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CORRESPONDENCE
From our Secretary-Treasurer - we are reminded that SAL GRAN donated $20.00
to the RUSTY HOOK way back 7/7/03 and was not noted or thanked. We apologize and
hope we can be forgiven. Our "office staff" consists of casuals,
part-timers and otherwise inexperienced and untrained personnel - meaning those
of us who pass as editors. We'll do the best we can, but feel free to point out
our errors. Maybe, if we last long enough we will gain enough experience to
measure up. Otherwise we will do the best we can.
From
AUSTIN and JOAN BROWN, Portland, OR
“I really enjoy the RUSTY HOOK, especially the cartoons and humor. My daughter
and I are looking forward to seeing our friends from your area at the next
convention in San Francisco in September.
Love
to you all.
AUSTIN & JOAN BROWN, Local 8 Pensioners
Thank
you for your kind words and also for the $20.00.
From
BARBARA NEALE, Seattle, WA
“To whom it may concern;
BARBARA ELLIS, widow of NORMAN S. ELLIS, Local 19, passed away the 12th of
December 2004. Her ILWU pension was fabulous. Thanks so much. Please remember
her name for future mailings.”
BARBARA
NEALE
Proud Longshore daughter.
BARBARA
enclosed $50.00 contribution to the RUSTY HOOK. Many thanks BARBARA.
From
Brother LACEY, Quincy, Wa.
LACEY encloses an article appearing in The Wenatchee World of 1/14/05 that calls
readers' attention to its headline:
"Inaugural's
big-money donors are in line for big-money favors.''
The paper points out that:
"Many
donors are corporations that are regulated by the federal government, dependent
on government tax and spending policies, or both.
At least 16 are from finance industry, 14 are from the energy sector, six
are real estate developers, and at least five are from both the health and
telecommunications industries. The
Washington Post Co. has pledged $100,000."
Thanks
for the info, Brother
Our
continuing donor, TANK NELSON, sends in another $20.00 for which we are
grateful. We will do our best, TANK,
to keep smiling. But smiling under
Bush is like biting into a rotten apple.
Thanks for your welcome note - and for the twenty spot.
From
LOIS STRANAHAN, Portland, OR.
"The RUSTY HOOK, Seattle ILWU
Dear Brothers, Editorial Staff:
I'm sending a small contribution of $25.00.
Please continue sending your wonderful job of labor news.
I'm also sending a little job JESSE STRANAHAN was going to put in our
"OLD TIMER" but
had
his massive heart attack and died in '98.
He was a giant when it came to labor research.
Here's the quote:
"Union busting has become the corporate sport of choice in our country, and
employers large (like Wal-Mart) and small routinely violate our labor laws
because the laws have no teeth. The truth is that in this most advanced of
industrial nations, you lose all your rights when you try to join or form a
union. No freedom of assembly - if
you assemble, you get fired.
When
I left Arkansas my father said: "When you get a job and there's no union,
make one." And so all my work
life I've followed his advice. "Jesse and I never retired.
We just went off the payroll."
So, Brothers and Sisters, in solidarity let's roll the union on."
Remember, ILWU is Bush's (Bastard child of the Supreme Court} target.
We won't give up, will we?
Greetings,
LOIS STRANAHAN."
"P.S.
I had a heart attack in Canada in September at the PCPA convention.
Slowed me down. I had to fly
home early and was in hospital 7 days.
Set
me back a bit. LOIS.
503-232-7446."
Thank you so much, LOIS.
We cherish your fighting spirit and we wish you a speedy and vigorous
recovery.
From
DONN WALVATNE, Edmonds,
WA.
"Just Because!
Keep up the
great work. Really enjoy reading your newsletter."
DONN
WALVATNE, Local 19/52."
DONN
encloses $100,00
Your contribution is
gratefully received.
From
VICKY RAYMER, Gus's daughter, Hailey, Idaho.
"GUS RYSTAD died this past year in October.
It was a great loss to all of the family and friends he has had over the years.
He was 97 years old and had a
wonderful life. He had a strong will for living and found a great strength in
his work with
all of his longshore friends and the RUSTY HOOK was a great
way for him to keep up with the fellows he had spent so many years working
with. I wish
to thank all of you for keeping him informed as to what was
going on in the ILWU.
Sincerely,
VICKY RAYMER.
(Gus's Daughter.)"
There
are many of us who have fond memories of GUS. He was a great fighter for the
ILWU and all the militant principles of unionism. His departure is a distinct
loss to the ILWU and the whole labor movement.
From
ROY & SHERRY McDERMOTT, Yuma, AZ.
"From Yuma. We sure enjoy the RUSTY HOOK and look forward to getting it.
Our friend,
LARRY GULP who used to own the Green Front would like to get a copy of the RUSTY
HOOK. We show him ours & he really enjoys it. He sends his best wishes to
all his old customers and friends. Am enclosing $20.00.
Thanks.
ROY and SHERRY McDERMOTT."
And
thanks to you, ROY and SHERRY.
From
THOMAS LYONS
A silent $85.00 message that counts, THOMAS.
We are grateful.
From
ROBERT D. DELEO, KAREN V. DELEO, Lynwood, WA.
$50.00
donation. No message except the green one.
We
express our thanks.
From
SHIRLEY M. HOLLAND, Salem, OR. "RUSTY HOOK
Taking advantage of your recent offer, please send the RUSTY HOOK to my daughter
DENISE
HOLLAND. Enclosed
is my check for $20,00 to help with
postage.
Thank you."
Thank
you, and will do, SHIRLEY.
A
good message.
From our
regular, TANK NELSON, CA.
TANK sends along a short story written by his daughter, SALLY JOHNSON,
Taylorsville, Utah, who apparently has many longshore relatives. It is a good
story about the virtues of compassion (not conservative). We enjoyed it. He also
sends a Swedish proverb: "Fear less, hope more, eat less, chew more, whine less,
breathe more, talk less, say more, hate less, love more and all good things will
be yours."
From
EDWIN J. SMITH, Edmonds, WA.
"Dear
RUSTY HOOK:
Could you please send the RUSTY HOOK to my father, ARCHIE JABINE SMITH,
76 years old and retired (1990) longshoreman from Local #51, Port
Gamble, WA. My Dad really enjoys
your news
letter.
My Grand father, EDWIN
JOHN SMITH
retired out
of Local 19. He was a charter member
of the Port
Townsend
Local. When Port Townsend merged with Port Gamble my Grandfather
transferred
to Local 19, Seattle. My father
ARCHIE was one of
five left out
of the Port Townsend Local that transferred to Port Gamble Local
51.
Thanks,
EDWIN J. SMITH, 68068, Local 19."
Will do,
EDWIN.
Your letter is good waterfront
history.
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