PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.      4d 
ACTION ITEM               Date of Meeting    October 10, 2016 
DATE:    October 3, 2016 
TO:      Ted Fick, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:   David Freiboth, Senior Director of Labor Relations 
Kim Ramsey, Labor Relations Manager 
SUBJECT:  New collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with  the Seattle-King County
Building and Construction Trades Council 
Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $129,647. 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement, the Maintenance Agreement Addendum, between the Port of Seattle and
the Seattle-King County Building and Construction Trades Council covering the period from
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2018, and affecting 118  Aviation and Marine
Maintenance trades workers. 
SYNOPSIS 
The Port and the Council worked collaboratively and in good faith to reach this successor CBA 
designed to meet the shared priorities of the parties. This three year CBA covers the period from
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2018. The estimated total additional cost for this CBA is
$129,647, associated with the negotiated improvement in the pension benefit. The estimated
additional cost per year of the contract is: year one, $9,973; year two, $59,837; and year three,
$59,937. The estimated cost increase constitutes less than 1% increase in benefit rate. This
agreement includes the Port's parental leave benefit. 
BACKGROUND 
The Maintenance Agreement Addendum is a unique agreement between the Port of Seattle and
the Council entered into on behalf of affiliated local unions that include, Painters District
Council 5, Sign Painters Local 1094, Laborers Locals 242 and 440, Operating Engineers Local
302, Sheet Metal Workers Local 66, Sprinkler Fitters Local 699, and Plumbers Local 32. Each
separate union is party to its own master labor agreement that is negotiated by construction
industry employer associations such as the Associated General Contractors. Under this over 50
year old agreement, Port of Seattle regular employees are compensated 88% of their construction

Template revised May 30, 2013.

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October 3, 2016 
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industry negotiated wage rate plus industry health and pension benefits, and receive paid leave
benefits as negotiated under the Addendum. Emergency hire employees under the Addendum
receive 100% of their industry negotiated wage rate plus industry health and pension benefits
with no paid leave benefits provided by the Port,  with limited exception.  Currently,
approximately seventy percent (70%) of employees under this agreement are regular employees
and thirty percent (30%) are emergency hire status employees. RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the
Port of Seattle to collectively bargain wages, hours and working conditions with the exclusive
bargaining representative designated by the employees. 
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT 
Term of the Agreement 
January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2018. 
Wages 
Adjustments to wages shall be according to each affiliate's construction industry agreement. 
Pension 
Upon implementation, pension contributions for regular status employees will be made on all
hours compensated. 
Other Changes 
Modifications in Article III  Maintenance of Membership  adds language to insure
due process rights are afforded to employees prior to decision to terminate for noncompliance
with this Article. 
Modification in Article V  Definition of Employee  clarifies that Apprentices are not
"regular" employees under the terms of the Addendum. 
Modifications in Article VII  Terms and Conditions  adds language establishing a
six month probationary period for newly hired regular employees. 
Modifications in Article XIII  Fringe Benefits  modifies language to provide for
pension contributions on all hours compensated for regular employees; adds language to
insure parties convene to negotiate impacts of any mandatory pension funding
improvement plan; adds language to support Affordable Care Act compliance. 
Modifications in Article XV  Non-Discrimination  updates EEO language to current
Port standard. 
Modifications in Article XVI  Holidays  modification to clarify accumulation of
floating holidays applies to "regular" status employees.

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October 3, 2016 
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Modifications in Article XVII  Paid Time Off  modification to clarify that the Article
applies to "regular" status employees; modification of limit on accumulating paid time
off to Port standard of four hundred eighty (480) hours; modification to clarify that
emergency hire status employees who become regular status employees do not accrue
paid time off for hours worked while in emergency hire status but shall be credited for up
to 180 calendar days of emergency hire status for the purpose of determining accrual rate;
modification to transition employees from unlimited cash out provision to standard Port
Paid Time Off Cash Out program. 
Modifications in Article XVIII  Paid Parental Leave  adds new parental leave
benefit per Port policy. 
Modifications in Article XIX  Bereavement Leave  adds language to provide
bereavement benefits to employees with at least 30 days of uninterrupted service. 
Appendix A  Operating Engineers Local 302  updates current Group 2 rate and
deletes outdated reference to Condor Operator. 
Appendix D  Painters and Allied Trades  updates foreman and general foreman
premium pay to Western Washington Painters agreement. 
Other non-monetary housekeeping changes 
The minimum hourly wage currently paid is $20.65 to a Laborer Apprentice, the weighted
average wage is $32.91. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

Cost Impact          Year 1        Year 2        Year 3       Totals 
Pension                $9,973        $59,837       $59,837     $129,647 
Budget Status and Source of Funds 
The increase in expense related to the increase in pension costs is included in the Aviation and
Maritime Divisions 2016 budget; to be included in 2017 and 2018 budgets.
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
Collective bargaining agreement 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None.