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Callouts Due to Mandatory COVID Vaccinations Lead to Seattle Ferry Crew Shortages and Unprecedented Ferry Cuts

Now the crews operating ferries in Seattle have began calling out, resulting in main cancellations.  The trigger could also be a protest to the state’s vaccine mandate coming due October 18.

The Seattle Occasions reported on Friday:

A power crew scarcity at Washington State Ferries out of the blue turned a transportation debacle Friday, when the nation’s largest ferry system was pressured to cut back service on seven of its 10 routes, whereas making ready for weeks of missed journeys and annoyed passengers.

Roughly 140 sailings have been canceled Friday, and several other have been late, in what the company referred to as “a tough service day on account of lack of crew.”

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Reductions this dire are unprecedented for WSF, which serves as many as 24 million passengers a yr. Although summer time tourism peaks have handed, vacationers waited three hours for a ferry on the Edmonds dock Friday, and two hours in Mukilteo as of noon…

…One other issue could also be Gov. Jay Inslee’s deadline of Oct. 18 for state staff to be vaccinated towards COVID-19, or danger shedding their jobs. Rumors have circulated for weeks of sickouts, or a wave of individuals making ready to stop quickly.

“We’re conscious of what’s coming Oct. 18,” Fujioka mentioned. “It’s apparent that is on the verge of changing into unsustainable — the crewing we have already got.”

These callouts be part of the airline and air site visitors controllers who’ve staged related protests in current days.

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Freedom is just not free.