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The Sailors’ Union of the Pacific (SUP) founded on March 6 1885 in San Francisco California is an American labor union of mariners fishermen and boatmen working aboard U.S. 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.