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Application/Pdf aiuana waters District • AFL-CIO Visl* 44 No. 9 Sept. 24f 1982 Om^ PobUcatlon of the Seafarers Intematloiial Puiw • AtlaatfCfCl Vr ' '•M- & President Monroe 'Inaugurated' in New Orleans page 2 SlU Joins Biggest Labor Pay Parade Ever page 7 Boggs Bulk Bill Picks up 17 New Sponsors page 3 for 1983 SlU College Scholarships Being Accepted pag^ iA J' SlU Urges Passage of Tax Equity Bill for Conventions at Sea ..ge 39 • I • -'•-A:'- I Hull nmi''"' -!K-srjr' i' ,r;s%s"S" •" "* « -—», ^ by Frank Drozak SnS^S 55-',. u«-,,»»sSoS:SiS I is facing Its years litical ^h^ffiection rapidly But we nave unionists iniportant to on as the :UtdS^t:alr::^K»»' ««« •» ""'•campai.- ia• ^ « m«— This ijefore. • u gain easy ^^rpiguds must depen fr:SS"e|;];^a. *e ric>> V</hile tne . — fi'V endorsed candi inequ'W ^^sadireciresuttof „.es.n Z S—- S S"S'':- I nv of latior s swu "ti.-. -J=--tS"-'•" " Congress ^^etHers have been conduct voter g friends of ^ nme to American w _ The tJ^^'heCif of great deal of respe W '"a • takingiton*! rioofthe^"^ SlU members ha e P^iuVmembers. still plnnty r.-;sSji?: »"•-•••"*'2, ^f^^cult 'Stonwide have ctV• a"d e rty have lost all hop some very d ^embers n evei7 best. Statistics beca . • on off election . House of 7Se think that th^ >; ,me. The «««« » - A lot of peop Btit this IS up for gr ^^jj^pent is no Presidenti^ t^ates are being 8'°® ^ seemingly Representatives If"'4c ahd Big ®f riffreelyfyeeiy using to. 1" „ The "Mew ^^Y' , which u»i^y -^^e s ^Q^iy and '-liv-;-' *• s;Snir-""°of American labor •__—-—_ a repeat perform^^^^ ^Amer^ reduced onempl y „ot afford a rept i980.iu80- . uiorkers• - can simply nonor ^ ^-#od' lH W"^ ships and now tne ,„rer 0.90.9 presid®"*P'®®'"^.»....rir.ss ^ ® -SS'®.'-"" -^rss^"fleet an ' , ,1^ aiiu v*!'©- A—r-iSwiS"'' earned. _„^'s fleet includes t ^ucilities- s. The comply p gmulti-purpfn^^^— ^v* .'>•• ''.-i ' T'lai ^ f deep sea ships- .(.-9 devoteu^^ fleet of ._utly launched products. She's the r^hj^^ Monroe af P' _ eontainership P ^^rorships are «1« t^o-taTnervesselseverbutl ^ united Slates^ "' Th "prlsident Monroe, ^ittr the previously'nunCpO^^^unt Nov.ir*"'®' Went Woshtngto^/hv pjan- Sof" nte ownf h^ p^^.yent Cisco-based .plj^g slU-A^® ®>s- - Lines ^ steward dcpa^: trict reP"f®^„ APL sMP®- men!_.„t seamen oi.o Like her sistersfps- ® ^^^„hale ® *' nmeMiddloE^frromU S. ^ XI do©si! Asia and the ports, and Canadian engines of "The diesel-P°«ff,^"f said to Apl'tttSnew^f^P^XelhcientAPUs three new ship ^jP^uient tef«'"Ctfsteamtu^^ 30 P-i:Snb^^ fhanttadrtmnathan ua — Z---— TT-AC nn Form 3D' y ygj. t ,,fOG/Sepiembe't8«' • 17 More Congressmen Announce Sponsorship m^^rnm Support Growing for Boggs Bulk Bill _ . ' JT „ ^ cargo. "From4.1- the»!._ Ibeginning of this exportersp»vr>nrtf»r(; !tnf\and importers.imnnrtpTi; This is a well as marine suppliers to coopeficooperate Washington, D.C.—Support for to achieve 15 percent cost reduc­ the SlU-backed "Competitive session of Congress to the end," he very small pricetag," he added, "for said, the SlU has "raised the issue stimulating vital industrial segments tions. t Shipping and Shipbuilding Revi- "In order for the percentages of talization Act" introduced by Rep. of cargo." of economy, increasing 158 New Ships employment, aiding our balance of bulk cargo imports and exports Lindy Boggs (D-LA) last month, required tp be carried in United has been building in Congress. A key aim of the legislation is payments, adding tax dollars to me Dill, n.fv. D:,/:., ... the "construction of 158 bulk ships the U.S. Treasury and fostering the States flag ships... to be enforced;' The bill, H.R. 6979, bowed in H.R. 6979 states, "the actual cost the House with a bi-partisan list of of 120,000 dwt capacity by 1998," growth of the U.S. merchant of United States flag bulk ship 18 co-sponsors. On Sept. 8, fol- which would provide an estimated marine." operation and United States bulk J lowing Congress' return to Wash­ 146,150 man/years of employment Benefits of H.R. 6979 would in U.S. shipyards as well.as thou- include decreasing U.S. dependence shipbuilding under this program ington after the Labor Day holiday, shall be at least 15 percent below Rep. Boggs announced an additional sands of jobs in marine supply on foreign shipping for strategic industries. materials, rebuilding the U.S. flag the estimates of projected costs." 17 co-sponsors of the bill. In spite of the broad-based sup- The support of the new co-spon­ Shipbuilding Council of America bulk fleet and providing badly- needed ^shipyard and "support port for the measure, H.R. 6979 is sors, 16 Democrats and one President Edwin Hood hailed H.R. industry employment. not likely to be debated by the full Republican, "as well as the strong 6979 as "a clear expression The bill, which has been referred House prior to the adjournment of support of industry and labor," said of.. .Congressional concern with to the" House Merchant Marine & this session of Congress later this Rep. Boggs, "indicate recognition respect to the vitality and continued Fisheries Committee, requires all year. However, the bill will almost that H.R. 6979 could provide a existence of critical U.S. shipyards anameireDnuuucuau..u, ..p..,,.. segments of the U.S. maritime certainly be re-introduced when the means for effective regeneration of and their continued ability to provide industrial support to the U.S. Navy industry, including shipyard and 98th^Congress convenes in January, the shipbuilding industrial base and seagoing labor and management as 1983. the creation of a new, U.S.-flag bulk and the American merchant marine ' cargo fleet, both of which would in times of national emergency." be unquestioned as national security "A loss of even 10 percent of current shipyard Capability," Hood Boggs Bill Picks Up17New Sponsors assets." Rep. Dennis E. Eckart warned in a letter to the 18 co- Seventeen additional co-spon­ The dual purpose of H.R. 6979 Democrat, Ohio is to revitalize both the U.S. ship­ sponsors of H.R. 6979, "would sors of the "Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act," Rep. Robert W. Edgar building base and the American- reduce the base to below the min­ H.R. 6979, were announced by the Democrat, Pennsylvania flag merchant marine by promoting imum required level for mobiliza­ bill's author Rep. Lindy Boggs (D- Rep. Barney Frank "increased ocean transportation of tion." Democrat, Massachusetts Strong support for the measure LA) on Sept. 8. They are: bulk commodities in the foreign Rep. Joseph R Addabbo Rep. Tom Lantos was also voiced by Rep. Leo C. commerce of the United States in Democrat, New York Democrat, California ^•2 Zeferetti (D-NY) who said "H.R. United States flag ships." Rep. Douglas Applegate Rep. Parren J. Mitchell - ./I 6979 will give this country the Towards this end, the bill calls Democrat, Ohio Democrat, Maryland capacity of fulfilling national for carriage of five percent of U.S. Rep. TomBevlll Rep. G.V Montgomery requirements during peace and war bulk cargoes in U.S.-built, U.S.-^ Democrat, Alabama Democrat, Mississippi and a U.S.-flag merchant marine flag ships by 1983. That percentage Rep. William Clay Rep. Ronald M. MottI capable of giving the United States would increase one point per year Democrat, Missouri Democrat, Ohio independence from foreign ship­ until a minimum 20 percent of U. S. Rep. Tom Coelho Rep. James L. Nelligan bulk cargoes is carried by U.S. flag ping. Democrat, California Republican, Pennsylvania "H.R. 6979 does not represent vessels. Rep. M.M. Dymally Rep. Claude Pepper SlU Legislative Director Frank any additional cost to the U.S. Democrat, California Democrat, Florida Treasury," Zeferreti pointed out, Pecquex noted that H.R. 6979 Rep. Roy Dyson Rep. Ai Swift "and only a very low percentage addressed the most crucial concern Democrat, Maryland Democrat, Washington of the U.S. maritime industryinuuMiy—- increase ...in costs .v.to bulk commodity^ , Delta Sold to Crowley for $96M: SlU Jobs Secure ship Lines has been sold for $96 claims » o|-ra.e 'h^worU s la ge Crowley ,s ^ _ P^y it $152.4 million annually for five Talking about the pending acqui­ million to Crowley Maritime Inter- fleet of tugs, barges, offshore oil years, Delta now gets about $58 sition of Delta by Crowley, Brenner national, inc. rig support vessels, and other mi^ine said, "We think the marriage Spokesmen for Crowley, which equipment. The company has a fleet million a year in subsidy funds. According to Brenner, Delta will between two maritime firms makes is also an SlU-contracted company, of some 450 tugs and barges and continue to be based in New Orleans a lot of sense." said that no immediate changes are offshore supply boats, •.-i' planned in Delta's operations. "We Delta, which is the second-largest think highly of their management U.S.-flag subsidized liner company and very highly of the market they're has regular sailings to Central and in ' said Crowley's director of per- South America from the East and -'d- . sonnel, Richard Brenner. West Coasts. Also, from the Gulf The most important thing is that and East Coasts, the company serves the jobs of Seafarers on the ships West Africa and Caribbean ports. remain secure. The sale must be approved by Delta operates 24 vessels, the U.S. Maritime Administration including 16 general cargo caniers, MAR AD) but there is not expected four LASH carriers, and four com­ " to be any problem.
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