Vol. 57, No.3 Fall 2021 Official Voice of the ...

Vol. 57, No.3 Fall 2021

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

The Master, Mate & Pilot is the official voice of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots.© 2021 IOMMP. The Master, Mate & Pilot (ISSN 0025-5033) is published quarterly 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 OFFICERS

Don Marcus, PresidentDon Josberger, Secretary-Treasurer

VICE PRESIDENTS

Thomas Bell, Great Lakes & GulfJeremy Hope, Offshore Gulf & Government ContractsThomas Larkin, Offshore AtlanticGeorge A. Quick, PilotsMichael Riordan, Atlantic Maritime Randall H. Rockwood, Federal EmployeesTimothy Saffle, Pacific Maritime RegionLars Turner, Offshore Pacific

From the President 1The passing of longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka brings into sharp focus the importance of labor movement values such as solidarity and mutual respect, in particular as we chart our way forward out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

News Briefs 3Liz Shuler elected first woman to head the AFL-CIO, USW International Vice President Fred Redmond elected secretary-treasurer; USNS Patuxent saves 15 in Gulf of Aden; new MM&P affiliate wins majority of votes in bid to represent tug workers in seven Mexican ports; greetings from our members aboard President FD Roosevelt, at Circle Line and at Windserve; crew of Miss Freedom rescues jet skier; unions rally in defense of Oakland’s Howard Terminal.

Resolutions Honoring Richard L. Trumka 11Two resolutions honoring the late AFL-CIO president have been posted in every MM&P hiring hall.

MM&P Health & Benefit Plans 13Five scholarship winners for the current year approved; eligible dependent children of eligible Offshore members and co-pay pensioners in good standing are reminded to request an application for the scholarship program.

News From MITAGS 18Business Development Director Bob Becker retires; virtual Azipod training for Mercy Ships captains “a big success.”

Beck Notice 19Pensioners 20MM&P Directory 21Cross’d the Final Bar 24Thank You Contributors to the MM&P PCF! 26

About the CoverRichard Trumka was a champion for all American workers, and in particular for the members of MM&P. He will never be forgotten. Resolutions passed by the MM&P General Executive Board in his honor are on pages 11 and 12.

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FROM THE PRESIDENT Labor’s Loss

Union Sisters & Brothers,

Normalcy does not want to return to our world. The resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic, tragedy and national humiliation in Afghanistan, social strife in America and the ongoing transformation of our climate must cause all of us to wonder about the future. What kind of world will our children inherit?

During periods of uncertainty in our nation’s history, the labor movement has always been a tangible force. A force giving working people hope for a better tomorrow and a compass pointing to True North. The labor movement and America’s working people have lost a champion. The passing of Richard L. Trumka, well before his time, and when the fortunes of labor seem to be resurgent, is devastating. His powerful and eloquent voice will not be replaced. His many contributions will not be forgotten.

For MM&P in particular, the death of Richard Trumka is a heartbreaking loss. His resolute sense of justice and his personal integrity were instrumental in the recognition of our AFL-CIO charter and the confirmation of our independent status as an AFL-CIO affiliate. Every member of our venerable union owes him a debt of gratitude. Our organization’s standing in the labor movement is a long and proud one. From our founding in New York Harbor in 1887, to our joining the AFL in 1916, to the countless sacrifices of our members at sea during two deadly world wars, to the everyday labors of MM&P professional mariners and to our own member, Lane Kirkland, serving as President of the AFL-CIO from 1979 to 1995, we have earned our admission into the pantheon of American Labor. Richard Trumka understood this, and he acted on this knowledge when he recognized our charter. Many others in his position would not have done the same.

Two resolutions were passed at our most recent General Executive Board meeting to honor Richard Trumka’s service to the working people of America and, in fact,

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the world. They can be found on pages 11 and 12. Please read them. In addition to being posted in all our hiring halls and offices, these documents will be given to Richard’s widow, to AFL-CIO President Liz Schuler and to Cecil Roberts, President of Richard’s beloved United Mine Workers of America (UMWA).

We have lost a great friend, brother and leader. A man struck down at the pinnacle of his achievements at a time when labor is on the upsurge and the stars are aligning for unions in Congress and in the White House. His death is a tragic loss for all of us. We know that the torch will be picked up and carried steadfastly by incoming President Liz Shuler, the first female president of the AFL-CIO. President Shuler will carry on Richard’s work and get the job done. We also know that the labor movement is larger than any one leader—no matter how effective, no matter how strong his or her voice. It is a movement of everyday working people looking out for each other, helping each other, and respecting each other.

The topic of death has made far too many unwelcome appearances in my recent editorials. The loss of four MM&P members to COVID-19, three accidental shipboard deaths and one shipboard suicide within the last two years point to the adversities inherent in our profession as well as to the hardships of the present time. The recent establishment of a mental health committee by Vice President Jeremy Hope and the support he has received from our membership, other officials and representatives is significant. Thank you to all who are participating in this important effort.


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In every issue of our magazine, we carry notices of the passing of our brothers and sisters. Each one of these members contributed in some way to our Union. Some changed the lives of shipmates forever and will never be forgotten by those individuals. All of us have read about a lost Union brother or sister who personally touched us and changed our lives in some way. The longer one is in MM&P, the more there are and the greater the sense of good fortune one has for being in our Union—a brotherhood and sisterhood where bonds of common shipboard experience, friendship, and the gift of passing on the traditions and skills of our profession count for so much.

I will mention two brothers who meant a great deal to me going back to my first days working ashore for our Union. They were true comrades and fine human beings who cared for their shipmates and their Union, and protected the interests of their employers. One, Scott Abrams, was mentioned in the Spring 2021 issue of our magazine. Captain Abrams was a true gentleman of the old school, a supreme and kindly master mariner, and a mentor to countless others beside me. As Captain Kip Carlson recounts on page 25 of this issue, Scott was given a mariner’s send-off recently in the waters off Oahu by a group of his shipmates and Union brothers and sisters: people who, like myself, will forever be touched by his warm support and friendship.

Another outstanding Union brother recently lost to our membership was Andy Hetz. Andy, like Richard Trumka, went well before his time. Andy passed after a years-long courageous battle with cancer. A keystone in the San Francisco/Oakland Hall and a rock as Master in the Alameda Ready Reserve Fleet, Andy’s love for his family and his Union was apparent to all who knew him. He pulled himself out of his sickbed to visit us at our first in-person Union meeting in Oakland last April. A finer husband, father and Union brother could not be found.

I mention these deaths because I do not want to see more. I do not want to see deaths that could have been avoided by timely vaccination, the observance of government requirements pertaining to the wearing of face masks and compliance with the advisories and mandates that medical

experts—yes, medical experts, not internet charlatans—recommend. Those who do not believe the medical experts and, consequently, appear to be more concerned about their self-determined personal right to die of COVID-19 and infect others in the process must not endanger the rest of our membership.

The COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining health and safety aboard the vessels that our members work on and live on has been MM&P’s central theme for the last 18 months. While as individuals some may reject the experts at the FDA, the CDC, the U.S. Public Health Service, Johns Hopkins University, and the worldwide professional medical establishment, MM&P as an organization will abide by the determinations of the experts and the dictates of common sense. MM&P fully and unapologetically supports U.S. government and company mandates regarding preventing the spread of COVID-19.

My administration does not take the position that vaccinations and respecting the health and safety of our shipmates, our Union brothers and sisters, our Union staff and the public at large is an infringement on one’s personal liberty.

With that said, be assured that MM&P has and will continue to bargain with our employers over exactly how these mandates are implemented aboard MM&P-contracted vessels. MM&P will ensure that our collective bargaining agreements are complied with in the process. MM&P will work with our employers to see that all public health mandates, including vaccination, are implemented reasonably and in accordance with the law.

Thank you in advance for understanding MM&P’s responsibility to protect the health and safety of our members and for looking out for your Union sisters, brothers, shipmates, family members and the general public!

Wishing all good health and fraternity,

Don MarcusMM&P President

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NEWS BRIEFSNew MM&P Affiliate Wins Majority of Votes in Bid To Represent Tug Workers in Seven Mexican PortsThe battle to represent workers at a tugboat company in seven ports in Mexico has moved closer to a favorable resolution now that a majority has voted to be represented by the MM&P affiliate Orden Mexicana de Profesionales Marítimos y Portuarios, Similares y Conexos (Orden Marítima).

The workers, who are employed by the Spanish tugboat company Boluda, had chosen Orden Maritíma to represent them in 2019. But the union was sidelined by the company and has been fighting ever since to assume its rightful place as representative of the Boluda workers, many of whom have reported labor rights violations including 18-hour workdays and denial of overtime pay.

This time an overwhelming majority of Boluda workers—79 percent—again chose Orden Marítima to represent them.

“This is a great win for the labor movement north and south of the border,” said MM&P President Don Marcus, who participated in a pre-vote press conference in Mexico City along with Orden Marítima officials, MM&P Representative Eduardo Iglesias, AFL-CIO Solidarity House Representative Jeff Hermanson and Representative Carlos Paniagua, from MM&P’s Panamanian affiliate UCOC.

Members of the group also observed vote counts in two of the seven Mexican ports involved.“The courage of the Mexican tugboat workers in standing up to their corrupt employer is inspirational,” Marcus said. “The same can

be said of the leadership of Secretary-General Jorge Gomez Garcia, Secretary of Labor & Conflicts Captain Antonio Fritz and the other officials, staff and organizers of Orden Marítima.”

“The true value of Mexican labor law and the negotiated labor protections of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Trade (USMCA) will only be demonstrated upon the successful certification of Orden Marítima and the achievement of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement.”

“We will be calling on the State Department and the US labor movement to demand that the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining as provided in the USMCA are adhered to.”

Under Mexican law, the case now moves to the courts.

Tug workers in Ensenada, Baja California, vote on representation.

Tugboats in Ensenada, where 79 percent of the workers chose Orden Marítima to

represent them.

After the ballot count: Captain Antonio Fritz of Orden Marítima (far right) with MM&P Regional Representative Eduardo Iglesias (left),

MM&P President Don Marcus and tug workers employed by Boluda.



NEWS BRIEFS (CONTINUED)

Fighting High Winds and Seas, USNS Patuxent Saves 15 in Gulf of Aden

“I couldn’t have asked for a better crew,” Captain Aguinaldo said. “Heroic acts by the whole deck department with many other

crewmembers turning out and assisting as needed on tank deck.”

The Civil Service mariners aboard USNS Patuxent saved the 15-person crew of a cargo ship that had lost propulsion and was taking on water on the night of June 7.

Patuxent’s master, Captain Peter Aguinaldo, was alerted to the developing situation when his vessel was over 80 miles away from the sinking ship. Vessels that were closer, he was informed, lacked the maneuverability, crew and equipment needed to carry out the rescue.

As Patuxent headed to the scene, Chief Mate Jamie Gleber began rousing the deck dayworkers. She slipped a memo under each door, outlining the urgency of the situation and listing the equipment that would be needed. Within minutes, the crew was on deck and had begun to rig cargo nets along Patuxent’s hull and prepare mooring lines for the possible arrival of a lifeboat.

When Patuxent arrived on scene, the captain of the distressed vessel asked that the fast rescue boat be deployed. Aguinaldo told him that because of the weather, the rescue craft could not be launched safely. Instead, he said, Patuxent would create a lee and recover the men from the sinking ship’s own lifeboat.

But once the lifeboat had been loaded, mechanical issues blocked its launch, and the captain of the sinking cargo ship again asked that Patuxent’s rescue boat be deployed.

“I asked Chief Mate Gleber to assess the seas as she was closer to the water’s edge,” Aguinaldo said, “but the complete darkness and stormy seas were deemed too rough for safe deployment and eventual recovery of the rescue boat.”

The chief mate suggested that the sailors board their own life raft and Patuxent would attempt to recover them with a towing line sent via shot line. But when the crew of the distressed vessel attempted to launch the starboard life raft, it capsized immediately.

At this point the sailors moved to port side to launch another life raft—their last survival craft—which was on the opposite side of the ship and exposed to the violent seas. They deployed and boarded it as their sinking ship rolled deck edge to deck edge, without lights or power.

As Patuxent maneuvered to get the life raft on the lee side, the chief engineer manned the engine room, ensuring the plant was not lost. “It took plenty of power from both main engines to control and steer the vessel in the heavy seas,” the captain said.

The deck department had to shoot multiple lines because conditions made it nearly impossible to land the shot line inside the raft. Round Number 21 from the cargo team proved successful.

“The deck crew was waiting at the top of the cargo net, where several CIVMARS, without concern for their own safety, reached

out over the edge, grabbing the exhausted sailors, hoisting them the last few feet and assisting them aboard,” the captain said.

But one of the men fell from the net, landing between the life raft and the hull. Life rings with towline were deployed along the side of the ship, and the man was able to take hold of one but struggled to hang on as the swells crashed over him. A pilot ladder was quickly rigged. The man made his way to it, climbed a few steps, but eventually lost all motivation and, exhausted, declared he was ready to let go.

“The deck crew refused to accept this,” Gleber said. They lowered a tag line and instructed the sailor to tie it around his waist. Once the line was secured, they hauled the soaking, exhausted man aboard.

But there was yet another person to rescue: he was still in the raft, seemingly unable to find it in himself to climb the cargo net. After discussing several options, the deck team rigged a bosun chair to the gangway winch and deployed it to him. He was able to mount it and the crew worked quickly to get him aboard.


The sinking ship was rolling deck edge to deck edge, without lights or power, when the sailors boarded the life raft.

The deck crew was waiting at the top of the cargo net, where several CIVMARS, without concern for their own safety, reached out over the edge, grabbing the exhausted sailors, hoisting them the last few feet and assisting them aboard.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better crew,” Aguinaldo said. “Heroic acts by the whole deck department with many other crewmembers turning out and assisting as needed on tank deck.”

“Supply and medical supporting humanitarian efforts ensuring the passengers had dry shoes, clothes, blankets, and towels while keeping them well fed and hydrated.”

The 15 men were transferred ashore via small boat for processing to return home.

“The humanitarian, selfless efforts that you and your shipmates demonstrated by saving the entire crew of stranded sailors is, in a word, incredible,” said MM&P Government Fleet Representative Randi Ciszewski. “Thank you Captain Aguinaldo, Chief Mate Gleber and your entire crew of professionals for the daily sacrifices that you and your families make in support of our great nation.”

The licensed deck officers aboard USNS Patuxent are represented by the MM&P Federal Employees Membership Group.

Greetings From President FD Roosevelt!

The crew of APL’s President FD Roosevelt in Los Angeles: (back row) AB Eric Sheldon, Third Mate William Esselstrom; (second row) Third

Mate Edward Sanchez, AB Napoleon Ramon, Chief Mate Christopher Cruz, Captain Richard Vanderlaan, Bosun Dennis Solijon, AB

Alcodea Camacho; (front row) Second Mate Rexel Dagdag, Chief Mate Christine Hogan, AB Alan Marshall and AB Joseph Balerite.

MM&P licensed deck officers: Second Mate Rexel Dagdag, Chief Mate Christopher Cruz (outgoing), Captain Richard Vanderlaan, Chief Mate

Christine Hogan (incoming) and Third Mate Edward Sanchez.

USNS Patuxent continued




New Leaders Take Helm of AFL-CIO Liz Shuler was elected in August as the first woman to head the AFL-CIO. United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond was elected to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer. He is the first African American to serve in the federation’s number two role. Tefere Gebre will continue to serve as executive vice president, rounding out the most diverse team of officers ever to lead the nation’s labor federation.

Shuler will complete the term of the late Richard Trumka. Delegates representing the AFL-CIO’s 56 affiliates, labor councils and constituent groups will vote on a permanent successor to Trumka at their national convention in June 2022.

“I believe in my bones the labor movement is the single greatest organized force for progress,” Shuler said after her election.

“This is a moment for us to lead societal transformations—to leverage our power to bring women and people of color from the margins to the center—at work, in our unions and in our economy, and to be the center of gravity for incubating new ideas that will unleash unprecedented union growth.”

Shuler grew up in a union household in Oregon and went to work as an IBEW organizer in 1993. After serving as an international representative in the IBEW’s Political/Legislative Affairs Department, she assumed a leading role in advancing the union’s strategic agenda. In 2009, she became the first woman elected to the position of AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer and the youngest to hold a seat on the federation’s Executive Council.

Fred Redmond served three terms as president of a USW local before assuming staff and leadership roles at headquarters. As international vice president for human affairs, he oversaw the Civil and Human Rights Department, as well as the union’s

shipbuilding, health care and public sector bargaining, and worked with USW allies across the country responding to attacks on voting rights and combating economic inequality. He has a long history of leadership on national and international boards, including the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the A. Philip Randolph Institute.

“I could not be more excited to get to work with President Shuler so we can build on the labor movement’s legacy of change, writing a new chapter that brings the promise of union membership to workers across this country,” Redmond said after his election.

“This is the right team at the right time to help bring about the economic and social justice America is hungry for.”

Members of the AFL-CIO leadership team: Executive Vice President Tefere Gebre, President Liz Shuler and

Secretary-Treasurer Fred Redmond.

Unions Rally in Defense of Oakland’s Howard Terminal

MM&P member Coleman Rosenberg addresses a rally opposing the plan to force maritime activities,

residents and small businesses out of the Howard Terminal area in Oakland to make room for a

baseball stadium and luxury development. The Oakland A’s say the team will move away if city managers don’t approve the project and fund it

with massive taxpayer subsidies. Opponents of the plan include MM&P, the International Longshore

and Warehouse Union, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, the Sailors’ Union of the

Pacific and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.

PHOTO CREDIT JOE KEKERIS/AFL-CIO


AFL-CIO Report: “CEOs Make 300 Times More Than Their Employees”Millions of working Americans suffered extreme hardship in 2020, but CEOs at S&P 500 companies did just fine. They earned, on average, $15.5 million annually—$700,000 a year more than they had in 2019. And their employees?

The average production and nonsupervisory worker earned $43,512 in 2020, up a total of just $957 a year over the course of the past decade.

“This is consistent with what we’ve been seeing year to year,” said AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler in announcing the findings of Executive Paywatch, the union federation’s searchable database on CEO pay. “While working people bore the brunt of the pandemic, CEOs earned even more money.”

“For every dollar a worker earns, an S&P 500 CEO earns $299,” she noted. “That level of pay inequity is unacceptable. Working people deserve better.”

Unions are calling on the Senate to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which would help address the massive inequities in the ratio of CEO-to-worker pay by making it easier to bargain over salaries and working conditions.

CAMM Retirees Underway!

PHOTO CREDIT: DOUG SUBCLEFF

The Seattle chapter of the Council of American Master Mariners resumed in-person meetings in July. Members of the chapter include retired captains (left to right) Doug Subcleff, Tuuli Messer-Bookman, Kevin Coulombe, Bill Bundren, Don Moore, Chuck Lund, Jim Herron and RJ Klein. CAMM is an organization of active and retired captains, pilots,

maritime industry professionals and advocates working to support and promote the American Merchant Marine. It is a source of information, professional development and networking for both active mariners and retirees.




Back to Work at Circle Line

(Left to right) Deckhand Rafael Zorrilla, Deckhand Tom Fitzgerald, Captain Ken Corcoran and Senior Deckhand Carl Parsons. The hangar

for the Space Shuttle Enterprise, which is on the aft deck of the Intrepid, is visible in the background. Circle Line operates seven ships in New

York Harbor. “We’d be nowhere—literally—without our awesome fleet and crew,” the company says on its website.

On the job aboard Circle Line Liberty are (left to right) Deckhand Brian Happaney, Captain Gabe Zambrano and Tour Guide Chris Mason. The

ship in the background with the number 11 on it is the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. “The men are happy to be back to work,” says

MM&P Representative Keith Poissant. “The numbers are nowhere near pre-COVID but they are steadily rising.”

Lack of Shore Leave and Crew Change Drive “Happiness Survey” to New LowMariners who responded to the Mission to Seafarers most recent survey on seafarer wellbeing expressed growing frustration over lack of shore leave, long hours and uncertainty about crew change.

The so-called “Seafarer Happiness Index” dropped significantly in the second quarter of 2021, to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic. The second quarter score was 5.99 out of 10, down from 6.46 in the first quarter of the year.

“The latest results reveal a growing negativity across all aspects of life on board,” Mission to Seafarers said. The index fell in every category: general happiness, workload, training, social life, shore leave, wages, food, health, family contact and welfare facility access. Lack of shore access for crew change, or even just a walk around the port, was at the top of the list of complaints.

Workloads are on the rise, with many seafarers reporting 11–12-hour days. Excessive paperwork, including being required to answer numerous emails from headquarters, was singled out as a big problem leading to increased workloads.

The Seafarers Happiness Index was designed to monitor satisfaction levels through responses to 10 questions on a range of issues, from mental health and wellbeing to working life and family contact. The results are shared with industry and key decision makers.

“The Seafarers Happiness Index exists to provide all men and women working at sea with a chance to share how they feel and to talk about the good and bad of life at sea today,” Mission to Seafarers says. “Share your views and let the industry know what works and what needs to be changed.”

To take the survey, go to: https://www.happyatsea.org/

https://www.happyatsea.org/


MM&P Members at Statue City Cruises Rescue Jet Skier MM&P members aboard Miss Freedom, a tour boat operated by Statue City Cruises, rescued a woman who had been thrown from her jet ski into the Hudson River and was being pulled along by the current on the morning of June 21.

The incident began when Deckhand John Sullivan alerted Captain Brian Dubreuil that there was a person in distress astern of the vessel as the crew was preparing to depart to Ellis Island.

A first-time jet skier had been thrown from her two-person jet ski and was treading water in the Hudson River, south of the Morris Canal. “She was in trouble, and in need of assistance,” said Port Captain Matt Gill of Hornblower/City Experiences, which owns Statue Cruises.

The crew tossed her a life ring tethered to the boat’s railing to keep her from going under. First Officer William Lynch, with Sullivan and Jonathan Santiago, readied the rescue ladder and set up a rescue operation platform off the stern of the vessel.

Dubreuil went down the ladder and pulled the jet skier onto the rescue platform. She was able to climb the ladder and the first officer hoisted her onto Miss Freedom.

“This group of employees professionally exceeded their safety training and acted heroically, communicating and using the utmost teamwork to rescue the jet skier from the treacherous Hudson,” Gill said. The entire crew “demonstrated Hornblower respect values,” he added, and will be recognized with Hornblower Challenge Coins.

Miss Freedom’s Captain Brian Dubreuil (third from left) with (third, fourth and fifth from right) Deckhand Jonathan Santiago, First Officer William Lynch and Deckhand John Sullivan. “While we are not surprised by this group acting in the manner they did, we are extremely proud of their dedication to safety and

preparedness,” a company spokesperson said.

MM&P Members Crew Windserve

Marine’s First CTVMatt Pearson (left) and Michael Ryner

aboard Windserve Marine’s first crew transfer vessel. CTVs can nose up to turbine towers and transfer workers and supplies to service

operation vessels. The company plans to build up to five more. The Windserve Odyssey is also equipped with an a-frame to do survey work.

Windserve Marine is a Reinauer company and employs members of the MM&P Atlantic

Maritime Group.




Food and Drug Administration Grants Full Approval to Pfizer Covid-19 VaccineThe FDA has granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine to receive full approval from the FDA.

Vaccine makers originally applied for emergency use authorizations because the process takes less time than is required for full approval. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the US since mid-December for people 16 and older. In May, the FDA extended the authorization to those 12 and older.

Out of more than 170 million people in the US who are fully vaccinated, more than 92 million have received the Pfizer vaccine.

Among the two other coronavirus vaccines authorized for emergency use in the US, Moderna has begun applying for full approval for its Covid-19 vaccine in people 18 and up. Johnson & Johnson had not yet filed for full FDA approval of its vaccine as this issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot was going to press.

Full approval of the Pfizer vaccine comes days after the Biden administration announced plans to offer booster doses to vaccinated adults starting Sept. 20, pending approval by the FDA and recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Pentagon plans to make the vaccine mandatory for all active duty members of the US military by the middle of September, or sooner.

MM&P and Matson Negotiate Implementation of Company’s Vaccine Policy

MM&P Vice President–Pacific Ports J. Lars Turner negotiated the first MM&P agreement with an Offshore division employer that required vaccination of all MM&P members working aboard company vessels. MM&P President Don Marcus signed the agreement Aug. 26, 2021 and the terms go into effect Oct. 1.

“When eligible persons are vaccinated,” Turner said, “it can be a power tool against the spread of coronavirus, in conjunction with social distancing, masking when appropriate and keeping good hygiene.”

“MM&P and Matson negotiated an agreement on the implementation of the company’s vaccine policy. It was difficult, but we reached terms which helped protect our members working aboard Matson vessels.”

The law gives private employers the right to mandate vaccination as a condition of employment, whether employees agree or not. The Union does have the right to bargain over how the mandate is implemented, which MM&P did in this case and will continue doing.

“MM&P and Matson negotiated an agreement on the implementation of the company’s vaccine policy,” said

Vice President–Pacific Ports J. Lars Turner. “It was difficult, but we reached terms which helped protect our

members working aboard Matson vessels.”


RESOLUTIONSTwo Resolutions honoring Richard L. Trumka have been posted in every MM&P Union Hall.

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, on August 5, 2021, Our Grand Captain, in His all-wise judgement, piloted across the last Bar of earthly life, into that Peaceful Harbor, where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest, our esteemed and beloved Brother, Richard L. Trumka, President of the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations; and

WHEREAS, in the death of Brother Trumka, the members of the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the working people of the world have suffered a tremendous loss in the passing of a brother, who was a faithful and devoted leader, one on whose fidelity, all who knew him could with confidence rely; and

WHEREAS, as Captain of the Ship of Labor, Brother Trumka nobly responded to his calling in the performance of his duty, and as a husband, father, grandfather mentor, citizen and leader was faithful and loyal to his trust.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that these resolutions be conveyed to the family of our deceased Brother; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Charter of our Union be draped in mourning for a period of 30 days; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the members of our Union unite with his grief-stricken family, in bowing in humble submission, to the Will of our Supreme Captain.

Respectfully Submitted,

General Executive Board



RESOLUTIONSRESOLUTION

Richard L. Trumka, President AFL-CIO

Union Brother: Captain of Our Ship

WHEREAS, as Captain of the Ship of Labor Richard L. Trumka protected and advanced the cause of working people and their families with great passion, personal integrity, and skill; and

WHEREAS, Richard L. Trumka was a man of action and a true believer in justice; and

WHEREAS, Richard L. Trumka pursued the objectives of workers in the finest traditions of all that is right and good in the labor movement; and

WHEREAS, as President of the AFL-CIO, Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO and President of the United Mine Workers of America, Richard L. Trumka, with his strong and eloquent voice united workers of all stripes and proudly carried a bright and vibrant torch during an era of stress and transition for the labor movement; and

WHEREAS, in the midst of a global pandemic and grave social unrest, when the Washington, D.C. offices of the AFL-CIO were shut down and innumerable pressing issues required attention and action, President Richard L. Trumka, notwithstanding all the other critical demands on his time, carefully and equitably considered all points of view pertaining to the recognition of the AFL-CIO Charter for MM&P’s 5300 members, validating the critical importance of the issue to our Union; and

WHEREAS, after considering the words of former MM&P member and AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, who stated “[a]ll sinners belong in church and all Unions belong in the AFL-CIO,” President Trumka in full accordance with the Constitution of the AFL-CIO recognized MM&P as a direct affiliate of the AFL-CIO and the holder of its original AFL-CIO Charter. Further, in his decision of August 21, 2020, President and Brother Trumka stated:

“I congratulate you and the members of the MM&P for your 104 years of affiliation with the AFL and AFL-CIO and thank you for your continued support for the House of Labor.”

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, in accordance with Article III, Section 7 of the International Constitution, we hereby grant Richard L. Trumka honorary membership in the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and deem him Brother and Captain Richard L. Trumka.

In Solidarity,

Submitted by General Executive Board


Masters, Mates & Pilots PlansAdministrator’s ColumnPATRICK MCCULLOUGH

Schedule of MeetingsThe second Trustee meeting for 2021 took place June 1–2, 2021 in the Masters, Mates & Pilots’ conference room in Linthicum Heights, Md., via video conference.

Health & Benefit Plan

Important RemindersPlease 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.

Scholarship ProgramThe Trustees ratified the action of the Chairman and Secretary in approving the five MM&P Offshore scholarship awards for the year. The winners are:

Anuk Gutman – daughter of Jorge GutmanEve Thompson – daughter of David Thompson*Marlon Flick – son of Kent FlickNicole Reynolds – daughter of John Reynolds*Kira Baker – daughter of Niles Baker*

*Co-pay pensioner

We will profile the winners in an upcoming issue of The Master, Mate & Pilot. Under the provisions of the Plan, International Scholarship & Tuition Services Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., reviews all applications submitted by sons and daughters of eligible Offshore members/co-pay pensioners and selects the winners and alternates.

2022-23 Offshore Scholarship ApplicationsEligible dependent children of eligible Offshore members and co-pay pensioners in good standing are reminded to request an application for the scholarship program. Applicants must be high school seniors during the 2022-23 school year. Completed applications must be returned to the Plan Office by Nov. 30, 2021. For more information, please contact Madeline Petrelli in the Plan Office at 410-850-8615 or [email protected].

Pension Plan – Adjustable Pension Plan

Annual Funding NoticeAs required by federal law, at the end of April 2021, the Plan mailed the Annual Funding Notice for Plan Year Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2020 to: all participants and beneficiaries; participating employers; and the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots. The notice was also emailed to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

In the notice, the Plan is required to report how well funded it is on the basis of what is called the “funded percentage.” The percentage is calculated by dividing the Plan’s assets by its liabilities as of the Valuation Date for the Plan Year.

The notice is required to include the Plan’s funded percentage for the Plan Year and for each of the two preceding Plan Years. The notice also includes the year-end Fair Market Value of Assets as of the last day of the Plan Year and each of the two preceding Plan Years.

The notice includes the total number of participants in the Plan and a breakdown of how many were active, retired or separated from service and receiving benefits, as well as how many participants are separated from service and entitled to future benefits.

The last chart on the notice shows how the Plan’s assets were allocated in accordance with the Plan’s investment policy. The chart shows allocation as percentages of total assets.



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Plan Amendments

AMENDMENT NO . 153 TO THEM.M.&P. HEALTH AND BENEFIT PLAN

RULES AND REGULATIONS

1) Article III (Eligibility), Section 8 (Continuation of Coverage for Pensioners) is amended by substituting the references to “June 30, 2021” with “June 30, 2022” therein.

AMENDMENT NO. 10 TO THEM.M.& P. PENSION PLAN

FOURTH RESTATED REGULATIONS

The M.M.&P. Pension Plan is hereby amended, effective June 1, 2021, as follows:

1) Article V (Participant and Spouse Pension and Benefits to Survivors), Section 5.04 (Pre-retirement Surviving Spouse Pension - Before Age 55), subsection (d) shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

2) Article V (Participant and Spouse Pension and Benefits to Survivors), Section 5.04 (Pre-retirement Surviving Spouse Pension - Before Age 55), subsection (g)(ii) shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

3) Article V (Participant and Spouse Pension and Benefits to Survivors), Section 5.05 (Pre-retirement Surviving Spouse Pension - After Age 55), subsection (c) shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

4) Article VI (Applications, Benefit Payments, and Retirement), Section 6.07 (Commencement of Benefits), subsection (c)(ii) is replaced with the following:

(ii) A Participant’s “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the Calendar Year following the year the Participant reaches age 70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020) provided that, for a Participant who reaches age 70 ½ before 1988 other than a 5% owner, the Required

MM&P members can view a copy of the Annual Funding Notice in PDF format by going to www.bridgedeck.org and entering the Members’ Only pages. (You must have an account to log in). Scroll down to “Plans Documents,” click on these words, then scroll down to “MM&P Offshore Pension Plan,” then click on “Offshore Pension Plan Annual Funding Notice for the year 2020, mailed in April 2021.” Also posted for your reference are notices for prior years.

Pension Plan Missing ParticipantsThe Plan has been trying to get in touch with the following participants, and they have not responded to the Plan.

2019 Annual Pension Confirmation Forms Needed for Plan Year 2018

Jackson Miller IIAntoine Tedmore


John MoralisRoland NaletteDolores Hoffman


Konstantinos Catrakis Richard EnglishJudith Fanning Xinia FillareGordon Gimbel Victor GonzalezPatricia Hartle Franklin KnutsenEffie Koukeas Virgil SpearmanMargaretha Vanpietersom Robert Vasko

Earnings Limitation for Pensioners and/or Dependents Under the Age of 65 for Plan Year 2021

Frank ColebrissiMark JonesRobert MurphyPaul SavasukKyle StandfieldHarold Walsh

If you know where these individuals have moved, or if you have a phone number, please contact the Pension Plan benefit staff at the Plan Office at 410-850-8636.



Beginning Date is April 1 of the calendar year in which the Participant ceases work in Covered Employment if that is later. Any additional benefits earned by a Participant in Covered Employment after age 70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020) will be determined at the end of each Plan Year and will be payable as of February 1 following the end of the Plan Year in which it accrued.

Effective January 1, 1999, a Participant’s “Required Beginning Date” is the later of April 1 of the Calendar Year following the year the Participant reaches age 70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020) or date of retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the “Required Beginning Date” of a Participant who is a 5% owner is April 1 of the Calendar Year following the year in which the Participant reaches age 70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).

AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO THEM.M.& P. ADJUSTABLE PENSION PLAN

FIRST RESTATED REGULATIONS

The M.M.&P. Adjustable Pension Plan is hereby amended, effective June 1, 2021, as follows:

1. Article I (Definitions), Section 1.30 (Required Beginning Date) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Adjustable Pension Plan shall be replaced with the following:

For Participants who attain age 70 ½ between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2019, the “Required Beginning Date” means April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 70 ½ or the Participant’s Retirement. For Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 72 or the Participant’s Retirement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Required Beginning Date of a Participant who is a 5% owner is April 1 of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the Participant reaches age 70½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).

2. Article V (Pension Benefits), Section 5.09.A (Mandatory Distributions) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Adjustable Pension Plan shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

3. Article VII (Death Benefits), Section 7.01.A.4 (Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity), of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Adjustable Pension Plan shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

4. Article VII (Death Benefits), Section 7.01.B.3 (Qualified Pre-Retirement Survivor Annuity), of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Adjustable Pension Plan shall be amended by replacing the words “age 70 ½” with the phrase “70 ½ (age 72 for Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020).”

AMENDMENT NO. 12 TO THE M.M.&P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT PLAN

FOURTH RESTATED REGULATIONS

The M.M.&P. Individual Retirement Account Plan is hereby amended, effective June 1, 2021, as follows:

1. Article VI (Payment of Benefits and Eligibility), Section 6.8 (Benefit Payments Generally) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement Account Plan shall be amended by replacing subsection (a) in its entirety with the following:

Except as otherwise provided in this Section or in Article VII, benefits shall be payable as soon as practicable after the claimant has fulfilled all the conditions for entitlement, including the requirement for filing an application with the Trustees. The filing of an application for benefits shall constitute consent by the Participant to the payment of benefits and, if the Participant is married, the filing of the Spouse’s written consent to waive the 50% Participant and Spouse Annuity shall constitute the Spouse’s consent to the payment. Commencement of payments from a Participant’s Accumulated Share will not begin earlier than the month following the date that the Participant retires and submits an appropriate application, as described in Section 8.01.


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Notwithstanding the above, Participants must begin to receive their benefits no later than their Required Beginning Date, as defined in Section 6.09(b), or as soon as practicable after the Required Beginning Date as the Trustees are able to locate the Participant, his heirs or his legal representative.

2. Article VI (Payment of Benefits and Eligibility), Section 6.9 (Mandatory Commencement of Benefits) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement Account Plan shall be amended by replacing subsection (b) in its entirety with the following:

(i) For Participants who attain age 70 ½ before January 1, 1999, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 70 ½. For Participants who attain age 70 ½ between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2019, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 70 ½ or the date the Participant retires. For Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 72 or the date the Participant retires.

3. Article VI (Payment of Benefits and Eligibility) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Individual Retirement Account Plan shall be amended by adding new Section 6.14 (Qualified Birth and Adoption Distributions) as follows:

a) Distribution: Effective June 1, 2021 and as permitted under Code Section 72(t)(2)(H) and regulations thereunder, a Participant may receive one (1) or more Qualified Birth or Adoption Distributions in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate amount of such distributions to the Participant from their vested Accumulated Share shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) (or, if the Participant’s Accumulated Share is less than $5,000, then the full amount of the Accumulated Share) from the Plan combined with all other eligible retirement plans in which the Participant is a participant. A Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution must occur within the one (1) year period beginning on the date the Participant’s

child is born or on the date that the legal adoption by the Participant of an Eligible Adoptee is finalized. An “Eligible Adoptee” means any individual (other than a child of the Participant’s spouse) who has not attained age eighteen (18) or who is physically or mentally incapable of taking care of himself or herself as defined in Code Section 72(m)(7).

Qualified Birth or Adoption Distributions are not limited to the amount necessary to pay for actual expenses related to the birth or legal adoption. A Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution from the Plan.

b) Recontribution: A Participant who receives a Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution from the Plan may recontribute any portion of it back to the Plan (up to the entire amount of the distribution) if the Participant is eligible to make a rollover contribution to the Plan at the time the Participant wishes to make a recontribution to the Plan. Such recontribution shall be treated as a 60-day rollover in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer.

c) Certification: The Trustees may rely on a Participant’s reasonable representations that he is eligible for a Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution unless the Trustees have actual knowledge to the contrary but in no event do the Trustees have an obligation to investigate whether the Participant’s certification is accurate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees retain discretion to require such documentation as they deem appropriate under the circumstances.

AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO THE M.M.&P. INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT

PLAN/401(k) ARRANGEMENTFOURTH RESTATED REGULATIONS

The M.M.&P. Individual Retirement Account Plan/401(k) Arrangement is hereby amended, effective June 1, 2021, as follows:

1. Article IV (Benefit Payments), Section 4.7 (Benefit Payments) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots 401(k) Arrangement shall be amended, by adding the following new subsection (c) (Required Minimum Distributions):


(i) In general, commencement of payments from a Participant’s Pre-Tax Contribution Account, Roth Account, or Matching Contribution Account shall begin the month following when the Participant retires and submits an appropriate application.

Notwithstanding the above, Participants must begin their benefits by their Required Beginning Date or as soon as practicable after the Required Beginning Date as the Trustees are able to locate the Participant, his heirs or his legal representative.

For Participants who attain age 70 ½ before January 1, 1999, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 70 ½. For Participants who attain age 70 ½ between January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2020, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 70 ½ or the date the Participant retires. For Participants who attain age 70 ½ on or after January 1, 2020, the “Required Beginning Date” is April 1 of the calendar year following the year such Participant reaches age 72 or the date the Participant retires.

2. Article IV (Benefit Payments) of the Masters, Mates & Pilots 401(k) Arrangement shall be amended by adding new Section 4.10 (Qualified Birth and Adoption Distributions) as follows:

a) Distribution: Effective June 1, 2021 and as permitted under Code Section 72(t)(2)(H) and regulations thereunder, a Participant may receive one (1) or more Qualified Birth or Adoption Distributions in accordance with procedures established by the Board of Trustees. The aggregate amount of such distributions to the Participant from their Pre-Tax Contribution Account, Roth Account, or Matching Contribution Account (both elected deferrals and Employer Contributions) shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) from the Plan combined

with all other eligible retirement plans in which the Participant is a participant and must occur within the one (1) year period beginning on the date the Participant’s child is born or on which the legal adoption by the Participant of an Eligible Adoptee is finalized. An “Eligible Adoptee” means any individual (other than a child of the Participant’s spouse) who has not attained age eighteen (18) or who is physically or mentally incapable of taking care of himself or herself as defined in Code Section 72(m)(7).

Qualified Birth or Adoption Distributions are not limited to the amount necessary to pay for actual expenses related to the birth or legal adoption. A Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution shall not be treated as an eligible rollover distribution from the Plan.

b) Recontribution: A Participant who receives a Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution from the Plan may recontribute any portion of it to the Plan (up to the entire amount of the distribution) if the Participant is eligible to make a rollover contribution to the Plan at the time the Participant wishes to make a recontribution to the Plan, and such repayment shall be treated as a 60-day rollover in a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer.

c) Certification: The Trustees may rely on a Participant’s reasonable representations that he or she is eligible for a Qualified Birth or Adoption Distribution unless the Trustees have actual knowledge to the contrary but in no event do the Trustees have an obligation to investigate whether the Participant’s certification is accurate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Trustees retain discretion to require such documentation as they deem appropriate to the circumstances.




MITAGS Business Development Director Bob Becker RetiresWhen Bob Becker retired from MITAGS in June, he turned the page on his second career in maritime: the first was 26 years spent sailing, most of them as permanent chief mate and master aboard Sealand and USSM ships.

He entered the maritime industry almost by chance, when he chose Kings Point out of a number of schools that had offered him a football scholarship. “And it was the best thing that ever happened to me,” he says. He joined MM&P after graduating and went to the union hall to ship out.

“I thought I’ll sail for a little while, save some money and then go do something else,” he says. “It was pretty soon after I started sailing that I realized I enjoyed the work.”

When the business development manager job opened up at MITAGS, Glen Paine asked him to apply. He got the job and was promoted to business development director.

“The people are what makes this job great,” he says. He’ll miss the MITAGS team, as well as the students. But he’s looking forward to spending time with his 10-year-old grandson. “He’s really a good athlete,” Bob says. “Plays football, basketball, baseball… and he’s very good at all of them.”

Bob says he’s looking forward to spending time with his 10-year-old grandson and playing a little golf, but he will miss the team at MITAGS. “The people are what

makes this job great,” he says.

Simulation engineer Pasha Amigud running the controls for the azipod training at MITAGS West. “Special thanks to our amazing sim team for once again blowing it out of the park for a great cause,” said MITAGS Assistant Director Emily Hopkins.

Virtual Azipod Training for Mercy Ships Captains “a Big Success”MITAGS West conducted a virtual azipod training session recently for deck officers who sail for the international charity Mercy Ships. Puget Sound Pilot Blair Bouma donated his time for the training session, and MITAGS donated use of the simulator.

Mariners who volunteer for Mercy Ships tuned in to the training session from sites in the Canary Islands, the Netherlands and China. Among the participants were the captain and chief officer of the Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship. The new vessel will allow Mercy Ships to more than double its capacity to deliver surgical care and medical training in Africa.

Captain Blair Bouma in the wheelhouse of the simulator at MITAGS West. “The information

was perfectly tailored to our ship and the situations we may encounter,” one participant

said. “The fact that the training was not on site did not detract from its effectiveness.”


BECK NOTICENotice to All Union and Non-Union Members Regarding Their Rights Under NLRB v. General Motors and CWA v. BeckThis 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: Members’ Welfare Fund; Disaster Relief Fund; credit union eligibility; low-rate Union Plus credit card; Coast Guard Legal Aid program; license insurance program; access to the AFL-CIO Community Services Network, which includes family counseling, social services and food banks; 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 2020 (the most current year for which audited information is available), we have confirmed that no more than 5.43 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.



PENSIONERSKeith A. Barnes was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

Kenneth E. Campbell Jr. was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

Timothy Dunleavy was a member of the United Inland Group–Atlantic & Gulf Region.

John A. Klabo was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

Joe McCormick sailed as master of the Derrickboat Raccoon, US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District.

Tommy McCoy was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

Douglas Nemeth, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation as second mate aboard the Matson Maunawili.

Steven A. Palmer, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for American President Lines as master of the APL Saipan.

Julian T. Platon, shipping out of Gulf Ports. He last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company in 1993 as master of the Ashley Lykes. He has been working as a Houston Pilot since 1994.

Dennis L. Ruff, shipping out of West Coast ports. He last sailed for Matson Navigation as third mate aboard the Matson Tacoma.

Daniel L. Washburn was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

John E. Wilmes was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

George D. Woo was a member of the United Inland Group–Pacific Maritime Region.

Ernestine Wright was a member of the United Inland Group–Atlantic & Gulf Region who worked with My Cleaning Service.


Directory of MM&P OfficesInternational Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1953Phone: 410-850-8700 Fax: 410-850-0973www.bridgedeck.org

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

Don F. JosbergerSecretary-Treasurer410-850-8700 ext. [email protected]

Executive Offices

Roger LashInternational [email protected]

Steven M. Miceli Jr. International Representative410-691-8149 [email protected]

Accounting

Margaret SchanneInternational [email protected]

Communications

Lisa Rosenthal Communications [email protected]

Legal Department

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

Jennifer Stair Contracts Coordinator [email protected]

Membership Department

Stephanie Dixon/Teresa [email protected]

MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, JEC and IRAP PlansPatrick 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 GroupMichael Riordan Vice President570 Broad Street, Suite 701Newark, NJ 07102Direct: 201-830-3407Cell: 917-324-1462 Fax: [email protected]

Paulina Czernek Representative Phone: [email protected]

Keith PoissantRepresentativePhone: [email protected]

Rich RussoCity RepresentativePhone: [email protected]

Federal Employees Membership GroupRandall H. RockwoodVice PresidentExecutive OfficeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD [email protected]

Randi Ciszewski Government Fleet Representative & CNO Pilot RepresentativeMM&P Headquarters700 Maritime Blvd., Suite BLinthicum, MD 21090-1953 Cell: 202-679-7594 Fax: 732-527-0829

Offshore Membership GroupThomas LarkinVice President - Atlantic Ports

Jeremy HopeVice President - Gulf Ports & Government Contracts

J. Lars TurnerVice President - Pacific Ports

Boston

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

Charleston

John LivingstonRepresentative 1481 Tobias Gadson Blvd., Suite 2CCharleston, SC 29407-4794Phone: 843-766-3565Fax: [email protected]

Honolulu

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

Houston

Jeremy HopeVice President - Gulf Ports & Government Contracts

Sara GasperRepresentative

13850 Gulf Freeway, Ste 250 Houston, TX 77034 Phone: 281-464-9650 [email protected] [email protected]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

Wendy Karnes Representative533 N. Marine Ave., Ste AWilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 310-834-7201 [email protected]

Miami/Port Everglades

Andrea Fortin / Jennipher MillerRepresentativesBroward Outpatient Medical Center150 SW 12th Ave Suite 205Pompano FL 33069-3237Phone: [email protected]

New York/New Jersey

Thomas Larkin Vice President-Atlantic Ports

Jay TripaldiAtlantic Regional Representative570 Broad Street, Ste 701 Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: 201-963-1900 Fax: 201-963-5403 [email protected] [email protected]

Norfolk, Va.

Mark NemergutRepresentativeInterstate Corporate Center6325 North Center Dr., Ste 100Norfolk, VA 23502Phone: [email protected]

Oakland

Veronica SchaibleRepresentative548 Thomas L. Berkley Way Oakland, CA 94612Phone: 510-808-7068Fax: [email protected]

Seattle

J. Lars TurnerVice President-Pacific Ports

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

Tampa

Laura Cenkovich / Ted DohrmanRepresentatives4333 S 50th St.Tampa, FL 33619Phone: 813-247-2164 Hours: 9:00 AM-2:00 PM [email protected]

































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

East Coast Regional Rep.

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

Gulf Coast Regional Rep.

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

West Coast Regional Rep.

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

Alaska Marine Pilots

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

Aransas-Corpus Christi Pilots

Kevin C. MonacoPresidentP.O. Box 2767 Corpus Christi, TX 78403Phone: 361-884-5899Fax: 361-884-1659

Associated Branch Pilots

Michael MillerPresident3813 N. Cswy Blvd., Ste 100Metairie, LA 70002Phone: 504-831-6615

Association Maryland Pilots

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

Biscayne Bay Pilots

Geoffrey PoolChairman2911 Port Blvd.Miami, FL 33132Phone: 305-374-2791 Fax: 305-374-2375

Boston Pilots

Richard StoverPresident256 Marginal Street, Bldg 11East Boston, MA 02128Phone: 617-569-4500Fax: 617-569-4502

Canaveral Pilots

Ben Borgie Richard GrimisonCo-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 River Bar Pilots

James BradyPresident100 16th St.Astoria, OR 97103-3634Phone: 503-325-2641

Columbia River Pilots

Christopher D. EckardtMM&P Delegate

Jeremy NielsenPresident13225 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97203Phone: 503-289-9922

Coos Bay Pilots

George Wales President686 North Front St.Coos Bay, OR 97420-2331Phone: 541-267-6555Fax: 541-267-5256

Crescent River Port Pilots

E. Michael BoppPresident8712 Highway 23 Belle Chasse, LA 70037Phone: 504-392-8001Fax: 504-392-7598www.crescentpilots.com

Galveston-Texas City Pilots

Matt BushP.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: 808-532-7229www.hawaiipilots.net

Houston Pilots

Robert ThompsonPresiding Officer203 Deerwood Glen DriveDeer Park, TX 77536Phone: 713-645-9620

Key West Bar Pilots Association

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

Mobile Bar Pilots

W. Curtis Wilson IIIPresidentP.O. Box 831 Mobile, AL 36601Phone: 251-432-2639 Fax: 251-432-9964

Northeast Marine Pilots

Clint Walker243 Spring St. Newport, RI 02840Phone: 401-847-9050 Toll Free: 1-800-274-1216

Penobscot Bay & River Pilots Association

David GelinasPresidentSkip StrongVice President18 Mortland RoadSearsport, ME 04974Phone: 207-548-1077Fax: [email protected]

Pilots Association for the Bay & River Delaware

David CuffPresident800 S. Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19147Phone: 215-465-8340 Fax: 215-465-3450

Port Everglades Pilots

Samuel S. Stephenson David T. Ulrich Co-DirectorsP.O. Box 13017 Port Everglades, FL 33316Phone: 954-522-4491

Puget Sound Pilots

Eric vonBrandenfels2003 Western Ave. - Suite 200Seattle, WA 98121Phone: 206-518-5484Fax: 206-448-3405

Sabine Pilots

Charles TweedelPresiding Officer2605 Jimmy Johnson Blvd.Port Arthur, TX 77640Phone: 409-722-1141 Fax: 409-962-9223www.sabinepilots.com

Saint Johns Bar Pilots

Nate CookPresident4910 Ocean St. Mayport, FL 32233Phone: 904-249-5631 Fax: [email protected]

San Juan Bay Pilots

Stephen RiveraPresidentP.O. Box 9021033San Juan, PR 00902-1033787-722-1166

St. Lawrence Seaway Pilots

John R. Boyce President

Pat BroderickMM&P Branch Agent P.O. Box 274230 North Point StreetCape Vincent, NY 13618Phone: 315-250-1477Fax: 315-654-4491

San Francisco Bar Pilots

Joseph LongPort Agent

Zack Kellerman MM&P RepresentativePier 9, East End San Francisco, CA 94111Phone: 415-362-5436 Fax: 415-982-4721

Sandy Hook Pilots

John J. DeCruzNew York President

Brendan D. FoleyNew Jersey President

Rob DebrowskiBranch [email protected] 201 Edgewater St. Staten Island, NY 10305Phone: 718-448-3900 Fax: 718-447-1582








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Savannah Pilots Association

Robert T. (“Trey”) Thompson IIIMaster Pilot130 Houston St. P.O. Box 9267 Savannah, GA 31401-3528 Phone: 912-236-0226 Fax: 912-236-6571

Southeast Alaska Pilots

John HerringPresident1621 Tongass Ave. - Suite 300Ketchikan, AK 99901Phone: 907-225-9696 Fax: [email protected] www.seapa.com

Southwest Alaska Pilots

Andrew S. WakefieldPresidentP.O. Box 977 Homer, AK 99603Phone: 907-235-8783 Fax: [email protected]

Tampa Bay Pilots

Terry Fluke Executive Director 1825 Sahlman Dr. Tampa, FL 33605Phone: 813-247-3737 Fax: 813-247-4425

Virgin Islands Port Authority Pilots

John Amaro President6877 Upper WintbergSt. Thomas, VI 00802 [email protected]

Virginia Pilot Association

J. W. Whiting Chisman IIIPresident3329 Shore Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23451Phone: 757-496-0995

Western Great Lakes Pilots Association

Jon OlneyPresident6559 S M221, P.O. Box 365Brimley, MI 49715Phone: 715-392-5204 Fax: [email protected]

United Inland Membership GroupThomas Bell VP-Great Lakes & Gulf Region

Timothy SaffleVP-Pacific Maritime Region

Cleveland

Thomas Bell VP-Great Lakes & Gulf Region1322 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]

Los Angeles/Long Beach

Sly HunterRegional Representative533 N. Marine Ave., Ste A Wilmington, CA 90744-5527 Phone: 510-808-7066Fax: [email protected]

Oakland

Sly HunterRegional Representative548 Thomas L. Berkley WayOakland, CA 94612Phone: 510-808-7066 Fax: [email protected]

Portland

Nick Sorber Regional Representative2225 N. Lombard St. - No. 206 Portland, OR 97217Phone: [email protected]

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Eduardo Iglesias Regional Representative1055 Kennedy Ave. Ste 914San Juan, PR 00920Phone: 787-664-3052Fax: 787-723-4494Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00AM – 1:30PM [email protected]

Seattle

Timothy SaffleVP-Pacific Maritime Region

Dan TwohigRegional RepresentativePacific Maritime Region15208 52nd Ave., South, Ste 100Seattle, WA 98188Phone: 425-775-1403Fax: [email protected] [email protected]

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

MM&P Federal Credit UnionKathy 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 Patrick McCullough Administrator

Glen Paine Executive Director

MM&P Health & Benefit, Vacation, Pension, JEC and IRAPatrick McCulloughAdministrator700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 1-877-667-5522 or 410-850-8500Fax: [email protected]

Former Atlantic & Gulf Region Health, Pension and Education, Safety & Training FundsMM&P Plan Office700 Maritime Blvd., Suite ALinthicum Heights, MD 21090-1996Phone: 410-850-8500Fax: 410-850-8655Toll-Free: 1-877-667-5522

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

Dora Vele1200 Wilshire Blvd., 5th FloorLos Angeles, CA 90017Toll-Free: 1-888-806-8943

Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies (MITAGS)Glen PaineExecutive Director [email protected]

Eric FriendDirector [email protected] Services: 206-739-0720

MITAGS East

692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090-1952Main Phone: 410-859-5700Toll Free: 1-866-656-5568Admissions: [email protected]: www.mitags.org

BWI Airport Shuttle

(avail. 24 hours a day):1-866-900-3517 Ext. 0

MITAGS West

1729 Alaskan Way, S.Seattle, WA 98134-1146Main: 206-239-9965Toll-Free: 1-888-893-7829Admissions: [email protected]: www.mitags.org



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CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR Boris O. Bode, 84, June 21. A resident of Honolulu, Hawaii, and a pensioner since 2010, he last sailed for Matson Navigation aboard the Mahi Mahi.

Alfred Boerum, 94, April 9. A resident of East Woodstock, Conn., and a pensioner since 1972, he last sailed for Farrell Lines as master of the SS African Meteor. During his midshipman years he served aboard the Tanker Rosebud on North Atlantic convoys to Scotland and later in the Pacific to support the buildup of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He served aboard ships supporting the Korean and Vietnam wars and on the African Pilot carrying medical supplies to Cuba in 1962. As master of the SS Hope, he was sent to aid in the rescue of the African Star following a collision on the Mississippi River. He is survived by his nephew Rear Adm. Christopher McMahon, USMS, a former MM&P member.

Joseph Graceffa, 95, May 9. A resident of Chula Vista, Calif., and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship as master of the SS PFC Eugene A. Obregon. He is remembered for his love of golf, reading, cooking and spending time with his daughters and grandchildren. Survivors include his daughters Mary and

Suzanne, son-in-law Brian, and grandchildren Joe and Nancy.

Anthony Gurgui, 93, March 30. A resident of Brentwood, N.Y., and a pensioner since 1989, he last sailed for Waterman Steamship Company aboard the SS Sam Houston. He is fondly remembered by his many nephews and nieces for his stories of travel and adventure, and his fluency in Catalan and several other languages. He was known for

organizing softball games at large family gatherings. He excelled in skiing, winning multiple medals. He was a member of St. Anne’s Church in Brentwood, where he served faithfully as an usher.

Howard L. Hailey, 93, June 22. A resident of Loris, S.C., and a pensioner since 1989, he last sailed for Central Gulf Lines aboard the SS Rover. He served during the Korean and Vietnam wars and was a veteran of the US Marine Corps. He was a member of the American Legion, Post Number 5, in Marion, S.C. Survivors include his wife Eleanor; siblings Jack Hailey, Pam Bohrer, Delores Mills and Charlotte Smith; and many nieces and nephews.

Calvin Hunziker Jr., 74, March 25. A resident of Lake Tapps, Wash., and a pensioner since 2012, he last sailed for Keystone Shipping Company as master of the Fredericksburg. He was a Puget Sound pilot, the National President of CAMM, and the National Vice President of International Relations for IFSMA.

In 2019, he and his wife started the Elisabeth and Calvin C. Hunziker Endowed Scholarship to sponsor students pursuing an undergraduate degree in Marine Transportation at Texas A&M University at Galveston. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Enumclaw and took yearly trips to Mexico and Germany with his wife Lisa and daughters Christina and Theresa. His family remembers him as funny, outgoing, generous and passionate about many things.

Waldo S. Lyman, 98, June 10. A resident of Parishville, N.Y., and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company aboard the MV Lyra. He served in the US Navy during World War II. He is remembered as a great storyteller of unique wit, humor and charm. After many years in Houston, he

returned to live in his childhood home: the cabin his father built in Parishville. He supported the Potsdam Humane Society and established a trust fund for Parishville–Hopkinton students in need. In 2014, at the age of 91, he was presented with his high school diploma from Parishville–Hopkinton Central School. Survivors include Lydia Runkel and her two children as well as nieces and nephews on both the Campbell and Lyman sides of his family.

Joe C. Selby, 90, June 6. A resident of Cypress, Texas, and a pensioner since 1995, he last sailed for Afram Steamship Company as master of the SS Galveston Bay. He is remembered for his love of hunting, fishing and traveling. Survivors include his wife Carolyn, children Joela Selby, Billy Bernath, Cathy Daugherty and

Betty Thompson and grandchildren Hannah Valadez and Jackson Bennett.


Aginso Valentino, 100, April 14. A resident of Flemington, N.J., and a pensioner since 1985, he last sailed for United States Lines aboard the SS American Reservist. He served in World War II and participated in the Normandy Invasion, crossing the English Channel from England to the French beachheads

of Omaha and Utah bringing troops, artillery and equipment. He also served in the Korean and Vietnam wars. He passed away just ten days before his 101st birthday. He is survived by his wife of 75 years, Martha, daughter Rita and her husband Irwin, son Anthony and his wife Donna, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and his brother Rudy.

John F. Wanner, 75, June 2. A resident of Charleston, Ore., and a pensioner since 1999, he last sailed for United States Lines as master of the American Lark.

William R. Slaughter, 94, June 27. A resident of Wellington, Nev., and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for American President Lines aboard the President Kennedy.

David P. Stevens, 90, Dec. 1, 2020. A resident of Pahrump, Nev., and a pensioner since 1992, he last sailed for Sealand Services aboard the Sealand Voyager.

Joseph L. Stone, 81, April 26. A resident of Annapolis, Md., and a pensioner since 1986, he last sailed for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company aboard the SS Jean Lykes. He served in the US Navy for 35 years and received both the Legion of Merit and a Meritorious Service Medal for his service during Desert Storm. He worked for Military Sealift Command and the Department of Homeland Security. He enjoyed building models, attending Navy football games, spending time on Cape Cod, traveling and reading naval history books. He was a member of the Boston Marine Society, The Fleet Reserve Club of Annapolis, and the Stony Creek Gun Club. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Sara, sons Peter and Patrick, daughters Kathryn, Nancy and Lisa; grandchildren Britton, Cameron, Caitlyn, Liam, Sara and Jamie; and his brother Robert.

CROSS’D THE FINAL BAR

Aloha Scotty! — Captain Kip Carlson

Scott Abrams, the longtime captain of Matson’s MV R.J. Pfeiffer, passed away in November 2020 after a long and valiant battle with leukemia. He was the grandson of Clarence MacFarlane, considered the founder of the Transpacific Yacht Race, which was held for the first time in 1906. Scott sailed as a Transpac crewmember—often as navigator—15 times. Former shipmates, in consultation with his wife of 47 years, Gloria, decided Scott should sail in the Transpac one last time: when the Farr 57 Ho’okolohe surfed past the Diamond Head buoy in July 2021, they spread his ashes to their final resting place—the azure and windswept waters of the Pacific which he loved so much.

Scott Abrams’ ashes were scattered off

Waikiki by his former shipmates aboard

Ho’okolohe.

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Ho’okolohe at the Diamond Head finish line.



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

Shannon C. AdamsonDouglas B. AdrianceMurray G. Alstott* P

Gerald William AndersonRobert C. Beauregard*Thomas E. Bell*In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

David L. Bennett*Theodore E. BernhardChristian A. BethlenRobert Brian BurkeJoseph Byrne P

James A. Carbone P In Memory of Captains CJ Meerman & William Hurley

Kenneth J. Carlson Jr. P

Hao C. Cheong P

Hao Hong Cheong P

Randi CiszewskiRaymond F. Conrady P

Mark A. Cooper P

Paul Costabile P

Thomas B. CrawfordRobert Darley P In Memory of Charlie Darley

George M. Darley* In Memory of Charlie Darley

Morgan H. DensleyNancy A. Donnelly P

In Memory of Georgia O’NeillSean M. DoranMark E. EdvardsenMarwan A. ElsamnyJohn W. Farmer III* P

Timothy FerrieWilliam H. FisherWilliam W. Fransen P

Mark S. GarciaNaldo R. GarciaGregory P. GretzJon F. Harrison P

Samuel W. Hartshorn Jr. P

Harold J. Held* In Memory of Trenton Lloyd-Rees

Christopher S. Hendrickson*Patrick J. HennessyAndrew W. Hetz P In Fond Memory of Captain Henry Petersen SS Austral Rainbow

James F. Hill*Roland E. HobsonMichael J. Holliday*Jeremy R. HopeDavid H. Hudson P

Ezra L. HunterJeff H. Idema P

Eduardo E. Iglesias In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Donald F. Josberger*Christopher G. KavanaghJohn Kelly* P

James H. KiddChristopher E. KluckLinsey A. KnightHenry C. Knox-Dick P

George W. Koch Jr. P

Jonathan F. Komlosy*Noah W. Landau In Memory of Captain Fred Engstrom

Thomas P. LarkinRichard W. Larocque P

Klaus D. LuhtaLawrence T. Lyons P

Richard A. MaddenJoan Malue In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Donald J. Marcus* In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Jerry Edward MastricolaRobert G. MattsenRichard W. May P In Memory of Captain Tim Brown

Eugene W. Mayer Jr. P

Patrick McCulloughSean T. McNeice*Paul F. McQuarrie P

Matthew F. MerrillAndrew J. Merrill*Steven M. Miceli*James L. MixonDonald S. Moir P In Memory of Gillie Harvey

Richard D. Moore* P In Memory of Captain Glen Banks

Darrin N. MuenzbergC. Michael Murray In Memory of Captain Charles Malue & Chuck Emery

Bridget M. NagleDouglas J. Nagy*Edward B. Newman*Paul H. Nielsen P

Joseph O. O’Connor* P

Michael B. O’TooleGlen M. PaineSteven A. PalmerWilliam L. Palmer*Peter J. Parise IIIMichael Victor ParrC. James PattiGeorg E. Pedersen* P In Memory of Captain M. Markris SS Gateway City

Bradley P. PlowmanKeith A. PoissantJonathon S. Pratt P

D. Scott Putty P In Memory of Captain Robert Strobel

George A. Quick*Ronald M. RadicaliRobert J. Ramsey P

Lloyd S. Rath P

Michael A. RausaFrank E. ReedMichael Riordan* In Honor of George Stitik & Gene Poissant

David M. RomanoPaul D. Rooney P

Coleman D. RosenbergKenneth T. RyanDonald R. Sacca*Timothy C. Saffle*Michael A. SantiniGeorge W. Schaberg P

Rafik A. ShahbinSteven P. Shils* P

Brendan Sean SmithThomas J. Smith In Memory of Captains Tim Murray & Dennis Sherwood

Jennifer L. Stair*Carl W. SteinLeonard Arthur Stenback*Thomas E. StoneTore Stromme P

Conor J. SullivanGabriel A. Terrasa In Memory of Captain Charles Malue

Athena I. ThomasJoe Mark TuckDaniel C. TwohigWilliam J. Westrem*West S. WilsonChris Glenn Woodward* In Memory of Boris Bode

George N. Zeluff Jr.* P

Jeffrey D. Adamson P

Nicholas AdamsonWalter Allison P

Andrew J. AltumJay M. AndersonThomas A. BaganAndrew BanksEvan B. BarbisEdward S. Batcho Jr. P

Olgierd C. BeckerJohn E. Belcourt P

Derek J. Bender P

Geoffrey Bird P

Sandor Z. BiroEllis BlacksmithJohn H. BloomingdaleJames K. Boak IV P

David Boatner P

William H. Boyce P

Jeffrey C. Bridges P

Patrick J. BroderickRichard S. Brooks P

Michael A. BuckleyKonstantinos Catrakis P

Bent L. Christiansen P

Ejnar G. Christiansen P

Dean R. Colver P

Kevin G. Coulombe P

In Honor of Captain Ed Barr, SS Santa AdelaScot A. CouturierBrett T. CowanVincent J. Cox P

David W. CrawfordJohn C. CroninAndrew Cullen P

Dale S. Dubrin P

John T. Duff P

In Memory of Captain Charles MalueAshley N. EdingtonRuth England P

In Memory of Robert EnglandMalvina A. Ewers P

In Memory of Franklin EwersStanley J. FabasShawn L. FarrellKeith W. FinnertyAlan D. FosmoJames E. Franklin P

In Memory of Those Who Have Gone Before UsJan M. Fraser P

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

www.bridgedeck.org - The Master, Mate & Pilot 27* These active and retired members have contributed $1,000 or more. P These pensioners or survivors are singled out for special mention.

Nicholas K. GasperNicole GeidemanWilliam D. Good Jr. P

In Memory of William Good, Sr.Bradley D. GoodwinGerald M. Gordon P

John A. Gorman P

Kyle P. GrantEdward Gras P

Peter S. Grate P

Edward W. Green P

Mike F. GruningerJorge GutmanSamuel F. HalleyMichael K. Hargrave P

Jacob B. HarlowCharles E. HendricksRaymond HennesseyRichard G. HoeyGlen HogarthKeith Hunter P

George S. Ireland III P

John P. Jablonski P

In Memory of Captain Joseph JablonskiThomas P. Jacobsen P

Allen H. Jensen P

Christian JohnsenCharles S. Keen P

In Memory of GySgt Nick AveryWilliam L. Kennedy P

Clyde W. Kernohan Jr. P

Brian J. KieselRobert T. Kimball P

Richard J. Klein P

Robert E. Klemm P

Michael S. KozlowskiDamian KrowickiMichael L. La MainaAdam S. LabratoGeorge K. LandonRoger M. LashRoch E. Lavault P

Michael Sean LeeRyan W. LeoJoshua D. LeonardiSamuel P. Lesko P

Raymond S. LynchNicholas A. MarcantonioEdward T. MarkuskeBrett J. MarquisDonald U. Marshall Jr. P

Hedi B. MarzouguiCurtis P. McCamyBrent A. McClaineCharles L. McConaghy P

Michael Jay McCright P

In Memory of Captain Charles MalueAnn Marie McCulloughDaniel F. McGuire P

Pedro M. MedeirosAndrew C. MillerBruce D. Mitchell P

Michelle MitchellElisa A. MooreJaime MorlettLawrence J Neubert P

Michael L. Nickel P

In Memory of Augusta NickelNicholas J. Nowaski

John J. O’BoyleJames P. Olander P

James E. O’Loughlin P

James R. OlsenKenneth J. PagliughiMatthew E. PapaniaAntonios Papazis P

Robert C. ParkeSteven R. PartridgeChristine E. PekaraMatthew J. PeoplesJustin A. PetersonPaula C. PhillipsRatanawan PhurchpeanNorman A. Piianaia P

Alfred S. PolkStephen F. Procida P

Mark E. PrussingJohn P. RawleyHoward M. RobertsPaul M. Rochford P

Edward B. Royles P

Craig A. RumrillRichard RussoThomas M. RyanGabrielle O. SalazarRobert H. Schilling P

Paul T. SchulmanTravis A. ShirleyRobert H. SienelGerald V. Smeenk P

Joseph S. SmithNick SorberRobert R. Spencer P

George J. Stauter P

Glenn D. Strathearn P

Einar W. Strom P

David A. Sulin P

Stacey W. Sullivan P

William B. SullivanRandy SwindellBrandon M. TealArthur J. Thomas P

Jefferson L. ThomasDeatra M. ThompsonJ. Lars TurnerJed J. TweedySteven D. Watt P

Steven E. Werse P

Rachel A. WidermanRonald C. Wilkin P

Harlow Wood In Memory of Captain Bob Corbin

Nathan A. WoodwardChristopher C. Zimmerman

Christopher J. AielloMarston W. AlbertOwen B. AlbertFrederick W. Allen P

John Allen P

Salvador E. AlvaradoRobert N. Anderson P

Noel E. Anthonysz

Thomas R. BacaljaChristopher D. Baker P

Albert Mike BalisterKenneth S. BarronCharles K. Barthrop P

Steve J. Batchelor Jr. P

Anthony J. Belmonte P

Matthew L. BennettJeffrey L. BentleyBrian E. BernardKyle E. BertottiCharles E. Booher P

Frank W. Branlund P

Anthony A. BrantleyAllan R. Breese P

James P. Brennan P

Anders K. BrinchMichael S. Brown P

Wardell E. Brown P

Douglas K. BuchananJonathan D. BuffingtonNathan T. CaballeroCharles H. CahillEoin F. CallinanKevin A. CamardaTodd J. Campbell P

Edward J. CareyDylan E. CarraraChriss B. Carson P

Joseph CarsonScott CarsonRobert J. CarterJuan C. Carvajal P

Damien J. CaskenNicholas I. CassisiThomas J. Catalanotto P

Sean M. CaveyJohn C. Chapman P

Glenn S. ChigerCassandra A. ClarkStephen J. ClearwaterTimothy D. Clearwater In Memory of Captain Barry Costanzi

James L. ClementsPeyton J. CloningerPaul E. CoanGlenn A. ConantRussell C. CooperGary J. Cordes P

Michael F. Cotting P

David E. Cox P

John F. Cronin P

Todd C. Crossman P

Edward Crowe P

Jeremy D. CunninghamOmar X. D’AbreuRexel S. DagdagRobert A. Dalziel P

Robert K. Damrell P

Joseph R. DandridgeJoseph J. DavisLeopold A. Dawson P

Seine A. De VeauGeorge A. Defrain P

In Memory of Captains Charles Malue & Glen Banks

Stephen A. DejongThomas A. Delamater P

Honoring the “Texas Clipper”

Marguerite Delambily P

In Memory of Robert DelambilyJoseph F. Delehant P

Jeremey A. DepaoloEdward J. Deslauriers P

Scott J. DickinsonTimothy J. DicksonBernard J. Diggins P

Lyle G. DonovanJerome J. Dorman P

Denis A. DubroDaniel T. DuckersEric A. DunnJason K. EdwardsTravis J. EdwardsDavid K. Engen P

Glen E. EngstrandMarc D. EnnisEric L. Eschen P

William J. EsselstromDavid T. FadoulIan J. FalkenbergJoseph S. FarlandKarl R. FisherBrent E. FitzgeraldWilliam P. Fitzpatrick P

Garrett M. FlottmanRobert E. FoleyJessie L. FragataEric P. FriendJ. Peter Fritz P

Alain Ali Froutan P

Christopher W. FunkeEric R. FurnholmEthan J. GalacHugh P. Gallagher P

Lillian M. GalloAllen Garfinkle P

Nathaniel W. GassMatthew M. GerfinJoshua M. GilbertFrancis Gerard GilroyPatrick N. GlennGregory A. Goolishian Jr.Joseph D. Graceffa P

Earl N. GrayMichael T. GreenPaul A. Gregware Jr. P

Paul J. Grepo P

Timothy J. Hagan P

Brandt R. HagerShane K. HaggertyDaniel S. HallKenneth J. Halsall P

Michael D. HarrisGerard Hasselbach P

Steven G. HauglandJohn J. HealeyMichael C. HerigWilliam H. Hermes P

James D. Herron P

Edward B. Higgins Jr. P

Benjamin E. HiltonAlan G. Hinshaw P

Daniel R. Hobbs P

John Alden HobsonTylar D. HochstetlerChristine T. HoganKurt Holen P



Frederik O. HolmMohammed K. HossainKevin E. HughesWilliam H. Imken P

John P. Jackson Jr. P

Patrick C. JacobsGrant W. JepsonJoseph V. JimenezJ. Kevin Jirak P

Erik P. Jorgensen P

Lucas O. JuonChristopher R. KalinowskiTimothy R. KalkeEleftherios G. Kanagios P

Georgios C. Kanavos P

Steven W. Kanchuga P

Bronson N. KauNicholas J. KillingerRoger C. KirkJames D. Kitterman P

Devon E. KlingmanKathy Ann KlisavageLowell J. Knudsen P

Brian M. KoppelDavid A. KostikBruce LachanceAnthony C. Lafayette P

Leonard W. LambertJoshua A. LammMark C. LandowWilliam Charles LapradeJohn E. Larson P

Steve J. LasnierBradford M. LawhonZachary D. LemiteGeorge LeonovGary W. Lightner P

Thomas N. Lightsey Jr. P

Ian S. LimLeif Lindstrom P

John S. Little In Support & Appreciation of Ms. Randi Ciszewski

Christian D. LiviJonathan O. LondynskyLaurenann E. LondynskyDouglas M. LordCurtis I. LoveNatalie E. LuAlexander J. LumbardJohn T. Lutey P

John J. Lynskey P

William J. Mahoney P

Karynn D. MarchalElizabeth MarconiJean A. MarienChelsea C. MartinSime MasnovJohn J. MatichakEdward T. Matlack

Bruce H. MatthewsAlton R. McAlister P

Douglas R. McCarrelRobert C. McCarthy P

Thomas C. McCarthyRichard B. McCloud P

Fletcher J. McCueAnthony L. McDevittThomas D. McDorr P

Jaeyoung McGarrySteven A. McKittrickMichael P. McLaughlinDavid A. McLeanJohn J. McNally P

Francisco J. MedalFrancis X. Meier Jr.Stephen P. Meyers P

Mark P. MichalsWilliam L. Miles P

Doris F. Miller P

Joseph E. MillerSteven J. MillerSteven R. MoneymakerJose Montero P

Benjamin M. MooreJustin N. MooreEdward A. MorehouseJohn M. MorehouseBrian A. MossmanJohn Moustakas P

John W. MuirKellen S. MurphyWilliam W. MurphyChristopher F. MurrayKimberleigh NavradszkyKenneth R. Nelson P

Michael E. Nelson P

Rick Nelson P

Mark J. Nemergut P

Douglas A. NemethJoseph W. Neudecker III P

Evan J. NolanOliver T. NoonRudy L. NormannIshmael D. OcampoGregory S. OelkersPeter R. Ohnstad Jr. P

Hans P. OlanderJeffrey W. Olmstead P

Alexander E. OsiadaczShawn D. OuelletteRobert R. Owen P

Jeffrey J. Oyafuso P

Michael G. ParenteauDavid E. PartikianJames A. PattiChristopher N. PaulEmily M. PetersenMadeline A. PetrelliIoannis M. Petroutsas P

Kerry D. PhillipsPeter J. Piaseckyj P

Francesco P. Pipitone P

Joseph L. Pospisil Jr. P

John A. ProseKevin C. Quinn P

Tara J. QuinnOmar R. QureshiAndrew B. RahnerThomas W. RamsdenThomas A. RamseyChristian Francis RanosaBruno Ravalico P

In Memory of Paul Hanley, Doug Nagele & Roy Geiser

Patrick J. RawleyJohn P. Redfearn P

Mason D. ReedReece W. ReedMark D. Remijan P

Ronald E. RileyDavid RoachSteven P. Roberto P

John J. RobertsonRandall H. RockwoodAngel J. RodriguezArmando D. RodriguezWilliam J. RodriguezChristopher D. RoszelBruce Rowland P

Ryan R. RubioDennis L. Ruff P

David C. Ryan P

Koutaiba A. SaadRoberto H. Salomon P

Philip F. SameJames J. Sanders P

Edmund J. Santos Jr. P

Scott D. SaundersGary R. Schmidt P

John F. SchmidtMitchell SchoonejansGary W. Schrock P

Jason N. ScoranStephen W. ScottJoseph D. Seller P

Plamen M. ShapevDaniel S. SheltonHarold V. Sipila P

Ernest P. Skoropowski P

Fred D. SmithGlen E. Smith P

Michael D. Smith P

Richard D. SmithPeter T. SpencerJoseph B. Stackpole P

Peter P. Stalkus P

Erik G. StarkTyler W. SterlingJohn G. Stewart P

Joshua C. SturgisCatherine E. SufficoolThomas P. Sullivan P

Lukas V. SunklerErnest Swanson P

In Memory of Captain Robert LowenChris D. Sweeny P

Zachery M. TaylorBrian D. Thomas P

Richard N. ThomasDavid William Thompson P

Samuel R. ThompsonStephen N. Thompson P

Gary E. Tober P

James L. Turman P

Stephen Leonard TurnJaime C. UgaddanStephen R. VandaleBrandon J. VarnerDimitar S. VassilevDean C. VentimigliaDouglas Vines P

Mitka A. Von Reis CrooksNancy L. Wagner Honoring MM&P Women Officers

David I. Wainwright P

Jack K. WalkerGregory S. Walsh P

Harold G. Walsh P

Andrew A. Wargo P

Paul E. WarnerRuffin F. WarrenAnderson P. Warwick P

Monique S. WatanabeGeorge A. Werdann Jr.Frank L. WestmorelandSark K. WetzelEugene K. Whalen P

Peter H. WhiteMichael Wholey P

Aaron M. WidermanAllen S. WikstromStephen N. Wikstrom P

James T. WilgusPaul A. Willers P

Stanley WilliamsJames T. Willis P

Denis J. Wilson P

James G. WilsonWesley Ralph WilsonWinter S. WilsonSteve WinesJon C. Winstedt P

Jerome K. WongJanusz A. Wozniak P

Frank Zabrocky P

Ryan D. Zwick

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

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