que 93168P FEDERAL LABOR LAW COVERAGE TO FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPS BEFORE THE 6632 U. VA. APR 1 1993 LAW LIBRARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TH. ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 1126 SEPTEMBER 23, 1992 Serial No. 102-103 Printed for the use of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries 60-736 5 WASHINGTON : 1993 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office ISBN 0-16-039884-3 þb. COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts, Acting Chairman CARROLL HUBBARD, Jr., Kentucky ROBERT W. DAVIS, Michigan WILLIAM J. HUGHES, New Jersey DON YOUNG, Alaska EARL HUTTO, Floridá NORMAN F. LENT, New York JACK FIELDS, Texas JIM SAXTON, New Jersey HELEN DELICH BENTLEY, Maryland ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina THOMAS R. CARPER, Delaware CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania ROBIN TALLON, South Carolina WALLY HERGER, California SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma CHARLES E. BENNETT, Florida PORTER J. GOSS, Florida THOMAS J. MANTON, New York ARTHUR RAVENEL, JR., South Carolina OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama GEORGE J. HOCHBRUECKNER, New York WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland STEPHEN J. SOLARZ, New York JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California RANDY “DUKE” CUNNINGHAM, California American Samoa EDMUND B. WELCH, Chief Counsel Mary J. Kitsos, Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE CARROLL HUBBARD, JR., Kentucky, Acting Chairman ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania NORMAN F. LENT, New York CHARLES E. BENNETT, Florida JACK FIELDS, Texas OWEN B. PICKETT, Virginia HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma WILLIAM J. JEFFERSON, Louisiana ARTHUR RAVENEL, JR., South Carolina GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama DENNIS M. HERTEL, Michigan JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California ROBIN TALLON, South Carolina RANDY “DUKE” CUNNINGHAM, California ROBERT W. DAVIS, Michigan (Ex Officio) CONTENTS 121 1 2 Hearing held September 23, 1992 Brady, John F., Executive Director of Congressional and Legislative Af- fairs, American Maritime Officers, District 2, MEBA, AFL-CIO (pre- Callahan, Hon. Sonny, a U.S. Representative from Alabama. Clay, Hon. William L., a U.S. Representative from Missouri (prepared Corrado, Ernest J., President, American Institute of Merchant Shipping (AIMS) (prepared statement).. Association (MEBA); and President, District 1, MEBA/National Mari- time Union..... Prepared statement... Estes, John T., President, International Council of Cruise Lines. Hubbard, Hon. Carroll, a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, and Acting Chairman, Subcommittee on Merchant Marine... ing Minority Member, Subcommittee on Merchant Marine ....... Prepared statement... Schneider, Thomas J., Esquire, O'Connor and Hannan, on behalf of AFL- Tarrant, James R., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Trans- portation Affairs, Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Af- Prepared statement... trict, MEBA.. Cullison, Alexander C., and Talmage E. Simpkins (National Marine Engi- neers’ Beneficial Association (MEBA) and AFL-CIO Maritime Commit- Hon. Lynn Martin, Secretary of Labor, letter dated 25 February 1992, to Hon. Austin Murphy, Chairman, Subcommittee on Labor Stand- Alexander C. Cullison, letter dated 28 February 1992, to the Secre- Hon. Roderick A. DeArment, Deputy Secretary of Labor, letter dated 20 June 1990, to Hon. William Clay, Chairman, Subcommittee on Talmage E. Simpkins, letter dated 26 June 1990, to the Deputy Talmage É. Simpkins, letter dated 25 September 1992, to Hon. Car- roll Hubbard, Jr., Acting Chairman, Subcommittee on Merchant Talmage E. Simpkins, letter dated 29 November 1989, to Auke 3 37 (III) Page 153 Additional material supplied-Continued Cullison, Alexander C., and Talmage E. Simpkins (National Marine Engi neers' Beneficial Association (MEBA) and AFL-CIO Maritime Commit- roll Hubbard, Jr., Acting Chairman, Subcommittee on Merchant Communities, letter dated December 19, 1989, to Mr. Simpkins. Embassy of Sweden (Economic Affairs) FAX dated 23 June 1992, to ICCL Memorandum of September 11, 1992, to Members of the Subcommit tee on Merchant Marine foreign-flag ships," as reported by the Committee on Education and Labor (House Report 102-984, Part 1, 10/2/92)...... Communications submitted: Department of Justice (W. Lee Rawls): Letter to H Wa er B. Jones, dated 9 October 1991.. Department of State (Janet G. Mullins): Letter to Hon. Walter B. Jones, dated September 25, 1991... 136 46 56 59 60 FEDERAL LABOR LAW COVERAGE TO FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1992 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a.m., in room 1334, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Carroll Hubbard, Jr. (Acting Chairman of the Subcommittee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Hubbard, Taylor, Hertel, Tallon, Unsoeld, Lent, Fields, and Callahan. Also present: Representative Bentley. Staff present (Subcommittee on Merchant Marine): Samuel Whitehurst, Jr., Counsel; Carl W. Bentzel, Counsel; Sharon K. Brooks, Counsel; Theresa Antoine, Staff Assistant; Kip Robinson, Minority Counsel; Ann M. Mueller, Clerk. (Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries): Edmund B. Welch, Chief Counsel; George D. Pence, Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel; Margherita Woods, Chief Minority Clerk; and Sue Waldron, Press Assistant. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CARROLL HUBBARD, A U.S. REP RESENTATIVE FROM KENTUCKY, AND ACTING CHAIRMAN, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE Mr. HUBBARD. The Subcommittee on Merchant Marine will now come to order. Today, the Subcommittee on Merchant Marine meets to receive testimony on H.R. 1126, as introduced and as amended by the Committee on Education and Labor.* The bill, as introduced, extends the protection of the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act to foreign-flag vessels operating within the waters of the United States. This bill was introduced by Mr. William Clay of Missouri, and there are currently 73 cosponsors, of which I am one. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Congressman Clay's record statement can be found at the end of the hearing.) Mr. HUBBARD. Specifically, the original bill applies to foreign-registered vessels that, one, are regularly engaged in transporting passengers to and from U.S. ports; two, are regularly engaged in transporting cargo in the foreign trade of the United States and are *** See House Report 102-984, Part 1, dated October 2, 1992; and Committee on Education and Labor (Subcommittee on Labor Standards) Printed Hearing No. 102-70 (October 10, 1991). * National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) (29 App. U.S.C. 151 et seq.). Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (29 App. U.S.C. 201 et seq.). (1) |
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