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Official Voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots

The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIOVol. 52, No.1 Jan. – Mar. 2016

Union Coalition Prevails in APL Arbitration Case!

MM&P Celebrates New Employer Chesapeake Crewing, Two New Ships

New Government Contracts for MM&P Employers

2016 MM&P Election Notice, Guidelines

MM&P Holiday Party Photos

The Master, Mate & Pilot is the official voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (International Marine Division of the ILA), AFL-CIO. © 2016 IOMMP. The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) is published bimonthly by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. MM&P Headquarters: 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953.

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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERSDon Marcus, PresidentSteven Werse, Secretary-Treasurer

VICE PRESIDENTSDavid H. Boatner, Offshore PacificWayne Farthing, Offshore GulfDon Josberger, Offshore Atlantic C. Michael Murray, United InlandGeorge A. Quick, PilotsRandall H. Rockwood, FEMGRon Tucker, Atlantic Maritime

From the President 1Union coalition prevails in battle to defend members’ crewing rights aboard the MV APL Guam

News Briefs 2New employer and two new ships for MM&P Offshore Division; new government contracts for Matson and Patriot; Atlantic Maritime Group members elect convention delegates; Maritime Labor Alliance supports workers at Delta Western Fuel Terminal; annual pay raises for NOAA deck officers now take effect in January instead of July; court in India condemns Seaman Guard crew to five years’ force labor

Notice of Nomination & Election 20

Washington Observer 28The year in review: U S -flag fleet logs victories in Washington, D C

News From MITAGS 31Best wishes to Howard Van Kirk in his retirement!

Holiday Celebrations in the Halls 32MM&P members, their families and friends gathered in union halls to celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year Check out the photos!

MM&P Health & Benefit Plan News 37Learn how to access the Employee Assistance Program, which provides MM&P members and employees with free help and advice in a variety of areas; Medicare Part D update; annual verification of pensioner benefits

Beck Notice 39

MM&P Directory 40

Cross’d the Final Bar 44

Honor Roll of PCF Contributors 46

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About the CoverSLNC Corsica, one of two ships that will be crewed by MM&P members under contract with new employer Chesapeake Crewing.

Vol. 52, No. 1 January – March 2016

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Union Sisters and Brothers:We have cause to celebrate. A number of important victories have greatly brightened the winter of 2016 and the future of Masters, Mates & Pilots.

The first victory is the vindication of the rights of our members and their shipmates who were formerly employed aboard the MV APL Cyprine. In a Feb. 9 decision, Arbitrator Margaret R. Brogan ruled that American President Lines, Ltd. (APL) violated the four unions’ collective bargaining agreements when it refused to crew the MV APL Guam with members of MM&P, the Sailors’ Union of the Pacific (SUP), the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) and the Marine Firemen’s Union (MFOW). These unions, inaccurately dubbed “West Coast Unions” by APL, established a united front to pursue this egregious breach of our contracts and of federal labor law.

In a decision that should go a long way towards protecting our jurisdiction in the Maritime Security Program (MSP) from future attacks, Arbitrator Brogan determined that the MV APL Guam, a geared container vessel which recently inaugurated APL’s new Guam-South Korea-Japan shuttle service, was a “replacement vessel” for the MV APL Cyprine. Arbitrator Brogan stated: “[i]n the end the Company [APL] may have the right to decide which subsidiary operates the APL Guam, but it does not have the right to refuse to award this specific crewing work to the West Coast Unions.”

The decision upholds the rights of MM&P, MEBA, SUP and MFOW members who have served aboard APL vessels since the inception of MSP almost twenty years ago. It would be difficult to overstate the importance of this outcome. The sneak attack on our jurisdiction, if it had been successful, could have spread beyond the confines of APL and threatened not only our job base, but also the industry-standard working conditions that have taken decades to establish.

Great thanks are owed to our outstanding legal counsel, Gabriel Terrasa, and the rest of the union legal team. Kudos are also in order for MM&P Pacific Ports Vice President David Boatner. His meticulous contract work and unwavering testimony at the arbitration hearing were instrumental in making our case.

Under the terms of the decision, the parties have thirty days to determine an appropriate remedy for APL’s breach of contract. Arbitrator Brogan will retain jurisdiction to fashion an appropriate remedy herself if an agreement is not reached. As we go to press, arrangements are being made to crew the MV APL Guam with MM&P licensed deck officers and mariners who are members of the other “West Coast” unions.

During the course of this battle, I was reminded of the defiant motto inscribed on Scotland’s Royal Coat of Arms and those of numerous Scottish military regiments: “Nemo me impune lacessit,” or “No one wounds me with impunity.” This motto, usually accompanied by the image of a barbed thistle, could be our rallying cry as we continue to fight the wave of attacks on labor and our working conditions that are sure to come.

Our collective thanks go out to Arbitrator Margaret Brogan for not

allowing this attack on our livelihoods to go unpunished. Arbitrator Brogan navigated expertly through the thick fog generated by APL in this case and did justice to the families and the mariners, whose jobs aboard APL MSP vessels are rightfully theirs.

Another important victory for the MM&P Offshore Membership Group is the relationship with a new MM&P deep-sea employer: Chesapeake Crewing, LLC (Chesapeake), an affiliate of Schuyler Line Navigation Company (SLNC) and Dome Chartering & Trading Corporation of Annapolis, Md. Two new vessels are now under MM&P contract with Chesapeake. The crewing of these vessels is being managed by long-time MM&P employer Trinity Ship Management of Portsmouth, Va.

It is particularly significant that Chesapeake has signed on to MM&P’s new “Adjustable Pension Plan.” This hybrid plan provides a high measure of retirement security to our members in the context of reasonable risk-sharing with our contracted employers. Chesapeake is the first of many new employers we hope to attract to MM&P and our Adjustable Pension Plan.

The two new vessels, the 50,000 DWT tanker MV SLNC Goodwill, built in 2009, and the 5546 GRT geared general cargo vessel MV SLNC Corsica (see cover photo), built in 2001, are now fully crewed and operational under MM&P contracts for all licensed officers.

This success could not have happened without the tremendous efforts of MM&P Secretary-Treasurer Steve Werse, who built the relationship with Chesapeake from the ground up. Steve’s work in forging the partnership, as well as the unceasing crewing and representational work of Atlantic Ports Vice President Don Josberger and the excellent contract work of our National Director of Collective Bargaining Lars Turner, resulted in these new jobs for our members.

We look forward to a long relationship with Chesapeake, and to growing our partnerships with Trinity Ship Management—which has been crewing vessels with MM&P since the 1980s and the days of the MV Rainbow Hope—and with MEBA, which has been working closely with us regarding the licensed marine engineering officer billets aboard these vessels.

In another extremely positive development on the contracting side, we are pleased to report that seven new Ready Reserve Fleet (RRF) vessels have been added to the MM&P-contracted fleet. This fleet now totals ten ships. For the first time in a number of years, Matson Navigation Company has re-entered government contracting. Matson has been awarded management contracts for the MV Cape Henry, the MV Cape Horn and the MV Cape Hudson, located in San Francisco Bay. Patriot Contract Services has received contract awards for seven vessels: the MV Cape Orlando and the GTS Admiral William Callaghan (located in Alameda, Calif.) and the MV Cape Trinity, MV Cape Texas, MV Cape Taylor, MV Cape Vincent and MV Cape Victory (located in Beaumont, Texas.).

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FROM THE PRESIDENT NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT:

“West Coast Unions” Prevail

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NEWS BRIEFS

Contracts for the operation, maintenance and manning of 10 ships in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF) have been awarded to MM&P employers Matson and Patriot.

“The contract awards bear testimony to the professionalism of our members aboard ship and to our ability, and that of our employers and labor-union shipmates, to compete,” said MM&P President Don Marcus.

“A particular thanks is owed to MM&P National Director of Collective Bargaining Lars Turner for his impressive

work on this contract, an effort which has been ongoing for almost 1-1/2 years.”

The contracts are funded by the Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense Sealift Fund to support DoD’s strategic sealift mission.

The awards ($174,612,435.39 to Matson and $227,068,183.07 to Patriot) include firm-fixed fees for the four-year base contract and two, two-year options, without future economic price adjustment, plus estimated reimbursable costs for eight years.

All the ships awarded to Matson and Patriot are roll-on/roll-off vessels.

Cape Henry, Cape Orlando and Admiral Callaghan remain under MM&P contract. The other seven ships are all new contracts with MM&P.

The three vessels awarded to Matson are: Cape Henry (homeported in Alameda), Cape Hudson (Pier 50 San Francisco) and Cape Horn (Pier 50 San Francisco).

The seven vessels awarded to Patriot are: Cape Texas, Cape Taylor and Cape Trinity (Beaumont, Texas); Cape Vincent and Cape Victory (Beaumont); the GTS Admiral William Callaghan and Cape Orlando (Alameda).

Since 1946, NRDF vessels have facilitated U.S. strategic sealift, natural disaster response and humanitarian operations around the globe.

Matson and Patriot Win Operating Contracts for 10 National Defense Reserve Fleet Ships

Cape Orlando underway. The ship, which will be operated by Patriot, is homeported in Alameda, Calif.

MARAD

This contract victory bears testimony to the professionalism of our members aboard ship and to our ability, and that of our employers and labor-union shipmates, to compete. Once again, many thanks are owed to Lars Turner for his outstanding contract work. Preparing this bid was a job that took almost 1-1/2 years to complete.

Finally, we are extremely gratified to report excellent news from Washington, D.C. The $400,000 annual per ship “bump-up” in the MSP retainer fee that was passed for Fiscal Year 2016 has been followed up by an even greater demonstration of the federal government’s continuing commitment to the U.S. Merchant Marine. Effective in Fiscal Year 2017, a further increase of $1.5 million per ship per year has been authorized.

These developments, along with the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, have renewed the interest of ocean carriers in MSP. For this result, we salute the outstanding work of MIRAID President Jim Patti and thank our friends in Congress, the Department of Transportation and MARAD for their support.

While these achievements are cause for celebration, there is no room for complacency. Challenges will continue unabated. Longtime

loyal employer Central Gulf Lines/Waterman Steamship Corporation has asked for our support to see them through financial difficulties occasioned by the global drop in freight rates and to assist in their efforts to find replacement vessels for two of their MSP operating agreements that are currently open.

On the Inland side, the important Alyeska Pipeline contract with Crowley Maritime Corporation remains to be awarded. These jobs, supporting tanker operations in Prince William Sound, Alaska, are the lifeblood of many MM&P Pacific Maritime Region (PMR) members. Other important contracts for the PMR, the Atlantic Maritime Group, and the Great Lakes & Rivers Region are up for negotiation this winter and spring. They will all require careful attention by the MM&P negotiating teams.

Our Union has started 2016 with some resounding wins! We will use all resources available to continue steaming: Full Ahead.

Fraternally, Don Marcus

From the President, continued


MM&P Celebrates New Offshore Employer, Two New Ships

MM&P and new employer Chesapeake Crewing have signed labor contracts for two new ships, a product tanker and a general cargo vessel, which have just been reflagged into the U.S. fleet. The vessels are the SLNC Goodwill, a 2009 built 50,000-ton product tanker under a two-year charter with Military Sealift Command and SLNC Corsica, a general cargo vessel built in 2001 that has a deadweight of 6,450 tons.

The SLNC Goodwill will transport fuel between Japan, Korea, Guam and Diego Garcia. The SLNC Corsica will provide commercial freight services in the tramp trade, serving the worldwide commercial markets.

Chesapeake Crewing will participate in all the MM&P plans, including the Adjustable Pension Plan.

“We are extremely happy to make this announcement,” said MM&P Secretary-Treasurer Steve Werse. “The relationship between Chesapeake Crewing and MM&P is a partnership in every sense of the word: well-balanced, mutually beneficial and backed by the full commitment of management. It’s a win-win for the MM&P members who will crew the vessels and a milestone for the U.S.-flag industry.”

MM&P has the contract rights to both licensed deck officers and licensed engineering officers but is working in cooperation with the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) on engineering pass-through billets.

Trinity Ship Management will be acting as agents for Chesapeake Crewing. Patriot Contract Services is supplying technical management to the liquid cargo vessel.

(Left to right) Peter Fortier of Chesapeake Crewing, Steve Miceli Jr. of Trinity Management, MM&P President Don Marcus, Heather Miceli of Trinity Management, Russel Paret of Chesapeake Crewing and MM&P

Secretary-Treasurer Steve Werse.

MM&P President Don Marcus and Russell Paret of Chesapeake Crewing LLC signed the new contract.

Officers and crew of SLNC Corsica along with some of the international crew who sailed the ship before it was reflagged into the U.S. fleet. (Left to right standing: Chief Engineer Joseph Shea, Third

Assistant Engineer Tyler Robitaille, Chief Engineer Peter Crowell, Port Engineer John C., Captain Hedi Marzougui, Nikos (Cleopatra), First

Assistant Engineer James Kinane, Steward John Stephen, AB Orin King, AB Terry Hester, Sotiris (Cleopatra), QMED Vasil Cholakovski,

Second Mate Tim Ireland; (front, left to right) Captain Jakub Mietkowski (former master); Alex (Cleopatra); Chief Mate Morgan

Densley; Bosun Cielo Ojano and Third Mate Ashley Edington.


PHOTO CHRISTIAN YUHAS

NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

The MM&P members who pilot ships in and out of the Port of Oakland honed their professional skills in preparation for the arrival of the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin and other “mega-ships,” writes Wall Street Journal reporter Erica E. Phillips.

She interviewed Captain Kip Carlson and Captain George Livingstone of the San Francisco Bar Pilots for an article that appeared in the Journal’s “Business Logistics Report” on Dec. 25.

“Inside a simulation chamber, Kip Carlson is attempting to turn around a container ship longer than the Empire State Building within the narrow confines of one of Oakland’s port channels,” she reports.

“It’s a tight squeeze. He has roughly 50 feet to maneuver on either end of the ship, which rises so high out of the water that he can’t see the vessel’s sides, or two simulated tugboats assisting with the turn. Relying on his view of the channel as well as maps and measurements displayed on screens spanning the bridge, he gives orders to the ship’s crew.”

The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container ship ever to call at a North American port, arrived in Los Angeles on Dec. 26. The ship measures 1,305 feet in length and can carry about 18,000 20-foot containers.

“The largest vessels have only a few feet to maneuver in some port channels,” Phillips reports. “Stacked-up megaships come within inches of scraping the bottom of the Bayonne Bridge on their way into Newark’s terminals. An accident can cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to a ship and its cargo, or trigger an epic port-traffic jam.”

“These are the largest moving objects on the planet,” Nick Cutmore, secretary-general of the International Maritime Pilots Association, told the reporter. But as container ships grow in size, “the ports don’t grow correspondingly… so the squeeze is on the pilots.”

“With larger ships, the increased surface area magnifies the effects of wind in the bay, making the vessels difficult to steer,” Phillips writes.

“As the ships get bigger and bigger, the responsibility is on us,” agreed Livingstone, another longtime bar pilot in San Francisco. “And that burden goes up.”

“Harbor Pilots Face New Challenges as Ships Get Bigger,” Wall Street Journal Reports

The MM&P Offshore and Pilot Groups were well represented when inbound CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, piloted by MM&P Captain Rick Hurt of the San Francisco Bar Pilots, passed outbound SS Matsonia, piloted by Captain Don Close, under the command of MM&P Captain Mike Nolls.

The vessels passed each other under the Golden Gate Bridge with a traditional three-whistle salute. Aboard the Matsonia at the time were also MM&P members Chief Mate Tim Kalke, Second Mate Julien Maurel and Third Mate Brian Bernard.


A court in India in January sentenced crewmembers of the Seaman Guard Ohio to five years of forced labor. The sentence is the most recent in a series of cases in which merchant mariners have faced criminal charges and been sent to prison for events beyond their control, including accidents.

This case involves a floating anti-piracy platform operated by a mysterious company that has so far escaped any liability for what transpired.

The 10-man crew, including citizens of the United Kingdom, the Ukraine, Estonia and India, was arrested after their ship strayed into India’s territorial waters on reports of an approaching hurricane.

Along with the 25 security guards aboard the ship, they were charged with carrying weapons without the permits required under India’s law and illegally buying fuel from a fisherman.

The men spent nine months in prison after the incident and have been out on bail, but refused permission to leave India, since 2013. They have been subsisting since then on contributions from their families, charities and the international maritime community.

“This judgment is totally unfair and a great injustice to the accused,” Arumugaram Ravipandian, a lawyer representing all 35 men, told Reuters. Ravipandian said his clients would seek bail and challenge the verdict in a higher court.

“This appears to be a travesty of justice for the ordinary crewmembers who we understand were not aware of instructions being passed down from the employer, and who were otherwise simply doing their job,” said David Hammond of Human Rights at Sea. He called for governments to intervene immediately in support of the men.

“I am horrified and filled with anguish at this decision, which is deeply unfair and unjust,” said Ken Peters, director of justice and public affairs at the Mission to Seafarers.

“This decision makes a mockery of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as well as the system of justice in India,” said MM&P Chief of Staff Klaus Luhta, who has been involved in the campaign to fight this injustice through the International Maritime Organization, the International Transport Workers’ Federation and MM&P. “These mariners, who were at sea and on duty to protect other mariners, must be allowed to go home.”

“This decision makes a mockery of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as well as the system of justice in India.”

— MM&P Chief of Staff Klaus Luhta

Court in India Condemns

Seaman Guard Crew to

Five Years’ Forced Labor



Two accident investigation reports published in December highlight the risks of falling overboard while undertaking routine tasks.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) issued its report on the man overboard incident on Hyundai Dangjin on July 10 of last year. The ship was in the final stages of loading its cargo of iron ore at Port Walcott, Western Australia.

It was starboard side alongside the wharf and the chief mate and draft surveyor were on the wharf to check the ship’s draft. They could see the forward and aft draft marks but not the midships marks.

The chief mate asked the second mate, via UHF radio, to read the midships draft on the ship’s port (outboard) side. The ship’s crew had already rigged a rope ladder adjacent to the draft marks there.

The able seaman on duty offered to go down the ladder instead of the second mate, who was a large and heavy man. The second mate declined the AB’s offer.

Just after 0455, the chief mate and draft surveyor returned from the wharf to the ship’s office. The chief mate then called the second mate and asked for the midships draft. The second mate did not reply.

At that time, the second mate was near the bottom of the ladder, about 25 feet below the ship’s deck. He called out to the AB for help and said he was having difficulty.

When the AB checked, he saw the second mate struggling to hold on to the ladder. As the AB looked around for a line to throw down, the second mate, who was wearing a life vest, fell into the water.

The AB threw a nearby lifebuoy to the second mate. It landed a few feet away.

The second mate tried to swim to the lifebuoy, but was not able to reach it. The sea was rough and the water temperature was about 72 degrees. The man was eventually retrieved from the water but did not respond to resuscitation attempts.

The ATSB says that the risk involved in a straightforward task was not taken into account in this case: in particular, the physical ability of the person undertaking the task was a significant risk factor that was not considered.

The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board released its findings of another accident which took place last year aboard the Selandia Swan. The third officer was inspecting the lifebuoys mounted on the bridge wings while he was alone on watch on the bridge. During inspection of the starboard lifebuoy, he lost his footing and fell overboard.

Within 15 minutes, other crewmembers realized the third officer was missing and immediately initiated the man overboard procedures. Several ships participated in the search, but were unsuccessful in locating him.

He was located and recovered by a rescue helicopter deployed from the Danish coast guard. Resuscitation was commenced immediately, but was not successful.

The accident, investigators say, was the result of an absence of clear instructions on how to go about inspecting the lifebuoy. In the absence of instruction or guidance, the man made a detailed inspection of the only item he could–namely the light. To carry out that inspection he had to climb the guard rail, thereby exposing himself to the risk of falling overboard. Presumably, he did not don a harness and fall arrester because the risk of falling was not apparent to him as he was still behind the guard rail.

Two Fatal “Man Overboard” Accidents Demonstrate Risks of Routine Tasks

The rope ladder as it was slung on Hyundai Dangjin.


An editorial published in the Jan. 3 issue of The New York Times calls for ensuring the health of Social Security past 2034—the date when the system is projected to come up short—by raising the ceiling on the amount of wages, currently $118,500, that are subject to payroll taxes.

“That reform is overdue,” the Times editors write. “If the wage ceiling had kept pace with the income gains of high earners over the decades, it would be about $250,000 today.”

A third of American retirees depend on Social Security for 90 percent or more of their income. Two-thirds depend on it for more than half their income. The average monthly benefit is now about $1,300.

Approximately half of American households with someone 55 or older have no retirement savings at all. Only about one quarter of Americans will receive anything from employer pension plans. Younger workers and low-income workers are the worst off, because of high debt and rent, the lack of employer-provided benefits and stagnant wages.

Nearly all the Republican presidential candidates have called for cuts to Social Security benefits. Some advocate

diverting Social Security payroll taxes into Wall Street managed “private accounts.”

“Ultimately, strengthening Social Security requires a growing and healthy economy,” the New York Times editors write. “The Democratic candidates have credible ideas for creating jobs and raising wages that would revitalize the tax base for Social Security. Those and other sensible fixes, not deep and broad cutbacks, will ensure that the system continues to provide a basic level of guaranteed retirement income for all workers.”

New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Expansion of Social Security

The list of candidates for national elective office who have received support from the MM&P Political Contribution Fund (PCF) for their 2016 races has been posted in the Members’ Only section of bridgedeck.org. There are many others who we support and will be contributing to as the election season continues. The list will be periodically updated as additional contributions are made by the PCF.

The MM&P PCF contributes to the election campaigns of candidates in any political party who support the American Merchant Marine and stand with us in the battle to preserve the Jones Act, cargo preference,

the Maritime Security Program and other policies and programs that protect the jobs of MM&P members.

If you have not yet contributed to the MM&P PCF, we ask that you do so now so that together, we can keep our ships sailing and MM&P members working.

To contribute, go to bridgedeck.org and click on PCF.

List of Candidates That MM&P Supports Posted on Members’ Only Site



Members of the MM&P Atlantic Maritime Group (AMG) have approved a slate of delegates to represent them at this year’s MM&P Convention.

“I want to thank everyone who participated in the process, both as voters and as candidates,” said MM&P Secretary-Treasurer Steve Werse.

“I also want to extend congratulations to the winners: their initiative in running and their willingness to be involved in the democratic process in favor of their fellow AMG members are greatly appreciated.”

Of the ballots mailed to the general membership entitled to vote, 253 were returned, 251 of which were counted.

The members of the AMG Ballot Committee are: Mark Campbell, Chris Leek and John Cronin Jr. Campbell and Cronin were on hand for the ballot count at MITAGS on Jan. 4.

The following AMG members were elected to serve as Interim Convention Delegates: Richard Russo; Raymond Hennessey; Patrick Egan; Christian Tucker; Paulina Czernek; James Olsen; Jamie Ela; Kenneth O’Rourke.

The following were elected to serve, in the order listed, as Alternate Interim Convention Delegates: Terrence McGovern; Clifton Gulliksen; Kevin Metkiff; Thomas Smith; Paul Ciaburri; Angel Freire Jr.; Robert Gecek; Bruce Alexander; Michael Freeman; Keith Poissant; William Thatcher; Beau Payne.

VOTES AND CANDIDATES

Atlantic Maritime Group Members Elect Convention Delegates

USNS Safeguard Arrives in Chittagong, Bangladesh Captain Mark J. Wilson, master of USNS Safeguard, shared this photo of the warm welcome he and the rest of the crew received upon their arrival in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The licensed deck officers aboard the T-ARS 50 are all represented by the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group (FEMG). Wilson (standing directly behind the little girl with the blue sash) says students in Carat, the next port call, were given a tour of the ship.

118 Richard Russo113 Raymond Hennessey 101 Patrick Egan 81 Christian Tucker 78 Paulina Czernek 74 James Olsen 72 Jamie Ela 65 Kenneth O’Rourke 59 Terrence McGovern 55 Clifton Gulliksen

53 Kevin Metkiff 52 Thomas Smith 49 Paul Ciaburri 48 Angel Freire Jr. 47 Robert Gecek 44 Bruce Alexander 44 Michael Freeman 43 Keith Poissant 37 William Thatcher 17 Beau Payne

Two members of the AMG Ballot Committee, Mark Campbell and John Cronin Jr., were on hand for the ballot count at MITAGS on Jan. 4.

(The third member of the ballot committee is Chris Leek.)


The Maritime Labor Alliance (MLA) is expressing strong support for workers at Delta Western Fuel Terminal in Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

Employees of the company joined the Inland Boatmen’s Union (IBU), an MLA member union, and are attempting to negotiate a first contract.

The other MLA member unions are MM&P, the International Longshoremen’s Association, the International Longshore & Warehouse Union, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association and the American Radio Association.

Delta Western is a wholly owned subsidiary of Saltchuck Resources, which employs hundreds of workers who belong to MLA member unions. “We have enjoyed mutually beneficial partnerships” with Saltchuck Resources and its affiliates for years, wrote MLA Executive Director Tom Mackell Jr. in a December letter to officials at Saltchuck, Delta Western Fuel and North Star Petroleum.

But Mackell expressed the MLA’s “grave concern” regarding recent events at the Delta Western Fuel Terminal, including the firing of an employee involved in union organizing and other unfair labor practices, such as managers discriminating against employees who are Filipino and Pacific Islanders.

The MLA will support these workers and the IBU “with all of the influence and power that can be mustered until a fair contract is ratified and respect is given to the Union members,” Mackell wrote.

He called on Delta Western Fuel management to bargain directly with the workers and take other actions in keeping with “the ethical culture that Saltchuck’s companies so readily claim in their public relations campaigns.”

Maritime Labor Alliance Supports Workers at Delta Western Fuel Terminal

Delta Western workers protest the firing of a coworker, Mo Reyes.



There was a rainbow stretching over Honolulu Harbor on the December morning when Miri Skoriak snapped this photo. She was sailing as second mate on Matson’s SS Kauai at the time.

With the economy in a seemingly endless free fall, the rising cost of a college education is putting working families in a bind.

If you open a new college savings account, your union may be able to help.

College savings grants are available to help you start saving for your

child or your grandchild’s education. Grants of $500 are available to union members or retirees who open a new 529 tax-free college savings or pre-paid tuition account and contribute at least $1,000.

You must have opened the 529 account on or after July 1, 2009, to be eligible. Also, the age of the 529 account beneficiary must be 12 or younger.

The 529 savings plan is one of several savings programs that can help you afford a college education, which is becoming more and more important in our information-fueled economy.

The 529 plans, operated by each individual state, encourage people to save for future college costs.

The Union Plus College Savings Grant underscores the importance that unions place on higher education.

The college grant is part of a $3 million initiative introduced in 2015 by Union Plus to assist union members facing financial hardship during the current recession. The program–called Union SAFE, for Security, Assistance and Financial Education–provides an array of benefits for qualifying members–from financial counseling to help with hospital payments to job loss protection to help avoiding foreclosure.

For more information or an application, please visit UnionPlus.org/CollegeSavings.

New Grants Help Union Members Save for College

Rainbow View for Matson’s SS Kauai


MM&P member Francisco Garcia and his son Hector, also a member of the union, appear in a poster produced by the National WWII Museum in New Orleans. “The museum used a photo of my father and my brother Hector in a poster for its membership drive,” writes lawyer Kurt Garcia, who submitted the photo. Francisco Garcia recently celebrated his 92nd birthday.

Like Father, Like Son

The maritime community in November paid homage to the captain and crew of the Kindra Lakes Towing vessel Morgan for providing crucial help in putting out a fire on a CSX railroad bridge.

Captain Mike Szczudlo and crewmember Patrick Tobel sighted the blaze as the Morgan traveled westbound on the Calumet Sanitary Canal. The fire was burning particularly hot because the bridge was constructed of creosote-soaked ties. To make matters worse, there were no fire hydrants in the vicinity.

“The fire department was having trouble reaching all the way across the burning bridge,” the captain said, “so we called the chief to ask if we could assist.” The crew fought the fire from underneath using one of Morgan’s hoses.

“We got it under control quickly by moving the boat back and forth under the bridge,” the captain said.

The award, the Admiral of the Ocean Seas (AOTOS) Honored Seafarers’ Plaque, was presented in the presence of leaders of the U.S.-flag shipping industry, including union officials, shipping company managers and military and Coast Guard officers.

MM&P United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray and Great Lakes & Rivers Representative Tom Bell accepted the award on behalf of the crew and the owners of Kindra Lakes Towing, Jacque and John Kindra.

Award to Crew of Kindra Lakes Vessel Morgan For Fighting Railroad Bridge Fire

A well-deserved award. (Left to right) Jacque Kindra, Captain Mike Szczudlo, Tom Bell and John Kindra. (Not pictured Patrick Tobel

and Michael Hunter.)

Kindra Lakes Personnel Director Don Campbell, Szczudlo and Bell.



MM&P New Orleans Dispatcher Sue Bourcq retired at the end of 2015. The MM&P community extends our best wishes to Sue, along with heartfelt thanks for her many years of excellent service. We wish her well in retirement.

With Sue’s retirement and as a result of the decline in U.S-flag shipping in the Port of New Orleans, the union hall has been closed.

Members should direct their inquiries to MM&P Headquarters or to their Area Vice President. Services for Gulf Coast members will continue to be provided in Houston and Tampa.

Members of the MM&P Atlantic Maritime Group (AMG) who work at Moran look over the new addition to the Moran fleet, the 6,000-HP James D. Moran.

Best Wishes to Sue Bourcq in Her Retirement

AB John M. Brown, AB James Hargrove and Mike Gould.

Captain Bill Morris, AB James Hargrove and AB John M. Brown.

AMG Members at WorkAboard the James D. Moran

Noon-Time Arrival for Maersk Memphis

Licensed deck officers aboard Maersk Memphis celebrated what they termed “a rare noon-time arrival” with a photo opp. “This should happen more often,” says Captain Kevin Coulombe, shown here with (left to right) Second Mate Kevin Cichon and Third Mate Gregory Ferris.


MV Edwin H. Gott is the most powerful ship on the Great Lakes, generating 19,500 hp with two diesel engines. The vessel has a self-unloading boom on deck that can be extended to shore to discharge cargo at a rate of 10,000 tons per hour. It was named for the president of the United States Steel Company from 1967 to 1969. The vessel is crewed by members of the MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Region.

Aboard MV Edwin H. GottGreetings From MV Edgar B. Speer

Captain Tim Alfson and Second Mate Scott Dickinson aboard the MV Edwin H. Gott.

MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Representative Tom Bell with Third Mate Ellora Hammerberg.

The officers of the “thousand footer” MV Edgar B. Speer took a break from their busy work schedules during a recent port call to talk with MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Representative Tom Bell. The vessel is crewed by members of the MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Region.

In the wheelhouse of the MV Edgar Speer: (left to right) Chief Mate James Stengel, Captain Abe Grogan and Second

Mate Steven Wilczewski.



An agreement between MM&P and SUNY Maritime gives members and applicants the opportunity to gain experience as officers aboard the TS Empire State during the summer sea term. The basic provisions of the agreement allow members to participate in the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan and MATES program. Applicants who sail under the terms of the referral program are eligible for points. To find out more, please contact MM&P National Director of Collective Bargaining Lars Turner: [email protected].

Officers Needed for Summer Sea-Term Aboard TS Empire State

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) MV Raccoon underwent planned maintenance in November and Captain Joe McCormick, a member of MM&P who has served on the vessel for 22 years, sent photos of the derrick boat in the shipyard. The officers and crew of MV Raccoon are represented by the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group (FEMG).

“The Raccoon is a solid asset for USACE San Francisco District,” McCormick says. “The Corps wisely continues to invest in her with planned maintenance and system retrofits which ensure her continued service as a reliable platform for many decades to come.”

Operated and maintained by the USACE San Francisco District, the hazard collection vessel is a welcome sight to all who navigate on San Francisco Bay. Docked in Sausalito, the Raccoon ranges far and wide patrolling for floating hazards in the bay and its tributaries in a diligent effort to keep federal shipping channels open for safe passage.

Raccoon is a converted U.S. Navy self-propelled seaplane wrecking derrick that has proven time and again to be the best-suited vessel to the challenge of hazard collection.

The Corps obtained Raccoon in 1959. The pilothouse was added on, as were the hydraulic excavator with three-stage boom and a log grapple to facilitate the dangerous and challenging work of hazard collection.

“Raccoon is still the most valuable hazard collection vessel in the San Francisco Bay,” McCormick says. “This is thanks in large part to regular shipyard maintenance and repair overseen by managers and staff at the SF District’s Navigational Section.”

Shipyard Inspection for USACE MV Raccoon

In the shipyard with MV Raccoon, operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District. As she goes about

her work keeping navigation in the Bay Area safe and unobstructed, Raccoon is a welcome sight to professional mariners, recreational boaters

and fishermen alike. (Left to right) Marine Machinist Joe Rakstins, USACE San Francisco District Commander Colonel John Morrow,

Major James Boyette, Supervisory Executive Harry Durrie and MV Raccoon’s Master Captain Joe McCormick. The officers and crew

who serve aboard Raccoon are represented by the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group (FEMG).

Please contact Lars Turner (seen above during recent service aboard the TS Empire State) if you are interested in working on the vessel during

the summer sea term.


The Coast Guard is helping to get the word out about the importance and effectiveness of speed limits and the responsible use of the safety exception as they relate to the North Atlantic right whale. Some of the annual seasonal speed restrictions in the mid-Atlantic areas came into effect Nov. 1 and will remain in effect until April 30, 2016.

“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s robust and practical enforcement strategy has yielded very positive results, particularly on approaches to pilot stations,” said Rear Adm. Paul Thomas, assistant commandant for prevention policy.

“The safety exception is an important part of the process. We greatly value the input provided by professional mariners, who benefit from a reasonable enforcement approach that considers the challenges of ensuring safe navigation in confined waters.”

NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is conducting a survey of its North Atlantic Right Whale Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR) system. The purpose of the survey is to evaluate and improve the MSR program.

If you are a mariner operating or working on a vessel 300GT or greater on the east coast of the United States, or who has operated in this area in the past, NMFS is seeking your input on a short, nine-question survey. The survey asks for the mariner’s opinions and feedback on the MSR system so that NMFS can improve the system to better suit mariners’ needs. Completing the survey is expected to take fewer than 10 minutes. All responses are anonymous and confidential.

To take the survey, go to: marinerrightwhaleopinionsurvey.com.

Survey on Mandatory Ship Reporting System for North Atlantic Right Whales

North Atlantic right whale and calf. The population has rebounded to more than 500 individuals, the highest level since researchers began compiling statistics on the whale in the 1980s.

PHOTO WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

PHOTO J. LARS TURNER

MARAD RRF Ship Admiral Callaghan in Alameda, Calif., on Dec. 4. Management of the ship has been awarded once again to MM&P-contracted Patriot.



Lady Liberty Sets Sail

The Statue of Liberty ferry takes thousands of visitors daily to the Statue of Liberty National Monument, Liberty Island and Ellis Island. Statue Cruises is New York’s official provider for Statue of Liberty tickets.

Visiting the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island featuring the Wall of Honor is a memorable experience for people from all over the world.

Aboard Lady Liberty. (Left to right) Port Captain Matt Gill, AB Reggie Rosario, First Officer Paulina Czernek, AB Jose Rivera and Deckhand Jim Finley Jr.

Managers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District organized a town hall meeting at Caven Point, in Jersey City, N.J., last fall. Organizers included: Jodi McDonald, deputy chief, Operations, Readiness and Regulatory Functions Division; and Mercedes Fernandez, USACE NY District L/MER specialist, Human Resources Office.

Among the participants were Col. David A. Caldwell, who assumed command of USACE New York District in

June 2015, and MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski.

During the meeting, the participants re-signed the Voluntary Protection Program Labor-Management Commitment.

“Through our productive partnership efforts, the New York District and MM&P are able to ensure that USACE floating plant employees represented by the union enjoy a safe work environment,” Ciszewski said.

Army Corps NY District Town Hall


Members of the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group (FEMG) were at the helm when Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Leroy Grumman replenished MSC supply ship USNS Arctic in early February off the Virginia Capes.

USNS Arctic Chief Mate Elizabeth Strunk and Second Mate Laura Hammond were filmed during the consol operation, when Grumman dispensed 1.2 million gallons of diesel marine fuel into the supply ship.

Captain Randall Rockwood, master of the USNS Arctic, and Captain Jason Kennedy, master of USNS Leroy Grumman, are also members of the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group.

USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO-195) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler. USNS Arctic (T-AOE-8) is the third ship in the Navy’s Supply class of fast combat support ships.

To view the video, go to: http://tinyurl.com/hdmg3a4.

Watch: MM&P Government Group Members in Refueling Operation Aboard MSC Ships

Kudos to Officers and Crew of USNS Pomeroy!

MM&P deck officers and British military personnel aboard USNS Pomeroy. (Top row, middle, in white shirt) Captain Gary Ford; (top right, in blue shirt)

Chief Mate Cornell Daia; (top right, in khaki button-down) Third Mate Kesse Kesse; (kneeling, left to right) Third Mate Kathryn McKenna and Second

Mate Shaina Pearl.

The USNS Pomeroy participated in an exercise with the British Royal Marines inw November 2015. As part of the exercise, British forces used Pomeroy as a platform for a tour of the outer islands of the vessel’s area of operation. The exercise also included deploying and recovering rigid-hull inflatable boats and supporting the British personnel onboard. The crew of USNS Pomeroy was commended for “an outstanding job” by the British Forces and by the Maritime Prepositioning Ships Squadron Two Commander. MM&P licensed deck officers sail aboard USNS Pomeroy.

A rigid-hull inflatable is deployed to tour one of the islands.



Certificate of Appreciation to Torger Skolmen

MM&P members who work at Weeks Marine took part in union stewards training at MITAGS recently with MM&P National Director of Collective Bargaining J. Lars Turner and MM&P Great Lakes & Rivers Region Representative Tom Bell. (Left to right) Rusty Bradshaw, Richard Marshall, Turner, Bell, Brian Dibbern and Kevin Gromley.

Members at WETA Meet With MM&P Officials

Captain Dave Houghton, Captain Tom Kirsch, Captain Chuck Elles, Port Engineer Bryan Hoffman, Marcus and Shipway. The WETA boat in the

picture is the Mare Island, a fast ferry.

(Left to right) Trevor Bosnia, Marc Barnum, MM&P President Don Marcus, Victor Lividsky and UIG Regional Representative Ray Shipway.

MM&P President Don Marcus and United Inland Group (UIG) Regional Representative Ray Shipway met recently with employees of Blue and Gold Ferries who work for WETA.

Union Stewards Training for Weeks Marine Members

Torger Skolmen received a certificate of appreciation on the occasion of his retirement from Washington State Ferries. In the photo, MM&P Regional Representative Tim Saffle (right) presents Skolmen with the certificate at the MM&P Seattle holiday party.


The Supreme Court in January heard oral arguments in a case that could make it far more difficult for working people in this country to achieve fair pay and safe working conditions.

The plaintiffs in the case are backed by the Koch brothers, corporate CEOs and other anti-worker groups. Here’s what the case is about.

Current law says that when the majority of people in a workplace vote to form a union, the union is required to represent everyone—even those who decide not to become a union member.

And nobody can be forced to join a union.

The law also says that anyone who benefits from the agreement that the union negotiates with management should contribute their fair share to the costs of negotiating and administering that agreement—even if they choose not to join the union. The contribution is known as a “fair share fee.”

The plaintiffs in the case—Friedrichs vs California Teachers Association—are seeking to eliminate fair share fees.

The immediate impact of the Supreme Court decision will be on public employees like teachers, nurses, police and firefighters. Many believe that a decision in favor of the plaintiffs would virtually wipe out public sector unions in the United States.

A win for the Koch brothers and their allies would also unleash a flood of new attacks on workers and their unions throughout the United States.

In an increasingly global economy, companies that don’t have to negotiate with their employees over wages and working conditions will be able to drive wages and working conditions lower and lower.

“The CEO crowd already makes an average of 354 times the pay of their workers,” writes Robert Creamer, a labor organizer and author. “Unbelievably, they want to make even more.”

“Everyday Americans are way ahead of the politicians,” he writes. “By big numbers, they want their political leaders to restore rules of the economic game that will allow us to build an economy that benefits all Americans, not just the wealthy few.”

The American Federation of Teachers has launched an online petition telling the Koch Brothers to stop attacking Americans’ rights to join together in unions to improve the lives of all working people.

Please add your signature: http://tiny.cc/abilitytoformunions

What’s Fair Is Fair: How Outcome of Pending Court Case Could Fuel Inequality

Annual federal pay raises for Civil Service Mariners (CIVMARs) employed by NOAA became effective on Jan. 10 this year, six months earlier than in the past. The change was made by NOAA leaders working in close partnership with MM&P to create pay timing parity between GS and wage mariner employees.

“The Office of Personnel Management approved a change in the effective date of CIVMAR pay increases thanks to the positive partnership between maritime labor and NOAA Marine Operations Deputy Director Troy Frost, along with great work by Colin Bennett from Work Force Management and support from NOAA senior leaders including Captain Todd Bridgeman, Rear Adm. Anita Lopez and Rear Adm. David Score,” said MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski.

“NOAA managers advocate for their employees and make positive change happen,” she said. “They don’t just ‘talk the talk’— they ‘walk the walk.’ The heads of other federal agencies that employ MM&P members can take a real lesson from NOAA.”

Annual Pay Raises for NOAA Deck Officers Now Take Effect in January Instead of July


Dear Brothers and Sisters:

In accordance with Article V, Section 1. of the International Constitution approved by referendum on December 4, 2014, you are hereby advised that an election for Officers, elected Representatives of our various Membership Groups, and Convention Delegates for all Membership Groups is required. The election shall commence no later than the fiftieth (50th) day following the closing date of nominations which will be held at the International Convention and which is scheduled to commence at 0900 hours July 19th, 2016, at the MM&P’s Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies, 692 Maritime Blvd., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, 21090. It is currently estimated that the Convention will be concluded by 1700 hours July 21, 2016. The nomination procedure follows:

Nominations by Petition

Nominating petitions for International President and International Secretary-Treasurer must be signed by not less than fifty (50) Members in Good Standing.

Nominating petitions for:

• Vice President – Offshore Atlantic Ports;• Vice President – Offshore Gulf Ports;• Vice President – Offshore Pacific Ports;• Vice President – Pilotage;• Vice President – United Inland Membership Group, Pacific Maritime Region;• Vice President – United Inland Membership Group, Great Lakes & Gulf Maritime Region;• Vice President – Federal Employees Membership Group;• Vice President – Atlantic Maritime Group; and• Elected Representatives – Atlantic Maritime Group

must be signed by five (5) Members in Good Standing of the applicable Membership Group.

NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION

2016 Election for Officers, Membership GroupElected Representatives and Convention Delegates

of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots


Nominating petitions for:

• Regional Representatives – Pilot Membership Group;• Convention Delegates – United Inland Membership Group;• Convention Delegates – Federal Employees Membership Group;• Convention Delegates – Atlantic Maritime Group; and• Convention Delegates – Offshore Membership Group

and, if applicable, Alternate Convention Delegates must be signed by three (3) Members in Good Standing of the applicable Membership Group.

Nominating petitions shall be in writing and delivered to the International Secretary-Treasurer at MM&P Headquarters, 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, Maryland, 21090-1953. Signed documents scanned and attached to emails, faxes, telegrams, or overnight deliveries shall be considered communications in writing. All such petitions must be received prior to the time the Chairman of the Convention declares Nominations closed.

Nominations at Convention

Nominations for all elective offices including Convention Delegates and, if applicable, Alternate Delegates, may also be made at the Convention. All such nominations must be made prior to the time that the Chairman of the Convention declares the nominations closed.

Nominations by petition may also be submitted to the International Secretary-Treasurer at the Convention. Nominating petitions delivered to the International Secretary-Treasurer at the Convention must be delivered to him prior to the time the Chairman of the Convention declares nominations closed.

Nominations and Election Procedures

For the data to be included in a nominating petition, and for the procedures to be followed with respect to nominations at the Convention and for other data relevant to nominations and elections, please refer to the election procedures set forth in the International Constitution, Article V, Election Procedures for International Officers, General Executive Board and Convention Delegates.

Additionally, the General Executive Board, on February 11, 2016, took action pursuant to Article X, Section 3 of the International Constitution modifying certain eligibility rules. The text of such action is printed elsewhere in this publication.

The elective offices which will be voted on are set forth on the following pages.

Sincerely and Fraternally International Headquarters

FOR EASE OF IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION OF GOOD-STANDING STATUS.

ALL NOMINATING PETITIONS SHOULD BEAR:1. Member’s name

2. Last four digits of their Social Security Number or Member ID3. Signature


OFFSHORE MEMBERSHIP GROUP

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – Atlantic Ports† *• Vice President – Gulf Ports† *• Vice President – Pacific Ports† *

There shall be elected:

• Convention Delegates (18)

(Note: Those persons, elected as Vice Presidents – Offshore Membership Group will by virtue of his/her office be three (3) of the eighteen (18) Offshore Convention Delegates.)

• Alternate Convention Delegates

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MEMBERSHIP GROUP

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – Federal Employees

Membership Group†*



(Note: The person elected as Vice President – Federal Employees Membership Group will by virtue of his/her office be one (1) of the three (3) Federal Employees Membership Group Convention Delegates.)

PILOT MEMBERSHIP GROUP

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – Pilotage† *

Acting under the MM&P Constitution, Article VI, Section 5.b), the Vice President – Pilotage, with the approval of the General Executive Board, designated the following positions for election:

• East Coast Regional Representative *• Gulf Coast Regional Representative *• West Coast Regional Representative *• At Large – Convention Delegate • East Coast Alternate Convention Delegate• Gulf Coast Alternate Convention Delegate• West Coast Alternate Convention Delegate



(Note: The person elected as Vice President – Pilotage, and each of the Pilotage Regional Representatives will by virtue of his/her office be four (4) of the five (5) Pilot Convention Delegates.)

UNITED INLAND MEMBERSHIP GROUP

PACIFIC MARITIME REGION

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – United Inland Membership

Group, Pacific Maritime Region† *



(Note: The person elected as Vice President – United Inland Group – Pacific Maritime Region will by virtue of his/her office be one (1) of the eight (8) Pacific Maritime Region Delegates.)

OFFICES TO BE ELECTED BY MEMBERSHIP GROUPS


UNITED INLAND MEMBERSHIP GROUP (continued)

GREAT LAKES & GULF MARITIME REGION

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – United Inland Membership

Group, Great Lakes & Gulf Maritime Region†*



(Note: The person elected as Vice President – United Inland Membership Group – Great Lakes & Gulf Maritime Region will by virtue of his/her office be one (1) of the three (3) United Inland Membership Group – Great Lakes & Gulf Maritime Region Convention Delegates.)

ATLANTIC MARITIME GROUP

• International President† *• International Secretary-Treasurer† *• Vice President – Atlantic Maritime Group† *• Representatives (2) *



(Note: Those persons elected as Vice President & Representatives – Atlantic Maritime Group will by virtue of his/her office be three (3) of the eleven (11) Atlantic Maritime Group Convention Delegates.)

ACTING UNDER THE MM&P CONSTITUTION, THE GENERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD DESIGNATED NO OTHER ELECTIVE POSITION.

Key to Notations:† Member of the General Executive Board.

* Also Convention Delegate by virtue of Office.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONPlease note that future editions of The Master, Mate & Pilot, the MM&P website at www.bridgedeck.org, and The Wheelhouse Weekly, will provide election details. Members are encouraged to review the International Constitution as adopted in 2014 for nomination and election procedures, eligibility, etc.


Use and Availability of Union Facilities; Campaigning and Campaign Work Guidelines

1. No Union facilities shall be used to further the candidacy of any candidate for Union office. Specifically, this means that Union fax machines, telephones, postage, copying machines and similar facilities will not be used by any candidate or by supporters of any candidate to further their campaign. All employees and officials may continue to use all Union facilities in the performance of their duties, even though the performance of such duties may favorably affect the candidacy of a particular candidate. Thus, for example, an announcement of a successful legislative outcome may have an incidental benefit to a particular candidate, but if the announcement is of general interest to members of the Union, it is appropriate that Union facilities be used to transmit the information.

2. No employee or Union official may campaign during normal business hours. Subject to restrictions set forth in Item 3., employees and Union officials are free to campaign during any times which are not normal business hours. Employees and Union officials are free to answer questions of general interest to Union members during normal business hours so long as the questions are initiated by other members. Thus, for example, an official may attend a normal business meeting or may make ships in the performance of normal duties or be present at Union Halls in the performance of normal Union duties. If in connection with such activities, questions relating to the campaign are posed, the official or employee may answer the specific question asked even though this occurs during normal business hours.

3. Employees who are members of the Union are free to volunteer their non-working time to engage in campaign activities. Employees who are not members of the Union may not be recruited to volunteer for campaign activities. Nonetheless, employees, whether or not members of the Union, may be hired by campaign committees or candidates to render services during non-working hours at fair compensation. No such employee may be threatened, intimidated, or induced by promises of advancement or improvement in working conditions or compensation to volunteer time to engage in campaign activities or to render services for compensation to campaign committees or candidates.

4. Campaign literature for all candidates can and should be made available at all Union offices so that members can obtain as much information as possible concerning the position of each candidate.

5. No ballots shall be accepted from any member for mailing to the official depository. Although this practice, in and of itself, may not be unlawful, the potential for abuse and the potential for claims of abuse is so significant that as a matter of policy, it should not be engaged in.

6. If you have any questions concerning the permissibility of any conduct relating to the election, please contact Gabriel Terrasa, International Counsel, 410-691-8148 or [email protected] prior to engaging in such conduct. It is in the interest of all members that they have a legitimate and honorable election process worthy of full confidence.

Newspaper Publication Standards and Membership Mailings

The General Executive Board has determined that the 2016 MM&P election period shall commence immediately upon the close of nominations and shall continue until the conclusion of the 2016 MM&P election. The MM&P has determined to exclude any reference by name or photograph of any candidate in the 2016 MM&P election during the election period. The MM&P has also determined to suspend publication of Letters to the Editor until after the election.

The Publication Blackout Restriction described above shall not apply to candidates who are running unopposed.

These determinations have been made to ensure that publications by the MM&P to MM&P members are not used for campaign purposes. These restrictions will end upon the completion of the election.

Any member wishing to communicate with other members may do so at his or her own expense through a third-party mailing service which will have access to addresses of all members. Additionally, any member wishing to communicate with other members via email may do so at his or her own expense through a third-party service. This service, however, only will have email addresses for those members who have voluntarily provided their email addresses to the Union. Details on how to access these third-party service providers are printed elsewhere in this publication.

ELECTION PERIOD RULES AND CONDUCTIn addition to the procedures set forth in the International Constitution,

On February 11, 2016, the General Executive Board adopted the following rulesto ensure the fair and lawful conduct of elections.


RESOLUTION CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN THE UNION

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

WHEREAS, Section 401(e) of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, as amended, declares that “every member in good standing shall be eligible to be a candidate and to hold office (subject to section 504 and to reasonable qualifications uniformly imposed);” and

WHEREAS, the United States courts, with input and guidance from the United States Department of Labor, from time to time define what “qualifications uniformly imposed” by labor organizations are “reasonable;” and

WHEREAS, Article V, Section 4. a) (1) of the International Constitution establishes the following uniform qualification for nomination and election to a position in the Union:

Have been a Member of the Organization for a period of at least four (4) years and is and has been continuously in good standing for the twenty-four (24) months preceding nomination.

WHEREAS, regulations implemented by the United States Department of Labor and recent court decisions strongly suggest that an eligibility requirement of more than two (2) years of membership in good standing would not be a “reasonable qualification;” and

WHEREAS, Article X, Section 3. of the International Constitution vest the General Executive Board (GEB) with the authority to amend the International Constitution between Conventions to conform it with any applicable federal or state law that conflicts with any of Its provisions.

WHEREFORE, the GEB hereby AMENDS Article V, Section 4. a) (1) of the International Constitution to read:

Is and has been a Member of the Organization continuously in good standing for the twenty-four (24) months preceding nomination.

Consistent with Article V, Section 4. h) of the International Constitution, with regards to Atlantic Maritime Group (AMG) members, “service or membership-in-good-standing time” accumulated in the United Marine Division, Local 333 shall count towards the eligibility requirements set forth in Article V, Section 4. f ) and Article VI, Section 5. e) of the International Constitution.

Adopted this 11th day of February 2016, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.


ORDERING MAILING LABELSA request for labels must be made in writing to: Patrice

Wooten, Membership Director, MM&P, 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953 or [email protected]. A certified check or money order payable to the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots covering the cost of labels must be received with each label order. Label prices are as follows:

Offshore Membership Group – 1st set ......................$85 Additional sets ......................................................$80

United Inland – PMR or GL&Gulf Membership Groups – 1st set ....................................$55 Additional sets ......................................................$50

Pilot Membership Group – 1st set ..............................$75 Additional sets ......................................................$70

Federal Employees Membership Group – 1st set .......$55 Additional sets ......................................................$50

Atlantic Maritime Group – 1st set ..............................$75 Additional sets ......................................................$70

Full Membership Mailing (All Groups) ..................$300

RESOLUTION ADOPTING ELECTION PERIOD RULES AND CONDUCT

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

WHEREAS, it is the duty of the General Executive Board (GEB) to supervise the activities, affairs and functioning of the Organization, including the conduct of nomination and elections under the International Constitution and applicable laws; and

WHEREAS, the GEB has the authority to establish, and order compliance with, such rules, regulations or procedures, consistent with the International Constitution and applicable laws, as are required for the effective management of the affairs of the Organization, including the conduct of nomination and elections; and

WHEREAS, since 1996, as amended from time to time, the GEB has established Election Period Rules and Conduct to ensure that the nomination and election of officers, delegates, and other elective positions be conducted fairly and in compliance with the International Constitution and the applicable laws.

WHEREFORE, the GEB hereby ADOPTS the attached Election Period Rules and Conduct to be applied in the upcoming election, and ORDERS that the Election Period Rules and Conduct be printed, published, communicated, and/or distributed with the Notice of Nomination and Election.

Adopted this 11th day of February, 2016, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.

MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATION INFORMATIONAny member wishing to communicate with other members may do so at his or her own expense.

MAILINGAccuMail, Inc., is a third-party mailing service which will have access to postal addresses of all members. Mailing materials must

be produced by the member wishing to send a mailing at his or her own expense. It must then be provided to AccuMail. Labels to be applied to these materials are available through the MM&P and will be provided directly to AccuMail. Detailed information follows.


Be advised that all orders for mailing labels will, upon completion, be picked up by AccuMail, Inc., the designated mailer, at the orderer’s expense to be billed with the cost of the mailing. The MM&P will be responsible for supplying AccuMail with labels only. All other instructions as to the mailing should be made with AccuMail directly.

SENDING MAILINGSFollowing is a price list submitted by AccuMail detailing

mailing costs. AccuMail advises that all labor and postage is payable by C.O.D., cash, certified check or Visa.

The amounts below do not include the cost of postage. First class letter size postage weighing one (1) ounce or less is an additional cost of forty-nine cents ($0.49) and two (2) ounces or less is an additional cost of seventy-one cents ($.071) per each mailing piece. Postage costs must be submitted along with materials and payment of labor and handling costs below:

Convert Label Files ...........................................$125 flat (if file is supplied)

Address material .............................................$0.10 each

Folding -1-3 sheets (8½” x 11”) ................ $15/thousand .......................................................... $150 minimum

Insert & Seal -1-3 sheets ...................................$200 flat

Apply Postage .................................................$0.06 each ............................................................ $50 minimum

Deliver to Post Office .........................................$25 flat

Postal Receipt Fee (optional) .....................................$10

Credit card processing .........................................$20 flat

NOTE: AccuMail must deliver to the Post Office; candidates are not authorized to do so. Materials, handling instructions and fees for mailing services should be submitted to: AccuMail, Inc., 3381-H 75th Avenue, Landover, MD 20785, 301-322-4900 or [email protected].

ORDERING E-MAIL ADDRESSESA request for e-mail addresses must be made in writing

to: Patrice Wooten, Membership Director, MM&P, 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953 or [email protected]. A certified check or money order for $55.00 payable to the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots covering the cost of collating e-mail addresses must be received with each e-mail address order. E-mail addresses will be provided to TrueBallot only.

SENDING E-MAILSTrueBallot must transmit all e-mails; candidates are not

authorized to do so. The fee for TrueBallot to transmit each e-mailing is $250.00. TrueBallot advises that their fee is payable by check only. Materials, handling instructions and fees for e- mail services should be submitted to: TrueBallot, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 750, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, 301-656-9500 or [email protected].

E-MAILTrueBallot, is a third-party e-mailing vendor which will have access ONLY to the e-mail addresses of those members who have

voluntarily provided their e-mail addresses to the Union. Accordingly, the reach of e-mail communications will be limited. E-mail addresses available through the MM&P will be provided directly to TrueBallot and not to the candidates. E-mail materials must be produced by the member wishing to send an e-mail at his or her own expense and then be provided directly to TrueBallot. Detailed information follows.


It happens often nowadays to hear a political commentator or a candidate for office arguing

that nothing gets done in Congress and attacking “the ineptitude” in Washington, D.C.

There are many people in office, out of office or running for office who seem to make a career out of attacking government, while at

the same time doing everything in their power to turn their criticism into a self-fulfilling prophecy: they do everything they can to make sure nothing gets done and then they attack Congress for doing nothing.

As we enter the second session of the 114th Congress, we know one thing for certain: the environment in 2016 will be even more politically charged and adversarial than it was in 2015.

As the parties gear up for the Presidential election and the Congressional elections—when control of both the House and the Senate will be on the line—every decision made, and every action taken or not taken by Congress, will be based on how each side believes what happens will play out at the polls.

The other certainty is that Congress will continue to weigh in on the programs and policies important to the survival of the U.S.-flag merchant marine and to the jobs of MM&P members working in the domestic Jones Act trades or on U.S.-flag vessels in the foreign trades.

This means we must intensify our efforts in the nation’s capital, expand our activities at the grassroots level and increase the resources available to protect our jobs by supporting those who support us.

Looking back at 2015, MM&P, MIRAID and the entire U.S.-flag maritime industry have every reason to be pleased

with what we were able to accomplish. For the first time in many years, a united and determined industry, working hand in hand with equally committed supporters on Capitol Hill, was able to make tremendous strides to protect and strengthen a number of key U.S.-flag shipping programs and initiatives.

Accelerating MSP funding increases…

After the reauthorization of the Maritime Security Program (MSP), which was signed by President Obama in January 2013, MM&P, MIRAID and the MSP shipping companies, other maritime unions and associations came together before the start of the 114th Congress to prioritize actions to support and strengthen the deep-sea U.S.-flag fleet.

It became clear early on in our discussions that the funding levels in the MSP reauthorization legislation were not sufficient to ensure the continued operation of the 60-ship U.S.-flag maritime security fleet in view of the significant reductions in the amount of defense and non-defense government cargoes available to U.S.-flag vessels.

Among the major factors that contribute to the differential between the cost of operating a U.S.-flag vessel and a foreign-flag vessel are: income tax and other economic incentives available to foreign-flag vessels and foreign crews but not to U.S.-flag vessels and American crews; regulatory compliance requirements imposed by the U.S. government only on U.S.-flag vessels; and the growing competition for cargoes from foreign flag-of-convenience vessels which do not meet the operational and labor standards applied to U.S.-flag ships.

Yet the need for the 60-ship U.S.-flag, U.S.-crewed maritime security fleet to meet the military, economic and homeland security requirements of the United States remains as great as ever. This was the message we took to Capitol Hill as we fought to increase funding for MSP in Fiscal Year 2016 above the level of $3.1 million per ship.

WASHINGTON YEAR IN REVIEW:

Tremendous Progress & Unfinished Business

WASHINGTON OBSERVER

C. James Patti


In response to the efforts of our industry, the House approved a funding increase advanced by Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who proposed that the $24 million MSP funding increase scheduled to take effect in Fiscal Year 2019 should instead take effect in Fiscal Year 2016, increasing the per-vessel payment from $3.1 million to $3.5 million.

We achieved an important victory when both House and Senate agreed to include the accelerated funding increase in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 which was signed into law by President Obama, providing our industry with an extremely important short-term funding increase to help keep vessels operating under the U.S. flag.

… But there was more to be done

As important as this victory was, we knew that a one-year increase in MSP funding was not enough to ensure that the Department of Defense would continue to have the privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels and their civilian U.S. citizen crews needed to support American troops overseas.

Since 2009, privately owned U.S.-flag commercial vessels and their civilian U.S. citizen crews have transported more than 90 percent of the cargo needed to support U.S. military operations and rebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. Significantly, vessels enrolled in MSP carried 99 percent of these cargoes. Without the commercial sealift capability provided by the program, American troops stationed overseas would likely find themselves at the mercy of foreign vessels and foreign crews for delivery of the supplies and equipment they need to do their job on our behalf.

Once again, our industry communicated the message to Congress. We knew it was important that all members heed the warning by Rear Adm. Thomas K. Shannon, commander, Military Sealift Command, who stated in May 2015:

“It is our U.S.-flagged merchant fleet and our mariners that ensure that our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines are supplied. From Inchon to Iraq, our mariners and our maritime industry delivered… Let us not,

as a nation, sign away our remaining sealift capacity to non-U.S.-flagged fleets sailed by

non-U.S. mariners.”

And once again, we achieved an important victory, securing a longer term increase in the amount authorized for the Maritime Security Program.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of a number of our longtime supporters, including Sens. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), and Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.) and Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), Congress passed and the President signed omnibus appropriations legislation that includes much-needed and significant new long-term funding levels for MSP.

Specifically, the legislation stipulates an increase in the per-vessel stipend for each of the 60 militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial vessels in the maritime security fleet to $299.997 million, or $4,999,990 per ship, in Fiscal Year 2017; $300 million, or $5 million per ship, in each of Fiscal Years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and $313.8 million, or $5.230 million per ship, in Fiscal Year 2021.

This increase, which reflects the amount the Maritime Administration has indicated is necessary to retain the 60 vessels and their maritime jobs for the U.S. flag, will help guarantee that the Department of Defense will continue to have the commercial sealift capability it needs to protect America’s interests and to support American troops around the world.

Of course, as Yogi Berra famously stated, “it ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” and nowhere is this truer than in Washington. To ensure that MSP can continue to provide DOD with commercial sealift capability, worldwide intermodal logistics networks and American crews, it is essential that appropriations at the authorized funding levels be approved by Congress.

Our work to secure appropriations at the newly authorized level has already begun, and we will persevere until we succeed.

Protecting a key source of cargo

A third success came when Congress voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. We have strongly supported the re-chartering of Ex-Im Bank and the U.S. content and cargo preference requirements. But, as a result of inaction on the part of Congress, the bank was forced to cease its activities on Sept. 30, 2015.

Ex-Im Bank’s efforts through the years have served to promote not only American exports but also American jobs on the U.S.-flag vessels that transport cargo for projects financed with the bank’s guarantee. The shipboard jobs are just as


important to the U.S. economy as the shore-side manufacturing and service jobs covered by Ex-Im Bank’s U.S. content rules.

It’s a “win-win” for the U.S. economy when American jobs are created throughout the supply chain.

Notwithstanding the economic benefits, the bank’s reauthorization became an extremely controversial issue in Congress.

The House Freedom Caucus, the Tea Party and other far right organizations attacked the bank as a form of corporate welfare, demanding that the U.S. exit the business of financing U.S. exports.

Congressman Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services—which has jurisdiction over the bank—led the fight against its reauthorization, refusing to allow the legislation to come to a vote.

In January 2015, Congressman Steven Fincher (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation to reauthorize the bank. The bill, HR 597, attracted 61 Republican cosponsors and was referred to the Financial Services Committee.

Since Hensarling refused to allow action on the legislation in committee, Fincher initiated a discharge petition to allow the House to consider it without the committee’s approval. To “discharge” the Financial Services Committee from responsibility or control over the legislation, 218 representatives—or one-half the House—signed the petition.

Over Hensarling’s strenuous objections, Fincher secured the necessary signatures and the House joined the Senate in voting to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. The President signed the legislation containing the reauthorization into law.

Contribute to the PCF to face the challenges ahead

So what does all this mean? It means that now more than ever, we must be in a position to elect and re-elect our friends and supporters to Congress. While we made great progress last year, the job is far from over. We must convince Congress, for example, to:

• appropriate the funds they authorized;

• confirm the President’s nominees to serve on the board of the Export-Import Bank so its activities can resume;

• preserve the Jones Act; and

• maintain and enforce U.S.-flag cargo preference shipping requirements.

I know that each of you, like me, has a personal political preference and philosophy. But I also know that all of us must put our personal preferences aside and look instead at the big picture: do we or do we not want a U.S.-flag fleet and the American jobs that go with it?

Will we be able to respond when the members of Congress who help us keep our jobs ask us for help to keep theirs? By electing those who care about the economic and military security of our nation and about keeping maritime jobs here at home, we can preserve what we have and promote maritime policies to increase the size of our fleet.

If you work aboard a U.S.-flag vessel—if your job is dependent on the Jones Act, the various cargo preference statutes or the Maritime Security Program—then you owe it to yourself and your family to make a contribution to the MM&P PCF.

The stronger the PCF, the greater our ability to support those who support the U.S.-flag merchant marine.

Anti-union, anti-U.S.-flag shipping forces in Washington, D.C., and in the media are engaged in an all-out campaign to weaken us and our industry.

If we allow them to succeed:

• all the American jobs dependent on the operation of Jones Act vessels, including those engaged in ferry operations, on our rivers, along our coasts and on the Great Lakes, will be lost;

• the jobs dependent on the carriage of food aid and other U.S. government-generated cargoes will be lost;

• the jobs dependent on the operation of vessels participating in the Maritime Security Program will be lost; and

• the jobs of all those who work with and for MM&P will be lost.

Don’t stand on the sidelines. It’s time for all of us—all MM&P members, pensioners and employees—to stand up and be counted. Put your job first. Make a contribution to the MM&P PCF today!

Please go to www.bridgedeck.org to learn more about the MM&P PCF. If you have any questions about the PCF or our activities in Washington, please contact me at [email protected] or contact MM&P Headquarters at [email protected].

WASHINGTON OBSERVER (CONTINUED)


Howard Van Kirk, an integral part of the MITAGS family for 37 years, has retired.

For many—including Howard himself—it’s difficult to believe that the MITAGS operations director, who started working at the maritime institute while he was still in high school, will no longer be a fixture on campus.

“They’re my work family,” Howard says. “My experience there was just so great and everyone was so nice. I’m going to miss them all: the people I worked with, the students, the captains.”

A Baltimore native, Howard grew up in Linthicum, six streets away from MITAGS, with five sisters and a brother.

He started out working part-time in the ship store when he was a junior in high school. Later he moved to the front desk, and then “I worked my way up the corporate ladder,” he says, becoming MITAGS assistant residence manager, then operations manager and finally director of operations.

In retirement, he plans to expand his home-based business teaching ceramics to people of all ages. A walkway on the campus will be named after Howard.

“The conference operation is critical to the economic well-being of the MM&P MATES Program,” says Glen Paine, executive director of the program. “Howard played a key role in the conference center’s development and service to our mariners. He has left the center in ship-shape condition and ready to serve the next generation.”

NEWS FROM MITAGSBest Wishes to Howard Van Kirk in His Retirement!

(Left to right) Administrative Staff Amanda Meadows, Elisabeth Cruz, Diane Ford, JoAnn Linthicum, Debra Walton, Howard Van Kirk,

Oleeta Nicholson, Corrine Williams and Ed Higgins.

(Left to right) “My Cleaning” housekeeping employees Francis Chase, Regina Keyes, Rosetta Davis, Howard Van Kirk, Teresita Spriggs

and Michelle Redfern.

(Left to right) “Flik” dining and coffee service employees Margie Koehlerschmidt, Robert Knox, Toni Flood, Dunia Ceballos, Howard Van Kirk, Linda Reyes, Judy Arbogast, Early Bryant John Dunbar and

Vince Valetine.

Howard started working in the MITAGS ship store in 1980, when he was in high school.

(Left to right) Managers John Krikorain, Jane Sibiski, Howard Van Kirk, Eileen Rucchio, Colin Mepstead, Glen Paine, Diane Ford and Dan O’Malley.


Holiday Celebrations in the Halls

As 2015 came to a close, MM&P members, their families and friends celebrated the holidays in union halls across the country. Many thanks to those who submitted photos of the festivities

for publication in The Master, Mate & Pilot. Best wishes to all for the New Year.

Crews of USNS Charlton and USNS Wheeler: MSCO Korea Christmas party with the Miewon Orphanage, Busan, Korea. “Along with the officers and crew of USNS Wheeler, we donated over $2,000 worth of presents for the orphanage,” said USNS Charlton Captain Mike Parr. The other MM&P members in the photo are Second Mate Brian Thomas and Third Mate Michael Kiernan. “Members of all the maritime unions were involved and are in the picture,” Parr said.

NY/NJ: Gerry Gordon, Don Josberger, Tony Chatham, Jay Tripaldi.

Seattle: Dick Klein and grandson, (standing) Dave Boatner, Chuck Lund, Don Moore,

Kevin Coulombe, Bert Burris.

Wilmington: MEBA LA Branch Agent Rich Doherty, Dispatcher Yvette Reed,

Wendy Karnes, Mike Murray.

San Francisco: MM&P applicants and members. Norfolk: Kim Petrulis, Pat Phillips, Roger Hoffman.

Wilmington: MM&P and MEBA members, family and friends.

Charleston: Charity Chmielewski, Aaron Widerman, Don Josberger, Danny Defanti,

Offshore Labor Relations Mgr., Matson Navigation, John Matichak.


Norfolk: Mike Flood and Fred Kutch.

Norfolk: Mike Razos, Don Josberger, Marianna and Chris Roszel.

NY/NJ: Ed Burns, Rick Schoenlank, Mike Riordan, Paul Wisniewski.

Charleston: Joe and Mary Kate Ward with daughter Lila.

Matson port engineers (MEBA) Ryan Takegawa, Kendyl Kuwamura, Todd Bliss.

LA/LB: (Left to right) Andrea McKittrick, Joe Gleason, Steve McKittrick, Salvador Alvarado, Jason Edwards, Liz Marconi, Breana Bennett,

Dave Bennett, Jack Walker.NY/NJ: Allan Michael, Charlie Martinez, Ray

Hennessey, Bruce Alexander.LA/LB: Jeremy Hope, Paul Schulman.

Boston: (Left to right around front table) John Nicoll, Doug Fifield, Jeff Bridges, John Loftus.

Greetings from the MM&P San Francisco Hall!

Charleston: Charity Chmielewski, Kyle Mahon, Oliver Noon, Mason Reed, Nick Gasper.


Seattle: (Left to right around table) Josephine and JD Schampera, Jeff Thomas, Bill Westrem, Kirsten

Wilhelm (MEBA dispatcher).

Norfolk: (Left to right around table; looking at camera) Dave Ryan, Kim Petrulis,

James Buchanan, Fred Kutch.

Honolulu: Randy Swindell, Mark Kaili.

LA/LB: Liz Marconi, Jason Edwards. NY/NJ: Roger Lash, Mike O’Toole, Paul Roura, Robert Turecamo, Louis Barbaria, (seated) Al Powers.

Mike Burns (MEBA), Dave Iacobucci (MEBA).

NY/NJ: Russell Paret (SLNC), Don Josberger, Peter Fortier (SLNC).

Seattle: Herb Gulliford, Dennis Ruff, Mary Grimshaw.

San Francisco: MM&P applicants and members.

Boston: (Left to right around front table) Billy Sullivan (ILA), Bernie O’Donnell (ILA), Billy McNamara (ILA).

Norfolk: Dave Ryan, Kim Petrulis, James Buchanan, Mark Nemergut,

Rob Foley.

NY/NJ: Steve Werse, Christopher Zimmerman, Don Marcus.


Norfolk: Lynette Aasheim, Bob Massenburg, Larry Aasheim.

San Francisco: Dave Boatner, Adam Vokac and Christian Yuhas (MEBA), Beth Brindle, Ray Shipway, Jeremy Hope, Lars Turner,

Tim Saffle.

NY/NJ: Tommy Tinlino, Tim Martino.

MM&P-MEBA: Ian Lim, Chris Cooper, Cy Cooper, Russell Cooper, Randy Swindell.

NY/NJ: Joe Breglia, Mike O’Toole, Don Josberger, Chris Guerra.

Charleston: Cindy Shortall and Don Josberger.

Happy holidays from the Wilmington Hall! Honolulu: Tom Sullivan, Ron Colpus, Don Josberger.

Honolulu: Randy Swindell, Honolulu City Councilman Ron Menor,

Luke Kaili (MEBA Rep.).

Boston: (Left to right around table) Buddy Fisher, Mrs. Fisher, Peter Fritz, John Connor,

John Kelly, Jack Boak, Pete Stalkus.

San Francisco: John P. Kelley and Beth Brindle.

NY/NJ: Paulina Czernek, Steve Werse, Joshua Mazsa.


Norfolk: Mike Razos and Mark Nemergut. NY/NJ: Don Josberger, Patrice Wooten, Roger Lash, Rich Russo, Steve Werse, Ana Victorio, Ron Tucker,

Paul Roura, Jay Tripaldi.

NY/NJ: Jim Stapinski, Don Josberger, Don Marcus.

NY/NJ: Tim Forsythe, Johnny Johnson, James McAfee, Charlie Martinez, Mark Campbell, Pat Egan.

Serena Webber-Bey (MEBA), Katy Bowman, Jennifer Bono.

Charleston: Steve Watt and Robin Espinosa.

Charleston: Jason Teal; Paul Sallee with his son.

NY/NJ: Joshua Mazsa, Jay Tripaldi, Jen Phurchpean, Sean Fitzgerald and his girlfriend.

NY/NJ: Eduardo Iglesias, Jay Tripaldi, Steve Meyers, John Dolan.

NY/NJ: (Left to right, seated) Sergy Kurchenko, Ashley Edington, Chris Aiello; (left to right, standing) Helen

Nesteruk, Kendall Beaver, Boris Marutov, Melanie Lopez, Ana Victorio, Jessica Lynch, Christine Hogan.

Boston: (Left to right around table) Bruce Forbush, Tom Sullivan, Lisa Sullivan, Ed

Roach, Paul Camirand, July Van Ahnen, Tim Van Ahnen, Jannelle Beaulieu, Marty Collins.

Charleston: Gayle and Francisco Medal and their children.

Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans

Schedule of Meetings

The first Trustee meeting for 2016 took place Jan. 26–28. In the next edition of The Master, Mate & Pilot, I will summarize some of the actions taken by the Trustees at the meeting.

Health & Benefit PlanImportant Reminders

Please contact an MM&P Health & Benefit Plan advisor if:

• your address has changed;• you have been legally separated or divorced; or• your spouse is working and is now covered by that• employer’s health benefit program.

And please remember:

• report any accidents aboard ship to the Plan Office;• once you retire and become eligible for Medicare Part B,• you must submit a copy of your Medicare card to the

Plan Office;• dependent children over the age of 19 must complete

the Adult 19-26 form and return it to the Plan Office to be covered under the Health & Benefit Plan.

Employee Assistance Program

As a reminder, the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to our eligible members and their covered dependents.

Sometimes life’s problems can seem overwhelming. Our Employee Assistance Program, which has been in place for many years, may be of help in these cases. All eligible

participants and their covered dependents can take advantage of the program, which is administered by LifeWorks. At this time, I would like to review with you how the program works and how members and their covered dependents can avail themselves of its services.

The Employee Assistance Program is a free, confidential service that provides professional consultant and referral services to help people deal with personal or work-related problems. Among them are family and relationship issues, alcohol and drug abuse, stress management, mental health, planning for retirement and financial challenges.

Whether your question is simple or complex, LifeWorks can help. For confidential assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week, call 1-877-234-5151.

Here’s how the program works:

1. Call the toll-free number, 1-877-234-5151, if you would like to talk to a consultant. You will talk to a specialist who will assess your situation. This will take approximately 30 minutes.

2. After an assessment is made, you may be given a referral for up to three in-person sessions with an EAP provider at no cost to you.

3. A referral to an EAP provider is made when the issue appears to be resolvable in the course of three sessions. When issues appear complex or seem to require more time to address, the consultant may refer you to a PPO Provider to ensure the best continuity of care.

4. If you are referred to a PPO Provider, the MM&P Health & Benefit Plan will pay 90 percent of the cost if the counselor is in-network and 70 percent of the cost if the counselor is out-of-network.

Administrator’s Column

PATRICK MCCULLOUGH


5. If, for whatever reason, you are unhappy with the provider you were referred to, you can call the specialist and get a referral for another facility or provider.

LifeWorks also offers useful articles, information and resources through its web site, www.lifeworks.com (User ID:MMP; Password 5100).

Medicare Part D Update

Since 2006, the Health & Benefit Plan has applied for and received a subsidy for a percentage of the prescription drug costs incurred by Medicare-eligible Offshore pensioners and dependents.

Each year, the Plan must file an application for the subsidy with the Center for Medicare Services (CMS). The subsidy is equal to approximately 28 percent of the cost of the prescription drug benefit. For calendar year 2016, the Plan’s application to receive the subsidy has been approved.

For 2015, the Plan expects to receive approximately $950,000 in subsidies, which have helped defray the costs of providing this benefit to our retirees.

The MM&P Plan’s prescription drug program has been and continues to be comparable to the coverage offered by the Medicare Part D Program. In September 2015, we sent members the required annual notice that explains that the Plan’s prescription coverage is “creditable” for 2016.

For 2016, all participants have such creditable coverage.

Summary of Benefits and Coverage Form

As required by law, the Plan has updated the Summary of Benefits and Coverage form for the Plan year 2016. The Plan mailed these forms to participants along with the notice informing the participants of the annual open enrollment.

If you would like to review PDF copies of these forms, they have been posted on the MM&P website. From the home page, bridgedeck.org, please click on the “MM&P Plans” button, and then on the button that reads “H&B Forms.” The Summary of Benefits and Coverage form is listed after the Summary Plan Descriptions.

Pension Plan–Adjustable Pension Plan

Annual Verification of Pensioner Benefits

To safeguard pension benefits for all participants and their qualified spouses, as they have in recent years, the Trustees require all pensioners to verify on an annual basis that they have received their pension benefits for the previous year. The annual verification of pensioner benefits form must be notarized and returned to the Plan Office. If the pensioner resides in a city with an MM&P Port Office, the MM&P Port Official can sign the form instead of a notary. If you have any questions, please contact the Plan Office benefit advisor at 410-850-8625 or 410-850-8636.

Vacation Plan

Electronic Funds Transfer/Direct Deposit

The Plan would like to remind Vacation Plan participants that they have the option of receiving their vacation benefits and Port Relief Officer (PRO) payments as a paper check or as an electronic funds transfer (EFT)/direct deposit into their designated bank account. An authorization to perform the transaction electronically must be on file. For any change to your bank and/or account information, the Plan is required to process a verification (called a pre-note process) through the banking system.

Once this process has been completed, each time you apply for a vacation or PRO benefit, you have the option of receiving a check or having your benefit processed by EFT/direct deposit. The Plan Office processes the EFTs on a daily basis, which allows members to have their benefits credited into their account in a shorter time frame. If you have any questions, please contact the Vacation Plan benefit staff at the Plan Office at 410-850-8625.

Reminder

Also please remember to update your beneficiaries (e.g., the Plan has paid death benefits to ex-spouses when participants have not updated their beneficiaries).



This notice applies to all current and future members of any unit represented by the union that is covered by a union security clause in its collective bargaining agreement. In the case of NLRB v. General Motors, members of a collective bargaining unit subject to a valid union security clause have the right to renounce full membership in the union and to instead become “financial core members,” or “FCM.”

FCMs do not have the right to vote, nominate for office, hold office or be a candidate for office in the union, nor can they participate in or even attend union meetings or any functions of the union that are limited to union members. In addition, FCMs have no right to vote on dues increases or on contracts submitted to the membership for ratification. These rights and privileges of union membership are accorded only to full union members.

Beyond these traditional rights of union membership, MM&P members and their families also enjoy an array of member-only benefits which, depending on membership group, include one or more of the following: paid health plan; retirement, pension and 401(k) plans; credit union eligibility; low-rate Union Plus credit card; Coast Guard Legal Aid program; license insurance program; full access to union halls and information; access to the AFL-CIO Community Services Network, which includes family counseling, social services and food banks; protection and support from MM&P’s parent union, the International Longshoremen’s Association and all AFL-CIO affiliates; support of numerous local and state labor alliances which have aided MM&P members during contract negotiations, demonstrations and job actions.

FCMs are not afforded these rights and privileges of union membership.

Please note, however, that under the case of CWA v. Beck, FCMs are still legally required to pay the union periodic dues and fees for the costs related to collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance adjustment and other activities reasonably related to the effectuation of the union’s representational duties (hereinafter called “chargeable activities”). Union expenditures for nonrepresentational activities, such as political activities and lobbying (hereinafter called “non-chargeable activities”)—activities which most workers know help build a better climate for us all in bargaining with employers and in securing fundamental workers’ rights—cannot be charged to FCMs who file timely objections.

In calendar year 2015 (the most current year for which audited information is available), we have confirmed that no more than 6.57 percent of all MM&P expenditures were for non-chargeable activities. Please note that a significant portion of these non-chargeable expenditures were for activities aimed at maintaining and improving working conditions and benefits for all who work in our industry.

The union has adopted a Policy and Procedure Concerning “Financial Core Membership” Under NLRB v. General Motors and Communication Workers of America v. Beck (hereinafter called “the Policy”), copies of which will be provided upon request or upon filing of objections regarding payment of non-chargeable expenses. Under the Policy, an employee in a bargaining unit represented by the union who is subject to a union security clause may opt-out of full union membership, and thus become an FCM, by submitting a written statement that includes the employee’s name, address, Social Security number, the name of the employer and a signed/dated declaration asserting that the employee desires to become an FCM. The statement must be addressed to the International Secretary-Treasurer at 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953.

Also under the Policy, an FCM has the right to object to the expenditure of his or her dues and fees paid to the union on non-representational activities. An FCM may file the objection by submitting a written statement that includes the FCM’s name, address, Social Security number, the name of the employer and a signed/dated declaration asserting that the FCM desires that his or her dues and fees be reduced to the representational expenditures’ proportional amount. The statement must be addressed to the International Secretary-Treasurer at 700 Maritime Boulevard, Suite B, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953. Only FCMs may file objections to paying for non-chargeable expenditures. Under the Policy, union members whose membership becomes temporarily suspended because of delinquency in their dues payments, or for other reasons, are not considered FCMs and will continue to be charged full dues and fees, absent compliance with the opting-out procedure. Also under the Policy, objections will not be presumed from compliance with the opting-out procedure. Thus, FCMs who wish to become objecting FCMs must comply with the objection procedure set forth above. Finally, under the Policy, an FCM who obtains a reduction in dues and fees after filing objections under the Policy will be required to pay the difference between full dues and fees and the reduced amount for the period during which the reduction was granted before the FCM is allowed to join/re-join the union.

We must underscore that bargaining-unit employees who become FCMs lose all rights and benefits of union membership while they continue to be legally obligated to pay chargeable dues and fees to the union under existing union security agreements.

It is, therefore, not surprising that the vast majority of workers believe that the extremely small portion of dues needed to maintain full union membership and enjoy all its valuable benefits is quite a bargain. We trust that everyone who carefully considers the options will become and remain a full member of the union. If you are not a union member or have not yet had the opportunity to join, please contact MM&P International Headquarters or any MM&P membership group office for a membership application.

Notice to All Union and Non-Union Members Regarding Their Rights Under NLRB v General Motors and CWA v Beck


Directory of MM&P OfficesInternational Headquarters

700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-850-8700 Fax: [email protected] www.bridgedeck.org

International Officers

Donald J. Marcus President410-850-8700 ext. [email protected]

Steven E. WerseSecretary-Treasurer410-850-8700 ext. [email protected]

Executive Offices

George Quick Vice President Pilot Membership [email protected]

Klaus LuhtaChief of [email protected]

Frank Scopelliti International [email protected]

Diane Chatham Executive Administrator410-691-8131 [email protected]

J. Lars TurnerNational Director of Collective [email protected]

Roger LashInternational [email protected]

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications [email protected]

Legal Department

Gabriel Terrasa International Counsel410-691-8148 [email protected]

LMSR Contact

Robert P. Chiesa Government Crewing Coordinator443-784-8788 [email protected]

Press Contact

Klaus Luhta Chief of Staff410-691-8139 [email protected]

Membership Department

Patrice L. WootenDirector of [email protected]

MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, JEC and IRA Plans

Patrick McCullough AdministratorMM&P Plans700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: [email protected]: Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Atlantic Maritime Group

Ron Tucker Vice President570 Broad StreetSuite 701Newark, NJ 07102Main Phone: 201-830-3406Direct: 201-830-3407Fax: [email protected]

Mike Riordan Representative Direct: [email protected]

Paul Roura Representative Direct: [email protected]

Rich RussoCity RepresentativePhone: [email protected]

Federal Employees Membership Group

Randall H. RockwoodVice PresidentExecutive OfficeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD [email protected]

Randi Ciszewski RepresentativeExecutive OfficeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953Office: 732-527-0828 Cell: 202-679-7594 Fax: [email protected]

Randi Ciszewski U.S. Navy Civil Service Pilots RepresentativeExecutive OfficeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953Office: 732-527-0828 Cell: 202-679-7594 Fax: [email protected]

Offshore Membership Group

David H. BoatnerVice President-Pacific Ports

Wayne FarthingVice President-Gulf Ports

Don F. Josberger Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Boston

Ron ColpusThomas SullivanRepresentativesMarine Industrial Park12 Channel St., Suite 606-ABoston, MA 02210-2333Phone: 617-671-0769Fax: [email protected]

Charleston

Cynthia Shortall Representative1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Suite 1B Charleston, SC 29407Phone: 843-766-3565 Fax: [email protected]

Honolulu

Randy Swindell Representative 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254 Honolulu, HI 96813Phone: 808-523-8183 Fax: [email protected]


Houston

Wayne Farthing Vice President-Gulf PortsNell Wilkerson Representative13850 Gulf Freeway, Suite 250Houston, TX 77034Phone: 281-464-9650Fax: [email protected] [email protected]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

David H. Boatner Vice President-PacificWendy Karnes Representative533 N. Marine Ave. Suite AWilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 310-834-7201 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

Miami/Port Everglades

Andrea Fortin Representative540 East McNab Rd., Suite BPompano Beach, FL 33060-9354Phone: 954-946-7883 Fax: [email protected]

New York/New Jersey

Don F. Josberger Vice President-Atlantic570 Broad Street, Suite 701Newark, NJ 07102Phone: 201-963-1900 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

Norfolk, Va.

Mark NemergutRepresentativeInterstate Corporate Center6325 North Center Dr. Suite 100Norfolk, VA 23502Phone: 757-489-7406 Fax: [email protected]

San Francisco

Jeremy HopeCoast AgentSandy Candau Representative548 Thomas L. Berkley Way Oakland, CA 94612Phone: 415-777-5074 Fax: [email protected]@bridgedeck.org

Seattle

Kathleen O. Moran Representative15208 52nd Ave. South Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98188Phone: 206-441-8700 Fax: [email protected]

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich Representative4333 S 50th St.Tampa, FL 33619Phone: 813-247-2164 Fax: 813-248-1592 Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM [email protected]

Pilot Membership Group

George A. Quick Vice President3400 N. Furnace Rd. Jarrettsville, MD 21084Phone: 410-691-8144Fax: [email protected]

East Coast Regional Representative

Timothy J. Ferrie201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: [email protected]

Gulf Coast Regional Representative

Richard D. Moore8150 S. Loop E. Houston, TX 77017Phone: [email protected]

West Coast Regional Representative

Kip CarlsonPier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: [email protected]

Alaska Marine Pilots

Rick EntenmannPresidentP.O. Box 920226 Dutch Harbor, AK 99692Phone: 907-581-1240 Fax: [email protected]

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

John WilliamsP.O. Box 2767 Corpus Christi, TX 78403Phone: 361-884-5899Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Mike Lorino Jr.3813 N.Causeway Blvd. Suite 100 Metairie, LA 70002Phone: 504-831-6615

Association of Maryland Pilots

Eric Nielsen President3720 Dillon St. Baltimore, MD 21224Phone: 410-276-1337 Fax: [email protected]

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Andrew D. MelickChairman2911 Port Blvd.Miami, FL 33132Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Martin McCabePresident256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11East Boston, MA 02128Phone: 617-569-4500Fax: 617-569-4502

Canaveral Pilots

Ben Borgie Doug BrownCo-ChairmenBox 816 Cape Canaveral, FL 32920Phone: [email protected]

Charleston Branch Pilots

Whit Smith6 Concord St.P.O. Box 179 Charleston, SC 29401Phone: 843-577-6695Fax: 843-577-0632


Columbia Bar Pilots

Gary Lewin100 16th St.Astoria, OR 97103-3634Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

Paul AmosPresident13225 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97203Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

Charles L. Yates President686 North Front St.Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331Phone: 541-267-6555Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

Allen J. “AJ” GibbsPresident8712 Highway 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037Phone: 504-392-8001Fax: 504-392-5014

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

Christos A. SotirelisP.O. Box 16110Galveston, TX 77552Phone: 409-740-3347Fax: 409-740-3393

Hawaii Pilots Association

Tom Heberle PresidentPier 19-Honolulu Harbor P.O. Box 721Honolulu, HI 96808Phone: 808-532-7233Fax: [email protected]

Houston Pilots

Michael A. MorrisPresiding Officer203 Deerwood Glen DriveDeer Park, TX 77536Phone: 713-645-9620

Key West Bar Pilots Association

Michael McGrawP.O. Box 848Key West, FL 33041Phone: 305-296-5512 Fax: 305-296-1388

Mobile Bar Pilots

J. Christopher BrockPresidentP.O. Box 831 Mobile, AL 36601Phone: 251-432-2639 Fax: 251-432-9964

Northeast Marine Pilots

E. Howard McVay243 Spring St. Newport, RI 02840Phone: 401-847-9050 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Pilots Association for the Bay & River Delaware

J. Ward Guilday President800 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147Phone: 215-465-8340 Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Andy Edelstein Todd J. CooperCo-DirectorsP.O. Box 13017 Port Everglades, FL 33316Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

David W. Grobschmit101 Stewart St. - Suite 900 Seattle, WA 98101Phone: 206-728-6400 Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Mark D. TaylorPresiding Officer5148 West Pkwy. Groves, TX 77619Phone: 409-722-1141 Fax: 409-962-9223www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

Timothy J. McGillPresident4910 Ocean St. Mayport, FL 32233Phone: 904-249-5631 Fax: [email protected]

San Juan Bay Pilots

P.O. Box 9021034San Juan, PR 00902-1034Phone: 787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

John R. Boyce PresidentRichard TetzlaffMM&P Branch AgentP.O. Box 274 733 E. Broadway Cape Vincent, NY 13618Phone: 315-654-2900; Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Peter McIsaacPort Agent Kip Carlson MM&P RepresentativePier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-362-5436 Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

John J. DeCruzNew York PresidentRichard J. SchoenlankNew Jersey President201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: 718-447-1582

Savannah Pilots Association

Robert T. (“Trey”) Thompson IIIMaster Pilot550 E. York St. P.O. Box 9267 Savannah, GA 31401-3545Phone: 912-236-0226 Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska Pilots

Ed Sinclair President1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300Ketchikan, AK 99901Phone: 907-225-9696 Fax: [email protected]

Southwest Alaska Pilots

Ronald A. Ward, IIPresidentP.O. Box 977 Homer, AK 99603Phone: 907-235-8783 Fax: [email protected].

Tampa Bay Pilots

Allen L. Thompson Executive Director 1825 Sahlman Dr. Tampa, FL 33605Phone: 813-247-3737 Fax: 813-247-4425

Virginia Pilot Association

J. William Cofer President3329 Shore Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23451Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes Pilots Association

Robert Krause President1111 Tower Ave., P.O. Box 248 Superior, WI 54880-0248Phone: 715-392-5204 Fax: 715-392-1666


United Inland Membership Group

Michael Murray Vice President

Cleveland

Thomas Bell Regional Representative1250 Old River Rd. 3rd FloorCleveland, OH 44113Phone: 216-776-1667 Fax: [email protected]

Juneau

Shannon AdamsonRegional Representative229 Fourth St. Juneau, AK 99801Phone: 907-586-8192 Fax: [email protected]

Oakland

Raymond W. ShipwayRegional Representative548 Thomas L. Berkley WayOakland, CA 94612Phone: 415-543-5694 Fax: [email protected]

Portland

John Schaeffner Regional Representative2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Portland, OR 97217Phone and Fax: [email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Regional RepresentativeMM&P1055 Kennedy AvenueSuite 201San Juan, PR 00920Phone: 787-724-3600 Fax: 787-723-4494Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM – 1:30PM [email protected]

Seattle

Michael MurrayVice President-UIGTim SaffleRegional Representative144 Railroad Ave., Suite 222 Edmonds, WA 98020Phone: 425-775-1403 Fax: [email protected] [email protected]

Wilmington

Raymond W. Shipway Regional Representative533 N. Marine Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 415-543-5694Fax: [email protected]

MIRAID

C. James Patti President1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 507Washington, DC 20036-5412Phone: 202-463-6505 Fax: [email protected]

Masters, Mates & Pilots Federal Credit Union

Kathy Ann Klisavage ManagerMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-691-8136Fax: 410-859-1623Toll-Free: 1-800-382-7777 (All U.S. and Puerto Rico)[email protected]

MM&P Maritime Advancement, Training,

Education & Safety Program (MATES)

Patrick McCullough Administrator

Glen Paine Executive Director

Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, Pension and Education, Safety &

Training Funds

Wendy Chambers Account ExecutiveAssociated Administrators Inc.4301 Garden City Drive, Ste 201 Landover, MD 20785Direct Line: 301-429-8964Member Calls: 1-800-638-2972

Pacific Maritime Region Pension & Benefit Plans

Columbia Northwest Marine Benefit Trust

Patrick McCullough Administrator700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500 Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: [email protected]: Monday-Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Northwest Maritime Pension Trust

Randy G. GoodwinAccount Executive P.O. Box 34203 Seattle, WA 98124Phone: 206-441-7574 Fax: 206-441-9110

Southwest Marine Health, Benefit & Pension Trust

4201 Long Beach Blvd.Suite 300Long Beach, CA 90807Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate

Studies (MITAGS)

Glen Paine Executive Director692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952Main Phone: 410-859-5700Toll-Free: Admissions: 1-866-656-5568 Residence Center: 1-866-900-3517BWI Airport Shuttle (avail. 24 hours a day): 1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0Fax: School: 410-859-5181 Residence: 410-859-0942Executive Director:[email protected]: [email protected]

Pacific Maritime Institute (PMI)

Bill Anderson Director1729 Alaskan Way, S. Seattle, WA 98134-1146Phone: 206-239-9965Fax: 206-441-2995Toll-Free: [email protected]


CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Henry H. Aspinwall, 91, Oct. 6, 2015. A pensioner since 1987 and a resident of Concord, Calif., he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as third mate aboard the SS Tyson Lykes. He enjoyed going to horse races and visiting Reno. He is survived by daughters Patricia Bishop and Nancy Milmon, his brother Tom, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Edward J. Boyle, 87, Nov. 21, 2015. After serving as a Navy diver, he joined Washington State Ferries in 1968. A resident of Silverdale, Wash., he devoted many hours in his retirement years to the Naval Undersea Museum. Survivors include his wife Delores, sons Mike and Pat, sisters Betty and

Peg, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Alvin L. Davis, 94, Nov. 12, 2015. A pensioner since 1975 and a resident of Harrison, Mich., he last sailed for Hudson Waterways as master of the USNS Yukon.

John (Ted) T. Ellis, 85, Oct. 12, 2015. A pensioner since 1981 and a resident of White River, Vt., he last sailed for Delta Steamship as second mate aboard the SS Santa Elena. He was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and the California Maritime Academy. Along the way he got to sail all the ratings, but the only one he loved required that his German plath star sextant be brought aboard.

William J. Frappier Jr., 72, Oct. 10, 2015. A pensioner since 1997 and a resident of York, Maine, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship as second mate aboard the SS Sgt. Matej Kocak. He was author of Steamboat Yesterdays on Casco Bay and was the New England editor of Steamboat

Bill/Powerships. Survivors include his wife Judy, daughter Kristin, son Bill and five grandchildren.

James J. Hughes, 88, Oct. 16, 2015. A pensioner since 1993 and a resident of San Francisco, Calif., he last sailed for Matson Navigation Company as third mate aboard the SS Kainalu. He enjoyed reading, dining out, public radio and business television. He especially enjoyed watching commercial ships from his apartment overlooking the San Francisco Bay. He is survived by son William and granddaughter Samantha.

Clark S. Inman, 92, Oct. 31, 2015. A pensioner since 1988 and a resident of Johnsonville, S.C., he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company as third mate aboard the SS Stella Lykes.

Lawrence P. Llewellyn, 89, Nov. 9, 2015. A pensioner since 1978 and a resident of Phoenix, Ariz., he last sailed for American President Lines as master of the SS President Fillmore. He served with the US Army Transport Service in the Aleutian Islands and Southwest Pacific, and

on merchant vessels in support of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Envied for his gardens and fruit trees, he was also an avid reader of Louis L’Amour and all things military. Survivors include his sister Maxine Bradt and grandson Kyle, along with many nieces and nephews.

Nicholas Mellis, 86, Oct. 31, 2015. A pensioner since 1987 and a resident of Pearland, Texas, he last sailed for American Ship Management as third mate aboard the SS Paul Bunyan. He is survived by his wife Maria and sons Michael and George.

George Mente, 90, Oct. 19, 2015. A pensioner since 1984 and a resident of Ponte Vedra, Fla., he last sailed for Trinidad Corporation as master of the SS American Explorer. Survivors include his wife Valle, and Mark, Al, Ellen, James and grandchildren.

Walter J. Nicholson, 95, Nov. 23, 2015. A pensioner since 1991 and a resident of Longview, Texas, he last sailed for American President Lines as third mate aboard the SS President Harrison. He enjoyed building model ships, woodworking, gardening and reading. He is survived by his wife

Maria and daughter Chian.


George K. Pappas, 90, Sept. 29, 2015. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Athens, Greece, he last sailed for Sealand Services as master of the Sealand Discovery. He enjoyed good company, the outdoors, and reading about historical personas. Survivors include his three children

Konstantinos, Aikaterini and Akyllas.

Bryan W. Phillips, 30, Sept. 8, 2015. A resident of League City, Texas, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company as second mate aboard the SS Green Bay. He enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing at the family cottage on the Chesapeake Bay and taking care of his pet schnauzers. He

is survived by his father Michael Phillips, mother Deborah Phillips and sister Paige Glass.

Andrew L. Schroder, 87, Sept. 27, 2015. A pensioner since 1985 and a resident of Little Compton, R.I., he last sailed for Keystone Shipping Company Inc. as master of the SS Keystone Canyon. Survivors include his wife Nancy, sons Glenn and Kevin, daughters Debra and Lila, 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.

Raymond N. Thomsen, 96, Nov. 11, 2015. A pensioner since 1983 and a resident of Lake Worth, Fla., he last sailed for United States Lines Inc. as third mate aboard the American Lark. A torpedo survivor during World War II, he went on to serve in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a proud

Mason for 72 years. He enjoyed his dogs, fishing, and his cabin in the Great Smokey Mountains. He is survived by daughters Elaine Bowe, Patricia Roberts and Judith Adamsk, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

William F. Wiemers, 85, Oct. 13, 2015. A pensioner since 1995 and a resident of Las Vegas, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship as second mate aboard the SS Sam Houston. He enjoyed visiting thoroughbred race tracks between vessels and throughout his retirement.

Remembering Union Brother Geno Spaulding

Eugene “Geno” Allen Spaulding, 60, Jan. 5. Geno was a staunch advocate for American mariners and a true patriot who didn’t hesitate to share his opinions with everyone–including employers, union officials, the heads of the maritime agencies, members of Congress and even the

president of the United States.

Geno joined the Navy in June 1979, sailing in Operation Iraqi Freedom II. He received an honorable discharge from the Navy along with the National Defense Service Medal, Navy & Marine Corp Expeditionary Medal, Navy First Good Conduct Medal and Battle E Ribbon.

A member of Masters, Mates & Pilots for over 30 years, he sailed for Horizon Lines, Matson and Military Sealift Command, as chief mate, second mate and third mate. He received his unlimited master’s license in 2004. Passionate about unionism and the American Merchant Marine, he shared his convictions with everyone he met and many whom he had never met.

“I am a firm believer in the fact that if the U.S. carried 40 percent of her imports and exports on American-flag bottoms, there would not be an unemployed person in the whole United States,” he wrote in a June 1998 letter to then-President Bill Clinton.

His membership in MM&P was ever a source of pride and reflection. “When you quit caring about the brother sitting in the hall waiting for his turn of employment… then you no longer have a union,” he once wrote in a letter to the editor that was published in The Master, Mate & Pilot.

Geno was an avid motorcycle collector and built multiple bikes up from their engine blocks. He would blaze down the highway on his tangerine 1956 Indian and was always willing to talk up a storm about motorcycles or music. Geno traveled with a guitar while at sea and would regale his fellow mariners with stories about the artists he had met on his travels.

“To us he was a true mariner and a true union brother. He will be missed by many of his shipmates and union brothers and sisters,” said MM&P President Don Marcus.


Honor Roll of PCF ContributorsMM&P salutes the union members, pensioners and employees who are making our voice heard in Washington, D.C.

* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

COMMODORES’ CLUB($500 or more)

Larry D. AasheimMurray G. Alstott P

Robert C. Beauregard Thomas E. Bell Theodore E. Bernhard David H. Boatner* Timothy A. Brown* P

In Memory of Ernest Allen CohenRobert B. Burke Randi Ciszewski Raymond Conrady P

Paul Costabile P

Michael F. Cotting Kevin G. Coulombe* In Memory of Capt. Oskar RismondoScot A. Couturier Richard W. Crane P

Robert Darley P

In Memory of Charlie DarleyJohn Ted Ellis P

To Bob Dayne 1965 Balboa Isle; Eric Coddaire, Charleston SCRobert E. England P

John W. Farmer, III* P

D. Wayne Farthing Gary Cameron Ford William W. Fransen Bradley D. Goodwin Edward W. Green Mary E. Grimshaw Harold J. Held* James F. Hill* Brian Hope Jeff H. Idema Eduardo E. Iglesias Arthur S. Jefferson P

Christian Johnsen Donald F. Josberger Henry C. Knox-Dick P

Jonathan F. Komlosy Robert A. Kuskis Richard W. Larocque Lawrence T. Lyons Charles W. Malue P

Donald J. Marcus* Donald U. Marshall, Jr. P

Robert G. Mattsen Richard W. May P

Robert C. McCarthy* P

Patrick McCullough Sean T. McNeice* Andrew J. Merrill C. Michael Murray In Memory of Jon Peterson

Douglas J. Nagy* Douglas A. Nemeth* F. John Nicoll* P

Paul H. Nielsen P

Joseph O. O’Connor* P

Glen M. Paine In Memory of Capt. Glen BanksWilliam L. Palmer, IIIGeorge A. Quick* Lloyd S. Rath P

Michael A. Rausa John P. Rawley Scott B. Reed Robert A. Reish* Karen A. Reyes* David M. Romano Paul D. Rooney P

Lisa Rosenthal Timothy C. Saffle John J. Schaeffner John F. Schmidt Paul T. Schulman Marilyn J. Shelley Steven P. Shils P

Raymond W. Shipway George J. Single James Stebbins P

Carl W. Stein Thomas E. Stone Gabriel Terrasa In Memory of Capt. Glen BanksRonald Tucker*Roy K. Valentine, Jr.Members of Washington State FerriesSteven E. Werse* To Honor the lifetime service of Earl HerringWilliam J. Westrem West S. Wilson George N. Zeluff, Jr.* P

CAPTAINS’ CLUB(between $250 and $499)

Robert G. Abbott Walter K. Allison P

Bruce M. Badger P

Andrew Banks Evan B. Barbis Derek J. Bender Matthew Bennett George Berkovich P

Geoffrey Bird P

James K. Boak, IV Jeffrey C. Bridges Richard S. Brooks P

Michael C. Browne Michael A. Buckley Joseph A. Byrne Damien J. Casken Konstantinos Catrakis P

Paul Chambliss Diane Chatham Hao Hong Cheong P

Nicholas A. Christian Bent L. Christiansen P

Dale Clark Timothy D. Clearwater Jane Coburn In Memory of Capt. Harold W. CoburnDean R. Colver P

Brett Cowan Vincent J. Cox P

Matthew C. Craven Thomas B. Crawford Ethan M. Creps Andrew Cullen P

James M. Cunningham Jeremy D. Cunningham Christoper D. Danilek George M. Darley In Memory of Charlie DarleyNicholas S. Deisher Ruth A. Denton John J. Dolan John T. Duff P

In Memory of Capt. John HuntDorothy Dunn P

In Memory of Darrell DunnEdward Enos William J. Esselstrom Malvina A. Ewers P

In Memory of Franklin EwersPeter Fileccia, Jr. Keith W. Finnerty Ryan K. FosterJames E. Franklin P

Jan M. Fraser P

Michael M. Fulcher Sean B. Gabe Kenneth N. Gaito Nicholas P. Garay Patrick N. Glenn William D. Good, Jr. P

John A. Gorman P

Walter A. Graf Edward Gras P

Peter S. Grate Gregory P. Gretz Robert Groh Mike F. Gruninger Ryan H. Guthrie

Jorge Gutman Kyle J. Hamill Michael K. Hargrave P

Samuel W. Hartshorn, Jr. P

Christopher S. Hendrickson Patrick J. Hennessy Andrew W. HetzLawrence J. Hines P

Alan G. Hinshaw Roland E. Hobson Richard G. Hoey Barry Craig Holland David H. Hudson Darin L. Huggins Lawrence E. Ingraham P

John P. Jablonski P

Thomas P. Jacobsen P

Joseph V. Jimenez Timothy R. Kalke Steven W. Kanchuga P

Christopher G. Kavanagh Eric S. Kelm Clyde W. Kernohan, Jr. P

Brian J. Kiesel Robert T. Kimball Richard J. Klein P

Michael Kmetz II George W. Koch, Jr. P

Bill R. Kosonen In Memory of Harroll S. KosonenDamian Krowicki Michael L. La Maina John E. Larson P

Roch E. Lavault P

David A. Leech Ian S. Lim William C. Mack Thomas P. Mackay, Jr. Richard A. Madden Leon R. Mansfield P

George E. Mara Brett J. Marquis Eugene W. Mayer, Jr. P

Rodney D. McCallen P

Thomas C. McCarthy Charles L. McConaghy P

Ann Marie McCullough John J. McEntee Daniel F. McGuire P

Paul F. McQuarrie P

Albro P. Michell, Jr. P

Steven J. Miller Peter W. Mitchell P

James L. Mixon David A. Mociun George B. Moran P


Keith A. Morton Paul A. Mospens Brian A. Mossman Philip D. Mouton P

Lawrence J. Neubert P

George B. Nichols P

Nicholas J. Nowaski Michael E. O’Connor Gregory S. Oelkers James P. Olander P

James E. O’Loughlin Robert P. O’Sullivan Robert R. Owen P

Antonios Papazis P

Peter J. P Parise, III P Michael Victor Parr C. James Patti Vasilios L. Pazarzis P

Ernest C. Petersen P

Peter A. Petrulis Paula C. Phillips Norman A. Piianaia P

Francesco P. Pipitone P

Bradley P. Plowman Alfred S. Polk Jonathon S. Pratt Stephen F. Procida P

Frank E. Reed, Jr.Ronald E. Riley John M. Rodriguez Bruce Rowland Edward B. Royles Kenneth T. Ryan Sean Sabeh Donald R. Sacca Scott D. Saunders George W. Schaberg P

John L. Schiavone P

Robert H. Schilling P

Travis A. Shirley Joseph S. Smith Robert R. Spencer P

Jennifer StairGlenn D. Strathearn P

Einar W. Strom P

Tore Stromme P

David A. Sulin Stacey W. Sullivan Arthur J. Thomas P

Jefferson L. Thomas Lee Townsend Joe Mark Tuck John S. Tucker P

Jed J. Tweedy Mitka A. Von Reis Crooks David J. Wade P

John Craig Wallace P

Steven D. Watt Ronald C. Wilkin John A. Willis P

James G. Wilson Kahai H. Wodehouse Patrice L. Wooten Christopher C. Zimmerman

CONTRIBUTORS’ LEVEL(between $100 and $249)

Mohamed A. Abbassi P

Jeffrey D. Adamson Shannon C. Adamson Frederick W. Allen P

John Allen P

Aaron H. Altmann Andrew J. Altum Salvador E Alvarado

Hans William Amador Gerald William Anderson Robert N. Anderson P

Victor L. Antunez Ray S. Armitstead P

Patricia J. Arnoult Alan J. Arsenault Jenaro A. Asteinza Nicholas C. Aswad Keith S. Austin Dennis S. Badaczewski II Thomas A. Bagan Bruce H. Baglien Christopher D. Baker Matthew P. Bakis Albert Mike Balister Kenneth S. Barron Charles K. Barthrop P

Steve J. Batchelor, Jr. P

Edward S. Batcho, Jr. P

Olgierd C. Becker Brice B. Behringer John E. Belcourt Tony Bijan John H. Bloomingdale Charles E. Booher P

Timothy J. Bourke Paul N. Braden Patrick Brandon Frank W. Branlund P

Anthony A. Brantley Allan R. Breese P

James P. Brennan John Brennan P

Anders K. Brinch, Jr. Patrick Broderick Michael S. Brown P

Sinclair G. Brown Wardell E. Brown P

Douglas K. Buchanan Fernando C. Buisan P

Roger M. Bumstead P

Dennis Burns P

Todd J. Burns Bert D. Burris In Memory of Charlie BurrisEugene E. Cabral P

Joseph Glenn Callos Paul D. Calvin Todd J. Campbell Hans E. Carlsson P

Michael J. Carolan Joseph F. Carpenter William R. Carr P

Dylan E. Carrara James A. Carroll Chriss B. Carson P

Charles Carubia Juan C. Carvajal P

Thomas J. Catalanotto P

O Scott Chamberlin John C. Chapman P

Stanislaw Chomicz Ejnar G. Christiansen P

Christopher N. Cichon Garrett H. Clark P

James L. Clements Arthur D. Clifford P

Paul E. Coan Anthony Colla P

Robin A. Colonas John V. Connor P

Gary J. Cordes P

Nicole Cornali Andrew R. Corneille Thomas J. Cortese Jeff G. Cowan P

David E. Cox P

John M. Cox P

David W. Crawford John F. Cronin P

Todd C. Crossman P

Edward Crowe P

Omar D’Abreu Cornell J. Daia Robert A. Dalziel P

Benjamin Day David Decastro P

George A. Defrain Gerard H. Degenova Stephen A. Dejong Connor Del Basso Thomas A. Delamater Honoring The “Texas Clipper”Marguerite Delambily P

In Memory of Robert DelambilyJoseph F. Delehant P

Denny Dennison Jeremey A. Depaolo Edward J. Deslauriers P

Bernard J. Diggins P

John M. Dolan Lyle G. Donovan Sean M. Doran Jerome J. Dorman P

Lee Dortzbach Harold Douglas Robert Drew P

Dale S. Dubrin P

George Dunham P

Geoffrey Dunlop P

Robert W. Eisentrager P

Barrett T. Enck David K. Engen P

Glen E. Engstrand Marc D. Ennis Eric L. Eschen Robin Espinosa Edward M. Evans P

Stanley J. Fabas Ian J. Falkenberg Shawn L. Farrell Dennis J. Fennelly Joseph J. Ferdinando Eddo H. Feyen P

Javier Figueroa Elisa A. Finan Russel W. Finstrom P

Karl R. Fisher William Fisher Michael F. Flood Bruce Forbush Timothy Forsyth Alan Fosmo Donald J. Foster James L. Frank Kevin L. Franssen J. Peter Fritz P

Alain Ali Froutan P

Stephen G. Fuccillo David Fulton Eric R. Furnholm Elliott S. Gabbert Lillian M. Gallo Allen Garfinkle P

Steven J. Garvan Nicholas K. Gasper Angelo F. Gazzotto P

Francis G. Gilroy Hans Peter Godskesen P

Howard Goldberg P

Gregory A. Goolishian, Jr. Gerald M. Gordon P

Beau Gouig

Joseph D. Graceffa P

Kyle P. Grant John L. Gray P

Alfred Scott Gregory Paul A. Gregware, Jr. P

Paul J. Grepo P

Timothy J. Hagan Brandt R. Hager Curtis B. Hall Daniel S. HallKenneth J. Halsall P

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