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IMPASSE TO BE BROKEN: WSF Engineers’ union and State of Washington enter arbitration today
Friday, August 23, 2024 Washington State Ferries’ engine room crew represented by their union, the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association, and state negotiators in the Washington Office of Financial Management reached an impasse in bargaining over terms and conditions of their contract. They begin interest arbitration today, Friday, August 23. Arbitration is expected to be complete by next Friday,…
Brandy Bennett, a WSF Chief Engineer, Offers Unique View of Extreme Challenges at Work
A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Wednesday, July 17, 2024 @ 9:00 p.m.Video directed by Jeremy TylerInterview by Jeff Noedel Brandy Bennett is a Chief Engineer of a Washington State Ferry vessel. But not just any vessel, she is one of four Chief Engineers of the M/V Tillikum, the San Juans’…
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BREAKING: San Juan County Council Agrees to Phone Governor Jay Inslee – Will Ask Gov to Declare State of Emergency in WSF Service in San Juans
In a San Juan County Council “workshop meeting” this morning, the Council agreed that the deteriorated quality of the services of Washington State Ferries — especially the inter-island service — has now risen to a “state of emergency.” The word “emergency” was uttered 10 times during the approximately 40-minute-long discussion. No vote was taken, but…
RECORDINGS OF THE FIX OUR FERRIES SUMMIT: Ferry-served communities united for Regional Legislative Summit in Mukilteo
SanJuans.Today was the only news media to attend Saturday’s Fix Our Ferries legislative summit. We streamed the meeting live, and recorded it, too. The video below is part 1 (morning session) of the summit. The video below is part 2 (afternoon session/keynote address) of the summit. ORIGINAL: Friday, November 8, 2024UPDATED: Friday, November 15, 2024by…
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UPDATED: GOVERNOR ORDERS $1.5 MILLION IN STATE ‘EMERGENCY FUNDS’ FOR LOCAL FERRY & BARGE SERVICES & WEEKEND INTER-ISLAND SERVICE THROUGH WINTER 2025
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 3:04 p.m.UPDATE1 at 5:13 p.m. by Jeff Noedel FRIDAY HARBOR, WA–In a 1:00 p.m. meeting today at the Brickworks meeting space, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced that he has ordered $1.5 million in state emergency funds to help the San Juans cope with canceled sailings in the Washington State Ferry…
UPDATED: Community Water Taxi Performed 10 Percent of All Their Trips – Ever – in Past Week
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 8:30 p.m.by Jeff Noedel Tom Bridge, of Crane Island, is one of the five leaders of Orcas Island-based Community Water Taxi (CWT). Bridge is licensed captain who performs most of the CWT runs. CWT sprang into existence nine months ago, almost as an impulsive reaction to Washington State Ferries inter-island…