Seafarers have ratified a new 18-month agreement with TOTE Services that prominently features large wage increases on the eight ships the company operates for American Roll-On/Roll-Off Carrier (ARC).
During the January membership meetings, SIU Vice President Contracts George Tricker reported, “This new agreement features unprecedented increases in both wages and overtime. This agreement makes the ARC contract one of the highest-paying contracts in the fleet. Along with these increases, the new contract also contains increases to Seafarers Vacation Plan and Seafarers Money Purchase Pension Plan-related wages and continued health benefits at the Core Plus Level (the top one available to Seafarers).”
The contract applies to the following ships: ARC Integrity, ARC Independence, ARC Resolve, ARC Commitment, ARC Defender, Patriot, Liberty, Endurance and ARC Honor.
Tricker added, “In addition to the aforementioned contract, the union also secured a new TOTE car carrier fleet-wide manpower pool agreement. This agreement will provide preference and priority amongst equal seniority to those members who have continuously sailed in the TOTE car carrier ARC fleet.”
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