Deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group have not received a first contract two years after voting to unionize.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Multiple sources describe licensed deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group as still without a first contract more than two years after their 2024 union elections, and the NLRB ordered bargaining in 2026. The companies are appealing those orders rather than bargaining, so the claim held as of 2026-10-03 and no source reports a contract since.
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… They have so many model ships, like more than you can ever imagine. But anyway, so the maids voted to unionize, then LRB ordered their employees to recognize the union and start bargaining, and then radio silence. It's been two years, and these workers are still without a first contract. As the union noted, their fight now reflects the same first contract crisis seen at Amazon, Starbucks, and other major employers. …
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Supports. OnLabor's September 24, 2026 roundup (published Oct 22) says the officers are continuing their fight for first contracts more than two years after the 2024 MM&P votes, leaving them without the union contracts they voted for.[1]
Supports. Truthdig (Oct 6, 2026) reports that for more than two years the companies have refused to negotiate with the union, which won elections in 2024 with 80% at ATC and 70% at OSG.[2]
Supports. The NLRB issued bargaining orders against ATC on May 19, 2026 and OSG on August 4, 2026, yet the companies challenged the orders and did not begin first-contract negotiations.[3][4][5]
Supports. A union newsletter says the officers submitted a new demand to bargain after the NLRB win, which indicates no contract had been reached by that point.[6]
Context. The companies say their appeals concern the legal composition of the bargaining units, not opposition to union representation, and they note nearly 800 unionized employees overall.[4][7]
Sources
7 sources: 7 not rated
- 1News & Commentary: September 24, 2026 ✦ OnLaboronlabor.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Organizing in Dangerous Waters - Truthdigtruthdig.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Saltchuk Tanker Companies Ordered By NLRB To Bargainmarinelink.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4OSG Appeals Labor Ruling Over Separate Bargaining Units for Deck Officersmaritime-executive.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5OSG, Alaska Tanker challenge NLRB orders in MM&P ...workboat.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Defending the Jones Act, Securing Our Contractbridgedeck.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7OSG, Alaska Tanker Company appeal NLRB labor decisionsmarinelog.com · not rated · cited for: context
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- Deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group voted to unionize with the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots in 2024.True
- The National Labor Relations Board ordered Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group to recognize the union and start bargaining.True
- 1,900 video game workers at Activision Blizzard won their first union contract.True