COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          6f 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting      October 8, 2019 
DATE:     October 1, 2019 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Greg Gauthier, Labor Relations Manager 
David Freiboth, Sr. Director, Labor Relations 
SUBJECT:  New 5-year collective bargaining agreement between the Port of Seattle and the 
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)  Local 302,  representing  100
Operating Engineers in our Aviation Maintenance Department. 
Additional cost over term:     $10,588,657 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) between the IUOE Local 302, representing the Operating Engineers
in our Aviation Maintenance Department, covering the period from June 1, 2018, through
May 31, 2023. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Good faith bargaining between the Port of Seattle and IUOE Local 302 resulted in reaching a fairly
negotiated collective bargaining agreement consistent with the Port's operational priorities.
The bargaining unit consists of 100 employees split relatively evenly between Mechanical Utilities
and Mechanical Conveyance shops. Mechanical Utilities employees maintain and operate various
systems in the airport such as heating, cooling, fire protection, and sanitary sewers. Mechanical
Conveyance Representatives maintain and operate over nine miles of baggage handling systems
to provide support for our airline customers. 
The agreement is for five years covering the period from June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2023.
The estimated total cumulative additional cost for wages, pension, healthcare, and other benefits
is $10,593,748. The estimated cumulative additional cost per year of the contract is Year 1, 
$657,629; Year 2, $1,469,774; Year 3, $2,184,883; Year 4, $2,816,015; Year 5, $3,460,356.
Contributing factors to the costs include: 
Annual wage increases of 5 percent in each of the first three years, followed by CPI-U
benchmarked increases plus an additional 1 percent in each of the last two years. 

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COMMISSION AGENDA  Action Item No. 6f                                   Page 2 of 4 
Meeting Date: October 8, 2019 
License/Certification premium increases. 
Annual increases to Healthcare premium caps. 
Other changes include alignment with both the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law and Paid Family
Medical Leave; alignment with the Port's Education and Development policy, the incorporation
of the Port's Paid Parental Leave into the CBA; additional commuter trip reduction benefits, and
the deletion of language regarding mandatory Union membership in compliance with Federal
law. 
JUSTIFICATION 
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 
June 1, 2018, through May 31, 2023. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Paid Leave 
Increase in sick leave from 0.03846 on hours worked with an 80-hour annual maximum, to
0.03846 on all hours compensated with no maximum; Separated sick leave into two distinct
banks identified as "Paid Sick Leave" and "Protected Sick Leave." 
Medical, Pension, 
Cap1         Employee Share 
Health Insurance           Current             $1300             $0 
2019             $1347              $0 
2020             $1427              TBD 
2021             $1515              TBD 
2022             $1610              TBD 
Pension IUOE Central Pension Fund: 16.5% of gross monthly compensation. 
Wages 
1.  License/Certification  premiums  increase  to  $2.00  per  hour  from  $0.70  and  $1.20 
respectively. 


1 Amounts over cap are split 50/50 between employee and employer 

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2019 

Effective    Effective      Effective      Effective     Effective     Effective 
1st of Month 
after 
6/1/2018   6/1/2019    Execution    6/1/2020     6/1/2021    6/1/2022 
Wages                       Article 8.03 Premium 
$1.20       $1.20          $2.00       $2.00         $2.00        $2.00 
Article 8.04 Premium 
$0.70       $0.70          $2.00       $2.00         $2.00        $2.00 
Estimated    Estimated 
Increase    Increase      Increase       Increase     Increase*    Increase* 
Classifications                 Current      5.00%       5.00%          N/A           5.00%            4.00%        4.00% 
Engineer (Journeyman) 
(Operating and
Maintenance/Mechanical)             $40.83     $42.87     $45.02         $45.02      $47.27       $49.16      $51.12 
Engineer (Journeyman with/Grade II
License) 
(Operating and
Maintenance/Mechanical)             $42.03     $44.07     $46.22         $47.02      $49.27       $51.16      $53.12 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(Conveyor Workgroup) 
(with Structural Welding AWS Cert)         $41.53      $43.57      $45.72          $47.02      $49.27        $51.16       $55.12 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(5% above Journeyman Scale)           $42.87      $45.02      $47.27          $47.27      $49.63       $51.61      $53.68 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(with Grace II License)                $44.07      $46.22      $48.47          $49.27      $51.63        $53.61       $55.68 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(15% above Journeyman scale)           $46.95      $49.30      $51.77          $51.77      $54.36       $56.53      $58.79 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(with Grade II License)                $48.15      $50.50      $52.97          $53.77      $56.36        $58.53       $60.79 
Chief Operating
Maintenance/Mechanical 
Engineer 
(25% above Journeyman Scale)           $51.04      $53.59      $56.27          $56.27      $59.08       $61.45      $63.90 
Chief Operating Engineer 
(with Grade II License)                $52.24      $54.79      $57.47          $58.27      $61.08        $63.45       $65.90 
Technical Reviewer                 $46.95      $49.30      $51.77          $51.77      $54.36        $56.53      $58.79 
Technical Reviewer with Grade II           $48.15      $50.50      $52.97          $53.77      $56.36        $58.53       $60.79 
Technical Reviewer Conveyor
Workgroup 
with Structural Welding AWS Certificate       $48.15      $50.00      $52.47          $53.77      $56.36        $58.53       $60.79 
*CPI-U (0% to 6%) plus 1% 

Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2019 

Other Changes 
Combining the Baggage System Engineer Function (BSE), Loading Bridge Crew, and
Conveyance systems employees into the same workgroup. 
Alignment with the Port's Education and Development Policy. 
Alignment with the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law. 
Alignment with the Washington Paid Family Leave Law with an administrative waiver. 
Incorporated the Port's Paid Parental Leave into the CBA. 
Increases to annual safety shoe stipend. 
Additional Commuter Trip Reduction incentives. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
(1) Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the IUOE Local 302 (red
lined). 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
January 12, 2016Commission authorization of previous Collective Bargaining Agreement 










Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.