(The Center Square) – Hundreds of Washington state ferry workers are calling for higher pay and better staffing.

The Marine Engineer Beneficial Association, or MEBA, is the union that represents engine room employees. MEBA contends other deck-level ferry worker unions have been given bigger raises in the last year.

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