After ferry sick-out, questions remain about Washington State Ferries’ staffing pipeline

Gov. Ferguson commits to addressing WSF engine room crew workforce crisis - The Journal of the San Juan Islands

Submitted by the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association.

After a sickout and cancellations, what’s next for WA State Ferries?

ABOARD THE M/V PUYALLUP — Within any ferry hull, a team of engineers and oilers labor in a noisy realm passengers rarely contemplate — unless dozens of workers suddenly call in sick, Washington State Ferries winds up 23 people short, and most vessels stay tied up at the docks.

Gov. Ferguson commits to addressing WSF engine room crew workforce crisis

Submitted by the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association.

Ferguson calls for salary survey after Washington ferry sickout

After a sickout crippled Washington’s ferry system last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered a new evaluation of its engineers’ salaries ahead of wage negotiations with union workers next summer.

Gov. Ferguson calls for salary survey after Washington state ferry sickout

After a sickout crippled Washington’s ferry system last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered a new evaluation of its engineers’ salaries ahead of wage negotiations with union workers next summer. Negotiators for Ferguson refused to offer a wage increase to members of the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association in months of talks on a new two-year collective bargaining agreement. The union did not ratify an agreement, and the contract dispute went to…

The main gripes ferry workers have, and what’s next

The union that represents engine room workers on the nation's largest ferry fleet says sub-par wages and excess overtime are hurting morale.