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From the desk
October 10, 2026
Longstanding concerns over staffing, wages and working conditions for the Washington State Ferry engine-room crews rose to the surface after crew shortages forced cancellations of a number of sailings.
October 9, 2026
The continued waiver of the all-American Jones Act is not making an impact at the gas pumps.
September 10, 2026
The M.E.B.A. Pension Trust has repurchased the land underneath the Hall of the States building in Washington D.C. that houses M.E.B.A. Headquarters. The land had been sold 12 years ago for liquidity purposes to pay pension benefits.
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Featured Story
Deck officers are a smaller subgroup within the union, but because of that it's such a close-knit community. I know most of the deck officers in the union, and I can vouch for them.
Manny
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Chief Mate, Hapag-Lloyd
Contact the editor: marco@mebaunion.org
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