Deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group voted to unionize with the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots in 2024.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
The 2024 MM&P union elections at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group are well documented: the NLRB tally for the OSG unit shows a win for the union, and OnLabor and MarineLink report that the union won 80% at ATC and 70% at OSG in NLRB-certified elections in 2024.
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… You know, seems like common sense, given all that and the inherent volatility of the job. We also probably want them to be protected by a good union contract, right? That's what deck officers at Alaska Tanker Company and Overseas Shipholding Group thought, too, which is why an overwhelming percentage of them chose to unionize with the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots back in 2024. As a quick aside, I've been to a lot of union halls, but the MMP union hall is definitely one of the coolest. They have so many model ships, like more than you can ever imagine. …
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Supports. The NLRB case record for Overseas Shipholding Group shows a 2024 tally in which the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots won a majority of the ballots cast in a unit of licensed deck officers.[1]
Supports. OnLabor and MarineLink both report that the MM&P won 80% of the vote at ATC and 70% at OSG in NLRB-certified elections held in 2024, which matches the claim's 'overwhelming percentage' framing.[2][3]
Supports. LaborNotes and Nautilus describe the ATC and OSG deck officer votes as occurring in 2024 (ATC in January, OSG in October) and as the largest organizing win among US deck officers in decades.[4][5]
Context. Sources differ on unit sizes (LaborNotes cites 25 ATC and 100 OSG officers; the NLRB record lists 104 eligible OSG voters), but none disputes that the vote happened or that it went for the union.[1][4]
Sources
5 sources: 1 primary, 4 not rated
- 1Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.nlrb.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 2Alaska Tanker Company Newsmarinelink.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3News & Commentary: September 24, 2026 ✦ OnLaboronlabor.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4LaborNotes: OSG ATC – Employer Contract Stalling - Bridgedeck.orgbridgedeck.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Fight for union recognition continues for US deck officers ...nautilusfederation.org · not rated · cited for: supports
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