6f CBA Operating Engineers Redline

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Meeting Date: October 8, 2019

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 
BY AND BETWEEN 
THE PORT OF SEATTLE 
AND 
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 286302 
REPRESENTING OPERATING ENGINEERS 
___________June 1, 20185  May 31, 202318 
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Item No. 6f attach 1 
Meeting Date: October 8, 2019

INDEX 

ARTICLE 1: Recognition .............................................................................................................. 1 
ARTICLE 2: Jurisdiction ............................................................................................................... 1 
ARTICLE 3: Dues Deduction and Rights of Parties ..................................................................... 1 
ARTICLE 4: Equal Employment Opportunity .............................................................................. 3 
ARTICLE 5: Referral and Change in Employee Status ................................................................ 4 
ARTICLE 6: Loaning of Employees and Reporting Relationships............................................... 4 
ARTICLE 7: Seniority ................................................................................................................... 5 
ARTICLE 8: Scope of Work and License Premium and Reimbursement .................................... 7 
ARTICLE 9: Classification Categories ......................................................................................... 9 
ARTICLE 10: Pay Schedule, Appendices, and Addendum Incorporated Into Agreement ......... 10 
ARTICLE 11: Shift Premiums..................................................................................................... 11 
ARTICLE 12: Hours of Work and Overtime .............................................................................. 11 
ARTICLE 13: Holidays ............................................................................................................... 14 
ARTICLE 14: Vacations.............................................................................................................. 15 
ARTICLE 15: Jury Duty ............................................................................................................... 16 
ARTICLE 16: Funeral Leave....................................................................................................... 16 
ARTICLE 17: Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Benefits .................................................... 17 
ARTICLE 18: Pension and Trust Funds ...................................................................................... 18 
ARTICLE 19: Sick Leave ............................................................................................................ 19 
ARTICLE 20: Savings Clause ..................................................................................................... 21 
ARTICLE 21: Labor Disputes ..................................................................................................... 21 
ARTICLE 22: Grievance and Arbitration Procedure.................................................................. 22 
ARTICLE 23: Union Activities ................................................................................................... 23 
ARTICLE 24: Safety and Health ................................................................................................. 24 
ARTICLE 25: Parking ................................................................................................................. 24 
ARTICLE 26: Deferred Compensation ....................................................................................... 25 
ARTICLE 27: Leave Without Pay ............................................................................................... 25 
ARTICLE 28: Safety Shoes ......................................................................................................... 25 
ARTICLE 29: Paid Parental Leave ............................................................................................... 25 
ARTICLE 30: Paid Family Leave ............................................................................................... 26 
ARTICLE 31: Employee Learning and Development Policy ..................................................... 26 
ARTICLE 32: Duration, Termination, and Modification ............................................................ 26 
APPENDIX #1 .............................................................................................................................. 28 
APPENDIX #2 .............................................................................................................................. 30 
SCHEDULE A .............................................................................................................................. 32 
ADDENDUM 1 ............................................................................................................................ 36 
ADDENDUM 2 ............................................................................................................................ 39 
Letter of Understanding ................................................................................................................ 40 
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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 286302 
And 
THE PORT OF SEATTLE 
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT 

This Collective Bargaining Agreement, made and entered into by and between the International
Union of Operating Engineers, Local No. 286302 (hereinafter referred to as the Union), and the
Port of Seattle (hereinafter referred to as the Port), is made for the purpose of reaching an
equitable wage and working agreement between the parties hereto: 
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1.01   The Port recognizes the Union as the collective bargaining agent for all employees of the        Formatted: Left, Indent: Left: 0", First line: 
Port whose job classifications are listed in Schedule A and other references of this Labor                0"
Agreement. 
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2.01   It is mutually agreed between the Port and the Union that the jurisdictional area of the       keep with next, Keep lines together
Union at Sea-Tac International Airport will be hereafter identified as the Physical Plant       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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Operations  and  Maintenance  of  Airport  Utilities  (which  encompasses  the  Union
jurisdictional area described in Appendix #1; attached hereto) and the Mechanical and
Conveyance Equipment Maintenance of Airport Facilities (which encompasses  the Union
jurisdictional area described in Appendix #2; attached hereto). 
2.02   The operation and maintenance of heating plants at the waterfront locations as operated
and maintained by Horton Street Maintenance Shop personnel, will also come under the
jurisdiction of Operating Engineers Local 286302. 
2.03   The jurisdiction of the Union shall encompass all work historically performed at the
Airport and on the waterfront by its bargaining unit members when such work is
performed by Port employees. 
ARTICLE 3: Union SecurityDues Deduction and Rights of Parties 
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3.01   All present employees who are members of the Union as of the date of the execution of       keep with next, Keep lines together
this Agreement shall remain members during the life of this Agreement as a condition of       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
continued employment. Present employees who are not members of the Union at the date       lines together
of the execution of this Agreement and elect in the future to become members shall
remain members thereafter during the life of this Agreement as a condition of continued
employment.  All employees hired after the execution of this Agreement shall become
members of the Union within thirty (30) days following the beginning of their
employment and shall remain members during the life of this Agreement as a condition
of their continued employment.

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The Port shall discharge or otherwise cause the termination of non-complying employees
upon receipt of written request to the Port of Seattle's Director of Labor Relations from
IUOE Local 286. Prior to sending a written request for termination to th e Port, the
IUOE, Local 286  shall notify the affected employee of its intention to request
termination.  Such termination of employment shall be made following the Port's due
process procedures but in no case greater than ten (10) working days after receipt of
written request by IUOE Local 286 to the Port of Seattle's Director of Labor Relations. 
No employee will be terminated under this subsection if the Port has reasonable grounds
for believing: 
(a)     That membership was not available to the employee on the same terms and
conditions generally applicable to other members, or 
(b)     That membership was denied or terminated for reasons other than the failure of
the employee to tender the periodic dues and the initiation fee uniformly required
as a condition of acquiring or retaining membership. 
3.01   Payroll Deduction:  Upon receipt of written authorization individually signed by an       Formatted: Font: Not Bold
employee, the Port will have deducted from the pay of such employee the amount of
dues, initiation fees, and other such deductions as the employee authorizes as certified by
the Union and will transmit the amount to the Union. 
Revocation. An employee may revoke his or her authorization for payroll deduction of       Formatted: Font: Bold
payments to the Union by written notice to the Port's Payroll and Labor Relations 
Departments.  Every effort will be made to end the deduction effective on first pay
period, but not later than the second pay period. 
3.02   As  per  the  requirements  of  RCW  41.56,  the  Port  agrees  to  provide  authorized
representatives of the Union thirty (30) minutes access to new bargaining unit employees
within ninety (90) days of notification of the new hire to the Union. It is agreed, that it
shall be up to the Union to contact the respective Department Manager to schedule a
mutually agreeable time and location at the worksite for the access to take place. It is
further agreed that the Port is only obligated to compensate the new employee for the
time spent (thirty minutes) during regular working hours during this access.
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3.032  Indemnification: The Union will indemnify and hold the Port harmless against any
claims made and against any suit instituted against the Port on account of any check-off
of dues and initiation fees for the Union. The Union agrees to refund to the Port any
amounts paid to it in error upon presentation of proper evidence thereof. 
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3.04   Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Management reserves the right to make       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
all the decisions relating to the conduct of the business, including by way of example and       lines together
not by way of limitation, the following: 
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Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the right to manage the business, to
schedule the hours of work, to establish, modify or change work scheduled, to direct and
determine the size of the working forces including the right to select, hire, promote,
demote, assign and/or transfer employees, to periodically review employees performance,
to relieve employees from duty due to lack of work, to discipline, to terminate employees
for  just  cause,  and  to  determine  training  procedures  in  accordance  with  policies
established or to be established by the Port. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, it is hereby agreed that the enumeration
of the above-listed management rights shall not be deemed to exclude other management
rights not specifically enumerated.  Any of the rights, powers, functions or authority
which the Port had prior to the signing of this Agreement are retained by the Port, except
for those rights, powers, functions or authority which are specifically abridged or
expressly modified by this Agreement.  Any grievance filed based on the collective
bargaining agreement must reference the specific article alleged as the basis of the
grievance. 
The union agrees that the employer may establish rules concerning the operation of
business, as outlined in the revised Aviation Maintenance Work Rules. 
It is hereby agreed that any waiver of any breach or terms of this Agreement by either
party, or by an employee, shall not constitute a precedent in the future enforcement of all
the terms and conditions herein. 
3.05   Bargaining Unit members shall be eligible to apply for tuition reimbursement under the
Port's Employee Learning and Development Policy and Procedure and, if approved, be
eligible to receive benefits under said policy.
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4.01   The Port shall not tolerate discrimination against any persons on grounds of age, race,       keep with next, Keep lines together
color, national origin/ancestry, ethnicity, religion, disability, Family Medical Leave Act
(FMLA) use, pregnancy, sex/gender, sexual orientation, whistleblower status, military
affiliation, marital status, workers' compensation use, transgender status, political beliefs,
or any other protected status as guaranteed by local, state and federal laws. 
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4.02   Where the masculine or feminine gender has been used in any job classification or in any       lines together
provision in this Agreement, it is used solely for the purpose of illustration and shall not
in any way be used to designate the sex gender of the employee eligible for the position,
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ARTICLE 5: Referral and Change in Employee Status                                  Formatted
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5.01   When replacement or additional employees are needed, the Port shall notify the Union of       keep with next, Keep lines together
the number and classification of employees needed.  The Union shall have twenty-four       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
(24) hours from receipt of such notice to nominate applicants for such jobs.  The Port       lines together
shall choose between applicants nominated by the Union and any other applicants on the
basis of their respective qualifications for the job, and no applicants will be preferred or
discriminated against because of membership or non-membership in the Union. 
5.02   The Port agrees to notify the Union promptly of all terminations, layoffs, hires, rehires,
promotions, demotions, and other changes in status of personnel working under the terms
of this Agreement. Such notice is to be forwarded to the office of the Union within one
(1) week after effective date of such change. 
5.03   All temporary employees, after completing thirty-one (31) days, shall accrue all benefits
as provided other employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, except
seniority as provided under Section 7.04. 
5.04   If a regular full-time vacancy occurs at a shop, temporary employees in that shop who
have completed six (6) months as a temporary, and who have not had a break in
employment in excess of five (5) calendar days, shall be offered the first available regular
full-time vacancy/position. Should there be multiple temporary employees who meet the
above criteria at the same time of a vacancy/position, seniority from among these
temporary employees shall be the sole basis of hiring for these full -time positions.
5.05   If a regular full-time vacancy occurs in a shop and there are no temporary employees in
that shop, other temporary employees that have met the criteria in Section 5.04 will have
first interview rights to that position. 
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management, that has resulted from a vacancy or the creation of a new position, must
work those awarded positions for a minimum of six (6) months from the declared end of
the bidding process. The one exception to this process is that the employee can apply for
the head or chief position regardless of how many bids or awards the employee has been
awarded. Management will provide notice at the start of the last bidding cycle that the
cycle is ending. 
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6.01   The Port shall not loan, or cause to be loaned, the members of the bargaining unitUnion        keep with next, Keep lines together
in its employ to any other employer without first securing permission of the Union and       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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then only when applicants possessing the required skill are not available under the
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6.02   The Port will supply a current organizational chart designating the supervisory chain of
command. The Physical Plant Operations and the Mechanical and Conveyance Systems
crews must report according to this chart. 
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7.01   Seniority shall prevail in the reduction of forces and rehire provided the senior employee       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
is competent to perform the work remaining in the plant or boiler room.  Management       lines together
shall be the judge of competency. Employees laid off in accordance with the provisions
of this section will be eligible for rehire in inverse order of layoff for a period of one year
following layoff. 
7.02   Seniority shall prevail in selection of vacant shifts when in management's judgment the
senior employee is qualified and suitable for the shift assignment. 
7.03   The Port will transmit to the Union a current list of division employees in June of each
contract year.  Such list will indicate the name of the employee, job classification, and
division seniority date, along with the vacation accrual date. 
7.04   Any Engineer hired on a temporary basis shall not come under the seniority clause.
However, seniority shall be retroactive to date of hire if a temporary employee is selected
from a posting to regular employee status without a break in service more than five (5)
days from temporary status. 
7.05   Seniority shall be based on the following conditions:
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For all bargaining unit members of Local 286 working under the jurisdiction of this       lines together, Tab stops: 0.99", Left
contract, there shall be one seniority list.                                                        Formatted: Not Highlight
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Seniority shall prevail in the reduction of force and rehire, provided the senior employee       lines together
is competent to perform the work remaining in the plant(s).  The Port agrees to provide
the Union and employees with as much advance notice of a reduction in force as is
reasonably practical and to meet to negotiate the reduction prior to implementation.
Employees laid off in accordance with the provisions of this section will be eligible for
rehiring in the inverse order of the layoff based on the following recall criteria: 
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Two (2) years and one day to Seven (7) years of service:    12 month recall period               keep with next, Keep lines together
Seven (7) years and one day to Twelve years of service:    18 month recall period 
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In the event of a permanent reduction in force, the Port agrees to meet with the Union to         Formatted: Left, None
bargain the effects of such a decision. The topics to be included in such impact
negotiations will include timing and notice period for such reduction and severance
payments, if any. 
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The plants shall be defined as Mechanical Utilities and Conveyance.  These plants shall
consist of: 
Mechanical Utilities: Boiler Shop Work Group, Industrial Waste Treatment Plant Work
Group and Satellite Transit Systems Work Group. 
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Group. 
The Port reserves the right to redesignate the work groups should changes in business
conditions require such action, following consultation with the Union. 
For the purposes of layoff: There shall be one seniority list tiered by job classification
in  the  following  order:  Journeyman,  Apprentice,  and  Utility  Worker.   Layoff  of
employees will take place in reverse order of classification tier and reverse order of
seniority within each tier.  Positions to be vacated between the two plants will be
determined by Management. Individuals displaced as a result of vacated positions will
have the opportunity to fill other open positions, or the position occupied by the least
senior person(s) as a result of the layoff.  Management, in consultation with the Chief
Engineers, shall make the determination as to whether an individual is qualified to fill an
open position. 
Temporary employees shall be released from service prior to a reduction in force
impacting seniority employees. 
For the purpose of shift bidding: P riority shall be determined by plant status.
Individuals awarded a shift bid position as the result of an open bidding process shall
commit to remaining on that shift for six (6) months prior to bidding on other shift bid
opportunities per Article 5.06. Should no individuals bid for an open shift determined to
be necessary to backfill by Management, the shift shall be assigned to the individual with
the least amount of seniority within the plant. Individuals assigned to a shift shall not be
required to wait six (6) months before bidding on an available shift.
For the purpose of distribution of overtime: P riority within the work group shall be
the first determining factor. Work groups shall be defined as follows: 
Boiler Shop Work Group 
Industrial Waste Treatment Plant work group 
Satellite Transit System Work Group 
Conveyor Shop Work Group 
Passenger Loading Bridge Work Group.                                              Formatted: Not Highlight
Should no individuals bid for the available overtime within the affected work group,
priority shall then be determined by the applicable plant membership in prioritizing the
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7.06   Seniority shall date from day of hire within the bargaining unit but no seniority rights
shall be accrued therefrom until after a probationary period of eight hundred (800)
working hours. At the end of the probationary period, the employee shall be classified as
a regular employee. During this period, such employee shall be considered as being on a
trial basis subject to termination at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.
Discharge of an employee during this probationary period shall not be subject to
Article 22XXII of the Grievance Procedure.  Management, at its discretion, may waive
the probationary period for an employee who has satisfactorily performed a full range of
job duties while employed as a temporary employee at Sea-Tac Airport. 
7.07   The Port reserves the right to discipline or terminate the employment of any regular nonprobationary
employee for just cause.  The Union shall be notified of any discharge
within twenty-four (24) hours thereof. 
7.08   In the event of a dispute as to whether or not "Justifiable cause" existed, such dispute
may be processed through the grievance procedure contained in Article 22XXII of this
Agreement. 
7.09   Management  shall  have  the  discretion  for  selection  of  employees  for  promotion.
However, if management deems the qualifications of two candidates to be equal,
seniority shall be the deciding factor in choosing between the two candidates. 
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8.01   It is agreed that an Aviation Division employee qualified to function as a journeyman in       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
the performance  of duties  required  in  the Physical  Plant  and on  the  Mechanical       lines together
Equipment shall be paid when assigned in such journeyman level position, exclusive of
shift premium payments, a premium of twenty-five cents (25 cents) an hour above the
day shift scale of the Operating & Maintenance Engineer, provided the employee has a
Grade II or higher license and is capable and available to be assigned unilaterally to fill
an operational shift when the Chief Engineer deems it necessary to assure continuity of
shift coverage.  An operational shift includes all employees working an eight (8) or ten
(10) consecutive hour shift.
8.02   Effective June 1, 2004, Mechanical Maintenance Engineers (Conveyor Shop) possessing
on that date a Grade II License shall be grandfathered and shall continue to receive
twenty-five cents ($.25) per hour premium over the Engineer rate of Pay. 
8.03   Effective the first of the month following the execution of this agreement , Operating and
Maintenance Engineers (Mechanical Utilities) shall receive a premium of one dollar
($1.00) two dollars ($2.00) per hour over the Engineer rate of pay and shall be required to
have the following licenses: City of Seattle  Steam Engineer Grade II or above, section
608 EPA certification, City of Seattle Refrigeration Engineer Grade A or C.
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Effective June 1, 2012 Operating and Maintenance Engineers (Mechanical Utilities)
shall receive a premium of one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) per hour over the Engineer rate of
pay, with continued license requirements. 
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8.04   Effective the first of the month following the execution of this agreement, June 1, 2009, it       lines together
is agreed that an Eemployees on the Loading Bridge crewin the Conveyor Workgroup 
who haves an all-position structural welding/AWS/WABO license as required for that
position shall be paid, exclusive of shift premiums, a premium of seventy centstwo
dollars  ($2.00.70) an hour above the day shift scale of the Mechanical Maintenance
Engineer. 
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8.03    when performing work on the Loading Bridge crew.  It is also agreed that an       Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.19", No bullets or
employee who bids onto a shift on the Loading Bridge crew shall remain on the crew for       numbering
a minimum of two years from the date he/she bids onto a shift.                                  Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", No bullets or
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8.05   Effective June 1, 2009, it is agreed that anAn employee who bids onto a shift in the       lines together
IWTP work group shall remain on the crew for a minimum of two years from the date
he/she bids onto a shift. In the case where a Head or Chief Engineer position became
available, the two year commitment would be waived to allow the individual to apply for
and accept such positions should they be selected.
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8.048.06      The Po rt will reimburse regular employees annually for license renewals required
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Central Plant:  City of Seattle Steam Engineer Grade II or above, City of Seattle
Refrigeration Engineer Grade A or C or Refrigeration Journeyman Mechanic A or C,
State Backflow Assembly Tester Certification, Structural Welding License, Certified
Plumbers License, Cross Connection License, NFPA Certification, and Operator In
Training (OIT). 
Loading Bridge Crew 
8.07 The Port will reimburse those regular employees in the Conveyor Workgroup who have       Formatted: Indent: Hanging: 0.31"
attained their Structural Welding License (AWS, WABO) for their Structural Welding       Formatted: Highlight
License renewal.                                                                              Formatted: Highlight
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8.05 8.08   It is understood and agreed between the parties to this Agreement that from time
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performance of certain mechanical equipment maintenance work, all or a portion of       at 0.56"
which would normally be performed by Port employees covered by this Agreement.
Upon the termination of any such contractual arrangement, if the Port determines to
assign said work to its own employees, it will be assigned to employees covered by this
Agreement and the Port will exert its best efforts to preserve and protect such assignment. 

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8.06    8.09It is further agreed that all maintenance work historically and presently performed       Formatted: No bullets or numbering
by bargaining unit members covered under this Agreement, will come under the jurisdiction of
International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 286302. 
8.07    8.10The Union consents to and accepts the policy of the Port to continue the past and       Formatted: No bullets or numbering
present practice of compliance with the City of Seattle Steam Engineer License Ordinance and
Refrigeration Operator License Ordinance in the manning requirements for the boilers and airconditioning
equipment of the Physical Plant Operating and Maintenance of Airport Utilities, or
until such policy of the Port is superseded by a Steam Engineer License Ordinance and/or a
Refrigeration Operator License Ordinance enacted into law by the Government of the United
States, the State of Washington, the County of King, or any of the political subdivisions thereof
having jurisdiction over the Port of Seattle. 
8.08   8.11 License Lapse: Failure to maintain all required licenses wil l result in loss of       Formatted: Font: Not Bold
premium pay and progressive discipline.                                                              Formatted: No bullets or numbering, Tab
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8.09    8.12 When an employee covered by this Agreement is taking a class pertaining to work       Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.5", 
that has been preapproved by the Port at least two weeks before the scheduled course       No bullets or numbering
date, the Port shall adjust the employee's work schedule such that it coincides with the
class schedule and assign the employee to attend the class. 
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9.01   A Chief Operating, Maintenance & Mechanical Equipment Engineer shall be designated       keep with next, Keep lines together
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Systems and shall be paid twenty-five percent (25%) above the day shift pay scale of the
Operating  &  Maintenance  Engineer.   When  a  Chief  Operating,  Maintenance  &
Mechanical Equipment Engineer is unavailable for his regular duties due to vacation,
illness, etc., a Head Operating and Maintenance Engineer or a journeyman Operating &
Maintenance Engineer shall be designated as Acting Chief Operating, Maintenance &
Mechanical Equipment Engineer and shall receive the Chief's wages. 
When the Chief Engineer is unavailable to perform regular duties on normally scheduled
workdays, the Head Engineer or a journeyman engineer shall be designated as Acting
Chief Engineer.  When the Chief Engineer is on normal days off or on a scheduled
holiday, no one will be designated as Acting Chief Engineer.  When a bargaining unit
member is assigned to work on a special project or program, the position will be
backfilled at the contractual rate of pay, not at the premium rate of pay.
When a Chief Engineer, is backfilled as required by contract, the person chosen will be
the most senior qualified person assigned to that shift on a regular basis. Chief Engineer,
positions will be backfilled on a full shift basis only, not a partial shift.  If a Chief
Engineer leaves before the end of a shift, that position will not be backfilled for the
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9.02   A Utility Worker classification is established and the Utility Worker's duties may vary
and shall include but not be limited to such functions as greasing, oiling, changing of
filters, or cleaning same and other necessary work as the Chief Engineer or Acting Chief
Engineer may assign to the Utility Worker. 
(a)     It is understood between the Parties that the inclusion of a Utility Worker in the
Bargaining Unit shall not be for the purpose of replacing a Journeyman Engineer.
The implementation of this classification shall be at the Port's discretion. 
(b)     The Utility Worker shall be paid fifty five percent (55%) of the Journeyman
Engineer's day-shift pay scale for the first year of employment.  For the second
year of employment, the Utility Worker shall be paid at sixty (60%) of the
Journeyman Engineer's day-shift scale.  For the third year of employment and
thereafter, the Utility Worker shall be paid at sixty five percent (65%) of the
Journeyman Engineer's day-shift scale. 
(c)     Employees in this classification in layoff status as of June 1, 2009 shall be red
circled at the June 1, 2008 wage rate if recalled until such time as the current
utility worker wage rate exceeds this value. 
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Maintenance Engineers shall be hired at the Journeyman rate, eligible for the applicable
premiums depending on possession of license/certification requirements. Those
journeymen hired without the required licenses are expected to obtain required licenses
within twelve (12) months of hire. Once a new employee obtains the required licenses
that employee shall be eligible for the applicable premium. Failure to obtain the required
licenses within one (1) year of date of hire shall result in termination. 
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9.04   During the life of this Agreement, the Port and the Union agree to consider requests to       lines together
review new classification requirements which may be identified by the Port or the Union
as a result of changes that have occurred at the Airport.   Any new classifications
proposed must be mutually agreed upon by the Port and the Union to become part of this
Agreement. 
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10.01  The rates of pay for the various classifications of work and all other provisions incidental       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
to wages not covered elsewhere in this Agreement are set forth in Schedule "A", attached       lines together
hereto and made a part hereof.  Also, Appendix No. 1 and Appendix No. 2 along with
Addendum No. 1, Parts 1 and 2, are incorporated into the Agreement by this Article.             Formatted: Outline numbered + Level: 2 +
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10.02  10.02  Employees shall be paid bi-weekly. Effective upon ratification of the Agreement       0.5" + Indent at: 0.5", No widow/orphan
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the Port's direct deposit program for payroll purposes.                                          Formatted: List Paragraph, Left, No bullets or
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10.03   If an employee is overpaid the Port shall be entitled to collect the overpayment through         Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman,
the deduction of the employee's subsequent wages as consistent with RCW 49.48.200.         12 pt
Nothing in this article precludes the employee from agreeing to a larger deduction.             Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.56"
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ARTICLE 11: Shift Premiums                                                            Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman,
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11.01  The (swing shift) premium shall be ten percent (10%) of the straight time hourly rate for       Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman,
all hours worked on shifts starting between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm and the (graveyard       12 pt
shift) premium shall be fifteen percent (15 %) of the straight time hourly rate for all hours       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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worked on shifts starting between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am. Relief shifts (a combination of
days, swing shift, and graveyard in a workweek) shall be compensated at twelve percent       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
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11.02  Shift premiums shall apply to sick leave, vacation, holiday pay, and funeral leave. 
11.03  If shift-starting times for mutually affected employees are modified for employee
convenience, shift premiums may be waived by mutual agreement between the employee
and management. 
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12.01  Eight (8) consecutive hours shall constitute a day's work, five (5) consecutive eight (8)       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
hour days shall constitute a week's work of forty (40) hours; provided, however, that       lines together
employees shall receive two (2) consecutive days off.  As an exception to this, in the
event of a shift change an employee may make up any time short of 40 hours at the
straight-time rate on an optional basis. All hours worked over eight (8) hours per day or
forty (40) hours per week shall be considered as overtime and paid for at the rate of time
and one-half.  Work performed on the sixth consecutive day of the workweek shall be
paid for at the rate of time and one-half. Work performed on the seventh consecutive day
shall be paid for at the double-time rate of pay. 

12.02  Shifts may be scheduled as follows:                                                            Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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Day         Shifts starting between 5:00am and 9:00am 
Swing        Shifts starting between 1:00pm and 5:00pm 
Graveyard    Shifts starting between 10:00pm and 2:00am 
12.03  Each employee covered under this Agreement shall have a regular designated starting and 
quitting time to correspond within the shift schedules as set forth above, that may be
changed by management for operational reasons with 21 calendar day's written notice.       Formatted: Not Highlight
Shift schedule changes greater than three (3) hours will be re-bid. 
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change written notice requirement contained in Article 12 for those bargaining unit
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employees injured on the job approved for modified/light duty. The employer agrees to
provide as much notice as possible with a minimum of five (5) days' notice of shift
change. 
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12.04  In the event an employee is called back to the premises to perform work of any nature       lines together
after the employee has completed his/her eight-hour day, the employee shall be paid at
the rate of one hour at double the straight-time rate of pay for such a call back, plus
additional pay at applicable rate for all additional time actually worked. 
12.05  During times of the year with inclement weather, the IWTP may be staffed on a voluntary
on-call basis. The maximum response time from the time the call is received to arrival at
the IWTP shall be no greater than two (2) hours. Scheduling of staff for on-call coverage
shall be made in accordance with Article 12 of the contract. Coverage shall be based on
12 hours of on call duty, either dayshift or graveyard.  Employees on call for weekend
coverage shall be compensated 10% of the regular rate for IWTP staff, including shift
differentials, for being on call.  Should the on call staff be required to respond to the
IWTP, they will be compensated at the appropriate rate of pay for a minimum of 4 hours.
Management will be responsible for managing the call in process of the IWTP staff.
12.06  An employee reporting for a regularly scheduled shift shall receive at least four (4) hours
pay at the straight-time rate of pay. 
12.07  All work performed in excess of eleven (11) hours per day or fifty-five (55) hours per           Formatted: Left, None
week shall be compensated for at two (2) times the straight time hourly rate. 
12.08 Overtime in each instance shall be paid on one basis only, and there shall be no                   Formatted: Left, None, Indent: Left: 0",
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12.09  The Port will endeavor to equalize overtime in the Work Groups. The Port will post             Formatted: Left, None
notice of overtime in advance if possible. The Work Groups will keep a list of the
amount of overtime for each individual within each work group. This list will be updated
weekly by the Chief Engineer responsible for those work groups. 
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Overtime will be prioritized for award to the person with the least amount of overtime       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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If no one within that work group signs up for the overtime available, the opportunity will
be made available to the person with the least amount of overtime within the applicable
plant. 
Should a situation arise that requires personnel to be called in to backfill an available
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Calls shall be made first to individuals within the work group ( as described in
Article 7) based on the Overtime Equalization List.  Calls shall be sequenced
based on the individual's position within the overtime equalization list for that
work group.  Calls shall proceed from the individual with the lowest amount of
overtime awarded to the highest.
Members being called to backfill a shift will receive one telephone call to a
designated telephone number.  The individual shall have 5 minutes to return the
call and accept the overtime. If no return call is received, the member making the
calls shall proceed to the next individual on the list, until such time as the position
is filled, or all options within the work group are exhausted. It is the individual's
responsibility to designate the telephone number for such calls, and insure the
correct number is on the telephone call list. 
Should no individuals bid for the available overtime within the work group, priority shall
be determined by plant membership in prioritizing the award of overtime. The telephone
call procedure for this next level of calls shall be the same as noted above for calls made
within the work group. 
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12.10  If utilized, it is agreed a 4-10 schedule is subject to the terms and conditions of the              lines together
current labor agreement and will operate with the following provisions.                          Formatted: Normal, Left
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Employees on such schedule shall receive three (3) days off, at least two of which must       lines together
be consecutive days off. The two- (2) consecutive days off do not have to be connected
to the weekend. 
The third day off may be any other day of the employee's workweek. There shall be no
mixture of a five-day eight-hour (i.e., 5-8) schedule and a 4-10 schedule in the same
workweek. Days off will not be rotated. 
All hours worked in excess of ten (10) hours in an employee's work shift or in excess of
forty (40) hours in any employee's workweek shall constitute overtime work and shall be
paid for at the applicable overtime rate of the employee's regular rate of pay. 
Payment for jury duty, funeral leave, and sick leave that occur on an employee's
regularly scheduled workday, shall be for ten (10) hour days. 
Payment for holidays shall be as follows: 
(a)     If the holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled workday and the
employee does not work, he/she shall be paid ten (10) hours of holiday pay at the
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(b)     If the holiday falls on an employee's regularly scheduled day off, he/she shall
observe their holiday on either the first or last day of their regularly scheduled
work week, whichever is closest to the holiday. 
(c)     If an employee works on the holiday, he/she shall be paid for all hours worked at 
the applicable overtime rate plus ten (10) hours of holiday pay at the employee's
straight-time shift rate. 
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13.01  Effective when the Agreement is signed, twelve (12) paid holidays shall be recognized       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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New Year's Day            January 1 
Martin Luther King's BD    Third Monday in January 
President's Day             Third Monday in February 
Memorial Day             Last Monday in May 
Independence Day          July 4 
Labor Day                 First Monday in September 
Thanksgiving Day          Fourth Thurs. in November 
Day after Thanksgiving      Fourth. Fri. in November 
Christmas Eve               Port designated, day before
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Christmas Day              December 25
Two Personal Holidays      To be selected once each
contract year (June 1st
through May 31st each year)
by the employee, subject to
Management's approval. 
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shall be considered as the holiday.  If the holiday falls on the second or third day of the       widow/orphan control, Keep lines together
employee's scheduled days off, the following day shall be considered as the holiday. The
employee shall provide a minimum notice of two weeks prior to the day selected when
requesting the scheduling of a personal holiday.  If an employee has not selected a
personal holiday by May 1 of each contract year, such selection shall be made by
Management and scheduled accordingly. 
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13.02  All time worked on any of the holidays as listed herein, shall be compensated (exclusive       lines together
of the eight (8) hours holiday pay at the employee's regular straight-time hourly rate) at
double the regular straight-time rate for all hours worked. (See Section 12.10 for ten (10)
hour day holiday compensation.) 
13.03  A six-month period of employment with the Port is required prior to any personal holiday
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13.04  To qualify for holiday pay, an employee must work the last scheduled shift before and the
first scheduled shift after the holiday unless absence is excused by management. 
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13.05  All holidays will be awarded based on the seniority of those working the shift (In       lines together
accordance with section 7.05 purpose of distribution of overtime clause) 
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14.01  Two (2) weeks (80 hours) vacation with pay shall be given to each regular full-time       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
employee who has worked for the Port one year, three (3) weeks (120 hours) vacation       lines together
with pay after continuous employment of threefive (53) years, four (4) weeks (160 hours)
vacation with pay after continuous employment of ten (10) years, and five (5) weeks (200
hours) vacation with pay after fifteen (15) years of continuous employment. 

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Effective June 1, 2015, three (3) weeks (120 hours) vacation pay shall be given to each regular
full-time employee after three ( 3) years of continuous employment with the Port.
14.02  Pro rata vacation shall be paid to each employee covered by this Agreement, who leaves
the employment of the Port of his/her own volition or who shall be terminated by the
Port, on the basis of one-twelfth (1/12th) of the scheduled vacation for each month
employed by the Port that year, unless said employee shall be discharged for cause or
fails to give due notice of resignation. 
14.03  If a holiday occurs during the employee's vacation, he/she shall receive an extra day's
pay in addition to his/her vacation pay or an extra day of vacation.  The Port agrees to
cooperate with the employees in arranging their vacations in order that no employee shall
be required to take his/her vacation without having at least two weeks' prior notice.
However, the Port shall have the privilege of designating the number of employees in a
department who can be off for a vacation at any one time.
14.04  A total lapse of service of thirty (30) days or less per year because of illness or layoff (but
not discharge) shall not interrupt continuity of service for purposes of vacation eligibility.
Where such lapse of service exceeds thirty (30) days per year, vacation pay shall be
prorated, based upon actual weeks of service, provided no deduction shall be made for
the first thirty (30) days of such lapse of service. 

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14.05  After six (6) months of continuous employment as a regular full-time employee at the
Port, vacation may be taken as earned on the basis of one-twelfth (1/12th) of the
scheduled vacation for each month employed by the Port that year, except as limited by
the conditions stated in 14.02 above. 
14.06  Employees called in to work while on vacation shall receive pay at the time and one-half
rate for all work performed. In addition, if the work exceeds four (4) hours or more, said
employee will receive another vacation day in lieu of the day worked. Every effort shall
be made not to call employees to work during the period they are off on a scheduled
vacation. 
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15.01  Any employee called for Jury Duty, or as a subpoenaed witness in a Port related case,       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
will be paid the difference between jury or witness pay and the employee's regular shift       lines together
pay. On any day (Monday through Friday) the employee is dismissed from serving on a
jury or as a witness, the employee shall, immediately following dismissal from serving,
notify the Port that he/she is available for work; and the Port shall have the option of
having the employee work or paying the employee the sum of money as provided above. 
15.02  If any employee fails to notify the Port as provided above, the employee shall disqualify
himself/herself from receiving the pay differential. Jury Duty or witness service is not to
be included when computing overtime. 
15.03  Management will modify the schedule of an employee who i s scheduled on Jury Duty to
a Monday through Friday workweek.  If the employee works on his or her days off or
weekends, the employee shall be compensated at the overtime rate for those days. If the
employee works beyond his or her scheduled shift or is called in after serving on jury
duty and a combination of jury duty and work exceeds eight hours in a day, they shall be
compensated at the overtime rate for those hours in excess of eight.  However, an
employee who serves on jury duty in excess of eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week
will not be compensated for overtime. 
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member will be allowed twenty-four (24) if working eight (8) hour shifts or thirty (30)       lines together
hours if working four (4) ten (10) hour shifts paid leave compensated at the employee's
regular shift rate as a result of the employee's absence, provided that the employee
attends the funeral.  The employee may be allowed up to an additional two (2) days of
paid leave if the funeral is out of state.  Immediate familyFamily member  shall be
defined as spouse the death of an employee spouse or domestic partner; the employee's
(or  employee's  spouse  or  domestic  partner's)  parent,  child,  step-child,  sibling,
grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle; or siblings spouse, domestic partner or child. 
daughter, son, mother, father, sister, brother, of employee, spouse or domestic partner;
grandparents, grandchildren, stepmother, stepfather of employee. 

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ARTICLE 17: Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Benefits Port Medical or 

17.01  Effective June 1, 20185, the Employer shall pay into the Locals 302 and 612 of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security
Trust, a monthly sum of up to one thousand one hundred and fifty dollarstwo hundred 
sixty-eight dollars ($1,268150.00) on behalf of each eligible employee covered by this
Agreement. 
Effective June 1, 20196, the Employer shall pay into the Locals 302 and 612 of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security
Trust, a monthly sum of up to one thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollarsthree
hundred forty-seven dollars ($1,347.00225.00). 
Effective June 1, 202017, the Employer shall pay into the Locals 302 and 612 of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security
Trust, a monthly sum of up to one thousand fourthree hundred twenty-seven dollars 
($1,427300.00) on behalf of each eligible employee covered by this Agreement. 
Effective June 1, 2021, the Employer shall pay into the Locals 302 and 612 of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security
Trust, a monthly sum of up to one thousand, five hundred fifteen dollars ($1,515.00) on
behalf of each eligible employee covered by this Agreement.
Effective June 1, 2022, the Employer shall pay into the Locals 302 and 612 of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security
Trust, a monthly sum of up to one thousand, six hundred ten dollars ($1,610.00) on
behalf of each eligible employee covered by this Agreement.
Increases above the Employer's maximum monthly contribution rates set forth above
shall be shared by the employee and the Port in the following way:  The Employee and
the Port will contribute 50%-50% of the increase up to an employee share of 10% of the
total monthly base rate.  Once the employee contribution has reached 10% of total
monthly base rate, future increases shall be split 10% by the employee and 90% by the
Port for the duration of this Agreement. 
All payments into the Local 302 and 612 of the International Union of Operating
Engineers Construction Industry Health and Security Trust shall be paid on or before the
15th day of the month following the month of employment. 
The foregoing agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement until a new collective
bargaining agreement is agreed to by the parties. 
At any time during the term of this Agreement, if the benefits provided by Local 302/612
IUOE Health and Security Fund become subject to an excise penalty, the parties agree to
meet and negotiate the impact and effects.  The Union agrees to assist the Port to obtain
any information it needs to comply with the Affordable Care Act. 

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17.02  Medical, Dental and Life Insurance: 
On the fifteenth of the next month following the date of hire, the Employer shall submit
to the trust, on behalf of all eligible employees, shall receive the monthly trust payment
for  medical,  dental  and  life  insurance  coverage  for  themselves  and  their  eligible
dependents.  Example: For, a newly hired employee with a start date of January 2,
201909, the Port shall make a Trust payment for that newly hired employee February 15,
201909 for coverage to begin March 1, 201909.  The eligibility and other conditions of
coverage shall be established between the employee and the Trust providing such
benefits. 

17.03 Long-term Disability: 
On the first of the month following the date of hire, eligible employees shall receive longterm
disability coverage. The eligibility and other conditions of coverage are established
with the insurance company or agency selected by the Port to provide such benefits. 
17.04  Industrial Injury or Illness: 
In case of any industrial injury or industrial illness, the Port agrees to pay up to but not
more than three (3) months of full benefits coverage for the employee and/or any
dependents.
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Employees shall be eligible for participation in the Port of Seattle's Flexible Spending       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Account program. Eligibility and participation of employees shall be subject to the terms       lines together
and conditions of such plan including any plan amendment, revision or possible
cancellation.  It is further agreed that the content of the plan itself, plan administration
and any determination made under the plan shall not be subject to the grievance
procedure or to any other provisions of this agreement or to negotiation by the Union. 
17.06  VEBA 
Either party may request to open the agreement with respect to medical savings accounts
(e.g., VEBA). 
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18.01  The Port of Seattle shall provide pension benefits for all employees in classifications       keep with next, Keep lines together
covered by this Agreement.  Effective with the first month after execution of this       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Agreement, the Port shall contribute for each calendar month of employment, on behalf       lines together
of each employee sixteen and one-half percent (16.5%) of the employee's gross monthly
compensation. 
All contributions shall be to the Central Pension Fund of the International Union of
Operating Engineers and Participating Employers. 
18.02  The Port and Union agree to be bound by the respective Agreement and Declaration of
Trust entered into on the date set forth herein as of September 7, 1960, establishing the
Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating
Employers, and by any amendments to either said Trust Agreement, heretofore adopted. 
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(a)     The Port and the Union consent to and accept the terms, conditions, and
provisions of each written Trust Agreement and as amended, creating each said
Fund. The Port and the Union agree that the Trustees named in each said Trust
Agreement and their successors are and shall be its representatives and the Port
and the Union consent to be bound by the acts of said Trustees and successor
Trustees made pursuant to and in carrying out the provisions of each said Trust
Agreement. 
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(b)     Contributions shall be remitted in a lump sum to each said fund by the fifteenth       lines together
(15th) day of the month subsequent to the month in which the compensation was
earned. 
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19.01  Each regular Effective the first of the month following ratification, employees covered by
this Agreement shall accrue sick leave at the rate of .03846 per hour compensated .be entitled to
six (6) days paid sick leave  each anniversary date up to the maximum provided below.  The
payment of such sick leave benefits will be subject to the following further conditions and
requirements. Employees shall be entitled to utilize sick leave on the ninetieth (90th) calendar day        Formatted: Superscript
of employment.
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Sick Leave will accrue in two banks. 
Bank 1)       Protected Sick Leave. .025 per hour worked will accrue as Washington
Protected Sick Leave. Employees may utilize this leave in accordance with the minimum
requirements of the Washington State Sick Leave Law, RCW 49.46.210 (Addendum 2).
Employees shall be notified on each paystub of the amount of Protected Sick Leave they
are entitled to use for authorized purposes as defined by the law. Employees shall be
entitled to carry over up to a maximum of forty (40) hours of accumulated Protected Sick
Leave into the following calendar year. 
On January 1st of every calendar year, Protected Sick Leave in excess of forty (40) hours       Formatted: Superscript
will be transferred to bank 2. 
Bank 2)       Paid Sick Leave.
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a.  .03846 will accrue as Paid Sick Leave per hour compensated but not       Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 +
worked.                                                             Numbering Style: a, b, c,  + Start at: 1 +
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1.75"
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Any unused Paid Sick Leave (Bank 2) benefits shall be accumulated into bank 2 up to a       Formatted: Indent: First line: 0"
maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days to be used for future illness of an employee
as his/her needs may require but it may not in any event be converted to additional
vacation, or time off with pay. Paid Sick leave used shall be deducted from the
accumulated bank 2. Unused  Paid Sick Leave may not be converted to cash payment
except that upon termination or retirement following five (5) years of continuous
employment in a regular position, qualified employees shall be compensated for fifty
percent (50%) of their unused Paid Sick Leave (within the 120-day limit) at the rate of
pay at termination. 
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19.02  An employee will qualify for sick leave benefits as provided subsequently in this article       Formatted: Indent: Hanging: 0.5"
days on the anniversary date of his/her employment and on each annual anniversary date
thereafter; provided, however, that it shall be further required that within such and each
anniversary year the employee must have worked no less than 1500 straight-time hours
for the Port except as provided in 19.03 below. 
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19.03  Based on a pro rata share of 1500 straight-time hours worked per year and upon
completion of two (2) years of continuous employment, regular employees shall receive
up to 6.67 hours per month of sick leave, not to exceed the appropriate number of
working days for any employee in any anniversary year. 
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19.04  Paid Sick leave (Bank 2) will be paid for an illness only with respect to a workday on       lines together
which the employee would otherwise have worked and will not apply to an employee's
scheduled day off, holidays, vacations, or any other day on which the employee would
not in any event have worked. Paid Sick leave may be taken in hourly increments. 
19.05  A certificate from a qualified physician, which certifies and attests to the employee's
inability to perform his regular and customary work because of illness, may be required
by the Port. Paid Sick Lleave benefits shall apply only to bona fide cases of non-
occupational illnesses which are not covered by State Industrial Insurance, except as
otherwise provided in Section 19.07.  The Union and the Port agree to cooperate to
prevent Paid Ssick Lleave abuses. 
19.06  Any unused sick leave benefits shall be accumulated into a sick leave bank up to a
maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days to be used for future illness of an employee
as his/her needs may require but it may not in any event be converted to additional
vacation, or time off with pay. Sick leave used shall be deducted from the accumulated
bank.  Unused sick leave may not be converted to cash payment except that upon
termination or retirement following five (5) years of continuous employment in a regular
position, qualified employees shall be compensated for fifty percent (50%) of their
unused sick leave (within the 120-day limit) at the rate of pay at termination. 

19.07  The following provisions establish the methods for application of sick leave benefits in
conjunction with other benefits: 

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(a)     In no case shall the combined effect of sick leave and/or other benefits be applied
so that compensation exceeds the employee's normal rate of pay. 
(b)     An employee who is collecting Workers' Compensation temporary occupational
disability benefits may draw sufficient sick leave benefits from his/her accumulated sick
leave bank to supplement his/her disability benefits, provided the total daily or weekly
amount of benefits received does not exceed his/her daily or weekly base wage rate, until
such time as his/her sick leave bank is depleted. 
(c)     Starting on the first day of a non-occupational disability due to an accident or the
fourth day of a non-occupational disability due to illness, sick leave benefits shall be paid
only to the extent that they supplement disability insurance coverage so that the
combined sick leave and disability total payments do not exceed the employee's normal
rate of pay. 
19.08  Shared Leave  Shared leave will be available as prescribed in People Programs Policy
HR  5. 
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20.01  Any provisions in this Agreement which are in contravention of any Federal, State,       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Local, or County regulations or laws affecting all or part of the limits covered by this       lines together
Agreement shall be suspended in operation within the limits to which such laws or
regulations are in effect.  Such suspension shall not affect the operation of any such
provisions covered by this Agreement, to which the law or regulation is not applicable.
Nor shall it affect the operations of the remainder of the provisions of the Agreement
within the limits to which such law or regulation is applicable. 
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21.01  The Port is a Municipal Corporation of the State of Washington.  Under State Law,       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
employees and labor unions do not have the right to strike, picket, or engage in other       lines together
similar activities against a governmental unit such as the Port.  Accordingly, the Union
recognizes the State law and agrees that neither the Union, the employees it represents, its
members, nor others acting for and on its or their behalf, will at any time engage in any
strike, picketing, stoppage of work, slow-down, or similar activity against the Port,
whether this Agreement is in effect or not, or while pending the settlement of any
grievance under the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure Article. 
21.02  In regards to an employee's file and disciplinary history, written warnings, documented
verbal warning, and other evidence of discipline will not be considered as a basis for
progressive discipline if the employee has no additional documented disciplinary action
taken for at least 24 months. This does not apply to a finding of gross misconduct. 
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22.01  Grievances arising between the Port, its employees, and/or the Union with respect to the       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
interpretation or application of the terms of this Agreement shall be settled according to       lines together
the following steps: 
Step 1 All grievances submitted by either the Port, the employee or the Union must be
filed within thirty (30) calendar days of the time of occurrence.  The employee
must first present his/her grievance to the Mechanical Systems Manager or the
Conveyance Systems Manager or designee for settlement. If it cannot be settled
between these parties within seven (7) calendar days following presentation, then
the Union may elect to go to Step 2. 
Step 2 The charging party must file within seven (7) calendar days a statement of the
grievance in writing (from the Union to the Port's Director of Labor Relations or
from the Port to the Union's Business Representative) which shall contain the
following information: 
(a)     The detailed facts upon which the grievance is based; 
(b)     Reference to each Article and Section of the Agreement alleged to have
been violated; 
(c)     The remedy sought; and 
(d)     A suggested time for meeting to discuss a settlement. 
If no settlement is reached between the Union Business Representative and the
Director of Labor Relations within fifteen (15) calendar days, the grievance shall
progress to Step 3. 
Step 3 The grievance shall be submitted to a Board of Arbitration composed of three (3)
people, one shall be designated by the Union, one shall be designated by the Port,
and one shall be provided by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service by
the following means: 
(1) The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service provide a list of five (5)
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(2) The Union and the Port shall alternately strike names from the list of five until
only one remains. The request to Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
for the third member of the Board may be made by either the Union or the
Port but a request must be made by one or the other within four (4) calendar
months of the original filing of the grievance; if not, the grievance shall be
considered as settled.  The Board of Arbitration will render any decision as
soon as reasonably possible and its decision shall be final and binding.  The
expense of the arbitration shall be borne equally by the Union and the Port. 
22.02  The powers of the arbitration board shall be limited to the application and interpretation
of this agreement and its addenda, appendices, and Schedule A.  The arbitrator board
shall have jurisdiction to decide any dispute arising under the agreement, but they shall
not add to, delete, or modify any article of the agreement or of its addenda, appendices, or
Schedule A. 
22.03  Time limits may be waived at each step by mutual agreement in writing by the Port and
the Union. 

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23.01 The Port agrees to recognize the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
286302, and its appointed stewards who shall represent the Bargaining Unit employees as       lines together
defined by law and in accordance with this collective bargaining agreement on behalf of
the Union as an ob server in negotiations and in adjustments of disputes that arise out of
the interpretation or application of this Labor Agreement. The Union shall provide notice
to the Port with the names of one shop steward from each plant (Mechanical Utilities and
Conveyance Systems) and one alternate from each plant. No more than two (2) stewards
shall attend negotiations and no more than one (1) steward shall attend either a grievance
or disciplinary meeting. 
(a)     The Steward will make every reasonable effort not to interfere with operations
and services while engaged in adjusting any dispute. 
(b)     The Port agrees not to discriminate against the Plant Steward because of the
performance of his/her duties as a Steward.  The Union agrees that the Plant
Steward shall be covered by the terms and conditions of this Labor Agreement
and shall not be entitled to any preferential treatment as a result of being a
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23.02  The Port agrees that duly authorized Representatives of the Union shall be permitted
access to the premises of the Port that are covered by this Agreement for the purpose of
conferring with the Plant Steward to adjust any unresolved grievances and/or to observe
the application of the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that said Union
Representatives give prior notice to the Mechanical Systems or Conveyance Systems
Manager, the Chief Engineer, or Shift Engineer  and comply with current security
measures and policy regulations, and agree that such activities shall not in any way
interfere with operations or services. 
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The parties to this Agreement recognize the value to both the Union and the Port of       lines together
having Stewards participate as part of the negotiations process.  Therefore, the Port
agrees that Stewards who participate in bargaining as part of the Union's bargaining team
shall be compensated at their normal hourly rate while participating in the joint collective
bargaining sessions that occur during their normal working hours. 
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collective  bargaining  and  employee  relations  climate  in  the  Port  that  encourages       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
cooperative efforts and joint problem-solving amongst all involved parties to better serve       lines together
the public, increase productivity, reduce waste, improve safety, improve morale, and
recruit, train and retain quality employees.  In the interest of meeting these challenges,
the Port and the Union agree to establish a joint labor-management committee to continue
the collaborative process during the term of the Agreement. 
The joint labor-management committee will be made up of up to three (3) Port
representatives and up to three (3) Union members covered under this Agreement, plus
the Union Business Representative. The Port's Labor Relations Staff will be available to
assist the Committee.   The Committee will not discuss pending grievances.   The
Committee will meet on a bi-monthly basis, unless mutually agreed to meet on a more
frequent or less frequent basis. 
23.04  Union Leave: Upon written application, the Port will not unreasonably deny an unpaid
leave of absence request from an employee elected or appointed to a position in the
Union that requires a part or all of his/her time for the duration of their tenure in said
position. 
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24.01  The Port and the Union hereby reaffirm their commitment and obligation to fully and       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
completely support safe working practices and to provide safe and healthful working       lines together
conditions pursuant to the regulation procedures and safety training requirements in the
Port's Aviation Maintenance Health and Safety Site Specific Safety Plan. 
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Note: The parties agree should a material change take place in regards to paid parking,
the parties will meet as soon as practicable to bargain. 
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26.01  As provided below in this article, Local 286302 Port bargaining unit employees shall be       keep with next, Keep lines together
eligible for participation in the Port of Seattle's Deferred Compensation Plan as revised       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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December 8, 1981). Eligibility and participation of said employees shall be subject to the
terms and conditions of such plan including any plan amendments, revisions, or possible
cancellation.  It is further agreed that content of the plan itself, plan administration, and
any determinations made under the plan shall not be subject to any other provisions of
this Labor Agreement or to negotiation by the Union. 
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27.01 For each contract year, a leave of absence up to five (5) days without pay will be granted
at the discretion of the Port after one year of continuous employment.  All leaves of
absence without pay are to be requested by the employee as far in advance as possible
stating the amount of time requested per the Port of Seattle Work Rules section regarding
leave.  Should combined Vacation Requests and Leave Without Pay requests result in a
staff shortage, Vacations Requests shall take precedence over Leave Without Pay
requests.  Leave of absence without pay may be used in conjunction with periods of
disability, illness, or vacation. 
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28.01  The Port shall pay regular employees a $120.00the following stipends each contract year        keep with next, Keep lines together
in the first pay period of the contract year for the purchase price or repair of ASTM 2413
approved footwear (Z41-1999). TA 7/17/2019 The stipend shall be paid in the first pay
period of each contract year.: 
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First  Contract Year                 $130 
Second Contract Year               $140 
Third Contract Year   `              $150 
Fourth Contract Year               $160 
Fifth Contract Year                  $170 
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ARTICLE 29: Paid Parental Leave                                                         Formatted: Font: 12 pt
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29.01  The Port agrees to provide Paid Parental Leave to regular, non-probationary employees       First line: 0"
for the term of this agreement.  Eligibility, participation and terms of the Paid Parental
Leave shall be as provided to non-represented employees as outlined in Port policy HR-5.
Changes and/or modifications to Paid Parental Leave shall not be a bargainable issue.
However, the Port agrees to provide advance notice of any changes to Paid Parental
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ARTICLE 30: Paid Family Leave                                                         Formatted: Heading 1, Left
30.01  Paid Family Leave. The Port shall comply with the requirements of the Washington Paid
Family and Medical Leave Act and shall have full discretion on meeting those 
requirements (e.g. Voluntary Plan), which shall not be subject to the grievance procedure
or to any other provision of this Agreement or to negotiation by the Union. However, the
Port agrees, that for the term of this agreement, the Port shall make contributions to the
chosen plan (i.e. State, Approved Voluntary) on the employee's behalf. 
ARTICLE 31: Employee Learning and Development Policy                                  Formatted: Heading 1 Char
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31.01  To provide career development opportunities to bargaining unit employees, the Union           Formatted: Heading 1 Char, Not Highlight
and management will support employee participation in the Port's employee development
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and internship programs. Successful applicants to internship programs shall remain
members of the bargaining unit and retain all rights and benefits under the Collective            Formatted: Not Highlight
Bargaining Agreement, except that temporary schedule adjustment and/or alternate work        Formatted: Font: 12 pt
schedules to accommodate internship activities shall be allowed as agreed between the           Formatted: Not Highlight
participating departments and the intern.                                                        Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.5"
31.02  Educational assistance for employees shall be subject to the approval of the Manager.           Formatted: Not Highlight
Employees are eligible to apply for College Degree Tuition reimbursement support under        Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.5"
the terms of HR-12. 
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31.03  The Parties understand that the Employee Development and Education Opportunities            Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 0.5"
identified in Article 32 shall not be subject to bargain and are subject to revision by the
Port.
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ARTICLE 3229: Duration, Termination, and Modification 
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3229.01       This Agreement shall remain in effect from date of execution in 20195 to and       keep with next, Keep lines together
including May 31, 202318. 
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3229.02       The wage rates for this Agreement shall be as indicated in Schedule "A." Other       lines together
conditions shall be effective when the Agreement is signed or as otherwise identified. 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we attach our signatures this ____day of ____________,20195. 
PORT OF SEATTLE                          INTERNATIONAL UNION OF       Formatted: Left, None, Tab stops: Not at 3.5"
OPERATING ENGINEERS,               Formatted: None, Indent: Left: 0", First line: 
LOCAL NO. 286302                        0", Tab stops: Not at 3.5"
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Ted J. Fick, Chief Executive Officer              Richard SpencerDane Rawlins, Business        Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 3.5",
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Stephen P. Metruck                                                                                Formatted: Left, No widow/orphan control,
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APPENDIX #1 
(Port of Seattle Operating Engineers 286302)                              Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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Physical Plant Operation and Maintenance Jurisdiction                        Formatted: Normal, Centered
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The operation and maintenance of all boilers, compressors, pumps, refrigeration units, power       lines together
generators, air conditioning and heating systems, and all other machinery, vessels, equipment,
and related appurtenances and auxiliaries on the premises of Sea-Tac International Airport
coming within the confines of the areas of responsibility for Airport Utilities assumed by the Port
of Seattle will come under the Jurisdiction of Operating Engineers, Local 286302. 
It is understood and agreed that those employees, covered under this Agreement, assigned to
duties within the designated areas of the Physical Plant Operation and Maintenance, responsible
for the successful operation and maintenance of the Airport Utilities that come under the
jurisdiction of Operating Engineers, Local 286302, will not be responsible for the Airport
Facilities mechanical and conveyance systems maintenance work, except to lend assistance in
the case of emergencies, provided such action will not jeopardize the safe operation and
maintenance of said Airport Utilities. 
Assignments on the Direct Digital Controls include:  system operation and monitoring; control
sequence programming; control sequence verification/maintenance; selection of points to be
added and/or deleted; troubleshooting of HVAC systems based on indicated abnormal
conditions; preliminary troubleshooting of the BAS based  on malfunctioning monitoring, alarms,
and/or control sequences; change or replace  boards, thermostats, sensors, and operators;
coordinate with Electronic Technician, Electricians, and/or BAS service technician on the
correction of deficiencies in the BAS system performance. 
Operating and Maintenance Engineer                                                       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
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The term Operating and Maintenance Engineer shall mean, for purposes of coverage under this       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Agreement, all employees who have as their primary duties the responsibility to operate,      lines together
maintain, repair, service and overhaul all boilers, compressors, pumps, refrigeration units, power
generators, air conditioning and heating systems and all other machinery, vessels, equipment,
and related appurtenances and auxiliaries within the confines of the premises of the Airport that
come under the Jurisdiction of Operating Engineers, Local 286302. 
Head Operating and Maintenance Engineer                                                  Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
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At the discretion of the Mechanical Systems Manager, a journeyman status Operating and       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Maintenance Engineer may be designated as Head Operating and Maintenance Engineer,      lines together
responsible to the Chief Engineer, to supervise those employees assigned to operate, maintain,
repair, service and overhaul all boilers, compressors, refrigeration equipment, power generators,
air conditioning and heating systems, and all other machinery, vessels, and related appurtenances
and auxiliaries within the confines of the premises of the Airport that come under the jurisdiction
of Operating Engineers, Local 286302. 
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The Head Operating and Maintenance Engineer shall be paid a minimum of fifteen percent       lines together
(15%) above the day-shift pay scale of the Operating and Maintenance Engineer as covered
under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 
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At Management's discretion, a Lead Operating & Maintenance Engineer may be assigned. Any       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
employee so assigned will be responsible to the Chief Engineer and/or the Head Engineer during       lines together
a shift, for the coordination of the maintenance, repair, and renovation of such mechanical
equipment assigned as his/her responsibility at the Airport that falls within the jurisdiction of the
Union. The Lead Operating & Maintenance Engineer shall be paid five percent (5%) above the
day-shift pay scale of the Operating & Maintenance Engineer as covered under the terms of the
Collective Bargaining Agreement. 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant (IWTP)                                              Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
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The mission and goal at the IWTP (Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant) is to operate the plant       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
in a professional manner at a maximum performance and efficiencies and in compliance with the       lines together
NPDES (National Pollution Discharge Elimination System) permit. Also prevent the discharge
of unacceptable water, overflows and spills.  IWTP Operators shall be responsible for the
preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, major repairs and plant upgrades.
Operators shall come under the direction of the Chief Operating and Maintenance Engineer and
the IWTP Head Operating Engineer.   All operators shall possess a waste water treatment
operator's license or O.I.T. (Operator in Training) certificate. All Operators shall have a City of
Seattle Grade II Steam Engineers License.
During times when the IWTP is not in operation the operators may be required to report to the
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APPENDIX #2                                   Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
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Mechanical and Conveyance Equipment Maintenance Jurisdiction                  Formatted: Normal
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and conveyance equipment including, but not limited to, passenger load bridges, mechanical       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
doors, and gates for Airport Facilities on the premises of Sea-Tac International Airport coming       lines together
within the confines of the areas of responsibility for mechanical and conveyance equipment
assumed by the Port of Seattle will come under the jurisdiction of Operating Engineers, Local
286302. 
Baggage System Engineering functions; shall include but are not limited to, intelligently
monitoring  the  operations,  identifying  issues,  conducting  various  system  HMI/reporting
functions, and contacting the appropriate personnel to troubleshoot the issues that occur within
the Baggage Handling System. 
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It is understood and agreed that those employees, covered under this Agreement, assigned to
duties within the designated areas of the mechanical and conveyance equipment maintenance
responsible for the maintenance, repair and renovation of the Airport Facilities that come under
the jurisdiction of Operating Engineers, Local 286 302, will not be responsible for the Airport
Utilities operation and maintenance duties, except to lend assistance in the case of emergencies,
provided such action will not interfere with performance of priority mechanical work of said
Airport Facilities. 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer                                                          Formatted: Normal, Left
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The term Mechanical Maintenance Engineer shall mean, for purposes of coverage under this       keep with next, Keep lines together
Agreement, all employees who have as their primary duties the responsibility to maintain,       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
service, repair, alter, modify, renovate and overhaul all mechanical and conveyance equipment       lines together
within the confines of the premises of the Airport that come under the jurisdiction of Operating
Engineers, Local 286302. 

Head Mechanical Maintenance Engineer(s)                                                   Formatted: Normal, Left
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Maintenance  Engineer  may  be  designated  as  Head  Mechanical  Maintenance  Engineer,      Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
responsible to the Chief Engineer, to supervise those employees assigned to maintain, service,       lines together
repair, alter, modify, renovate and overhaul all mechanical and conveyance equipment within the
confines of the premises of the Airport that come under the jurisdiction of Operating Engineers,
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At the discretion of the Conveyance Systems Manager, a journeyman-status Mechanical
Maintenance Engineer may be designated as Head Engineer, responsible to the Conveyor Shop
Chief, to supervise those employees assigned to technical project review, and to those engineers
assigned to the Baggage Systems Engineering functions.  The Head Engineer will be responsible
for the coordination of the Baggage System Engineering functions that fall within the jurisdiction
of Operating Engineers, Local 302. 
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AThe Head Mechanical Maintenance Engineer shall be paid a minimum of fifteen percent (15%)
above the day-shift pay scale of the Mechanical Maintenance Engineer as covered under the
terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

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At Management's discretion, a Lead Mechanical Maintenance Engineer may be assigned. Any       keep with next, Keep lines together
employee so assigned will be responsible to the Chief Engineer and/or the Head Mechanical       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Maintenance Engineer during a shift, for the coordination of the maintenance, repair and      lines together
renovation of such mechanical and conveyance equipment assigned as his/her responsibility at
the Airport that falls within the jurisdiction of the Union.  The Lead Mechanical Maintenance
Engineer shall be paid five percent (5%) above the day-shift pay scale of the Mechanical
Maintenance Engineer as covered under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 
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SCHEDULE A 
Job Classifications and Rates of Pay                                   Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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Upon execution of the ratified contract, each current active member of the bargaining unit then
on the payroll (including those employees who retired during the course of bargaining this
Agreement) shall receive a lump sum in the amount of 2.8% of W-2 gross wages paid from
June 1, 2014 to the date of execution of this Agreement.  This payment shall not trigger any
additional or retroactive pension payments. 
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For those employees employed on the date of the Union's ratification of this agreement: : : 
Effective on June 1, 2018, the base wage rate shall be increased by five percent (5%).                   Formatted: Not Highlight
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Effective on June 1, 2019, the  base wage rate shall be increased by five percent (5%). upon       lines together
execution of this Agreement shall be increased by three percent (3%) .                                  Formatted: Not Highlight
Effective on June 1, 2020, the base wage rate shall be increased by five percent (5%).                   Formatted: Not Highlight
Effective on June 1, 2021, the base wage rate shall be increased by 100% of the April through        Formatted: Not Highlight
April Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue CPI-U, zero to six percent (0-6%) plus one percent (1%). 
Effective on June 1, 2022, the base wage rate shall be increased by 100% of the April through       Formatted: Not Highlight
April Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue CPI- U, zero to six percent (0-6%) plus one percent (1%). 

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Effective June 1, 2017  Base wage rates shall be increased by three percent (3%). 






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Article 8.03 
$1.20      $1.20         $2.00      $2.00 
Wages                   Article 8.04 
$0.70      $0.70         $2.00      $2.00 
Increase    Increase     Increase     Increase 
5.00%      5.00%        N/A        5.00% 
Current   Effective           Effective            Effective    Effective 
Classifications 
1st of
Month after
6/1/2017   6/1/2018   6/1/2019    Execution    6/1/2020 
Engineer (Journeyman) 
(Operating and Maintenance/Mechanical)      $40.83     $42.87     $45.02       $45.02     $47.27 
Engineer (Journeyman with/Grade II
License) 
(Operating and Maintenance/Mechanical)      $42.03     $44.07     $46.22       $47.02     $49.27 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(Conveyor Workgroup) 
(with Structural Welding AWS Cert)         $41.53     $43.57     $45.72       $47.02     $49.27 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(5% above Journeyman Scale)           $42.87     $45.02     $47.27       $47.27     $49.63 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(with Grace II License)              $44.07     $46.22     $48.47       $49.27     $51.63 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(15% above Journeyman scale)           $46.95     $49.30     $51.77       $51.77     $54.36 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer 
(with Grade II License)              $48.15     $50.50     $52.97       $53.77     $56.36 
Chief Operating Maintenance/Mechanical 
Engineer 
(25% above Journeyman Scale)           $51.04     $53.59     $56.27       $56.27     $59.08 
Chief Operating Engineer 
(with Grade II License)              $52.24     $54.79     $57.47       $58.27     $61.08 
Technical Reviewer               $46.95     $49.30     $51.77       $51.77     $54.36 
Technical Reviewer with Grade II 
$48.15     $50.50     $52.97       $53.77     $56.36 
Technical Reviewer Conveyor Workgroup 
with Structural Welding AWS Certificate 
$48.15     $50.00     $52.47       $53.77     $56.36 
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Apprentice Class 
Current    Effective    Effective      Effective      Effective 
1st of Month
after
6/1/2017    6/1/2018    6/1/2019     Execution      6/1/2020 
1st 6 Months          60.00%      $24.50      $25.72      $27.01         $27.01      $28.36 
2nd 6 Months          65.00%      $26.54      $27.87      $29.26         $29.26      $30.72 
3rd 6 Months          70.00%      $28.58      $30.01      $31.51         $31.51      $33.09 
4th 6 Months          75.00%      $30.62      $32.15      $33.76         $33.76      $35.45 
5th 6 Months          80.00%      $32.66      $34.30      $36.01         $36.01      $37.81 
6th 6 Months          85.00%      $34.71      $36.44      $38.26         $38.26      $40.18 
7th 6 Months          90.00%      $36.75      $38.58      $40.51         $40.51      $42.54 
8th 6 Months          95.00%      $38.79      $40.73      $42.76         $42.76      $44.90 
9th 6 Months        100.00%      $40.83     $42.87     $45.02         $45.02     $47.27 
Utility Workers 
Current    Effective    Effective      Effective      Effective 
1st of Month
after
6/1/2017    6/1/2018    6/1/2019     Execution      6/1/2020 
1st Year             55.00%      $22.46      $23.58      $24.76         $24.76      $26.00 
2nd Year            60.00%      $24.50      $25.72      $27.01         $27.01      $28.36 
3rd Year+            65.00%      $26.54      $27.87      $29.26         $29.26      $30.72 

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Scales           Scales           Scales 
Classifications                    Effective         Effective         Effective 
Upon Mutual
6/1/2016        6/1/2017 
Execution 
Engineer (Journeyman) 
$38.49          $39.64          $40.83 
(Operating and Maintenance/Mechanical) 
Engineer (Journeyman with/Grade II
License)                                          $39.69           $40.84           $42.03 
(Operating and Maintenance/Mechanical) 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer Loading
Bridge                                           $39.19          $40.34          $41.53 
(with Structural Welding AWS Certificate) 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer                $40.41          $41.62          $42.87 
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Hourly Wage   Hourly Wage   Hourly Wage
Scales           Scales           Scales 
Classifications                    Effective         Effective         Effective 
Upon Mutual
6/1/2016        6/1/2017 
Execution 
Lead Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer                $41.61          $42.82          $44.07 
(with Grade II License) 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer                $44.26          $45.59          $46.95 
(15% above Journeyman scale) 
Head Operating and Maintenance/ 
Mechanical Maintenance Engineer                $45.46          $46.79          $48.15 
(with Grade II License) 
Chief Operating Maintenance/Mechanical
Engineer                                        $48.11          $49.55          $51.04 
(25% above Journeyman Scale) 
Chief Operating Engineer 
$49.31          $50.75          $52.24 
(with Grade II License) 

Hourly Wage   Hourly Wage   Hourly Wage
Scales           Scales           Scales 
Apprentice Classifications 
Effective         Effective         Effective 
(Percentage of Journeyman Scale) 
Upon Mutual
6/1/2016         6/1/207 
Execution 
1st 6 Months                     60%            $23.09          $23.78           $24.50 
2nd 6 Months                   65%           $25.02          $25.77          $26.54 
3rd 6 Months                    70%           $26.94          $27.75          $28.58 
4th 6 Months                    75%            $28.87          $29.73          $30.62 
5th 6 Months                    80%            $30.79          $31.71          $32.66 
6th 6 Months                    85%            $32.72          $33.69          $34.71 
7th 6 Months                    90%            $34.64          $35.68          $36.75 
8th 6 Months                    95%            $36.57          $37.66          $38.79 
9th 6 Months                    100%           $38.49          $39.64          $40.83 
Hourly Wage   Hourly Wage
Scales           Scales 
Utility Worker Classifications 
Effective         Effective 
(Percentage of Journeyman Scale) 
Upon Mutual
6/1/2016         6/1/207 
Execution 
1st Year                          55%            $21.17          $21.80           $22.46 
2nd Year                        60%           $23.09          $23.78          $24.50 
3rd Year (and thereafter)          65%            $25.02          $25.77           $26.54            Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
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ADDENDUM 1 
Journeyman, Upgrading, Apprentice and Trainee Training Program                 Formatted: Normal
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A.     It is jointly desirous by the Employer and the Union to upgrade and advance the skills of       keep with next, Keep lines together
Stationary  Journeyman  Engineers  and  to  train  and  develop  Stationary  Engineer       Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Apprentices and Trainees.                                                                      lines together
B.     Stationary Engineers Local No. 286302, affiliated with the International Union of
Operating Engineers, and Industry representatives, assisted by the  Apprenticeship
Division, Department of Labor and Industries have prepared Stationary  Engineers
Apprenticeship Standards that are approved by and registered with the Washington State
Apprenticeship  and  Training  Council  and  become  a  part  of  the  Apprenticeship
Agreements registered under the standard "Western Washington Stationary Engineers
Apprenticeship Standards." 
C.     The Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Department of Labor
and Industries and assisting agencies, the Division of Vocational Education and
Department of Employment Security, are available to assist in Program Administration.
The staff of the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council under the
Department of Labor and Industries, and the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, U.S.
Department of Labor, is available to assist in program development. The Union and the
Port will request their assistance in developing a program for the Port's conveyance
systems. 
D.     The Department of Research and Education of the International Union of Operating
Engineers, Washington, D.C. has established a National Joint Apprenticeship and
Training  Committee  for  Stationary  Engineers  to  develop  and  register  National
Apprenticeship Standards for Stationary Engineers.   A Curriculum Committee for
Stationary Engineers, under the auspices of the National Joint Committee, has developed
a "Program of Instruction" to take an apprentice to the level of performance established
in the National Apprenticeship Standards and coordinated with each State Apprenticeship
and Training Standards. 
E.      Stationary Engineers Local No. 286302, in coordination with the International Union of
Operating Engineers, has developed an educational curriculum to provide technical
instruction and practical demonstration for the purpose of upgrading and advancing the
knowledge and skills of the Journeyman in the trade of the Stationary Engineer. 
F.      The Employer, who is a party to this Collective Bargaining Agreement, will cooperate
with  the  Stationary  Engineers,  Local  286302,  regarding  Journeyman  Upgrading,
Apprenticeship and Training, Training Trust, as outlined in this Document, and enforce
the participation thereof of bargaining unit employees covered under the terms of this
Agreement to fulfill their training obligations. 
G.     Stationary Engineers Local No. 286302 shall strive to promote the mutual benefits and       Formatted: Line spacing: single
ultimate advantages of the Stationary Engineers Local 286302 Journeyman Upgrading,
Apprenticeship Training and Training Trust, as outlined in this Document, to the best

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interests of the Employer, who is a party to this Collective Bargaining Agreement, and
the Union membersbargaining unit members covered under the terms of this Agreement. 
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H.     The Employer retains the right to terminate any apprentice at any time during the training       lines together
program if the apprentice voluntarily abandons further training or if the apprentice is       Formatted: Line spacing: single, No
dropped from the training program by the Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee.            widow/orphan control, Keep lines together
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I.      Stationary Engineers Local No. 286302. Union of Operating Engineers, has now, and will       lines together
hereafter, enter into collective bargaining agreements with certain employers requiring       Formatted: Line spacing: single, No
payments by the employers into a trust fund for the purpose of providing their employees,       widow/orphan control, Keep lines together
who are represented by Stationary Engineers Local Union No. 286302, with a
journeyman upgrading, apprentice and training program, said trust fund to be known as
the  "Stationary  Engineers  Local  286302  Journeyman  Upgrading,  Apprenticeship
Training and Training Trust," a joint labor-management trust established in accordance
with applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the Labor-Management
Relations Act, and Employees Retirement Income Security Act. 
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J.      Effective June 1, 1998 (on May 1998 hours) the Employer who is a party to this       lines together
Collective Bargaining Agreement, agrees to participate in the Western Washington
Stationary Engineers Local 286302 Journeyman Upgrading, Apprenticeship Training and
Training Trust Program.  The Employer further agrees to remit the regular established
contribution rate, as determined by the Trustees of the Fund. 
K.     Effective on the first of the month following the signing of this Agreement, the
Employer, who is a party to this Collective Bargaining Agreement, shall contribute
$25.0030.00 per each bargaining unit employee on the payroll of the Employer, who
received eighty (80) hours or more compensation in the preceding calendar month, to the 
Stationary Engineers Local No. 286302 Journeyman Upgrading, Apprenticeship Training
and Training Trust. 
L.      The total amount due for each calendar month shall be remitted in a lump sum to
"Stationary  Engineers  Local  No.  286302  Journeyman  Upgrading,  Apprenticeship
Training and Training Trust," in care of the depository selected by the Trustees of the
fund, not later than ten (10) days after the last business day of such month. 
M.    The Employer and the Union agree to be bound by the Agreement and Declaration of
Trust entered into as of May 8, 1972 establishing the Stationary Engineers Local No.
286302 Journeyman Upgrading, Apprenticeship Training and Training Trust and by any
amendments to said trust agreement heretofore and hereafter adopted. 
N.     The Employer and the Union consent to and accept the terms, conditions, and provisions
of the written Trust Agreement and as amended, creating said Fund. The Employer and
the Union agree that the Trustees named in said Trust Agreement and their successors are
and shall be its representatives and the Employer and the Union consent to be bound by
the acts of said Trustees and successor Trustees made pursuant to and in carrying out the
provisions of said Trust Agreement. 

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SIGNED this __________day of, _______________________, 20195 

PORT OF SEATTLE                    INTERNATIONAL UNION OF 
OPERATING ENGINEERS, 
LOCAL NO. 286302 

By: ______________________________         By: _______________________                Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Don't
Ted J. Fick, Chief Executive Officer                     Richard   Spencer,Dane   Rawlins        keep with next, Keep lines together
Business ManagerField Representative          Formatted: Indent: Left: 0", Hanging: 3.5"
Stephen P. Metruck                                                                                Formatted: No widow/orphan control, Keep
Executive Director                                                                                    lines together

By: _______________________ 
James Burnson, Training Director 












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ADDENDUM 2                                                               Formatted: Heading 1, Indent: Left: 0"
(A) Notice and Use of Washington State Minimum Required Paid Sick Leave. Employees
must provide reasonable advance notice of an absence from work for the authorized use
of paid sick leave to care for his/her self or a family member. If an employee's absence
is foreseeable, the employee must provide notice to his/her manager at least ten (10) days,
or as early as possible, before the first day paid sick leave is used. 
If an employee's absence is unforeseeable, the employee must contact his/her manager as
soon as possible. 
If the need for paid sick leave is unforeseeable and arises before the
required start of the employee's shift, notice should be provided no later
than one (1) hour before the employee's required start time. 
In the event it is not possible to provide notice of an unforeseeable
absence, a person, on the employee's behalf, may provide such notice. 
If possible, the notification should include the expected duration of the
absence. 
Verification may be required if an employee uses paid sick leave for more than three (3)
consecutive days. 
An Employee must give advance oral or written notice to his/her manager as soon as
possible for the foreseeable use of paid sick leave to address issues related to the
employee or the employee's family member being a victim of domestic violence, sexual
assault, or stalking.
If an employee is unable to give advance notice because of an emergent or unforeseen
circumstance related to the employee or the employee's family member being a victim of
domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the employee or a designee must give oral
or written notice to the employee's manager no later than the end of the first day that
employee takes such leave.
Authorized Uses of Paid Sick Leave 
An employee's mental or physical illness, injury or health condition; 
Preventive care such as a medical, dental or optical appointments and/or
treatment; 
Care of a family member with an illness, injury, health condition and/or
preventive care, such as a medical/dental/optical appointment; 
Closure of the employee's place of business or child's school/place of care
by order of a public official for any health-related reasons; 
If the employee or the employee's family member is a victim of domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 
"Family member" is defined as a child or parent (including biological, adopted, foster,       Formatted: Justified, No widow/orphan
step  or  legal  guardian),  a  spouse,  registered  domestic  partner,  spouse's  parent,       control, Keep lines together
grandparent, grandchild or sibling. 
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Letter of Understanding 

The Parties agree that during the term of this agreement, the following shall apply: 
1.  In addition to the license renewal fees identified in Articles 8.06 and 8.07 of the CBA, the       Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 +
Port is willing to pay up to thirty-two (32) total additional license renewal fees for the           Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3,  + Start at: 1 +
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following:                                                                                     at: 0.5"
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City of Seattle Refrigeration Mechanic Journeyman       6 Maximum                        Formatted: Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 
City of Seattle Natural Gas Mechanic                    2 Maximum                        0.25" + Indent at: 0.5"
DOHBackflow Assembly Tester Certification          8 Maximum 
State-Certified Plumbers License                        2 Maximum 
DOHCross Connection License                     4 Maximum 
DOEOperator in Training (OIT)                     2 Maximum1 
NICET      Level 1, 2, 3                        4 Maximum 
Boiler Licenses (Grade II or higher)                       4 Maximum 
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1.2.        Effective June 1, 2020, the Port will contribute five cents ($.05) for each hour
paid, to a maximum of 2080 hours, towards the IUOE National Training Fund, provided
the following conditions apply: 
a.  The Port shall not be subject to any other assessments, fees, and/or penalties             Formatted: Numbered + Level: 2 +
beyond the five cents ($.05) for each hour paid, to a maximum of 2080 hours;            Numbering Style: a, b, c,  + Start at: 1 +
Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.75" + Indent
b.  By participating in the IUOE National Training Fund, there shall be no additional        at: 1"
liability to the Port; 
c.  It is legal for the Port to participate; 
d.  The Union provides all of the necessary trust documents to the Port six months           Formatted: Numbered + Level: 2 +
prior to February 1, 2020.                                                               Numbering Style: a, b, c,  + Start at: 1 +
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at: 1"
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3.  Employees listed below, previously assigned to the Passenger Loading Bridge (PLB)
Workgroup, will be offered shifts that are designed in such a way that the primary work
at the start of those shifts is focused towards the passenger load bridges, doors, gates, and
conveyor preventative and corrective maintenance. (This shall not apply if the employee
signs up for overtime opportunities for non-PLB overtime and holiday work opportunity.
BSE and PLB holiday work opportunities will remain status quo for the employees listed
below). 
Should any of the employees listed below select another shift outside of the current
primary work shift design as described above, or take another position, this provision
shall no longer apply to that employee. 

1 Beyond those that are assigned to the IWTP
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Mark Tutalo 
James Rabe 
Vladimir Sidorko 
Terry Bachmann 
Kevin Warnett 
Angel Rodriguez 
John Street 
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3.  Effective June 1, 2018, the Baggage System Engineer (BSE) position will be merged            Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 +
into, and compensated at, the Engineer Journeyman rate within the Conveyor Workgroup.        Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3,  + Start at: 3 +
Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.25" + Indent
at: 0.5"
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PORT OF SEATTLE                    INTERNATIONAL UNION OF 
OPERATING ENGINEERS, 
LOCAL NO. 302 

By: ______________________________         By: _______________________ 
Dane Rawlins Business Manager 
Stephen P. Metruck 
Executive Director 










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