Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association

The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (M.E.B.A.) manages its regional San Francisco Bay Area operations out of its dedicated Oakland-San Francisco Port Union Hall located in Oakland, California. As the nation’s oldest maritime labor union, its regional framework coordinates job dispatches, member benefits, and labor representation for licensed deck and engine officers crewing commercial, military, and ferry vessels across local waterways. The Bay Area hub operates as a critical dispatch pipeline, providing skilled maritime personnel to service major container terminals and readiness logistics fleets transiting through the Port of Oakland.