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American Maritime Officers is a national union affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America. Its members work on ocean-going U.S.-flag ships in foreign and domestic commercial trade, on ships chartered by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, and on Ready Reserve Force sealift ships managed by the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration. |
American Maritime Officers is a national union affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America. Its members work on ocean-going U.S.-flag ships in foreign and domestic commercial trade, on ships chartered by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, and on Ready Reserve Force sealift ships managed by the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration. |
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AMO also represents the engine and deck officers and stewards in nearly all of the U.S.-flag Great Lakes dry bulk and tanker fleets, and the union has collective bargaining agreements covering scores of inland vessels and ocean-going and harbor tugs. |
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AMO's fleet roster includes the only U.S.-flag cable installation and repair vessels, paddlewheel cruise vessels operating along America's heartland rivers and double-hulled petroleum product carriers serving wholly domestic markets. |
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AMO members and their families draw benefits from the union's Medical, Vacation, Pension, Money Purchase Benefit, and 401(k) Plans, and the union conceived the world's most advanced, most elaborate, most comprehensive training, license upgrading, and STCW certification programs-the Raymond T. McKay Centers for Advanced Maritime Officers' Training and RTM Simulation, Training, Assessment, and Research (STAR) Centers in Dania Beach, FL, and Toledo, OH. |
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AMO's greatest growth in recent years has been in the military sector. The union represents the licensed officers in Military Sealift Command's fleet of 19 large medium-speed roll-on/roll-off ships and maritime prepositioning ships, eight fast sealift ships, T-5 tankers, MPF(e) roll-on/roll-off ships, and several others operated by the private sector for MSC. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 09:12, 20 March 2007
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| Founded | May 12, 1949 |
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Members | 3,921 |
| Affiliations | AFL-CIO |
| Website | www.amo-union.org |
American Maritime Officers (AMO) is a labor union representing licensed officers in the United States Merchant Marine. The union is an affiliate of Seafarer's International Union headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida and represents some 3,921 members.
American Maritime Officers is a national union affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America. Its members work on ocean-going U.S.-flag ships in foreign and domestic commercial trade, on ships chartered by the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command, and on Ready Reserve Force sealift ships managed by the Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration.
History
AMO was chartered on May 12, 1949 as the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers by Paul Hall as an affiliate of the Seafarer's International Union of North America. The original membership consisted entirely of civilian seafaring veterans of World War II.[1]
In 1957, as a result of dynamics between the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, BME split with the Seafarer's International Union and merged with several locals of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The newly formed entity was known as MEBA's Great Lakes District Local 101.[1] In 1960, after an internal reorganization of MEBA, this entity was now known as "District 2 MEBA."[1]
In 1992, while funcitoning as an autonomous union within MEBA, "District 2" reverted to its original name of "American Maritime Officers."[1] AMO finally withdrew from MEBA in 1994[1] and resultingly lost its AFL-CIO affiliation[2] This was restored after approximately a decade, on March 12, 2004 when Michael Sacco presented AMO with a charter from SIUNA.[2]
Today, AMO thrives as a national union representing licensed officers in all sectors of the United States merchant fleet, including ocean-going, Great Lakes and inland waters aboard commercial, military support and cruise vessels.
On January 8, 2007, Tom Bethel was appointed by the AMO national executive committee to fulfil the term of former president Michael McKay.[3] Bethel had formerly served as AMO's national executive vice president. McKay had been convicted of "three counts of mail fraud and two recordkeeping offenses. He was found not guilty of embezzling from an employee benefit plan."[4].
McKay's brother, former AMO National Secretary-Treasurer Robert McKay was convicted of two counts of mail fraud, embezzlement, and two recordkeeping offenses.[4] The father served as AMO president for 36 years.[4]
Presidents
- Unknown (1949-1957)
- Raymond McKay (1957 - 1993)
- Michael McKay ( 1993[5] - January 8, 2007)
- Tom Bethel (January 8, 2007 - current)
References
- ^ a b c d e "The Beginning". AMO Past and Present. Retrieved March 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Charter from SIUNA means new security, opportunity for AMO". American Maritime Officer. Retrieved March 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bethel pledges to work with membership and new officials to "right the AMO ship"" (PDF). American Maritime Officer. Retrieved March 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Jury finds two union officials guilty". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved March 17.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "American Maritime Officers National President, Three Others Hit with RICO Suit". National Legal and Policy Center. Retrieved March 17.
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See also
External links
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