low pay of those humor and kept things lively WACOSTA (Sea-Land), Oct. 18 Delegate, W. Price; Steward Dele­ gate, L. Price. Discussion held re­ early days of sailing, there was an added difficulty for Seafarer aboard ship." —Chairman, Joseph Gonzalez; Sec­ Rankin—discrimination. "Being a black man," he said, "I was retary, Joseph DeLise; Engine Del­ garding pension plan. Engine room His career of dedication to egate, Richard McDonald; Steward needs new washing machine. Good limited to the steward department. Colored weren't allowed in the crew, good trip. Vote of thanks to deck or engine departments. the SIU began immediately Delegate, C. B. Carter, Jr. No beefs after the war when he became reported by department delegates. steward department for job well In the mid 30's there were several seamen's unions in existence Disputed OT in engine department. done. a member of the grievance com­ DEL SOL (Delta), Oct. 18— INGER (Reynolds Metals), Oct. but for one reason or another Rankin was not enthused about mittee in Tampa, and an orga­ Chairman, A. R. Diicote; Secre­ 11—Chairman, James T. Mann; joining any union. nizer in the Cities Service cam­ tary, C. L. Shirah; Deck Delegate, Secretary, Percival L. Shauger; When the SIU was formed in November of 1938, however, M. Armando. $36.40 in ship's fund. Ship's Delegate and Deck Delegate, paign. Disputed OT in deck, steward de­ Pete Scroggins. No beefs, no dis­ Rankin did not take long to join. Within two months he was a Helped Clerks partments. Vote of thanks to stew­ puted OT. Vote of thanks to stew­ member. ard department for job well done. ard department for job well done. "It cost $1 to join then and 50 cents a month after that. There In 1949 he aided the Inter­ WESTERN PLANET (Western TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson was no such thing as sickness and death benefits," he said. national Association of Retail Agency), Oct. 23—Chairman, J. C. Waterways), November 1 — Chair­ Clerks in their effort to organize Keel; Secretary, Jack H. Brian; man, Charles Reed; Secretary, Ra­ He continued sailing during World War II. He was aboard the fael Hernandez. Everything is run­ a Tampa department store. In Deck, Delegate, L. D. Richardson; Samuel Jorden Kirkwood in the South Atlantic when the ship was 1951 he was elected chief dis­ Engine Delegate, T. C. Johnson; ning smoothly. torpedoed. Steward Delegate, Maurice F. Ellis. ANDREW JACKSON (Water­ patcher for the Port of New No beefs, no disputed OT. Vote of man), October 18—Chairman, Don­ During his career Rankin visited such places at Italy, Japan, York and held that position un­ thanks to steward department for ald E. Pool; Secretary, Thomas Spain, Belgium, the Mideast, and Turkey. til 1953 when he was elected job well done. Liles, Jr.; Deck Delegate, George HASTINGS (Waterman), Oct. A. Nuss; Engine Delegate, Al- His favorite country, however, was Portugal. "The people were a patrolman. 18—Chairman, R. Hodges; Secre­ phonso R. Gonzoles; Steward Dele­ nice and everything was very inexpensive," he said. After serving four years as tary, G. Trosclair; Deck Delegate, gate, A. B. Griffith. Few hours dis­ Most of the time though, Rankin preferred staying on the San Francisco agent, Breithoff Walter C. Payne; Engine Delegate, puted OT in steward department, coastal and intercoastal runs so that he could "get a chance to Stewart M. Swords; Steward Dele­ otherwise everything is running was a patrolman in Houston gate, Lester Burnett. Everything smoothly. come home" and see his wife, Lee. from 1964 until 1968 when he running smoothly, no beefs, no dis­ MONTPELIER VICTORY (Vic­ His early interest in the union continued aboard ship and he went to Tampa. His death Oct. puted OT. tory Carriers), October 25—Chair­ served the SIU in the capacity of a ship's delegate. He also at­ 3 came as he was preparing COMMANDER (Marine Carri­ man, J. Bentz; Secretary, J. E. Hig- ers), Oct. 4 — Chairman, A. R. gins. $38.50 in ship's fund. No tended union- meetings whenever his ship was in port and con­ to go to work. Sawyer; Secretary, F. R. Hicks, Jr.; beefs and no disputed OT. tinues to do so in his retirement. His Tampa colleague Bemie Deck Delegate, J. Wollford; Engine SACRAMENTO (Ogden Ma­ Qne of the last trips he made—in March of 1970—was aboard Delegate, W. Price; Steward Dele­ rine), October 18—Chairman, Wil­ Gonzales said, "Marty was al­ gate, Linwood Price. Disputed OT liam P. Link, Jr.; Secretary, Darrell the Robin Goodfellow on the Vietnam run. ways ready to help anyone in in deck depaitment. Discussion held G. Chafin; Deck Delegate. Don For a man who had been sailing 47 years—20 as chief cook— trouble. He was one of the regarding pension plan. Vote of Dillon; Engine Delegate, Mallard retirement was a little awkward and nerve racking the first few finest fellows I've ever had the thanks to steward department for Hinson; Steward Delegate, James weeks. Now that he has become more acclimated to the new situa­ good fortune to work with and job well done. L. Woods. Some disputed OT in COMMANDER (Marine Carri­ deck department. No beefs. tion, there are numerous chores he finds to do around his home to be friends with. He was a ers), Oct. 11 — Chairman, A. R. VANTAGE VENTURE (Van- in Brooklyn, N.Y. good SIU official and his death Sawyer; Secretary, F. R. Hicks; cor), November 2—Chairman, Rob­ Having never had children of his own, Rankin's main inter­ is a great loss to me and to Deck Delegate, J. Wollford; Engine ert Schwarz; Secretary, James B. our union." Delegate, W. Price; Steward Dele­ Juzang; Deck Delegate, Lawrence est now is helping his wife look after two young neighborhood boys gate, L. Price. Discussion held re­ D. Stone; Engine Delegate, R. H. during the week. "They keep him busy," says Mrs. Rankin. Breithoff is survived by his garding pension plan. Good crew Orso; Steward Delegate, Claude To watch Rankin with the youngest fellow, who is 14 months wife, Margaret, a daughter, on board. Everything running Hoi lings. Everything is running Elizabeth, a sister and two smoothly. Vote of thanks to stew­ smoothly with no disputed OT and old, very cute, and very shy, it is easy to see that there is going to ard department for job well done. no beefs. be a new adventure in this retired Seafarer's life. brothers. Costs of College May Pose Dilemma While Seafarers and their de­ This plan, said Davis, would pendents can qualify for the lead to higher tuition and offer SIU Scholarship Awards Pro­ no benefit to low-income fam­ gram (as outlined in this issue), ilies, students working their way not all persons are so fortunate. through college, or veterans SIU Welfare Director A1 Bernstein (center) chairs a panel discussion This rising costs of educa­ under the GI bill. in the New York union hall on the subjects of Medicare, Medicaid tion coupled with inflation and Davis underscored organized The Subject and SfKial Security. The panel consisted of SIU pensioners who will unemployment often deprive labor's position that higher edu­ attend a Pensioners Conference at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. From left are: Raphel Montaldo, qualified youngsters from at­ cation should be available to Is Medicare Ismael Nazario, Alfred Borjer, Bernstein, George Alexander, Mike taining a college education. all persons to the limit of their Rozalski, Joseph Stodolski and Jan Mucins. AFL-CIO Education Direc­ ability without "mortgaging tor Walter G. Davis has sug­ their future earnings." gested that a greater federal in­ Opposed to this view, he vestment is essential to solving noted, is "a strong train of Packaging Law in a Box the mounting cost crisis in edu­ thought which would predeter­ The scoreboard on Truth-in- In reply, the regulatory Commerce therefore has the cation. mine, on the basis of back­ Packaging law after four years agencies say that the law splits major job of curtailing the more Addressing the College En­ ground, income and other fac­ is clearly a mixed bag. the authority of the govern­ blatant examples of deception, trance Examination Board's na­ tors, who would benefit from a ment so many ways that real but Commerce has no enforce­ tional conference in New York college education and who While some progress has would not." been made in the reduction of enforcement is impossible. ment power. It can call in­ City Davis said that "union members who have come to take "There is no question in our the number of packages in a The Food and Drug Admin­ dustries together to negotiate it for granted that their children minds," he continued, "that line of goods, consumer experts istration has the power to regu­ and change their practices vol­ feel that regulation of packaging untarily. should go to college are now there are some individuals of I late labeling and packaging of having to ask themselves wheth­ influence in our society who practices is for the most part all food and over-the-coxmter Industry itself continuously er they can bear the financial would restrict higher education nonexistent. drugs; the Federal Trade Com­ blocked enforcement of the law burden." to the elite, for the most part, mission, non-food and drug by seeking exemptions, addi­ Sen. Philip A. Hart ff).- while all others would pursue Mich), the sponsor of the commodities, and the Depart­ tional time to comply and even He made these points in out­ by court action. lining the problem: a vocational educational pro­ original Truth-in-Packaging leg­ ment of Commerce has the task gram." islation says that regulatory of cutting down "undue pro­ Another drawback has been • Tuition and required fees, agencies have failed to write liferation of package sizes, the fact that Congress, which on the average, have more than The high premium on college some needed rules, and that en­ weights and measures in each overwhelmingly passed the act, doubled in the last ten years. and graduate degrees makes it forcement has been spotty. product line." failed to provide any appropria­ • Federal funds and private difficult to persuade young tions or manpower to enforce contributions to higher educa­ people to enter vocational it. tion have both diminished. schools, Davis said. He em­ phasized the need to train Indefinite Enforcement • Increasing unemployment people in skilled crafts and serv­ The FTC has no definite makes it extremely difficult for SIU Arrivals students to find summer jobs. ice industries, but insisted that number of people working on first the status of these careers enforcement and can't say how At least part of the answer must be upgraded. Dawn Horn, bom May 9, 1970, Roberta Rogers, bom April 22, much it has spent on fair to the dilemma facing parents, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert R. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Horn, Mackinac Island, Mich. F. Rogers, Jr., Shallotte, N.C. packaging and labeling. he stressed, must be provided Dana Ragas, bom August 13, Steven Arant, bom Sept. 9, 1970, The FDA has had only two by increased federal funding 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul E. Arant, professionals from the start to for education. "It will take a Ragas, New Orleans, La. Paducah, Ky. write and enforce regulations great deal of money, but it is John Brown, bom July 22, 1970, Maria Hunt, bom July 7, 1970, that cover almost every item money invested, not money to Seafarer and Mrs. John J. to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard W. spent," Davis declared. E. Stockmcm Brown, Baltimore, Md. Hunt, Richmond, Calif. in the supermarket and the Please contact your wife, Mrs. Kelly Stone, bom July 11, 1970, Shawn Murray, bom Sept. 15, drug store as well. Citing the enormous benefit to Seafarer and Mrs. William M. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Then Secretary Robert Finch, to the United States from the Stockmon, as soon as possible in Stone, Hatteras, N.C. E. Murray, Ridley Park, Pa. of the department of Health, GI educational program as an regards to an urgent matter. Dana Garcia, bom September 17, Sam Wiggins, bom Sept. 3, 1970, Education and Welfare, told example, Dayis asserted that John Rooms 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard to Seafarer and Mrs. Clover Wig­ Hart he needed 118 people and "tax support of higher educa­ Elena J. Cohan of the American C. Garcia, Jr., Norfolk, Va. gins, Jr., Dry Creek, La. $733,000 to do the job. But, tion ultimately costs the public Red Cross asks that you contact Tracy Feagln, bom August 27, Toni Long, bom Aug. 20, 1970, her at Red Cross headquarters, 150 1970, to'Seafarer and Mrs. James to Seafarer and Mrs. Johnnie Long, by the time HEW's budget nothing." In fact, he observed, Amsterdam Ave., New York, N.Y. A. Feagin, Crestview, Fla. Eight Mile, Ala. reached Congress, there was no because of higher earnings flow­ 10023. Eric Jasinski, bom September 23, Karen Sue Gillespie, bom Aug. request for appropriations to ing from their education, vet­ Frederick B. Neely 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward 30, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rus­ enforce Fair Packaging and erans have more than repaid Your daughter, Mrs. Beverly F. Jasinski, Jr., Chicago, 111. sell A. Gillespie, Nescopeck, Pa. Labeling. the government through the re­ Neely Isbell, asks that you contact Shannon Collins, bom June 10, Daniel Twiddy, bom Aug. 6, It had been eliminated by sulting higher income tax pay­ her as soon as possible at Rt. 4, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rich­ 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Box 545, Mobile, Ala. 36609, or mond Collins, Compton, Calif. V. Twiddy, Jr., Frisco, N.C. the Bureau of the Budget as ments. And the entire system call her at 205-661-9370. Tommy Stallings, bom June 16, Archie Finney, bom Sept. 12, part of President Nixon's "econ­ has benefitted from the 2.2 mil­ Michael Blaine McFarland 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Archie omy" drive. lion veterans who became en­ Please contact Local Draft Board H. Stallings, Jr., Chesapeake, Va. L. Finney, Jr., Corona, N.Y. Strangely, the Department of gineers, doctors, teachers, elec­ No. 135, Orange County, 1138 East John Cleaiy, bom September 10, Victor Sanabria, bom Sept. 27, Commerce, with no regulatory tricians and professionals in all 17th St., Santa Ana, Calif. 92701. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. John F. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor powers, appears to have the fields. Romuald S. Los Cleary, Harlingen^ Texas. V. Sanabria, Arecibo, P.R. largest appropriation to do its The AFL-CIO, Davis pointed Carmencita Los would like to Henry Rice, bom May 8, 1970, Bobby Kistler, bom Sept. 16, share of the job= out, has consistently urged hear from you as soon as possible to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry R. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles at 4142 Brunswick Ave., Los An­ Rice, Jr., Arapahoe, N.C. A. Kistler, Kirbyville, Tex. An FDA official said that Congress to provide full funds geles, Calif. 90039. Your family is Gerald Titus, bom September 18, Lisa Landry, born July 26, 1970, Commerce has received an ap­ for current higher educational well. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gerald to Seafarer and Mrs. James H. Lan­ propriation for 44 people and programs and has given strong Robert Bnrhank Swanner T. Titus, Baltimore, Md. dry, Denham Springs, La. $770,000 in the first year of support in the state legislatures Your niece, Mrs. Willie Ester Vincent Jordan, bom July 25, Raquel Myles, bom Sept. 15, the law's existence. to Ae budgets of State colleges Moore Douglas, Jr., asks that you 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward and universities. contact her as soon as possible at W. Jordan, Savannah, Ga. Myles, Jr., New Orleans, La. Money Returned R-1, Box 112, Washington, N.C. He stressed, however, that 27889, telephone 946-7575. Donna Anerswald, bom Septem­ Tushanna Temples, born Aug. 10, At the end of that fiscal year, ber 18, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Doug­ the federation opposes the plan George Paul Writesel Frank H. Auerswald, Deptford, las L. Temples, Bogalusa, La. however, it reported using only to give tax credits to parents to Urgent! Please contact John N.J. Robbie Hudgins, bom Aug. 14, five people and, according to offset college tuition payments. Bruce in Los Angeles, Calif. Tele­ Elizabeth Diaz, bom September 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert the FDA oflicial, "made a big phone: Area Code 213-625-3212, 27, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fe­ Hudgins, Gloucester, Va. deal about returning the Ext. 481. lix M. Diaz, Orocovis, P.R. Mary Cavazos, bom Sept. 30, money." Oil Baron Sued William R. Corry 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Jada Lindsay, bom August 30, Mrs. Virginia Knauer, Presi­ Oil tycoon H. L. Hunt and Please contact Texas City Re­ 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Willie A. Cavazos, Houston, Tex. fining Inc., Marine Division, P.O. G. Lindsay, Prichard, Ala. Rowland Harper, bom July 7, dent Nixon's consumer ad­ two of the companies in his Box 1271, Texas City, Tex. 77590. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Row­ Luz Tellez, bom June 3, 1970, visor, has criticized conglom­ empire—^Hunt Oil and Life They are holding a check for you. land Harper, Jr., Norfolk, Va. erates for adding useless prod­ Lines—are being sued by a for­ to Seafarer and Mrs. William R. Rudy Martinez, bom Sept. 14, Ernest John Byers Tellez, Ponce, P.R. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Reyes ucts to supermarket shelves and mer secretary who claims she Your parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nancy Harrell, bom Aug. 12, G. Martinez, Brownsville, Tex. quoted the FTC which charged was never paid more than Byers, are well and ask that you 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Judge H. Steven Lazarou, born Aug. 18, that there is 'a point at which $5,000 overtime. Mrs. Juanita write to them at 614 Alvarez Ave., Harrell, Houston, Tex, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. George product differentiation ceases Beavers said she worked 414 Vi Whistler, Ala. 36612. Charles Caltagirone, bom Mar. Lazarou, Fort Lee, N.J. to promote welfare and becomes hours overtime without com­ John Delan 29, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Melinda Skaggs, bom July 24, Thomas J. Tourgee asks that you Ronald Caltagirone, Plant City, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Archie wasteful, or mass advertising pensation in violation of the get in touch with him at P.O. Box Ha. R. Skaggs, East Prairie, Mo. loses its informative aspect." Fair Labor Standards Act. 1000, Leavenworth, Kan. 66048. Page 14 Seafarers Log n Ogden Yukon Makes Brief Stop in Jersey , |s

SlU-contracted tanker Ogden Spanish Morocco; St. Croix, Virgin Is­ Yukon (Ogden Marine Inc.) lined lands, and finally stateside again to the up a number of interesting port stops on a port of Carteret, N.J. recent 48-day voyage. Operating under The jet fuel carried by the ship is a an MSTS charter, she took on more than highly volatile cargo, but SIU tankermen 200 thousand tons of JP-4 jet fuel in are professionals at handling it. Baton Rouge, La., and made deliveries The Ogden Yukon was built in 1960 to U.S. military bases around the globe. and was formerly the Sea Pioneer. Port Her first port of call was Freeport, time for the crew was short, as prepara­ Bahamas, followed by Rota, Spain; the tions began at once for next voyage to island of Crete; Augusta, Sicily; Ceuta, Sasebo, Japan and the Far East.

Linen and other laundry is brought top­ side by Able Seaman Gene Wilson. Fresh replacements bad to be put aboard quickly because of the short stay in port.

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Orlando Fanante, ordinary seaman, lowers the colors on the stem of the Ogden Yukon at day's end.

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Lee Cross (left) talks with SIU Patrolman "Red" Campbell during payoff in Carteret, N.J. Cross sails in the deck department.

Pantryman William McDowell t begins with a fresh bead of lettuce and will end up with a crisp salad platter for lunch.

. Hot, sweet corn on tlie cob ' 's prepared for the crew by m cook Mike Kondourdis.

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John Johnson (left), who sails as able seaman, spends a few moments in discussion with SIU Patrolmen E. B. MacAuley (center) and "Red" Campbell. y What World Peace Through Justice #5' Leaders Say li I About Ito Is ILO's Commitment i ", . . (the ILO) has kepi 'ife doggedly of its task of ehort- A weighty mandate accompanied the International Since then the U.S. has played a leadership role ®f Seafarers, covering such items as wages, hours, eniag the hours of labor, pro- Labor Organization when it came into existence in in the organization, ratifying conventions, proposing insurance and welfare in ports—information not us- r tecting womoH and children 1919. solutions and providing technical and bureaucratic Qally available in collected form." in agriculture and industry, The mandate, in its charter, said that: personel for the ILO's many-faceted activities around . l^e said ILO contributions to the welfare of work- making life more henrohle for "Whereas universal and lasting peace can be es­ the world. ingmen have been noteworthy in all fields, "and no­ merchant seamen." tablished only if it is based on social justice; and Since joining the ILO, a U.S. citizen has been eith­ where more than in that most international of all oc­ -—President Franklin whereas conditions of labor exist involving such in­ er director-general or assistant director-general of the cupations: seafaring." Delano Roosevelt justice, hardship and privation to large numbers of organization. Morse was undersecretary of labor in " The maritime picture is repeated throughout the people as to produce unrest that the peace and har­ the Truman Administration before assuming the po­ Y/orjd under ILO conventions that attempt to raise mony are imperiled . . it would be the ILO's task to sition in Geneva. living standards for farm workers, factory hands, "forge an everlasting partnership in the building of Work Covers Wide Area miners and all who labor. peace through social justice." f Today, the works of the ILO are varied—as varied The ILO brings to bear on all workers' problems That job, the building of peace—called a "wild as the people of countless creeds and nations with the assembled expertise of their staff in Geneva and dream" by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt— whom the organization works. around the world. has been performed so well in the ILO's 51-year his­ In maritime affairs, for example, the ILO has al­ The rewards have been many and so have the tory, that it holds the highest distinction among men ways played a role by adopting conventions that have struggles. The capstone to the work of the ILO is the and nations on earth, the Nobel Prize for Peace. "We pledge (the 110) our full served as models for the training and treatment of Nobel Prize awarded by a committe of the Norwegian participation, encouragement The International Labor Organization is the only Seafarers around the world. Parliament for service to the principles that "labor is surviving remnant of the League of Nations. It is the and support." "In addition," said J. D. Randeri, general secretary pot ^ commodity . i . Freedom of expression and of —President John F. Kennedy oldest specialized agency of the United Nations, and of the Maritime Union of India, "to setting interna­ assembly are essential to sustained progress . . . nations as strong as the United States and the Soviet tional standards, the ILO has collected and published Poverty anywhere constitutes a danger to prosperity Union, and as weak as Senegal and San Marino sub­ a mass of information on conditions of employment everywhere." scribe to it. Three Vital Factors The vitality of the ILO and its survival through the years results from three factors, according to 1(1'It is in large measure for David A. Morse, former ILO director-general. They you to build justice and thus are its structure, its broad base and its independence to insure pence. No, gentle­ of any flag. men, do not think your tusk is As a foundation, the ILO has delegates from all ended; on the contrary it daily of its "Member States." The national delegations are becomes more urgent." divided into three groups, those from labor, those —Pope Paul VI from employers, and those from government. Like nearly all international organizations, each nation has an equal voice. Those voices tell of a vast "The Fisherman," a life-size sculpture in bronze by Franco Krsinic array of concern—from the problems of migrant representing two fishermen drawing in their nets, is a centerpiece workers in Chile as well as in California, to poverty of art at the International Labor Organization's Geneva head­ that afflicts the underpaid employee in Calcutta and quarters. in Chicago. "... one of the most useful And, finally, although all nations are not likely to instruments for the develop­ pay equal amounts for the maintenance of ILO op­ ment of a better way of life erations, ail nations pay something. Improving the conditions of life and living for workers through­ for all people." Aims for Peace out the world is the goal of representatives to the ILO. —President Dwight D. Aside from the internal workings, the ILO is aided Eisenhower by its goals of peace and social justice. The fight against poverty, Morse said, has been, "no doubt the ILO's most distinctive role in the world today. Present ILO headquarters in Geneva will soon be "To narrow the gap between the rich and the moved from this structure to ...

CI poor—within and between countries—is the collective . We rededicnte our­ responsibility of the whole human race," he said. selves to the ILO as an instru­ I The founding spirit arose at the end of World War •l! ment toward the realiiation ... a new structure of this design created by archi­ I, with a few men who took seriously the canard tects Pier Luigi Nervi of Italy, Eugene Beauclouin of of lasting pence through the about "the war to end all war." France and Alberto Camerzind of Switzerland. attainment of economic and Among those men were President Woodrow Wilson social justice for people every­ and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Fed= where." eration of,Labor. —President Richard M. Nixon Gompers accompanied Wilson to the Paris Peace Talks of 1918 and presided over meetings of Com­ mittee XIII of the conference. Committee XIII created an idea of social justice "(Thd Nobel Pence Prize) is written into the Peace Treaty and into the charter of surely to he regarded as a the League of Nations. The idea was simply that workers and employers had the right to a voice in tribute to the common man their own lives. throughout the world, to his The clarity of the idea lent itself to near-immediate stake in poaeo and to his con­ adoption around the world. In 1919, prior to the tribution to^ce." first ILO Conference, a committee of representatives —Former ILO DirectorrOeneral of 12 nations staked out a plan for a permanent or­ David A.. Morse ganization. U.S. Entry Blocked The U.S., however, was slow to join the organiza­ "Through such united efforts tion it had helped to form. Isolationist senators blocked U.S. membership for 15 years. But the United (as thp iLO), T believe the next States, with Secretary of Commerce and later Presi­ half century can be made a dent Herbert Hoover in the lead, began providing tumlag point in man's long assistance on an unofficial basis. endeavor to achieve, in a It would not become ofiicial until Miss Frances stable but dynamic peace, Perkins, secretary of labor under Franklin Roosevelt, freedom and justice for all." battled throu^ Congress an authorization to have 1^ —UJI. Seaetary-General the U.S. officially represented at the ILO Conference UThnnt of 1934.

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;v® Norman Ward, a 26-year SIU he Cities Service Baltimore (Cities Service) docked ' man, paints a vent pipe on the at the Steuart Oil Company's storage dock at Piney Cities Service Baltimore. Point, Md., last month to discharge a cargo of fuel oil. As in larger ports, she was boarded by a patrolman and a port agent. Tom Gould, New Orleans patrolman, and Paul McGaharn, Piney Point port agent, explained the new contract and the purposes of the crew conferences being held at Piney Point. While on board, the SIU officers fielded and straight­ ened out beefs from the crew. The tanker was scheduled to return to Corpus Christi on her next voyage.

New Orleans Patrolman Tom Gould tells the crew of the Cities Service Baltimore ahout the SIU Crew Conferences at Piney Point. The ship had a smooth voyage from Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Patrolman Tom Gould, second from left facing camera, talks to the deck force aboard the Cities Service Baltimore. The tanker docked at Piney Point to discharge a cargo of fuel oil from Texas.

Catching up on the contents of international and Maritime magazine are, M. J. Danzey, deck maintenance; Fred Lindsey, third cook; V. T. Nash, able seaman, and W. E. Reeves, deck maintenance.

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Flanked by New Orleans Patrolman Tom Gould, left and Piney Point Port Agent Paul McGaham, •(,, right, crew members pose for a picture after a ship's meeting. Standing from left, James Pen- ton, David Martin, Hanahle Smith, Fred Lindsey, Robert Holley and Edward Wiley. KneeliMg from It left are Allen Jones and M. J. Danzey. Final Departures

Robert Lipscomb Alpbonse E. Bensman John Matron Donald Cranmer Richard Swain, Jr. Donald Cranmer, 45, died June Richard Swain, Jr., 17, died Robert Lipscomb, 65, passed Alphonse E. Bensman, 67, John latron, 45, died Aug. 31 26, while aboard ship in the Aug. 16 in Kings County Hos­ away Sept. 3 at the USPHS died Aug. 3 of heart disease at after an illness of two years at Hospital in Balti­ Pacific Ocean. He pital, Brooklyn, Toledo State Mt. Carmel Hos­ N.Y. He joined more, Md., after Hospital, Toledo pital, Detroit, joined the SIU in the Port of Wil­ the SIU in the a lengthy illness. O. A native of Mich. He joined mington in 1958 Port of New A native of Ala­ Ottorville, Ohio, the SIU in the and sailed in the York in 1970 bama, Mr. Lips­ Mr. Bensman Port of Detroit comb was a resi­ deck department and graduated was a resident in 1960 and from the Harry dent of Balti­ sailed in the as an able sea­ of Toledo. He man. A native of Lundeberg School more. He joined joined the union steward depart­ the union in the Durango, Colo., o f Seamanship in the Port of ment. He was a before shipping out in the engine Port of Baltimore in 1946 and life-long resident of Detroit. Mr. Cranmer was a resident of Detroit in 1960 and sailed in the Torrance, Calif. He was a veteran department as a wiper. A native sailed in the steward department. engine department. Among his Among his survivors is his moth­ Among his survivors is his wife, of World War II, and served in of New York, Mr. Swain was a survivors are his wife. Marvel, er, Angeline latron of Detroit. resident of Brooklyn. Among his Ruth. Burial was in Lipscomb Burial was in Evergreen Ceme­ the Navy from 1942 to 1958. and his son Donald Bensman, Among his survivors is his wife. survivors is his mother, Rosa Cemetery, Salem, Ala. tery, Detroit. SIU Port Agent in Toledo. Burial Alma Josephine. Waller of Brooklyn. Burial was in James Setdy was in Calvary Cemetery, Toledo. Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn. James Sealy, 59, an SIU pen­ Ralph Howard Hayes John T. TamtxH-ella George E. Mnrphy sioner, died Aug. 19 of natural Thomas E. Tucker Ralph Howard Hayes, 62, died John Thomas Tamborella, 39, died May 19 in Marrero, La. He George E. Murphy, 43, died causes at USPHS Thomas E. Tucker, 53, passed Sept. 9 in Manhattan after a long Hospital in joined the union June 12 in Quincy City Hospital away Sept. 11 of natural causes illness. He was Staten Island, in Tampa Gen­ in the Port of in Quincy, Mass. N.Y. He joined one of the orig­ New Orleans in Mr. Murphy was eral Hospital, inal members of the union in the Tampa, Fla. A 1962 and sailed a resident o f Port of Baltimore native of Geor­ the SIU having with the IBU in Quincy. He in 1940 and gia, Mr. Tucker joined in Novem­ the deck depart­ joined the SIU in sailed in the was a resident of ber 1938 in the ment. A native of the Port of Bos­ steward depart­ Brunswick, Ga. Port of Boston. A New Orleans, La. ton in 1952 and ment. A native of the Virgin Is­ He joined the un­ native of Mas­ Mr. Tamborella sailed in the was a resident of Marrero, La. deck department. lands, he resided in New York ion in the Port sachusetts, M r. City in recent years. Mr. Sealy Among his survivors are his Among his survivors are his step­ of New Orleans in 1942 and Hayes was a resident of New sailed for 41 years prior to re­ brothers, Joseph, Ray, Fred, daughter, Norma Pilavios, and tirement in 1968. Among his sur­ sailed in the deck department. York City when he passed away. James and George. Burial was in his sister, Caroline E. Innello of vivors is his niece, Mrs. Alice V. Survivors include his sister, Mrs. He sailed for 40 years in the Baptist Cemetery, Baptist, La. Mattapan, Mass. Burial was in Ella Nattles of Brunswick, Ga. steward department. Surviving is New Calvary Cemetery, Boston. Tuitt of the Bronx, N.Y. Burial Anthony R. Duhourg was in Pinelawn Cemetery, Pine- Burial was in Glennville Ceme­ a sister, Henriette Brown of New Anthony R. Dubouig, 62, died Emilc Houde lawn, N.Y. tery, Glennville, Ga. York City. June 5 from heart disease in New Emile Houde, 71, an SIU pen­ Orleans, La. Mr. sioner, died Aug. 3 of natural Duhourg was a causes in Burling­ Meany Calls Veto 'Deplorable' resident of New ton, Vt. A native Orleans. He of Canada, Mr. joined the SIU Houde was a res­ in the Port of ident of Vermont. Nixon Nixes Campaign New Orleans in He joined the o 1947 and sailed SIU in the Port in the steward of New York in department. Mr, Duhourg was an 1948 and sailed Broadcast Spending Limit Army veteran of World War II. in the engine department. Among Among his survivors is his niece. his survivors is his sister, Mrs. Washington AFL-CIO President George faith in the democratic process Rose Mary Dehring of New Or­ Anna Mailhot of Burlington. President Nixon's veto of the Meany. by putting a reasonable ceiling leans. Burial was in Cypress Burial was in Cotes Des Neiges political broadcast spending bill "This measure was a sound, on expenditures for television Grove Cemetery, New Orleans. Cemetery, Montreal, Canada. was called "deplorable," by responsible attempt to restore and radio campaigning. These expenditures in m.any cam­ paigns have been nothing less than scandalous. If allowed to continue unabated, they will SECTION 43. ROOM AND MEAL Adium Heads Seattle make TV and radio available ALLOWANCE. When board is not only to the rich," Meany said. furnished unlicensed members of the crew, they shall receive a meal allow- Maritime Committee Meany said that he considers since of $2.00 for breakfast, $3.00 for the veto "politically motivated," dinner and $5.50 for supper. When Seattle formation of the committee. and added that the AFL-CIO men are required to sleep ashore, they Merle Adlum, president of Mayor Uhlman expressed de­ will urge Congress "to override shall be allowed $10.50 per night. termination that all that can be Room allowance, as provided in this the Inland Boatmen's Union of the veto so that we can have Section, shall be allowed when; done will be done "to help the Pacific and a vice president decent standards for TV and 65' 1. Heat is not furnished in cold of SIUNA, has been elected maintain and develop the mari­ radio politics." weather. When the outside tem­ chairman of the Seattle May­ time activities in this region. The vetoed measure would perature is sixty-five degrees (65°) or's Advisory Committee on The one bright spot in our or lower for 8 consecutive hours, apply broadcast spending limits this provision shall apply. i , Maritime. The committee is economy is our maritime in­ to candidates for president, 2. Hot water is not available in dedicated to the promotion of dustry." vice president, senator, con­ crew's washrooms for a period of i the maritime industry in the gressman, governor and lieu­ twelve (12) or more consecutive Port of Seattle. hours. 'V tenant governor. Also serving on the commit­ The limit would be seven jr tee, which will meet monthly, cents for each vote cast in the is SIU Seattle Port Agent previous election with a mini­ Heat beefs must be reported Steve Troy. mum ceiling of $20,000. For immediately to the Department Delegate and Chief Engineer. The .30-member committee primary elections, the limit You must keep a written record consists of an equal number of would be three and one-half of the beef including: representatives from both la­ cents per vote cast in the previ­ bor and management. It will ous election. make recommendations to May­ Congressional hearings on the or Wes Uhlman on ways and bill revealed the fact that the • Date means of strengthening the eco­ cost of the 1968 presidential • Time of Doy nomic position of the Port of campaign was approximately • Temperature Seattle. $.60 per voter. In comparison, In recent years, Seattle's the 1952 rate was around seven economy has been hit hard by cents. The inflationary factor Ail heat beefs should be re­ declines in the aviation indus­ has caused the increase, along corded and submitted on an try. with increased use of television individual basis. jt In his letter announcing the Adlum in political campaigning. November 1970 Page 19 7 Receive Engineering Licenses Seven more Seafarers have of San Francisco before entering the school. He received their engineer's li­ in 1968. He received his tem­ censes after completing the sailed in the en­ porary tliird as­ course of study at the school gine department sistant engineer's of Marine Engineering in as a fireman- license in Oc­ oiler before en- tober. A native Brooklyn, N.Y., sponsored tering the of North Caro- jointly by the SIU and MEBA, school. He earn­ 1 i n a. Brother District 2. ed a third assistant engineer's Baines now The number of Seafarers who license in August. A native of makes his home in Hampton, have received their licenses Rochester, N.Y., Seafarer Va. He is a Coast Guard vet­ through this comprehensive Brian now lives in San Fran­ eran of World War H. training program at the school cisco, Calif. He served in the Receiving h i s temporary now amounts to 387. Navy from 1954 until 1957. third assistant engineer's li­ "It is good that the school cense in October is organized like it is so that was 22-year-old Joseph Lee each man has a chance to up­ Who Can Dunn. He joined grade himself," noted Pekka the union in the George McCartney (left), SIU Representative, and Seafarer Thomas Junttila who received his tem­ Apply? Fort of Balti­ Kelly display the temporary third assistant engineer's license earned porary third assistant aigineer's more in 1967 by Kelly, who is only 19 years old. license in August. Any Seaferer who sails and sailed in the in die ragine dqiartment en^e department before en­ Brother Juntilla i^ 23 years and me^ the required tering the school. A native of old and a native of Oulu, Fin­ specifications Is ^gible Maryland, Seafarer Dunn re­ Seafarer^ 19, Earns land, a port town to ^idy for the four sides in Baltimore. in die north of month training course of­ the coimtry. It fered at tim Sdiool of Ma­ Thomas Richard Chesney, Engineer's License was there at the rine Engineering in Brook­ 35, is a native of Detroit, Mich., A youthful Seafarer, a grad­ Brother Kelly intends to con­ age of 15 that he lyn, N.Y. where he contin­ uate of the Harry Lundeberg tinue his engineering education. shipped out as Enrollment is limited to ues to niake his School of Seamanship, has be­ Bom in Philadelphia, Pa., mess boy on a 30 men pa* dass. Each home. He joined come one of the youngest men where he still lives, Kelly be­ Finish vessel that accepted candidate will liV w the union in the to earn his engineer's license came interested in seafaring at 4 took him to England, Russia, receive $56 per week % Port of Detroit from the School of Marine En­ an early age since he only lives Spain and other European while attending classes. in 1963 and gineering, operated jointly by two blocks from the SIU hall. J- countries. Those accepted also will sailed as an elec­ the SIU and the Marine En­ Robert McKay, another SIU be reimbursed for trans­ trician before gineers Benevolent Association, member became the youngest He came to America at the portation up to the amount entering the school. Seafarer District 2. licensed man in the U.S. mer­ age of 18 after serving in the of $125. Chesney received his temporary Thomas Kelly, 19, received chant marine in 1969 when he Finnish armed forces and at­ Further information third assistant engineer's li­ his temporary third assistant en­ was awarded his third assist­ tended night school for awhile idiout reqinronents as well cense in October. gineer's license Oct. 5. ant engineer's license on his before joining the union in as applications and fwms Kelly entered the Lundeberg 19th birthday, the minimum ir I 1967. Immediately he began may be obtained frmn James Alexander MacKenzie, School at Piney Point on Dec. age required by the Ctoast upgrading himself and was a the Pwl Agent at any SIU 51, a native of Scotland, now chief electrician when he en­ lives in Los An­ 12, 1967, and graduated Jan. Guard. hall, or by writing direc­ 20, 1968. tered the school. He now makes tly to the SIU Headquw- geles, Calif. He his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. ters, 675 Fourth Ave., joined the SIU On Vietnam Run Tomato Pact and intends to continue witli his Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. in the Port of He then sailed as a wiper engineering education. Boston in 1942 Cesar Chavez and his AFL- aboard the Warrior (Sea-Land) CIO United Farm Workers Or­ and sailed in the and spent nine months on the Among the other Seafarers engine depart­ ganizing Committee have won Marshall Lee Baines, 47, Vietnam run. receiving their licenses were 34- ment before en­ another battle in their long year-old Raymond E. Brian joined the SIU in Virginia in tering the school. He received After becoming a fireman- struggle with Califomia vege­ who joined the SIU in the Port 1964 and sailed as an oiler his temporary third assistant oiler, Seafarer Kelly still want­ table growers. The union has engineer's license in September. ed to upgrade himself profes­ signed its first contract with a sionally and entered the School tomato farm—^Brown and Hill A native of Brooklyn, Len- of Marine Engineering on May of King City, Calif. The union 8 /A T W T a 8 nart Sixten Hilding, 32, now 4, 1970. i A 3 4 s a Schedule of also is in talks with the Meyer lives in Rose- , 7 > W /o II M ii Now ready to ship out with Tomato Co., the state's largest land, N.J. He m IS /4 17 <1 <4 AS his newly-acquired rating. harvester of green tomatoes. Membership joined the union 41 A3 a# as AT in the Port of a1 AH as 0« Meetings New York in 1966 and grad­ uated that same SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Buffalo Dec. 16—7:30 p.m. year from the Directory of Union Hails New OrleansDec. 15—2:30 p.m. Duluth Dec. 18—7:30 p.m. Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ^ Mobile Dec. 16—2:30 p.m. Cleveland ..Dec. 18—7:30 p.m. ship. Before entering the school. ° Wilmington ..Dec.* 21—^2:30 p.m. Toledo Dec. 18—7:30 p.m. Brother Hilding sailed in the DDEUTH, Minn. 2014 W. 3d St. San Fran Dec. 23.—^2:30 p.m. Detroit Dec. 14—7:30 p.m. engine department as a reefer SIU Atlantic^ Gulf, Lakes (218) RA 2-4110 Seattle Dec. 23—2:30 p.m. Milwaukee ..Dec. 14—7:30 p.m. engine department as a reefer FRANKFORT, Mleh. JP.O. Bo* 287 & Inland Waters 415 Main St. New York ..Dec. 7—2:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union engineer . Seafarer Hilding often (616) EL 7-2441 PhiIadelphia..Dec. 8—2:30 p.m. New Orleans Dec. 15—5:00 p.m. served the SIU as department Inland Boatmen's Union HOUSTON, Tex. 5804 Canal St. Baltimore ....Dec. 9—^2:30 p.m. (713) WA S-3207 Mobile Dec. 16—5:00 p.m. delegate. He served in the Air United Industrial JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 2008 Fearl St. Detroit Dec. 11—^2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Dec. 8—^^5:00 p.m. (904) EL 3-0987 Houston Dec. 14—^2:30 p.m. Force from 1956 to 1960. He JERSEY CITY, N.J. ..99 MontComeiT St. Baltimore (li­ received his temporary third Workers (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, AU 1 Sooth Lawrence St. United Industrial Workers censed and assistant engineer's license in PRESIDENT* (206) HE 2-1754 New OrleansDec. 15—^7:00 p.m. unlicensed)Dec. 9—5:00 p.m. September. Paul Hall NEW ORLEANS, La 030 Jaekson Ave. Mobile Dec. 16—7:00 p.m. Norfolk Dec. 10—5:00 p.m. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (504) 529-7546 Houston ....Dec. 14—5:00 pm. Cal Tanner NORFOLK, Va 115 3d St. New York ..Dec. 7—7:00 pm. VICE PRESIDENTS (703) 622-1892 PhiIadelphia..Dec. 8—7:00 p.m. PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. Railway Marine Region Time Changes Esu-l Shepard Lindsey Williams (215) DE 6-3818 Baltimore ....Dec. 9—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Dec. 15—10 a.m. & A1 Tanner Robert Matthews PORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 Ninth Ave. r Politics has a way of chang­ SECRETARY-TREASURER SAN FRANCISCO, CaUf. 1321 Mlaalon St. ^Houston ....Dec. 14—7:00 p.m. 8 p.m. ing a man's thinking and ideas A1 Kerr (415) 626-6793 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Baltimore ....Dec. 16—10 a.m. & HEADQDARTEBS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SANTURCE, P.R. ..1313 Fernandez Jnneos over the years. (212) HY 9-6600 Stop 20 8 p.m. 724-2848 Detroit Dec. 7—2:00 p.m. ALFENA, Mleh 800 N. Seeond Ave. •Norfolk ....Dec. 17—10 a.m. & During the past election cam­ (517) EI. 4-3616 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Ave. Buffalo Dec. 7—7:00 p.m. (206) MA 3-4334 8 p.m. paign President Nixon asked for BALTIMORE, Md. ..1216 E. Battimoie St. Alpena Dec. 7—^7:00 p.m. (301) EA 7-4000 ST. LOUIS, Mo 4577 Gravols Ave. Chicago Dec. 7—^7:00 p.m. Jersey City ..Dec. 14—10 a m. & a Congress which would sup­ BOSTON, Blaas 663 Atlantle Ave. (314) 752-6500 Duluth Dec. 7—^7:00 p.m. 8 p.m. port him as President. Some in­ (617) 482-4716 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. BUFFAIX), N.Y 735 Washlnston St. (813) 229-2788 Frankfort ....Dec. 7—7:30 p.m. tMeetings held at Galveston quiring reporters dug up the SIU (716) TL 3-9259 TOLEDO, 0 935 Snnumt St. wharves. fact that as a member of Con­ IBU (716) TL. 3-9259 (419) 248-3691 Great Ldres Tug and GHIOAGO, m 9383 Ewlnv Ave. wn.MINGTON, CaUf. ....450 Seaside Ave. Dredge Sectkm tMeeting held in Labor Tem­ gress himself, Nixon opposed SIU (312) 8A 1-0733 Terminal Island, CaUL ple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. President Harry Truman 59 IBV (312) E8 5-9570 (213) 832-7285 Chicago Dec. 15—^7:30 p.m. CLEVEIAND, 0 1420 W. 25th St. YOKOHAMA, Japan Iseja Bids., •Meeting held in Labor Tem­ times and supported him only (216) MA 1-5450 Room 810 tSault DETROIT, Mleh. 10225 W. JeffenoB Ave. 1-2 Kalsaa-Dotl-Nakakn ple, Newport News. 17 times. (313) VI 3-4741 Ste. MarieDec. 17—7:30 p.m. 2014071 Ext. 281 r>' Crew, Pensioner Delegates Meet to Learn

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C New York Port Agent Leon Hall, right, points out the location of W. *'Red" Simmons, brother of the late Claude X the different ships on a mode! of "Sonny" Simmons, points out the stem of V the Harry Lundeberg School to the vessel named after his brother to a future i Crew Conference 6 member, Isaak Seafarer during his visit with Crew Conference 6. Bouzin.

SIU men from all over the country gathered for Crew C. Conference 8 at Piney Point, Md.-Here they are flanked by Norfolk Patrolman Steve Papuchis, left, and SIU Repre­ sentative Frankie Mongelli, right. The participants were, from Baltimore: John McCIeland, A. Richard, S. J. Hutch­ inson and Bob Hasenzahl. From Houston: P. Manchback

V and C. Carr. From Mobile: J. J. George, B. E. Shepard, W. Gamer and V. Conde. From New Orleans: B. C. Knotts, P. E. Warren, Vince J. Fitzgerald, J. Buckley and B. Tay­ lor. From New York: Leonard Mattson, M. Aguirre, M. Cann, C. Daugherty, J. Brady and B. Kenny. From Phil­ adelphia: Chambers Winskey. From San Francisco: J. J. Morrison, K. F. Maclnnes, 4. R. Rudnicki C. Scott and o A. D. ^.arter.

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SIU pensioners who attended the first Pensioners Conference at Piney Point line for a group photo as they prepare to depart for home after spending ten pleasant and informative days at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Smiling for the camera are James McLeod, «• Accurso Bonti, Theodore Fortin, Thomas Garrity, Joseph Munin, Richard DeGraaf, Lawrence Hogan, Marian Luhiejewski, Gustave Lueth, Pedro Cruz, Walter Reidy and Sammy Rogamos.

•V •*• tt m T*'' «/ Retirees attending the second SIU Pensioners Conference at the u Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point posed for their group photograph near the fountain at the front of -i; Old tuners who came to Piney Point for Pensions Conference 5 posed the motel. Attending the conference were Frank Miller, John for their picture during a visit to the base farm. Participants were: E. Flannery, Adam Swiszczowski, Louis Goodwin, Anthony Conti, Constantino, B. Foster, R. Ramsperger, G. Romano, H. Seymour, B. Sf. John Oovak, Lawrence McCulIough, Robert White, Sidney Day, U Wilson, M. Madrang, W. Pieszczuk''and John Maasik. John Pastrano, and James Williford. v a * V r V u

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43 from the at sea

A. R. Sawyer, meeting chair­ Things are running well aboard Phil Reyes, ship's secretary- e man aboard the Commander the Columbia Owl (Columbia reporter aboard the Carrier Dove (Marine Carriers), Steamship C o.) (Waterman), re­ reports every­ reports meeting ports that when thing operating chairman T. J. a copy of the ft smoothly with a Hilbum, as the new contract was fine SIU crew ship begins a voy­ received a special V aboard. age to Vietnam. meeting of the The Com- With the help unlicensed crew * mander left Nor- of SIU represent­ was held at sea, Sawyer folk in August Hflbam atives in Tampa, Reyes and the provi­ V Campaigning at COPE Office after being refurbished from bow Fla., all of the items placed on sions of the new agreement were c to stem in the shipyard. She is the repair list during the last ratified. Judging by the harmony Recently re-elected Democratic congressman from California's 17th under MSG charter and is carry­ voyage have been squared away. and cooperation displayed by the » district Glenn M. Anderson (second from left) is shown during his There is no disputed overtime entire crew, all hands agree that campaign at the grand opening of the Gardina Harbor area COPE ing coal to NATO stations in office. With the congressman are from left: John Fick, port agent for Europe. One of her first ports of in any department, but the crew this will be a good voyage. the Marine Firemen's Union; Gerald Brown, SIU port agent in Wil­ call was Amsterdam. During the is having some difficulty in re­ The Carrier Dove's itinerary mington, and Steve Edney, SIUNA vice president and local COPE chair­ stopover, crewmembers went ceiving mail, and this is being is taking her to some of the more man. ashore and made the roimds of looked into. exotic ports. Her first port of call the city on a sightseeing tour, There is a good crew aboard is Massawa, Ethiopia, on the Red buying gifts for family and this ship. This voyage began Aug. Sea. This is an ancient port and friends back home. 24, and the expected port of pay­ was the final stop of trading cara­ This voyage is expected to last off will be along the Gulf around vans that made their way through Perils Raps Blood Plan for a little more than a month, Dec. 1. the desert. The ship will then call with Philadelphia as the port of Hans M. Schmidt is deck del­ at Aqaba, Jordan and Khorram- Washington, D.C. prisoners" and other "down- payoff. The steward department egate; Oscar Figaroa, engine shahr, Iran. Later this month she Blood from commercial blood and-out people." He said that aboard has come in for special delegate; Henry Jones Jr., stew­ is scheduled to stop at Karachi, banks is a "major obstacle" in the annual death toll of "blood- praise for its fine chow during ard delegate, and T. J. Hilbum is Pakistan. developing the kind of program transfused hepatitis" ranges be­ this voyage. ship's chairman. Eloris B. Tart, meeting secre­ Every one of the nine steward M it will take "to meet the needs tween 1,500 and 3,000. All hands are happy to see this department members are book He urged the American Red tary aboard the Tampa (Sea- of the American people," ac­ vessel sailing again. Land), reports all men and veteran Seafarers who cording to Leo Perlis, director Cross to take the lead in a have served SIU crews for many drive for a national "blood as­ Aboard the Columbia Fox hands voted in fa­ » of AFL-CIO commimity serv­ (Columbia Steamship Co.), Robert vor of the pro­ years. The Carrier Dove is hold­ ices. surance program" based on E. Kiedinger, visions of the ing to its reputation of being a Perlis was also critical of public service volimtary donors. meeting secre­ new freightship fine feeder. "uncoordinated and in some He said that while the P.ed tary, reports that agreement during Blanton McGowen is ship's ways uncooperative" private Cross now has the biggest non­ the crew h as the regular Sun- chairman; Gilberto Bertrand, blood plans in the nation. profit blood banking program, voted to extend d a y shipboard deck delegate; Joseph Brodeur, engine delegate, and John H. Commercial blood banking it has not had an "aggressive a special expres­ Tort union meeting. The crew has also gone on rec­ Kennedy, steward delegate. has become a "lucrative busi­ and dynamic" program to re­ sion of thanks to cruit volimtary donors since this ship's master. ord to thank the SIU negotiating ness," he declared, and often Kiedinger Captain L. Guil- committee for a "job well done" has the support of local orga­ World War II. He said that about 2 million patients need lemette. All hands aboard agree in securing the new wage scale nized medical societies ^d that he has really gone out of his and other contract improvements. Trillion $ GNP proprietory hospitals. Pointing blood each year and that it way to keep a happy crew He is A full discussion, including a out that commercial blood takes about 7 million units to a competent skipper who has question and answer session, was Seen for 1980 meet that demand. earned the confidence of his crew. held during the meeting to ac­ banks are often located in The Bureau of Labor Statis­ "skidrow areas," he said that He predicted that if the spot­ The Columbia Fox set sail quaint all hands with the opera­ tics predicts that the Gross Na­ blood purchased for $15 a tmit light of public opinion is put on from Honolulu and is on a voy­ tion of the SIU ship's committee tional Product could exceed is eventually sold for as much the present stale of blood bank­ age to Inchon, South Korea, and and the duties of elected commit­ $1.1 trillion in non-inflationary as $50 or $60—^"sometimes far ing and an effective donor re­ Vietnam. Before stopping in for­ tee members. eign ports, all hands are being The Tampa is sailing coastwise dollars by 1980. The bureau beyond that, in the case of rare cruitment drive is mounted, asked to keep all doors locked in from Long Beach, Calif., to San defines a "non-inflationary dol­ types." "120 million donors could be encouraged to give blood," and port to guard against unauthor­ Francisco, with a stc^over in lar" as one carrying the pur­ ized persons coming aboard and Oakland. Disease Risk meet the demand on a volun­ chasing power of a 1958 dollar. Besides being costly, Perlis the possibility of theft. Monta L. Garber is deck del­ tary non-profit basis. The AFL- Richard Hoppin is deck del­ egate; C. Martinussen, engine del­ The word trillion—represent­ said, blood from commercial CIO would "not only help, but egate; Robert E. Marsh, steward egate; H. Robinson, steward ing 1,000 billion—^will become banks carries a high risk of cooperate vigorously" in that delegate, and N. A. Huff, ship's delegate, and G. Castro is ship's a commonplace number in the disease, mainly hepatitis. kind of effort, Perlis asserted. chairman. chairman. American economy, according "About 90 percent of all hep­ to bureau predictions. atitis cases resulting from trans­ Included in the report were fusions are due to blood ob­ projections involving 82 indus­ tained from commercial blood tries which indicated a changing banks that buy their blood from pattern of expected growth for many of them. Employment levels in agri­ Gibson Ge/s culture and mining are expect­ ed to continue to decline both Promotion in numbers and in relation to < the rest of the economy. From Nixon Employment in manufactur­ ing, transportation, communica­ Washington, D.C. tion and public utilities will in­ Andrew E. Gibson, maritime crease in numbers but decline administrattor since 1969, was when compared to the rest of ^ • promoted to a newly created the eccttiomy. post of deputy secreta^ of com­ Services and state and local •n merce for maritime ^airs on governments are expected to r the day President Nixon signed grow rapidly during the HQs, the Merchant Marine Act of not only in numbers but in their * 1970. share of overall employment.

aul Drozak, SIU port agent in Houston Texas, was Pcited for "distinguished service to organized labor" during a testimonial dinner and dance sponsored by the West Gulf Ports Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Several speakers including Texas Congressman Bob Eckhardt and Rep. William Clay of Missouri praised Drozak's contribution to all in the trade union movement. Texas Gov. Preston Smith pre­ sented Drozak a plaque elevating him to the rank of admiral in the Texas navy. More than 750 well-wishers attended the dinner for Drozak, who is also a vice president of the Texas State AFL-CIO and secretary- treasurer of the MTD West Gulf Ports Council.

Congressman Bob Eckhardt (D-Tex.) pays Congressman William L. Clay (D-Mo.) tribute to the SIU's Houston Port Agent delivers the keynote address. Paul Drozak.

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MTD Administrator O. William Moody presents plaques of appreciation to Rep. Qay (left) and James Phillips of the Retail Clerks Union presents one of several Rep. Eckhardt. Seated are Paul Drozak (left) and Hank Brown, president of Texas State AFL-CIO. awards to Paul Drozak as Brown joins in the applause.

Paul Drozak (right) receives a unique award for his "outstanding service" to working people from O. William Moody SIU Secretary-Treasurer A1 Kerr jiays tribute to the contribution Paul Drozak has made to the SIU.

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r-Cr • i' l^'S' ^ Of Concern To All Seafarers

IU ships are sitfe ships, but safety aboard ship just doesn't Shappen automatically. It takes a lot of hard work and constant vigilance by many people to make and ke^ a shi^ safe to sail on. Spearheading flus work is the SIU's Safety Depmtment co- ordfaiated by S^ety Director Joe Algina. Routine safety inspec­ tions are r^[ulariy made aboard SlU-contracted vessds to insure that those safety standards which protect the lives of Se^arers are maintained. One such top, to bottom safety inq>ection was recently con­ ducted by Safety Director Algina board the 497-foot long con­ tainership Galveston (Sea-Land) while the ship was docked in Port Newark, N J. The Galveston passed with flying colors, and after the neaiiy two-hour infection was ov«- Algina remarked, "She's a fine ship." Without this grill work of heavy steel hars a man could easily fall over the side through the space provided for passing lines through the bow. The addition of these hars is the result of the constant check for potential hazards to Seafarers.

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Emergency gear lockers such as this one are located at sev­ eral strategic points aboard the Galveston and contain a variety SIU Safety Director Joe Algina steps aboard the SS Galveston in of life saving equipment. Newark, N.J. to begin his safety inspection of the vessel. OXYGEN BKEATIIING

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Reefer boxes aboard the Galveston are desi^med with a unique safety latch. The latch can be securely locked from the outside and it can be easily opened from the inside should the door swing t - closed behind a Seafarer. )•

George Austin (left), who sails in the deck department, greets Below deck, low overhead areas are distinguished hy strips painted in an easy to see design of alter­ Safety Director Algina, who is an nating hiack and yelIo>v. The design can he seen from hoth the foot and head of the stairs. old shipmate. In the background on the bulkhead is a plaque which records the fine safety record maintained by the Galveston through many voyages.

USE TORCH TniiPUT Pat Rodgers, Jr., who sails in the engine department aboard the Galves­ These steel bars welded to the deck alongside the ship^s railing ton, looks on as Algina points out some of the safety reminders posted provide sure footing in heavy seas. The double height of the in the boiler area. railing at left, which extends above a man's shoulders also protects lives. East Meets West in the Nasroen Galley When a new member of the as soon as possible. This was One of the most successful crew signs on the SlU-con- my opportunity to do two things attempts at achieving this cul­ tracted Mobilian these days, I like most in life, both at the inary compromise is a main one of the first things to wel­ same time—go to sea and course prepared by Nasroen come him aboard is the aroma cook," Nasroen said. known as Dutch Rice Table. It of spicy shrimp over steamed Now, as chief cook aboard is not one dish, but rather a rice or the scent of barbecued the Mobilian after twenty years series of dishes served in small beef—trademarks of Brother of seafaring, Nasroen is just as portions from a large platter Alii "Jack" Nasroen, chief enthusiastic as ever about cook­ or table. cook. ing and sailing, and enjoys a The basic ingredient that all For nearly twenty years, Nas- fine reputation in the SIU of the dishes have in common is roen's galley specialities have fleet. a bed of steamed rice, but it's delighted the taste buds of hun­ His reputation is built upon what is placed over the rice gry Seafarers, while at the same creativeness, garnished with a that makes for different and time providing them a pastiche touch of the exotic. Exotic is tasty eating. From side platters of exotic dishes from the chief the word for native Indonesian come shrimp, beef, chicken, cook's homeland. cooking, which combines many vegetables, sweet and hot rel­ spices and hot peppers with A native Indonesian from ish, to be poured over the such everyday items as beef, white rice. the island of Java, Nasroen was chicken and fish. taught English and first learned "Early in my cooking career "One of the secrets of In­ A close check of the galley spice rack is in order before the cooking donesian cooking is to take about the United States while begins in Alii IVasroen's galley. I realized that many of the pop­ attending schools run by the ular dishes of my homeland are many flavors, spicy and bland, Dutch. he would be old enough to sail neo, Java, Sumatra and Bali. a bit too spicy for American sweet and sour, hot and cold, Situated between the Indian on one himself. In 1951 he came to the United tastes," Nasroen said. "Because and combine them to come up with something different and Ocean and the South China Utilizing both formal school­ States and joined the SIU in of this, I have tried to modify new," says Nasroen. Sea, Indonesia is a frequent ing in cooking and acquired the port of San Francisco where them a little—taking out some port of call for SlU-contracted knowledge of the cooking of his first SlU-contracted ship of the more unusual ingredients "This method of serving the vessels. As a young boy after his own nation, he first sailed was the Coral Sea. —while at the same time keep­ food also allows those eating school, Nasroen would often go in the galley of a Dutch freight­ "I sailed as messman on that ing enough of the original rec­ to take as much of their fav­ down to the docks to visit the er that shuttled cargoes between ship and decided right away ipe to still make interesting eat­ orites as they wish and none at ships, longing for the day when the Indonesian islands of Bor­ that I wanted to upgrade myself ing for my SIU crews." all of those flavors that don't appeal to them. It is a satisfy­ ing method of making every­ one happy at the same time." Because many of the authen­ tic herbs, spices and condiments called for in Indonesian cook­ ing are rarely available in American supermarkets and stores, and are never a part of

the regular ship's stores, Nas­ f. 'I roen takes time out when in ports such as New York and San Francisco to visit the local Chinatown and buy them. "Chinatowns are the only place I can find many of the things I need in my cooking. I look forward to shopping for them when we reach port and usually buy enough to last for several months. Homecoming "Fresh vegetables are an­ other item which I always try to have aboard," said Nasroen ' For Steel Worker James A. Jackson, Jr., left and Willie C. Bridges, Jr., of the stew­ as he began preparing a chop ard department, look over Memorandum of Understanding on suey speciality in the ship's the new SIU contract. Bridges graduated in August from the galley. \\ '^he Steel Worker (Isthmian) recently tied up at Erie Basin Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. in Brooklyn after an Asian run. She loaded new cargo, in­ "Without fresh vegetables, cluding CARE packages and government aid supplies for the this dish is nothing. I usually people of Asia, then embarked on another run. While in port, try to make this kind of vege­ the crew considered the new SIU contract, which was approved by table dish during our first few the membership, and caught up with news of their homes and their days out of port after we have union. just taken fresh items aboard. ' < Later on in the voyage, when we run low, I prepare meals that don't call for as much vege­ tables, and switch to using our frozen stores. This system helps us to use our stores evenly, and it gives the variety the crew likes." Not all of Brother Nasroen's reputation as a cook derives from his expert preparation of dishes native to his homeland. After twenty years of sea- time in the galleys of SIU ships, he has proven time and time again that as fine a platter of steak and potatoes, Boston baked beans. Southern fried chicken and beef stew is served Conrad B. Taylor, sailing as an oiler in the black gang, performs aboard the Mobilian as is shoreside maintenance on the Steel Workeri Taylor is a 1967 served anywhere. graduate of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. With Alii Nasroen in the gal­ Longshoremen load AID supplies for Asia into the hold at dock- ley, East does meet West side in Erie Basin. The Steel Worker carried relief supplies aboard the Mobilian-r—at least C for Asian ports, from government and private organizations. f ii three times a day at mealtime. An Ancient Mariner h Comes to Piney Point hA.. M<"• ' For a man over 90 years of He remembers the vosici, a injured during the five disasters age—with more than 75 years sailing ship named the Lady was when a German torpedo ir at sea—Willie Toomer is pretty Marie, that became his home sank the Kujus Peckham off IJ active. A member of the fourth for the next "six or seven the coast of North Carolina in Pensioners Conference at the years." 1943. Harry Lundeberg School of "The captain liked me," he "I was asleep in my ounk Seamanship in October, he took recalled, "and I liked shipping when the torpedo hit and broke care to inspect most, if not all, out, so I just stayed on and on." a steam line in my room. It of the 54 acres owned by the But, speaking of the days be­ burned my leg and I had to go school. fore the SIU, he told of work­ to the hospital after we got Of course, he had reason for ing conditions that would seem picked up." his travels. He summed it up unbearable by present day He also remembers that luck by saying, "I'm just finding out standards. had something to do with his what they've been spending my Recalls Old Days survival during the latter part money on." Retired since last Reminiscing on the earlier of the war. The former cook part of his 75 years at sea, he and steward explained that he HLSS trainee N. Palmer listens as Willie Toomer recalls his first April, Toomer is probably the ship—a sailing vessel that he first hoarded 75 years ago. oldest SIU pensioner. He was talked of poor food, low pay had sailed four trips into and and long hours. "At that time, out of Russia on the notorious one of 12 retired Seafarers out just as fast as we could." and a "five or six-year old great before unions, you couldn't get "Murmansk Run." He decided participating in the 10-day con­ Impressed by Progress granddaughter" whom he has ference. anything out of the ship owners. that his luck was wearing thin never seen. The union changed that. Now by sailing the same ship through Toomer was particularly im­ He now lives in San Fran­ After his inspection, the 31- it's an easier life." "U-Boat Alley." pressed with plans to construct cisco, but he looks forward to year SIU veteran said that he The former chief steward "When we got back (to houses and a village for SIU the days when houses for pen­ was pleasantly surprised at the has had quite a collection of ex­ America) I quit the ship and pensioners on land owned by sioners will be completed at school and what it was doing. periences since 1895. He is sure enough, it was blown up the union at Piney Point. Piney Point. "These young fellows (HLSS proud of the fact that he sailed on the very next trip," he re­ "From what I've seen down trainees) will never know what and "delivered the goods" dur­ membered. here so far, I think that I might During the conference, going to sea used to be like ... ing every war since he first Another story recalls the want to come back and live Toomer and the other pen­ and that's good. Nowadays you went to sea. time in 1946 when his ship here. If you had told me 10 sioners stopped in a trainee wouldn't get people to put up Although his memory of docked at Shanghai, China, years ago that all this was go­ class and, as the elder spokes­ with the old ways. And that's ship names has dulled with the shortly after the communist ing to happen, I would have man, he was questioned by one because of the union," he said. passing years, he remembers armies had taken over the city. thought you were crazy," he of the trainees who asked An SIU man since January having two ships torpedoed out "One of the communists said. whether he would still go to 1939, Toomer recounts that he from under him during World came on board and told us to Toomer was looking forward sea if he had his life to live was bom in Georgia on Jan, War I and he was on three ships get the hell out of there or to stopping in New York City over. 20, 1880 and went north to that were sunk in the Atlantic they'd take the ship and us," after the Pensioners Conference "I sure would," he answered. Boston to catch his first ship during the Second World War. he said, "And he didn't have to to see some of his eight chil­ "As a matter of fact, I'd ship when he was only 15 yetns old. The only time tha* he was tell us a second time. We got dren, "many" grandchildren. out right now, if they'd let me." 18 More Seafarers 'Retire to Beach' on Pension The ranks of SIU pensioners gine department. His retirement Santi^o Laurente, 74, is a na­ John Joseph Kane, 67, joined gine department as a chief elec­ have grown by 18 new members. ended a sailing career of 43 tive of the Philippine Islands and the union back in 1939 in the trician. A native of Mt. Bullion, years. now makes his home in Brook­ Port of Mobile and sailed in the Calif., Brother Foumier now Adrian Decena, 65, joined the lyn, N.Y. He joined the union in deck department as a boatswain. lives in San Mateo, Calif. He is SIU in the Port of New York in the Port of New York and sailed A native of California, Seafarer a Navy veteran of World War 11. 1944 and sailed in the engine de­ in the steward department as a Kane now makes his home in partment. A native of Puerto chief cook. He was issued a pick­ Mobile, Ala. Leon Ryzop, 58, is a native of et duty card in 1961. Brother Rico, Brother Decena now makes Richard Ramsperger, 68, is a Poland and is now spending his his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. In Laurente is retiring after 43 years retirement in Elizabeth, N.J. He at sea. native of Germany and now lives 1961, Seafarer Decena was is­ in Oregon City, Ore. He joined joined the union in the Port of sued two picket duty cards. His the SIU in the Port of New York New York and sailed in the stew­ retirement ends a sailing career and sailed in the steward depart­ ard department. In 1961 he was of 41 years. ment. Brother Ramsperger is an issued a picket duty card. Army veteran of World War 11. Jan Rani, 65, a native of the Harding Stieliig Philippine Islands, now lives in Edward Nooney, 49, is a na­ New York City. He joined the tive of Jersey City, N.J. and con­ union in the Port of New York tinues to make his home there. in 1943 and sailed in the deck He joined the SIU in the Port department. He was issued a of New York and sailed in the Stovall Laurente strike duty card in 1961. When deck department. In 1968 he he retired. Brother Rani ended earned his third mate's license. James Lee Webb, 46, joined a sailing career of 47 years. Brother Nooney is a veteran of the SIU in the Port of Mobile 4 i World War 11. in 1944 and sailed in the steward Kane Ramsperger department. A native of Ala­ Ryzop James Noffsinger, 57, joined John Durmo, 65, joined the bama, Seafarer Webb now lives Frank Rankin, 66, ended a in Mobile. the SIU in Michigan and sailed union in the Port of New York sailing career of 47 years follow­ in 1943 and sailed in the deck in the deck department. Brother ing a Vietnam run in March. He department. A native of the Phil­ Ismael Nazmio, 61, is a native Noffsinger is now making his sailed for 20 years as chief cook. ippine Islands, Brother Durmo is of Puerto Rico, and now makes home in Frankfort, Mich. Rankin is a charter member of now spending his retirement in his home in New York City. He the SIU, having joined in early New York City. joined the union in 1939 in San Deloss Harman, 48, is a native Juan. Brother Nazario sailed in of Philadelphia, Pa. and now 1939. the deck department as boat­ lives in New Orleans, La. He Decena Rani swain and served the union as a joined the union in the Port of Thomas DiCarlo, 64, is a na­ delegate while aboard ship. In Mobile and sailed in the engine tive of Italy and now makes his ^ Victor Harding, 61, joined the 1961 he was issued a picket duty department as a fireman-oiler. home in Baltimore, Md. He SIU in the Port of Norfolk and card and a strike duty card. His joined the SIU in the Port of sailed in the deck department. A retirement ends a sailing career Baltimore and sailed in the deck X native of England, Seafarer of 41 years. department as a boatswain. y-J Harding now lives in San Fran­ cisco, Calif. He was issued a picket duty card in 1961 and in the same year was given a safety Nooney Durmo award for his part in making the Alma an accident-free ship. Walter H. StovaU, 65, joined the SIU in the Port of New York Vernon Louis Stiebig, 65, a and sailed in the deck depart­ Harman native oi Ohio, is spending his ment as an able seaman. A na­ retirement in New Orleans, La. tive of Ohio, Seafarer Stovall is George William Fournier, 59, joined the SIU in the Port of -{ He joined the SIU in the Port of now spending his retirement in New York and sailed in the en- Houston, Tex. Webb Nazario New York and sailed in the en- Wankin DiCarlo November 1970 Page 27 |/is HLSS Trains for Life Steve Phillips, named outstanding trainee in Lifeboat Oass 56 by the staff, receives a wrist- watch and congratulations from Lifeboat In­ And Living structor John Shields.

Members of Lifeboat Class 56 line up on the Fiddlers Green for a grad­ uation photo after successfully completing the Coast Guard examination Lifeboat class 59 sits for a picture after successfully passing the Coast for their lifeboat endorsement. Kneeling left to right are Bill Erody, Guard examination. They are, from left holding sign, Marvin Walker and Gerry Rogers, Edward Cox, Jerry Rash, Jim Heustis, Mark Wood and Alvin Smith. Seated are, front row, Edwin Colon, Joseph Ayala, Dell Robert Ingram. Second row, left to right: Kenneth Keeling, Steve Phil­ Smith, Allan Smith, Carl HUl, Ron Roninger and Jose Vasquez. Second lips, Milton Fairchild, Martin Stainer, Michael Foster, Robert Nocera row, Thomas Stoa, Keith Rice, Gary Castle, Mike Morgan, Daniel Davis, and David Westfall. Third row: Phillip Means, Fritz, McDuffie, Sidney and Rudolph Shields. Rear row, Michael Palmer, William Bonan, Keith Alford, Gary Sizer, William Burke, Amett Moomaw, Douglas Knittel, Sahot, Michael Bingman, Thomas Boutwell and Henry Sheffield. Standing Keith Jordan, David Reeves, Byron Van Atta and Marshall Donahue. at left is lifeboat instructor Bruce Simmons. At left is Lifeboat Instructor John Shields.

Graduating members of Class 51 of the Harry Lunde- berg School of Seamanship receive the best wishes of Trainee Instructor Tom Brooks as they make ready to board the bus to New York, and then go aboard their first ship. Left to right are Bob Miller, Mike Lawrence, Terry Parker, Larry Graham, Fred Pohlmann, Brooks, David Hendrick, Earl Jentoft, Joe Miles and George Moore.

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il Graduates of HLSS class 54 pose for their class picture before leaving for New York for their first trips. Pic­ tured are, from left, D. Oir, E. Scott, R. Smith, T. Bakos, C. Peterson, J. Smith, Norfolk Port Patrolman Steve Papuchis, SIU Representative Frankie Mongelli, R. Brown, W. C^ll, W. Berulis, R. Kosefsky and R. Cancel.

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Graduating members of Qass 53 at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship pose for a group photo as they prepare to tra-isfer to New York for.assignment aboard Graduates of Class 52 pose for a class picture as they prepare to leave the Harry their first ship. Pictured left to right, front row, are: Stanley Ziegler, SIU patrolman Lundeberg School of Seamanship to ship out. Wishing them well us New York Port ^ from New Orleans, Mike Bethune, Charles Holmes, Joe Lacaze, Richard Burkett, Patrolman E. B. McCauley, far left. Others are, from left, Norman Smith, R. Sherwell, Robert Harris, Kevin Hare, John Lacaze and Angus "Red" Camplrall, SIU patrolman J. Kirkland, R. Salley, John Leach, D. Metcalf, Instructor Joe Sacco, D. Smith, B. ; from New York. In the back row are Eugene Alexander, Everett Cox, Jim Ferguson, Lincoln, L. Psuncey, R. Harvell and S. Simpson. | Richard Freeman, Phil Baldwin and Shelton Conarroe. SlU Ships' Committees Add Education Directors 'TV) further strengthen the SIU's ties with its mem- taining and distributing all publications, films and committee are the ship's chairman and the secretary- bers at sea and at the same time better serve mechanical equipment relating to education on such reporter. One elected delegate from each of the ship­ the membership, the new SIU contract has established subjects as safety, training and upgrading, health board departments also serves on the committee. and sanitation. The ship's chairman calls a meeting of the un­ a third post on the permanent ship's committees en­ With the addition of an Education Director to licensed crew every Sunday and conducts the meeting. titled Education Director. This additional committee every SIU ship's committee. Seafarers at sea now It is the responsibility of the secretary-reporter position is filled by the ship's chief electrician or have an even greater opportunity to keep in touch to keep in contact with union headquarters by mail pumpman. with what is happening ashore. and also prepare and maintain the minutes of the The Education Director is responsible for main­ The other two members of the permanent ship's meeting. sesfspeps \ ACTION LINE

Qaesfion: What are the duties of the Education Director as a member of the permanent ship's committee aboard every SlU-contracted ves­ sel and how is he selected? Answer: The addition of an Education Director to the permanent ship's committee is provided for under the terms of the New Standard Freightship and Tanker Agreements, and his duties are specified STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian)—While awaiting payoff, the Steel Voyager's committee in Section 2 (b) of these contracts. got together topside. From left are: R. Brown, secretary-reporter; William Schneider, The Education Director is responsible for maintaining and dis­ education director; James Martin, engine delegate; Jim Tanner, chairman; Willie Netters Jr., steward delegate and Joe Martin, deck delegate. tributing all publications, films and mechanical equipment relating to education on such subjects as shipboard safety, SIU training and upgrading programs, health and sanitation. Some of the other subjects which also will be covered include the SIU Pension and Welfare Plans, union history, contracts, po­ litical actimi and the economics of the maritime industry. Working together with the ship's committee chairman, the Edu­ cation Director programs the use of all of the audio-visual ma­ terials, films and sound tapes, sent to the vessel by union head­ quarters. The position of Education Director aboard SIU ships is filled by the Chief Electrician or pumpman. In the event Aere is no Chief Electrician or pumpman aboard, the Deck Engineer will serve as Education Director. When there is no Deck Engineer (m board, the Engine Utilityman will serve in this capacity. If circumstances arise where none of the above ratings are aboard, then the ship's chairman and the secretary-reporter will choose a qualified member of the engine department to M the post for the voyage. One of the primary reasons for having the Chief Electrician as STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthamian)—A cargo of sugar from the Hawaiian Islands was first choice for Education Director is that he has the skills neces­ offloaded hy the Steel Executive in Brooklyn. The ship's committee seated from left sary for maintaining the tape recorders, film projectors and other are: A. Gasper, secretary-reporter; J. Medvesky, engine delegate; A. Klein, deck dele­ gate. Standing: J. Rohinson, chairman; W. Slusser, education director and J. Graft, mechanical educational equipment in proper working order. steward delegate.

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FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU cmitracts are available is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe­ in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and con­ obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, cific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and ditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as affected should immediately notify headquarters. Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file mem­ in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ continue their union activities, including attendance at mem­ bers, elected by the membership, makes examination each erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. bership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role findings and recommendatimis. Members of this committee traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and- may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer file committees. Because these oldtuners cannot take ship­ ) . separate findings. or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles board employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long­ TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. standing UnicHi policy of allowing them to retain their good Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership standing through the waiving of their dues. accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agree­ action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal ments. All these agreements specify that the trustees in ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an edi­ rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These charge of these funds shall equally consist Of Union and torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the management representatives and their alternates. All expen­ Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employ­ ditures and disbursements of trust funds are made Only upon ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. ers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund finan­ because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. cial records are available at the headquarters of the various PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to trust funds. anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union should any member pay any money for any reason unless One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to legislative and political objectives which will serve the best of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. require any such payment be made without supplying a re­ interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or ceipt, or if'a member is required to make a payment and is achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Do­ seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the yiven an official receipt, but feels that he should not have nation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals been required to make such payment, this should immediately voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper be reported to headquarters. and political activities are conducted for the membership address for this is: CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. and ffie Union. Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a If at any time a Se^arer feels fliat any of the above rights 275-20th Street, Bnmkiyn, N.Y. 11215 verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are have been violated, or that be has been denied his constitu­ Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you available in all Union halls. All members should obtain tional right of access to Union records or information, be at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves should immediately notify SIU President Paul HaU at bead- Seafarers Appeals Board. with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. L Meany Suggests

P5?-; • Federal Control Of Railroads "Federal take-over of the na­ "its support for the railway un­ tion's railroads" may be the ions in their collective bargain­ solution to the problems con­ ing efforts for fair contracts fronting that industry, accord­ with substantial wage increases ing to AFL-CIO President and realistic benefits." George Meany. The Council said that it "be­ He cited the current break­ lieves that further interference down in negotiations between by the Federal government I.. •)! the carriers and four AFL-CIO after the provisions of the Rail­ affiliates as being indicative of way Labor Act have been ful­ the current state of the rail­ filled would be unfair in the road industry. extreme." "We have to look at this with The Council also called upon consideration of the public in­ railway management "to bar­ terest. If the railroads can't gain in good faith and with give their workers the same recognition of contempo'rary rights as other workers and if wage trends so that a work they cannot serve the public stoppage on the railroads may maybe the government should be averted." take over." He suggested that "judging Auto Insurance by the way the railroads are being run today it's a good Bill Proposed idea. It's donie in other countries Washkigton and they have pretty good rail­ Sen. Philip A. Hart (D-Mich.) road service." has introduced three bUls de­ A reporter asked Meany signed to bring about basic re­ whether this didn't conffict with form programs in the auto in­ his faith in the private enter­ surance industry and to increase prise system. compensation for accident vic­ "Not at all," the AFL-aO tims. president declared. "Look at The bills are the product of water. We can't have private three years of study and hear­ companies run the water sys­ ings conducted by the Senate tem as they did in the colonial Anti-Trust and Monopoly "*• s. Philip J. Stoegerer, Seafarer and poeti is about to have a second days. Cities own bus lines. Subcommittee, which he chairs. collection of his poems published under the title of Down to the New York City has taken over In arguing for reform, Hart Second Sea in Bumboats. His earlier collection of poems Strictly Scuttle­ its subway system." butt, is available for 91.50 per copy from Stoegerer Maritime complained about the high cost Collecfion Press, P.O. Box 148, Aripeka, Fla., 33502. A sample of his work He said that "if we stuck con­ of auto insurance, frequent can­ Of Poems in Strictly Scuttlebutt are these two stanzas from *'Back to the sistently to private enterprise I cellations, claims practices and • s Sea." doubt whether we'd have rail­ other industry operations. roads to the West Coast. And Suggests Remedies So Pm going back to sea again. certainly the airlines couldn't Out where the air is clear and fresh have flown without subsidies." To cure these problems Hart Away from land and its pride. And there ain't no need to lie. suggested: Out where the mighty waters be. I'm a Merchant Seaman Meany's remarks were tied Past the shoals and the tide. And I'll be until I die. to a statement of the AFL-CIO • Guarantee a noncancellable Executive Council expressing policy to all licensed drivers. • Do away with the "fault" system for all but permanently disabled or disfigured auto ac­ Supreme Court to Rule on Employers cident victims or those who suffer excessive financial loss. • Provide that victims be re­ imbursed in full for medical, Delaying Unemployment Payments rehabilitation and incidental ex­ Washington ployed must wait an average intended the Social Security Act get new jobs and lose payments penses incurred, and that lost At a time when the unem­ of seven weeks after benefits to help the jobless when they that should have been due them take-home pay be reimbursed ployment rate among American have stopped before they are need it the most. And once a for many weeks. up to $1,000 a month. workers continues to increase granted an eligibility hearing. person's eligibility is deter­ • Make available group auto Depends on Precedent insurance in the states which each month, the U.S.. Supreme The California Department mined "it cannot be arbitrarily The Java case, in the opinion Court is preparing to rule on of Human Resources under denied or withdrawn without now prohibit it. of labor lawyers, depends great­ Hart said that of every dollar the case of a Califopiia woman Governor Ronald Reagan has due process standards being ful­ ly on the previous Supreme denied unemployment benefits appealed this decision to the filled." the consumer pays into the pres­ Court decision which held that ent system, "only 13 cents ac­ for weeks without so much as U.S. Supreme Court. Stmidard Procedure a welfare recipient could not be a hearing on her claim. 'Scornful Opinion' tually ends up compensating for Standard procedure in most denied welfare payments be­ out-of-pocket losses." The case is that of Judith The California case was filed states is to start payment im­ fore he has been given a hear­ Java, mother of three, whose by the Contra Costa Legal mediately upon determination ing and a chance to refute any Unmatched Increases unemployment benefits were Services Foundation last No­ of eligibility of the claimant but evidence of non-eligibility. He pointed out that from stopped because her former em­ vember and brought a scornful to stop them later if the em­ The welfare decision, handed 1965 to July, 1970 auto in­ ployer, The Pittsburgh Post- opinion by the court headed by ployer appeals. down last May was by a split surance premiums went up by Dispatch in California, chal­ Judge Gilbert H. Jertberg. Such action is taken without 5-3 vote. Since then Judge 65 percent. lenged her eligibility for unem­ "The California program hearing and the claimant be­ Harry Blackmun has been "During that same period ployment compensation. conflicts with certain clearly de­ ing given a chance to rebut, added to the court so it is far auto repairs went up 39 per­ •u> The payments were stopped fined national and state goals," even in writing, new informa­ from certain that the welfare cent, tires by 28 percent, and without a hearing in which Mrs. the court said adding that such tion offered by employers. case decision will hold up in gasoline by 15 percent," he Java would have been afforded goals are "intended to stave off The case is of extreme im­ the unemployment compensa­ said. "At the same time, take- the right to state the validity of extreme personal hardships as portance to workers since em­ tion case. home pay for nonsupervisory her claims. well as society-wide depression ployers in many parts of the Nevertheless, labor lawyers and factory workers went up Ruled Unconstitutional in times of increasing unem­ United States ?iave been able to contend that there is a complete only 10 percent." A U.S. District Court found ployment. hold up benefits for long pe­ similarity in that persons in He concluded that his bills in her favor, ruling that it was But the end is clearly riods of time to their layed-off both types of cases are being "are aimed not only at bring­ unconstitutional that she be de­ thwarted when a claimant must workers simply by challenging denied their rights for unrea­ ing down the premium cover­ prived of benefits for weeks be­ wait some 50 days for payments their eligibility to unemploy­ sonable periods of time with­ ing the. injury to people, but fore a hearing on eligibility. to resume." ment compensation. out being given a chance to also at increasing compensation, In California, the unem- The court said that Congress In many cases, workers later make their own case. to accident victims." ^ I'l - 'tti- m SAAamctE ANCh?- 'j4Aa«0 TMOU^ UNION LABEL

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Eligible Seafarers and their dependents may now apply for the five SlU College Scholarships to be awarded in May. the scholar­ ships, amounting to $6,000 over four years may be used at any accredited college or university. Eligibility rules make the contest open to: • Seafarers who have three years seatime aboard SlU-Con- tracted ships. • Dependents of Seafarers who meet the seatime requirement. • Dependents of deceased Seafarers who had sufficient sea­ time before death. Dependents of deceased Seafarers must be less thar 19 years old at the time they apply. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of high school grades and scores achieved on either the College Entrance Examination mm Board tests or the American College Tests. Both sets of examina­ tions are given throughout the country on various dates. Applications may be obtained at any SlU hall or by writing to SlU Scholarships, Administrator, 275 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. I 1215. Deadline for the return of applications is April 1. A total of 26 Seafarers and 62 dependents of Seafarers have received scholarships in the programs 17 years. The winners of this year's scholarships will.be free to pursue any field of study offered ®v at the college of their choice.

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