Claudia Irizarry Aponte at The City reports more than 100 Staten Island Ferry Workers who’ve gone without a pay raise since 2009 have announced a tentative contract agreement with City Hall that guarantees them a hefty salary bump and six-figure sums in back pay.  The 16-year agreement between the Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association and Mayor Eric Adams Administration guarantees an immediate 28.55% retroactive salary increase for the Ferry System’s roughly 120 Engineers, Captains and Mates.  Ninety-four percent of the Workers approved the contract, which expires in January 2027.

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