Posted:
June 18, 2014
American Maritime Officers has secured a new five-year agreement with Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning covering the three commercial State Class tankers the company operates in the Jones Act trades for American Petroleum Tankers.
The agreement includes significant wage increases for all officers, with rating-specific increases in the first year and across-the-board increases in the remaining four years, as well as increases in vacation. AMO members serving on the negotiating committee with AMO National Executive Vice President Bob Kiefer, AMO National Assistant Vice President Danny Shea and AMO Contract Analyst Chris Holmes were Captain Stephen Foster, master on the Sunshine State, and Golden State Chief Engineer Keith Montpas.
"The AMO members who served on the negotiating committee are to be commended for our success with this agreement," Kiefer said. "Their professionalism at the bargaining table and throughout two months of negotiations is a credit to our union. Through our efforts, we were able to secure an agreement with substantial gains for all of the officers in this fleet."
In addition to increases in pay, the new agreement includes all actuarially required increases in employer contributions to the AMO Plans.
The tankers in the State Class covered by the agreement are the Pelican State, Sunshine State and Golden State. The Empire State and Evergreen State are operated under charter to Military Sealift Command and are covered by a separate contract.
Significant increases in new AMO agreement covering commercial State Class tankers
American Maritime Officers has secured a new five-year agreement with Intrepid Personnel & Provisioning covering the three commercial State Class tankers the company operates in the Jones Act trades for American Petroleum Tankers.
The agreement includes significant wage increases for all officers, with rating-specific increases in the first year and across-the-board increases in the remaining four years, as well as increases in vacation. AMO members serving on the negotiating committee with AMO National Executive Vice President Bob Kiefer, AMO National Assistant Vice President Danny Shea and AMO Contract Analyst Chris Holmes were Captain Stephen Foster, master on the Sunshine State, and Golden State Chief Engineer Keith Montpas.
"The AMO members who served on the negotiating committee are to be commended for our success with this agreement," Kiefer said. "Their professionalism at the bargaining table and throughout two months of negotiations is a credit to our union. Through our efforts, we were able to secure an agreement with substantial gains for all of the officers in this fleet."
In addition to increases in pay, the new agreement includes all actuarially required increases in employer contributions to the AMO Plans.
The tankers in the State Class covered by the agreement are the Pelican State, Sunshine State and Golden State. The Empire State and Evergreen State are operated under charter to Military Sealift Command and are covered by a separate contract.