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Bill would allow Washington ferry captains to vote to consolidate bargaining units

2159671 · January 28, 2025
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House Bill 1511 would permit captains in the Washington State Ferries system to vote to consolidate the captains’ bargaining unit with the mates’ bargaining unit; proponents said the change would reduce duplication and potential contract inconsistencies created when units bargain separately.

House Bill 1511 would allow members of the Washington State Ferries captains’ bargaining unit to vote to consolidate with the ferries’ mates’ bargaining unit, and it would update captain duties to add a responsibility to follow applicable international law and regulation, staff said during a Jan. 28 committee hearing.

Representative Parsley…

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