ANOTHER ATTACK BY SEN. JOHN MCCAIN ON U.S. MARITIME JOBS
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Vol. 51, No. 1
Jan. — Feb. 2015 The International Marine Division of ILA/AFL-CIO
Official Voice of the International
Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
Another Attack by Sen. John McCain on U.S. Maritime Jobs
International Shipholding Flags In MV Ocean Globe
Greetings from Maersk Alabama and Matson’s MahiMahi
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Vol. 51, No. 1 January — February 2015 Organization
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Letter From the President 1 Mates & Pilots
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Another attempt by Sen. John McCain to jettison the Jones Act and with it, the jobs of Marine Division of the ILA),
America’s merchant mariners. AFL-CIO. © 2015 IOMMP.
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News From MITAGS 16 Lisa Rosenthal
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS
MM&P Directory 17 Don Marcus, President
Steven Werse, Secretary-Treasurer
Cross’d the Final Bar 21 VICE PRESIDENTS
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Wayne Farthing, Offshore Gulf
MM&P Holiday Party Photos 23 Don Josberger, Offshore Atlantic
C. Michael Murray, United Inland
George A. Quick, Pilots
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Senator or Predator From Arizona?
Union Brothers and Sisters: Esquire.com, if “you count temporary workers
and itinerant strippers.”
I
n case any of us suspected that the boundaries of political Regardless of what one thinks about the
hypocrisy and cynicism in Washington, D.C. had already been merits of the Keystone XL Pipeline, using this
fully revealed, welcome to the 114th Congress. The Keystone XL so-called jobs bill as an opportunity to promote
Pipeline legislation, labelled by its proponents as a job-creating bill, the destruction of the U.S. maritime industry is
was almost passed by the Senate with an amendment that would unconscionable — but what else is new? We have
have destroyed approximately ten times more jobs than it would witnessed the lies, distortions and half-truths
have created. about the merits of the Jones Act reappear with
Had Senator John McCain had his way, eliminating the U.S. regularity since the days of Rob Quartel and
build requirement in the Jones Act would have been another step his Jones Act Reform Coalition, if not before.
down the road of selling off America in the name of “free trade” Fortunately, support from legislators in the Senate who
and “anti-protectionism.” Senator McCain is working hard to understand the value of the U.S. Merchant Marine and our
put us out of work. In his speech to the Senate on January 22, he shipyards prevented the anti-Jones Act amendment from
described the Jones Act as “an archaic 1920s-era law that hinders advancing with the pipeline bill.
free trade, stifles the economy and hurts consumers — largely for But although he was beaten back this time, it is a certainty that
the benefit of labor unions.” Senator McCain will return. As hard as it is to comprehend, we
“Free trade” warrior McCain wants to make the world safer have the ongoing efforts of a former naval officer, who one would
and better for the multinational corporations, oil profiteers and expect would know better, attempting to destroy the industry
financial institutions that will benefit from the destruction of our which is as central to U.S. military and economic security as the
jobs. These global institutions are the true beneficiaries of so-called U.S. Navy itself.
“free trade.” Indeed, Senator McCain’s “anti-protectionism” As reported in the Washington, D.C. press, McCain vows to
directed against American workers is really nothing more than return: “I won’t quit,” he is quoted as saying, and “…don’t worry,
“protectionism” for multinationals intent on unfettered global had a lot of fun with it.” Fun indeed, for everyone who has no
pillage. These multinationals are the ones seeking “protections” worries about a job or, apparently, national security.
from U.S. taxes, U.S. labor standards and even, in the more No doubt, McCain will be back: seeking any opportunity to
extreme cases, freedom from U.S. criminal responsibilities. torpedo the Jones Act. As with his previous efforts to exploit
Does anyone seriously believe that pennies per ton theoretically circumstances surrounding Hurricane Katrina and the Deepwater
“saved” by transporting oil, cattle or toilet paper aboard a foreign- Horizon disaster, outright lies and half-truths are not an obstacle.
built ship versus a U.S.-built ship would be passed on to the Listening to him rail in his address to the U.S. Senate that the Jones
consumer? As a point of fact, the Government Accounting Office Act of 1920 has “outlived its usefulness,” it seemed to me that,
in their March 2013 report on the Jones Act as it pertains to Puerto on the contrary, Senator McCain has outlived his usefulness as a
Rico was unable to quantify any such savings that might be passed public servant of the American people.
on to island residents if the Jones Act was eliminated. Thankfully, other senators, Republican and Democrat alike,
The only issue that is quantifiable in this debate is the fact that recognize these efforts for what they are: political grandstanding
eliminating the U.S. build requirement of the Jones Act would cost that, if successful, would endanger national security.
thousands of middle class, U.S. tax-generating American jobs. In Masters, Mates & Pilots will not give up the ship. We will battle
lashing out against the maritime industry, labor-hater McCain has this out as maritime labor has always done. We have done so
found the ideal platform to demonstrate his reactionary political successfully since the days of Andrew Furuseth and Wisconsin
credentials without running any risk of alienating his constituents Senator Robert LaFollette with the Seamen’s Act of 1915, with
in land-locked, “right-to-work” Arizona. Washington State Senator Wesley Jones and the Jones Act of 1920,
According to the American Maritime Partnership, there are with President Franklin Roosevelt and the Merchant Marine Act
currently 117 shipyards in 26 states which directly employ 110,000 of 1936, up through the Maritime Security Act of 1996. We will not
workers. Including direct and indirect employment, the U.S. falter now.
Maritime Administration estimates that the U.S. shipbuilding Thanks to the many members who contacted their senators to
and ship repair industry support the annual employment of voice their opposition to Senator McCain’s misguided amendment.
over 400,000 American workers with an annual income of We will continue to use all of our resources to protect our jobs and
approximately $24 billion and an annual domestic product of $36 the honorable profession that, properly acknowledged or not, has
billion. served our country so well in times of peace and war.
On the other hand, the Keystone XL Pipeline, if it is
constructed, will support approximately 40 permanent workers. Fraternally,
While its supporters claim that building the pipeline will generate Don Marcus
42,000 jobs, this is true only, according to Charles P. Pierce of MM&P International President
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NEWS BRIEFS
Broadside Attack on the Jones Act and the U.S.-Flag Fleet
this law would be harmful to our national security and our
At the start of the economy,” Smith said.
new Congress, “One of the reasons our Navy is strong is because of the
McCain moved U.S.-shipyard industrial base,” wrote 32 members of the
swiftly against
House of Representatives in a Jan. 20 letter to Senate leaders.
the Jones Act, the
law that serves as “Shipbuilding and maintenance are essential to the safety and
the foundation security of our nation.”
of employment International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
for every MM&P President Robert McEllrath, in a Jan. 16 letter to every member
member. of the Senate, called the McCain amendment “dangerous.” He
said that if approved, it would “displace hardworking American
taxpayers in favor of foreign workers not subject to American
laws, regulations and taxes, and allow foreign shipbuilding
interests to secure a foothold in the American market.” While
U.S. mariners and shipyards are subject to strict Coast Guard
regulations that ensure that safe practices are adhered to, “their
foreign counterparts are not,” McEllrath said.
The Jones Act is the foundation of the American domestic
S
en. John McCain, the new chair of the powerful Senate maritime infrastructure—vessels, mariners, and shipyards—
Armed Services Committee, wasted no time: in the open- that is critical to military sealift. The same is true of homeland
ing days of the Republican-led Congress, he introduced security, where American workers on American vessels work
an amendment that would have sounded the death knell for the closely with local, state and federal agencies to perform a critical
Jones Act. The attack, which took the form of an anti-Jones Act domestic protection function.
amendment to an unrelated piece of legislation on the Keystone “After years of stagnation, the American maritime industry
XL Pipeline, was beaten back by Congressional advocates of the is investing a record amount in new ship construction with
U.S.-flag fleet, labor unions and maritime shipping companies. American shipyards building many modern, state-of-the art
As a first step to completely dismantling the law, the McCain vessels,” said Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.). “The production
amendment would have eliminated the Jones Act’s “build” of these vessels provides stable, high-paying manufacturing
requirement, which stipulates that vessels traveling between two jobs for American workers and contributes $36 billion to gross
U.S. ports be built in the United States. domestic product. This amendment would stifle that progress
In a release to national media outlets, MM&P called the and the associated economic benefits.”
McCain amendment “a job killer of epic and irreversible “As the Senate considers legislation on the Keystone pipeline
proportions.” and other energy and security measures, I urge you to oppose
“In Washington sometimes up is down and offense is efforts to weaken the Jones Act,” wrote Rep. Duncan Hunter
defense, but an amendment that seeks to eliminate highly (R-Calif.), chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard
skilled, steady middle-class jobs employing hundreds of and Maritime Transportation, in a Jan. 15 letter to Sen. Lisa
thousands of our countrymen should never be called good for Murkowski, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and
America,” said MM&P President Don Marcus. Natural Resources, and Sen. John Thune, chair of the Senate
McCain’s amendment, if it had been approved, would have Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
decimated the nation’s shipping industry, eliminating as many as “The Jones Act keeps jobs, ships and a maritime skill base
400,000 U.S. jobs spread over 26 states. in the United States, and any effort to diminish this longstand-
The groups that would have most benefitted from its ing law is sure to negatively impact America’s maritime indus-
passage are foreign shipping interests, not subject to U.S. laws, try and its significant contributions to the national economy,”
regulations, environmental standards or taxes, and which are Hunter said.
heavily subsidized by their respective governments. “Put simply, Senator McCain is hijacking a debate on energy
A bipartisan group of legislators, including in the Senate policy in service of an ideological agenda with the hope of end-
Mississippi Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker, and ing cabotage protections to the benefit of foreign shipping inter-
Democrats Bob Casey (Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (Wisc.) and Mazie ests,” commented AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department
Hirono (Hawaii), were particularly outspoken in their opposi- (TTD) President Ed Wytkind.
tion to McCain’s amendment. Members are encouraged to subscribe to The Wheelhouse
In the House of Representatives, Congressmen Derek Kilmer Weekly (wheelhouse@bridgedeck.org) and to check the MM&P
(D-Wash.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.), among others, took the website, bridgedeck.org, for updates on legislation of impor-
floor to blast McCain’s plan. “Any attempt to repeal or weaken tance to the industry.
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Our Industry Is Under Attack—
We Need Your Help!
It took less than one month from the beginning of the new Congress for
our opponents to throw down the gauntlet and level their first attack
against our industry. This time Sen. John McCain, the new chairman of
the all-important Senate Armed Services Committee, and his allies tried
to repeal the Jones Act through an amendment to pending legislation to
authorize the Keystone Pipeline.
MM&P, MIRAID and our colleagues and partners in the maritime
industry are working hard to make sure that members of Congress—espe-
cially newly elected members of Congress—understand how important
the Jones Act and the domestic maritime industry are to our country.
To be successful, we need every member of our union, regardless of
membership group, to make an immediate contribution to our Political
Contribution Fund (PCF).
Individuals like Sen. McCain clearly do not care about putting you out of
work. And they won’t stop. In fact, they only have to win once, while we have
to beat them at every turn.
Unless we have a stronger, larger Political Contribution Fund, we will
not be able to help those members of Congress who support us to fight
back against those who oppose us. If you have given to our PCF, thank
you for your support and we ask that you make another contribution.
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.
Please go to bridgedeck.org today and contribute to the PCF!
Certificate of Appreciation to
Captain Taylor “Ty” Anderson
Captain Taylor L. Anderson (left) receives
a certificate of appreciation from MM&P
United Inland Group Vice President Mike
Murray. The award is in recognition of
Anderson’s years “as an outstanding and
honorable member of the International
Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
United Inland Group.” Anderson, who sails
for Washington State Ferries, has been a
member of the union since March 19, 1987.
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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)
U.S. Ship Officers’ Unions Ask To Meet With Coast Guard
On New International Safe Manning Rules
MM&P Pilots Group Vice companies responsible for submitting safe manning proposals
President George Quick at that take into account the operational requirements and circum-
a recent industry meeting.
Quick has worked for
stances specific to each vessel.
years to promote safe rules The IMO action in resolution A.104.27 includes a list of oper-
on ship manning and ational factors that influence workload, along with functions
protections on mariners’ that must be performed by the crew in different operational cir-
right to shore access cumstances. The resolution itself takes the form of guidance, but
through terminal facilities.
the IMO has also amended SOLAS V, Regulation 14-Manning,
with mandatory language providing that administrations “shall
establish appropriate minimum safe manning following a trans-
parent procedure, taking into account the guidance in resolution
A.1047.27.”
The IMO resolution, which is the product of years of pains-
taking effort on the part of MM&P Pilots Group Vice President
Photo: SIU Communications
George Quick and others, including MM&P Chief of Staff Klaus
Luhta, contains a list of operational factors that influence work-
M
load and the associated functions that must be performed by
M&P and two other U.S. maritime officers’ unions
the crew, with the proviso that a standardized task evaluation be
have requested a meeting with Coast Guard officials to
used to establish safe manning levels. The new standard is actual
discuss how the agency will conform U.S. regulations
operational manning, rather than theoretical bare minimum
to recent changes in the international requirements on what
manning as in the past. National administrations are then called
constitutes a safe manning level for each ship.
on to approve a company’s submission depending on whether
“A sea change has taken place in the requirements on how
the manning levels proposed are in accordance with resolution
manning levels are to be determined,” the three officers’ unions
A.1047.27. The amendment to SOLAS V means national admin-
wrote in a Jan. 22 letter to Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Thomas.
istrations and companies are accountable for implementing the
“The international regulations are now in place to establish
guidelines: they must either comply or present reasoned justifi-
realistic manning levels for ships in international trade and level
cations for non-compliance.
the playing field between ship owners who have used unrealistic
Together, the three unions—MM&P, the Marine Engineers’
manning levels to gain competitive advantage at the expense of
Beneficial Association (MEBA) and the American Maritime
responsible ship owners and maritime safety.”
Officers (AMO)—represent the licensed deck and engineering
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the
officers on the vast majority of U.S.-flag ships covered by inter-
world have long struggled with the problems of undermanned
national regulations under the SOLAS Convention. The letter
ships, excessive workloads, fatigue and the resulting human
was signed by MM&P President Don Marcus, MEBA President
errors causing maritime casualties. New IMO guidelines make
Marshall Ainley and AMO President Paul Doell.
Cookout Aboard
Maersk Alabama
It was a sunny day when the officers and crew
of Maersk Alabama took a break from their
shipboard duties to partake in a cookout that
featured grilled shrimp and fresh fish. (Left to
right) Captain Larry Aasheim, Third Mate Earl
Gray Jr. and Chief Mate Jane Shelley. The ship
was on the way to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Calls on U.S.
To Release Details “of Disastrous Trade Plan”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has called out the Obama Administration
on a proposed law that would give the president authority to “fast
track” trade negotiations. The legislation would pave the way for pas-
sage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP), the
largest free trade agreement in history. It would encompass 12 nations
that account for nearly 40 percent of the global economy.
In a Jan. 5 letter to U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman,
Sanders expressed concern that the text of the TPP had not been made
public, despite the fact that “the leaders of the major corporate inter-
ests who stand to gain enormous financial benefits from this agree-
ment are actively involved in writing the TPP.”
Sanders said the only parts of the proposed pact that have been
made public have been released in the form of leaked documents, add-
ing “I find what I read to be very troubling.”
A number of labor unions including MM&P have spoken out
against the TPP and similar trade agreements, including the CETA
pact between Canada and the European Union, which would decimate
“It goes without saying that the American people and their elected
officials have a right to know what is in these trade agreements,” says Canada’s Merchant Navy by punching holes in our northern neigh-
Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders. bor’s version of the Jones Act.
Like CETA, the TPP has broad economic and political implications
for participating nations’ sovereignty, health care, environment and
security, among many other issues. “It goes without saying that the American people and their elected officials have a right to know
what is in this agreement before fast track is voted on,” Sanders says.
The senator requested a copy of “the full composite bracketed text, without redactions, of the TPP,” along with permission for his
staff and experts of his choosing to be allowed access.
He also asked the U.S. trade representative to explain “why you think it is appropriate that the representatives of the largest financial
institutions, pharmaceutical companies, oil companies, media conglomerates, and other major corporate interests not only have access
to some of these documents, but are also playing a major role in developing the key provisions in it,” while “the people who will suffer
the consequences of this treaty have been shut out of this process.”
A spokesperson for the senator said on Jan. 30 that the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office had not yet responded to the letter.
Bill Introduced To Extend Export-Import Bank
Republican Congressman Stephen Fincher (Tenn.) and 57 of his Republican colleagues have introduced the Reform Exports and
Expand the American Economy Act (HR 597), legislation to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
The bank’s mission is to create and sustain U.S. jobs by financing sales to international buyers of U.S. exports. The bank is chartered
by Congress as a government corporation. It was last chartered for a three-year term in 2012. In September of last year, its term was
extended through June 30, 2015.
Fincher has said his legislation would make the Export-Import Bank “more accountable and transparent, while requiring the bank
to be more solvent and self-sufficient.” The bill would extend until Sept. 30, 2019 the bank’s authority to operate. It would also limit, to
$130 billion, the bank’s aggregate loan, guarantee and insurance exposure.
By financing the export of American goods and services from companies throughout the United States, the Export-Import Bank
helped to facilitate more than $37 billion in export sales in Fiscal Year 2013, which in turn supported more than 200,000 American jobs.
A percentage of the commodities exported through Ex-Im Bank financing must be shipped on U.S.-flag vessels, providing a significant
source of cargo for the U.S.-flag fleet. For this reason, the bank’s financing activities support not only American jobs in a wide range of
manufacturing industries but also American jobs in the domestic transportation, port and U.S.-flag shipping industries.
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Crowley Maritime Joins MATES Training Program
The MM&P maritime school, MITAGS-PMI, will
provide one-stop training, upgrade and certification
services for licensed deck officers at Crowley Maritime
Corp. who belong to the union’s United Inland Group.
The program has been made possible by the fact that
long-time MM&P employer Crowley is now a member
of the Maritime Advancement, Training, Education &
Safety (MATES) training fund, which was established in
1968 by MM&P and its contracted employers.
“MM&P is gratified that our forward-looking
employer Crowley has decided to formally become
a member of the MATES Program,” said MM&P
President Don Marcus. “It has long been the goal of
United Inland Group Vice President Mike Murray and
MM&P to bring the highest quality training to our
Inland Sector members. We thank Crowley for making
the commitment to our professional workforce.”
The new program assures compliance with all deck officer regulatory training requirements.
“We are pleased to welcome Crowley as the newest member company of MATES and look forward to satisfying its continuing
education and training requirements,” said MITAGS-PMI Executive Director Glen Paine. “The MATES program has many benefits for
Crowley, including consistency and quality of training and a significant reduction in costs.”
Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime is a privately held family- and employee-owned company. It provides project solutions
and energy and logistics services in domestic and international markets through six lines of business: Puerto Rico/Caribbean Liner
Services, Latin America Liner Services, Logistics Services, Petroleum Services, Marine Services and Technical Services.
Administration’s Budget Reaffirms Support
for Maritime Security Program
The Administration’s Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal calls on and supplies necessary to support America’s troops. More than
Congress to appropriate $186 million for the Maritime Security 90 percent of the supplies and equipment required to support
Program (MSP), the amount authorized by Congress to fully America’s operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been trans-
fund the program. The $186 million will ensure the contin- ported by privately owned U.S.-flag vessels and their civilian U.S.
ued operation of the maritime security fleet, comprised of 60 citizen crews.
privately owned, militarily useful U.S.-flag commercial vessels The companies that participate in the program provide DOD
crewed by American mariners. with U.S.-flag and U.S.-crewed vessels as well as access to their
As stated by the Administration, “The purpose of the own worldwide logistics networks. The U.S. Transportation
[Maritime Security] Program is to establish and sustain a fleet Command has estimated that it would cost the U.S. government
of active ships that are privately owned, commercially viable
$52 billion to replicate the global intermodal system made avail-
and militarily useful to meet national defense and other emer-
able to DOD by MSP participants.
gency sealift requirements. Participating operators are required
“The U.S.-flag fleet is critical to our military in ensur-
to make their ships and commercial transportation resources
available upon request by the Secretary of Defense during times ing readiness and sustainment,” says Congressman Duncan
of war or national emergency. Commercial transportation Hunter (R-Calif.), chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime
resources include ships, logistics management services, port ter- Transportation Subcommittee and a member of the House
minal facilities and U.S. citizen merchant mariners to crew both Armed Services Committee and its Seapower Subcommittee.
commercial and government-owned merchant ships.” “DOD for well over a decade has relied on MSP-enrolled ves-
MSP is a critical component of America’s sealift readiness: sels for sealift of necessary cargo into conflicts in Iraq and
it guarantees that the Department of Defense (DOD) has the Afghanistan as well as other troubled areas, at a fraction of what
U.S.-flag commercial sealift capability it needs to fulfill its mis- it would cost to replicate that sealift if it had to build its own
sions around the world and to deliver the material, equipment vessels.”
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Green Bay Flagged Out, Ocean Globe Flagged In
MM&P members aboard MV Green Bay
(left to right): Captain William Boyce, Chief
Mate Homer McGee, MM&P International
Secretary-Treasurer Steve Werse, Atlantic Ports
Vice President Don Josberger, Central Gulf
Waterman Vice President Bob Chambers and
Captain Tom Bagan. The ship was flagged-out
on Dec. 29, 2014.
MV Ocean Globe in Jacksonville, Fla. The vessel has
been assigned the Maritime Security Program (MSP)
slot formerly allocated to the Green Bay. It is owned
by Intermarine, managed by Crowley and manned by
Waterman.
Greetings From
the Matson Ship
MahiMahi
While in the Port of Oakland in December, the
officers aboard Matson’s MahiMahi received a
visit from MM&P Coast Agent Jeremy Hope.
(Left to right) Third Mate J.A. Hobson, Chief
Mate Tim Smith, Hope, Captain Frank Reed,
off going Chief Mate Roland Hobson and
Second Mate Gavin Hughes.
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NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)
Interview With MM&P Government Crewing Coordinator
Robert Chiesa
Where were you born and where did you
grow up?
I was born and raised in New York City on the Lower East Side,
better known as Greenwich Village. I’m a product of Catholic
grammar and high schools. In 1958, I joined the Navy to see the
world. I was trained by the Navy as a radio operator. After radio
school in Norfolk, I moved to Beach Jumper Unit 2 in Little
Creek, Va. Beach Jumper units were tasked with tactical cover
and deception. I spent nine months working aboard a destroyer
in a communications hut. After an honorable discharge from
the Navy in 1963, I worked for the railroads as a telegraph
operator.
Describe your early years in the maritime
industry.
Robert Chiesa came onboard as MM&P’s
I started out in the maritime industry in New York with Clipper
government crewing director in October 2013.
Marine, then with International Admiralty Marine and later
with Avon Steamship. I worked first as a teletype operator and a
mail clerk. I climbed the ladder to become paymaster.
Where did you spend the bulk of your career? Describe your current job.
In 1979, I finally came to rest on the doorstep of Waterman My wife Lucy and I both retired from ISC in 2006 and
Steamship Corporation’s New York office. I found a home and moved to Mobile, Ala. In October 2013, I was brought
there I stayed as personnel manager and assistant to the director onboard at MM&P as government crewing coordinator. I
of labor relations. International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) work with Gulf Ports Vice President Wayne Farthing and
purchased Waterman in 1989 and I was one of two offered MM&P headquarters in the management and tracking
employment in New Orleans. I accepted the job and stayed with of personnel for the government contracts recently
the company for a total of 27 years. awarded to Patriot Contract Services. In my 40 years in
In New Orleans, I worked as manager of marine personnel, the industry, I’ve worked with every union out there but
supervising crewing and payroll for 13 American-flag vessels working for MM&P management and its members is the
with 270 crewmembers. They had a total of seven different best job I ever had.
labor union affiliations. The 13-ship fleet included: Members looking for employment aboard the ships
• three TAK-class 3005s operated by Waterman for Military see the job and make the first inquiry at the union hall.
Sealift Command (MSC) Prepositioning Ship Squadron I take it from there. If the company lets me know in
One; advance that a member is coming to Mobile, I can hook
• the T-AK 9655 MV Green Ridge, used to preposition a up with them and bring them over to the house for a
500-bed U.S. Navy fleet hospital in the Indian Ocean; home-cooked meal or at least a cup of coffee. It’s the best
• her sister ship, the T-AK 2050 MV Green Wave, used to way to get to know someone.
supply areas of Greenland and Antarctica for the Navy
and the Air Force. I also directly supervised the TAK What do you do in your free time?
2049 Green Valley and her four sister LASH ships in My hobby is shooting—not hunting. I enjoy pistol and
Diego Garcia for the Combat Prepositioning Force. The rifle target shooting. The weather down here is perfect
LASH ships provided quick-response delivery of U.S. for it.
Army equipment for ground troops.
Januar y - Februar y 2015 - 8 - The Master, Mate & PilotKnow Your Legal Rights and Obligations
In the Event of a Maritime Casualty
Risks in the maritime environment are on the rise as voyage records (more on this below) and to report a
regulatory burdens increase, shipping lanes become more serious accident as soon as possible, a mariner has the
crowded and economic pressures lead to tighter deadlines right to decline to speak further with the Coast Guard
and manning levels that create heavier workloads. The until the arrival of counsel. This right also applies to any
beginning of a new year is a good opportunity to review other investigating agency, be it state or federal (although
the mariner’s rights and obligations in the event of a local counsel may have additional guidance regarding the
maritime casualty that takes place under U.S. jurisdiction. procedures of a particular state).
This article is intended as a guideline only for legal rights A mariner involved in an accident has the right to
and responsibilities provided under U.S. law. Seek legal remain silent in any matter that could subject him or her
counsel immediately after an incident and remember to criminal prosecution. (And it should be assumed that
your rights. It is also recommended that officers in senior if an accident results in oil in the water, it may lead to
positions invest in license insurance. criminal prosecution.) If immunity is offered, a mariner
has the right to confer with counsel prior to accepting the
offer. This applies to any investigation by the Coast Guard
Two basic legal rights—the right to or by any federal, state or local agency. Upon request of
the Coast Guard, voyage records (charts, logs, printouts,
counsel and the right to remain silent—
manifests, oil record book, etc.) must be produced without
assume paramount importance. delay, even if counsel is not present. There is, however,
no requirement that one discuss, interpret or explain any
record until counsel is present.
In the maritime world as in other industries, many Any incident involving death, serious injury, property
incidents are minor and do not have legal consequences. In loss, loss of seaworthiness or harm to the environment
more serious cases, it is important to keep in mind that the must be reported as soon as practical. Likewise, there is an
course the proceedings will take is often established at the obligation to provide the Coast Guard with information
earliest stages, in the moments in which initial statements relating to the immediate safety of persons, property or the
are made to the authorities at the accident scene. Here, environment, even if counsel is not present.
the old maxim “Silence is golden” takes on renewed Within five days of the casualty, the owner, agent,
significance: it is important to emphasize that statements master, operator or person in charge must prepare a CG
that may seem innocent can be interpreted very differently Form 2692 and forward it to the Coast Guard’s Office of
by the authorities. Marine Safety. This required form is usually prepared with
Two basic legal rights—the right to counsel and the advice of counsel.
right to remain silent—assume paramount importance. Union members should contact their union as soon as
A mariner involved in an accident has the right to be possible after an accident occurs. It is also important to
represented by counsel in any matter, civil or criminal, note that company counsel is primarily representing the
at any stage of the investigation. Except for obligations company’s interest. U.S. law guarantees the mariner the
to provide immediate safety information, to produce right to be represented by his or her own counsel.
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 9 - Januar y - Februar y 2015NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)
Watch Officers, Day Workers and Instructors
Needed for SUNY Summer Sea Term Photos by Kristen Randolph.
The State University of New York Maritime College is looking for watch
officers, day workers and instructors for this year’s summer training cruise
aboard the TS Empire State. Employment on the summer training cruise
offers an opportunity to assist with the at-sea, practical training of the mari-
ners of tomorrow, as well as to participate in a great itinerary. Salary com-
mensurate with license, certification and experience.
MM&P has a labor referral agreement with SUNY that allows active
members to extend their MM&P medical coverage and MITAGS training
benefits. MM&P pensioners are allowed employment for the summer sea
term under our Pension Plan Rules. For questions on this program, please
contact J. Lars Turner, MM&P National Director of Collective Bargaining,
lturner@bridgedeck.org.
The overall training sea term will begin May 4 and end Aug. 12. You may
apply and be considered for one of the following options: Cruise A (antici-
pated May 4-June 24); Cruise B (anticipated June 24-Aug. 12); Full Cruise
(May 4-Aug. 12). Naval orders can be issued for MMR Officers.
Requirements: senior licenses preferred and recent sea experience
required along with medical clearances.
For more information or to apply, contact: Joann Sprague, office man-
ager, jsprague@sunymaritime.edu, (718) 409-7352 and/or Captain Richard S.
Smith, master of TS Empire State, rsmith@sunymaritime.edu, (718) 409-7350.
Howard Wyche.
Cadet learning how to take bearings measurements with Lars Turner. Homer McGee with cadets.
Januar y - Februar y 2015 - 10 - The Master, Mate & PilotA group of cadets learning the anchoring system with Mike Kemetz.
Cadet learning about time, speed and distance with Lars Turner.
Lars Turner and Dave Ryan.
Bipartisan Legislation
Recognizes Role of World War II Merchant Mariners
Legislation introduced in the House of Representatives by Democrat Janice Hahn (Calif.) and Republican John Duncan (Tenn.) would
provide long overdue recognition for American merchant mariners who served our nation during World War II. The Honoring Our
World War II Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 (HR 563), directs the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the
Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine dur-
ing World War II.
“Hundreds of ships and thousands of men were lost to enemy submarines and aircraft while ferrying supplies to Western Europe
and even Russia during the war,” Hahn says. “Unfortunately, those who served this nation so valiantly were not eligible for the assis-
tance under the G.I. Bill that helped millions of veterans go to college, secure a home and transition into civilian life. The fact that we
did not provide similar benefits to the merchant mariners who risked their lives for this country is simply unfathomable.”
Hahn says the bill she and Duncan introduced would rectify the inequity by providing a one-time benefit of $25,000 to the 5,000
surviving World War II mariners. “By providing this modest benefit,” she said, “we will finally be giving our brave merchant mariners
the recognition they rightfully deserve.”
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 11 - Januar y - Februar y 2015Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans
Administrator’s Column
Patrick McCullough
Board of Trustees Meetings mailed these forms to participants along with the
notice informing the participants of the annual
The first meetings of the Board of Trustees this
open enrollment. If you would like to review
year were held Jan. 27-29. This article summarizes
PDF copies of these forms, they have been posted
some of the actions taken by the Trustees.
on the MM&P website. From the home page,
bridgedeck.org, please click on the “MM&P
Health & Benefit Plan Plans” button, and then on the button that reads
Open Enrollment for Coverage “H&B Forms.” The Summary of Benefits and
Effective Jan. 1, 2015 Coverage form is listed after the Summary Plan
Descriptions.
The Trustees received the Administrator’s report
that during the annual open enrollment period from November
to December 2014, the Plan received new requests for cover- Pilot Stop-Loss Coverage
age for two Pilots and their dependents as well as an additional
Since 1999, the pilots have purchased stop-loss insurance to pro-
42 dependents of members of the Offshore and United Inland
vide protection against catastrophic or unexpected large health
Group already covered under the Plan.
benefit claims that could have a negative impact on the cost of
Medicare Part D Update their health coverage. This insurance coverage has helped stabi-
lize claim costs and experience for the pilot groups participating
Since 2006, the Health & Benefit Plan has applied for and in the Plan.
received a subsidy for a percentage of the prescription drug The policy year for this insurance is April 1 through March
costs incurred by Medicare-eligible Offshore pensioners and 31. Under the stop-loss policy, the insurance company assumes
dependents. Each year, the Plan must file an application for the risk of losses that exceed certain limits, called “deductibles.”
the subsidy with the Center for Medicare Services (CMS). The The deductible that the pilot groups have purchased is set at
subsidy is equal to approximately 28 percent of the cost of the $125,000 per individual.
prescription drug benefit. For calendar year 2015, the Plan’s Under the policy, the carrier reimburses the Plan for all
application to receive the subsidy has been approved. In 2014, payments made by the Health & Benefit Plan on an individual’s
the Plan expects to receive approximately $924,000 in subsidies, behalf above $125,000, provided the Plan makes these claim
which have helped defray the costs of providing this benefit to payments during the policy year (April 1 through March 31).
our retirees. The Plan is required to report to the insurance carrier all
The MM&P Plan’s prescription drug program has been individuals who have had incurred and paid claims of at least
and continues to be comparable to the coverage offered by the $40,000 in the current policy period.
Medicare Part D Program. In September 2014, we sent members The Board of Trustees at its January 2015 meeting authorized
the required annual notice that explains that the Plan’s prescrip- the Chairman and the Secretary, in consultation with the Pilot
tion coverage is “creditable” for 2015. For 2015, all Participants Representatives, to approve renewal of this insurance coverage
have such creditable coverage. effective April 1, once the renewal proposal has been received
and analyzed.
Pensioners’ Continuation of Coverage
The Trustees agreed, in principle, to extend the Continuation of Pension Plan
Coverage Program until the earlier of termination of a partici-
pant’s coverage or June 30, 2016. The Trustees have had this Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
program in place since 1985. The Trustees requested that a Plan As many of you have read in the newspaper, a new law was
amendment be drafted for their review at the next meeting. enacted last month called the Multiemployer Pension Reform
Act, otherwise known as “MPRA.” The new law is aimed at
Summary of Benefits and Coverage Form multiemployer plans in serious financial trouble that have been
As required by law, the Plan has updated the Summary of designated as being in the “red” zone. The MM&P Pension Plan
Benefits and Coverage form for the Plan year 2015. The Plan is in the “green” zone and is not affected by the provisions of
MPRA.
Januar y - Februar y 2015 - 12 - The Master, Mate & PilotMPRA allows a multiemployer pension plan to suspend start and that the Participant is 3 years older than the
benefits, either temporarily or permanently, if it is in the red Spouse.
zone and is projected to become insolvent within 14 years (19
years if two-thirds or more of the participants are inactive). 2) Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.05 (Termination)
The circumstances under which a plan can suspend benefits shall be amended to read as follows:
are highly regulated. For example, suspensions are allowed only
if they are projected to enable the plan to avoid insolvency. Section 7.05 Termination
Unless a plan’s insolvency would result in $1 billion or more of
liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), (a) How the Plan May Terminate. The Plan will terminate
if a Board of Trustees proposes to suspend benefits, the proposal if either —
must be submitted to a vote of participants and cannot go into (i) every Contributing Employer withdraws from the
effect if a majority of participants vote to reject suspension. Even Plan (“Termination by Mass Withdrawal”); or
then, there are limitations on what benefits can be suspended.
The law also gives very financially troubled plans other (ii) the Plan is amended to cease the crediting of ser-
procedural tools to use in an attempt to avoid insolvency. vice for all purposes under the Plan or to convert
Again, given the MM&P Pension Plan’s “green” status, these it into a plan described in Section 4021(b)(1) of
provisions do not apply to it. The only change that does apply to ERISA (“Termination by Plan Amendment”).
the Plan is an increase in the premium paid per participant to
the PBGC from $13 a year to $26 a year. (b) Effect of Termination by Mass Withdrawal. In the
event of its Termination by Mass Withdrawal, the
Annual Verification of Pensioner Benefits Plan shall operate in accordance with the following
To safeguard pension benefits for all participants and their requirements:
qualified spouses, as they have over the past few years, the
Trustees require all pensioners to verify on an annual basis that (i) The Plan may pay only benefits that were nonfor-
they have received all pension benefits for the previous year. The feitable, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)
annual verification of pensioner benefits form must be nota- (8) of ERISA, prior to plan termination, except for
rized and returned to the Plan Office. If the pensioner resides preretirement survivor benefits payable to Spouses
in a city with an MM&P Port Office, the MM&P Port Official and other benefits whose payment is authorized
can sign the form instead of a notary. If you have any questions, by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
please contact the Plan Office benefit advisor at 410-850-8625 or
410-850-8636. (ii) No benefit may be paid in the form of a single-
sum distribution unless its value is $1,750 or less.
Plan Amendments
(iii) If, as of the beginning of any Plan Year, the
The following Plan amendments were adopted by the Board of
Trustees determine that the value of the Plan’s
Trustees at the January 27-29, 2015 meetings.
nonforfeitable benefits exceeds the value of its
assets, the Plan must be amended to eliminate
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE benefits prospectively to the extent necessary to
M.M.&P. PENSION PLAN eliminate the deficiency, except for benefits that
THIRD RESTATED REGULATIONS are of types eligible for guarantee by the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation or that were in
1) Article VI (Applications, Benefit Payments and effect as of March 26, 1980.
Retirement), Section 6.07(c)(iii)(B) (Commencement of
Benefits) shall be amended to read as follows, effective as of (iv) If, as of the beginning of any Plan Year and after
June 26, 2013: the reductions required by Paragraph (iii), the
Trustees determine that the Plan will be unable to
(B) In any other case, in the form of a 50% Participant and pay all benefits when due during the year, benefits
Spouse Pension. If the Plan does not have information must be reduced to the level guaranteed by the
regarding the Participant’s marital status and the age of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
his Spouse, the amount of the Pension will be calcu-
lated on the assumption that the Participant is and has (v) The Trustees may liquidate the Trust and close
been married for at least one year by the date payments out the Plan by purchasing insurance company
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 13 - Januar y - Februar y 2015Masters, Mates & Pilots Plans
annuity contracts to provide all nonforfeitable AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE
benefits. If the Plan’s assets exceed the amount MASTERS, MATES & PILOTS
needed to provide all nonforfeitable benefits, the ADJUSTABLE PENSION PLAN REGULATIONS
excess must be used to provide benefits that were
forfeitable prior to Plan termination or to increase Article IV (Eligibility for Pension Benefits), Section 4.01
Participants’ nonforfeitable benefits. No Plan (Regular Pension) shall be amended effective January 1, 2015 by
assets may revert to any Employer. amending the section to read as follows:
(c) Effect of Termination by Plan Amendment. 4.01. REGULAR PENSION. A Participant who has at least
Following a Termination by Plan Amendment, all 20 years of Pension Credit shall be entitled to retire
benefits accrued up to the date of the termination will on a Regular Pension, determined in accordance with
continue to be provided in accordance with the terms whichever of Subsection A, B, C, D, or E provides the
of the Plan. If the Plan has been amended to elimi- greatest benefit:
nate the crediting of service for all purposes under the
Plan, no Employee will in the future become eligible to A. If, as of his Annuity Starting Date, he has attained the
participate in the Plan, become vested in benefits that minimum age of 55, his Regular Pension shall be deter-
were not vested at the time of the termination (other mined in accordance with Section 5.01.
than benefits that become vested by virtue of attain-
ing Normal Retirement Age) or accrue any additional B. If, as of the close of the last year in which he earned
benefits. If the Plan is converted into a plan described Pension Credit, his age plus his years of Pension Credit
in Section 4021(b)(1) of ERISA, all benefit accruals will totaled at least 70, his Regular Pension shall be deter-
cease except for future accruals under the converted mined in accordance with Section 5.01.
plan.
C. If, as of his Annuity Starting Date, he has been con-
(d) Partial Termination. If the Plan has a partial termina- tinuously available for Covered Employment or
tion, within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the employment aboard any vessel covered by a collective
Internal Revenue Code, the benefits of all affected bargaining agreement with or manned by personnel
Participants will become fully (100%) vested to the represented by Membership Groups affiliated with the
extent that they are then funded. Organization (or would have been continuously avail-
able for Covered Employment or such other employ-
3) Article VII (Miscellaneous), Section 7.07 (Merger) shall be ment described here but for the fact that he was unable
amended to read as follows: to sail under his license solely on account of temporary
or permanent disability, as determined by the United
Section 7.07 Merger States Coast Guard) since the last year in which he
The Trustees shall not consent to, or be a party to, any earned Pension Credit and satisfies the requirement
merger or consolidation with another plan, or to a transfer of of Subsection B as of his Annuity Starting Date, his
assets or liabilities to another plan, unless each Participant’s or Regular Pension shall be determined in accordance
Beneficiary’s accrued benefit immediately after the effective date with Section 5.01.
of the merger, consolidation, or transfer is equal to or greater
than the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s accrued benefit immedi- D. If he does not satisfy the conditions of Subsection A,
ately before the effective date. B or C but does satisfy the requirement of Subsection
B as of his Annuity Starting Date, his Regular Pension
shall be determined under Section 5.01, but without
taking into account any years of Pension Credit earned
after December 31, 2014.
Januar y - Februar y 2015 - 14 - The Master, Mate & PilotE. A Participant who has at least 20 years of Pension (ii) In any other case, in the form of a 50% Participant and
Credit, but does not otherwise satisfy the require- Spouse Pension. If the Plan does not have information
ment in Subsection A, B, C or D of this Section shall regarding the Participant’s marital status and the age of
nevertheless be entitled to a Regular Pension, deter- his Spouse, the amount of the Pension will be calcu-
mined in accordance with Section 5.01 but reduced to lated on the assumption that the Participant is and has
reflect the period between his Annuity Starting Date been married for at least one year by the date payments
and the earliest date on which the Participant would start and that the Participant is 3 years older than the
have satisfied the requirement in Subsection A or B of Spouse.
this Section had the Participant continued in Covered
Employment and earned one year of Pension Credit in DRAFT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
each future Plan Year, but without taking into account M.M.&P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN
any years of Pension Credit earned after December 31,
2014. The Actuarial Equivalent factors used for this FOURTH RESTATED REGULATIONS
reduction shall be based on an interest rate of 7.5% and
the RP-2000 Combined Healthy Mortality Table (100% 1) Article I (Definitions), Section 1.11 (Retirement) is amended
Male) with Blue Collar Adjustment. by adding the following new paragraph at the end of that
section to read as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. 15 TO THE
M.M.&P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN “Effective October 1, 2014, for purposes of the pay-
ment of his Accumulated Share under Sections 6.03(a)
THIRD RESTATED REGULATIONS or 6.03(c), an Active or Inactive Participant shall
1) Article VI (Payment of Benefits and Eligibility), Section be treated as retired under the first sentence of this
6.09(c)(ii) (Mandatory Commencement of Benefits) shall Section if he transfers to a position in another mem-
be amended to read as follows, effective as of June 26, 2013: bership group in the Organization that is not Covered
Employment even if he is working aboard a vessel.”
The Master, Mate & Pilot - 15 - Januar y - Februar y 2015NEWS FROM MITAGS
MITAGS instructor Chris Edyvean with MM&P members who sail on the Great Lakes for Grand River Navigation Company. The four
are taking the month-long License Advancement (LAP) course and will sit for their original Third Mate licenses. Mark Walrath and
Jeffrey Hostutler work aboard the MV Manistee; Ryan Bright and Dan Manning work aboard the MV Manitowoc.
(Left to right) Chris Edyvean, Ryan Bright, Mark Walrath, Jeffrey
Hostutler, Dan Manning.
photos by Donna McCormick
Januar y - Februar y 2015 - 16 - The Master, Mate & PilotDirectory of MM&P Offices
International Headquarters Communications Atlantic Maritime Group Randi Ciszewski
700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B Lisa Rosenthal Ron Tucker U.S. Navy Civil Service
Linthicum Heights, Communications Director Vice President Pilots Representative
MD 21090-1953 410-691-8146 552 Bay Street Executive Office
Phone: 410-850-8700 communications@ Staten Island, NY 10304 MM&P Headquarters
Fax: 410-850-0973 bridgedeck.org Phone: 718-727-5628 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
iommp@bridgedeck.org Fax: 718-727-0043 Linthicum, MD 21090-1953
www.bridgedeck.org Legal Department rtucker@bridgedeck.org Office: 732-527-0828
Cell: 202-679-7594
Gabriel Terrasa Fax: 732-527-0829
International Officers International Counsel (for official mail)
35 Journal Square, Suite 912 rciszewski@bridgedeck.org
Donald J. Marcus 410-691-8148
gterrasa@bridgedeck.org Jersey City, NJ 07306-4103
President
Fax: 201-963-5403
410-850-8700 ext. 121 Offshore Membership Group
president@bridgedeck.org LMSR Contact Mike Riordan
David H. Boatner
Delegate
Steven E. Werse Robert P. Chiesa Vice President-Pacific Ports
Phone: 718-727-5685
Secretary-Treasurer Government Crewing Wayne Farthing
mriordan@bridgedeck.org
410-850-8700 ext. 116 Coordinator Vice President-Gulf Ports
sec-treas@bridgedeck.org 443-784-8788 Paul Roura
rchiesa@bridgedeck.org Delegate Don F. Josberger
Executive Offices Phone: 718-727-5648 Vice President-Atlantic Ports
Press Contact proura@bridgedeck.org
George Quick Boston
Vice President Klaus Luhta Rich Russo
Pilot Membership Group Chief of Staff City Representative Dan Cartmill
410-691-8144 410-691-8139 Phone: 718-727-2098 Ron Colpus
gquick@bridgedeck.org kluhta@bridgedeck.org rrusso@bridgedeck.org Representatives
Marine Industrial Park
Klaus Luhta
12 Channel St., Suite 606-A
Chief of Staff Federal Employees
MM&P Health & Benefit, Boston, MA 02210-2333
410-691-8139 Membership Group
Vacation, Pension, JEC Phone: 617-671-0769
kluhta@bridgedeck.org
and IRA Plans Randall H. Rockwood Fax: 617-261-2334
Frank Scopelliti Vice President boston@bridgedeck.org
International Comptroller Patrick McCullough Executive Office
410-691-8134 Administrator MM&P Headquarters Charleston
fscopelliti@bridgedeck.org MM&P Plans 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
700 Maritime Blvd. — Suite A Allexis Underwood
Diane Chatham Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Representative
Executive Administrator Linthicum Heights, MD rrockwood@bridgedeck.org
21090-1996 1529 Sam Rittenberg Blvd.
410-691-8131 410-691-8131 Suite 1B
dchatham@bridgedeck.org Phone: 410-850-8500
Fax: 410-850-8655 Randi Ciszewski Charleston, SC 29407
J. Lars Turner Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522 Representative Phone: 843-766-3565
National Director of PMcCullough@mmpplans.com Executive Office Fax: 843-766-6352
Collective Bargaining Hours: Monday — Friday MM&P Headquarters Charleston@bridgedeck.org
206-441-8700 8:30 AM — 4:30 PM ET 700 Maritime Blvd., Suite B
lturner@bridgedeck.org Linthicum, MD 21090-1953 Honolulu
Roger Lash Office: 732-527-0828 Randy Swindell
International Representative Cell: 202-679-7594 Representative
410-691-8142 Fax: 732-527-0829 521 Ala Moana Blvd., Ste 254
rlash@bridgedeck.org rciszewski@bridgedeck.org Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-523-8183
Fax: 808-538-3672
rswindell@bridgedeck.org
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