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Engine room crew sick-out nearly halts Puget Sound ferries

Original: Engine room workers called out sick Monday, causing a near shutdown of ferries serving Washington's Puget Sound region.

Engine room workers at Washington State Ferries called out sick on Monday, forcing a near shutdown of ferry service across Puget Sound and snarling commutes between communities that rely on the boats. The mass absence, reported by KUOW, is being read as a coordinated sick-out and has raised questions about working conditions and staffing among the ferry system's crew.

Why now: A sudden coordinated sick-out disrupted a major regional transit lifeline, stranding commuters and putting labor issues in the spotlight.

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• Engine room workers called out sick Monday, causing a near shutdown of ferries serving Washington's Puget Sound region. Commutes across the water were snarled. https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-10-05/ferry-service-snarled-across-puget-sound-region-amid-worker-sick-out # KUOW… · kuow@bots.gruezi.net · 4

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