The Sailors' Union of the Pacific (SUP), founded on March 6, 1885 in San Francisco, California, [1] is an American labor union of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard US flag vessels.
At its fourth meeting in 1885, the fledgling organization adopted the name Coast Sailor's Union and elected George Thompson its first president. Andrew Furuseth, who had joined the union on June 3, 1885 was elected to its highest office in January 1887. In 1889 he returned to sea but was reelected to the position of union secretary in 1891. It was during this term[2] on July 29, 1891 that Furuseth merged the Coast Seamen's Union with the Steamship Sailor's Union with the new organization named the Sailors' Union of the Pacific.[citation needed]
With the exception of a two-year period when he shipped out as a fisherman, he was secretary of the SUP until 1935.[3] In 1908, Furuseth also became president of the International Seamen's Union and served in that office until 1938.[2] During this period, he successfully pushed for legislative reforms that eventually became the Seamen's Act of 1915.[2]
^(PDF). SUP History. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2003. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ abcd. Norwegian American Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 16, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ ab(PDF). West Coast Sailors, March 12, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2007.
^. sailors.org. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ ab"Chapter IX: The Fight Goes On" (PDF). sailors.org. Retrieved March 18, 2007.[dead link]
^. schwarzenegger.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
Referencesedit
De La Pedraja Tomán, René (1994). A Historical Dictionary of the U. S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry: Since the Introduction of Steam. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 522–526. ISBN0-313-27225-5.
Archie Green, Harry Lundeberg's Stetson & Other Nautical Treasures (Crockett, CA: Carquinez Press, 2006). ISBN0-9744124-3-0
Further readingedit
Schwartz, Stephen (2019). Brotherhood of the sea : a history of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific, 1885-1985. London: Routledge. ISBN978-1-000-67489-7. OCLC 1144895224.
sailors, union, pacific, founded, march, 1885, francisco, california, american, labor, union, mariners, fishermen, boatmen, working, aboard, flag, vessels, supfoundedmarch, 1885locationunited, statesmembers736, 2005, peoplegunnar, lundeberg, presidentaffiliati. The Sailors Union of the Pacific SUP founded on March 6 1885 in San Francisco California 1 is an American labor union of mariners fishermen and boatmen working aboard US flag vessels SUPSailors Union of the PacificFoundedMarch 6 1885LocationUnited StatesMembers736 2005 Key peopleGunnar Lundeberg presidentAffiliationsAFL CIOWebsitesailors org At its fourth meeting in 1885 the fledgling organization adopted the name Coast Sailor s Union and elected George Thompson its first president Andrew Furuseth who had joined the union on June 3 1885 was elected to its highest office in January 1887 In 1889 he returned to sea but was reelected to the position of union secretary in 1891 It was during this term 2 on July 29 1891 that Furuseth merged the Coast Seamen s Union with the Steamship Sailor s Union with the new organization named the Sailors Union of the Pacific citation needed With the exception of a two year period when he shipped out as a fisherman he was secretary of the SUP until 1935 3 In 1908 Furuseth also became president of the International Seamen s Union and served in that office until 1938 2 During this period he successfully pushed for legislative reforms that eventually became the Seamen s Act of 1915 2 SUP is an affiliate union of Seafarers International Union of North America Headquarters are in San Francisco 4 and the union has branch offices in Wilmington California Seattle Washington and Honolulu Hawaii SUP also has an office in Norfolk Virginia Contents 1 Union executives 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksUnion executives edit nbsp A monument was erected to Furuseth at San Francisco Embarcadero on September 1 1942 It was later moved to make way for a highway George Thompson 1885 1887 Andrew Furuseth January 1887 1889 2 Andrew Furuseth January 1891 1935 3 Harry Lundeberg 1939 1957 Secretary Treasurer Morris Weisberger 1957 1979 5 President Secretary Treasurer Paul Dempster 1979 1990 5 President Secretary Treasurer Gunnar Lundeberg 1990 current 6 President Secretary Treasurer See also edit nbsp Transport portal nbsp Organized labour portal Andrew Furuseth American Maritime Officers Seafarers International Union of North America National Maritime Union Paul Hall Michael Sacco United States Merchant Marine Sigismund Danielewicz Harry Lundeberg 1936 37 Pacific Coast Maritime Strike Mahoney vs Sailors Union of the Pacific Walter MacarthurNotes edit Chapter I The Lookout of the Labor Movement PDF SUP History Archived from the original PDF on May 12 2003 Retrieved March 16 2007 a b c d Andrew Furuseth Norwegian American Hall of Fame Archived from the original on February 16 2007 Retrieved March 16 2007 a b Andrew Furuseth Special Edition PDF West Coast Sailors March 12 2004 Archived from the original PDF on July 15 2007 Retrieved March 21 2007 SUP About Us sailors org Archived from the original on February 20 2007 Retrieved March 16 2007 a b Chapter IX The Fight Goes On PDF sailors org Retrieved March 18 2007 dead link News March 3 2004 schwarzenegger com Archived from the original on January 9 2011 Retrieved March 16 2007 References editDe La Pedraja Toman Rene 1994 A Historical Dictionary of the U S Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry Since the Introduction of Steam Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press pp 522 526 ISBN 0 313 27225 5 Archie Green Harry Lundeberg s Stetson amp Other Nautical Treasures Crockett CA Carquinez Press 2006 ISBN 0 9744124 3 0Further reading editSchwartz Stephen 2019 Brotherhood of the sea a history of the Sailors Union of the Pacific 1885 1985 London Routledge ISBN 978 1 000 67489 7 OCLC 1144895224 External links editOfficial website Sailor s Union of the Pacific from the Waterfront Workers History Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sailors 27 Union of the Pacific amp oldid 1217990697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
