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Item No. 4c attach
Meeting date: Agril 12, 2016

Maintenance Agreement

Between

The Port of Seattle

And

The Pacific Northwest Regional Council of

Carpenters


January 1, 2016  December 31, 2018



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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND
PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGIONAL COUNCIL OF
CARPENTERS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE
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1      UnionRecognition
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2   Management Rights...............
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3    Maintenance of Membership
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4   Special Assignments. . ..
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5    Definitions
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6    Probationary Period...................... .
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7   Hiring Notication
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8    Terms and Conditions
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9    WorkWeek/WorkDay..... ......
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10   Overtime
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ll    Shi Differentials
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12   Business Representative Access
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13   Shop Stewards
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i4   FringeBenets ...... .......
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15   Deferred Compensation
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16   Non-Discrimination
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17   Holidays ............ . ..... .
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18   Paid Time Off
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19   Bereavement
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20' Labor/Management..........
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21   Settlement of Disputes, Discharge, Suspension...
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22   Savings Clause.....
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23   Safety Shoes. ..- ..................
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24   Flexible Spending Account ..........................................
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Bi~Weekly Pay................................................ ........                                                    25
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26   Miscellaneous..................................................................
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27   Effective Date and Duration..................................................
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LetterofFebruary10,1965.........

This Agreement is made and entered into by and between
the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
Regional Council of Carpenters on January 1, 2009, for the
purpose of establishing wages, hours of work,
terms and conditions of employment and other items
deemed important by the parties, and shall be
subject to any Federal or State Law and the terms of the Port's Salary
and Benefit Resolutions and, in
accordance with existing State Law. Nothing in this agreement shall be construed to permit either the
Union or any employee to cause
or engage in a strike or stoppage of work,
or slowdown or similar
activity against the Port of Seattle. Should any provision hereof become
unlawful-by virtue of any
Federal or State Law, or conflict with
any resolution of the Port of Seattle, or any rule or regulation
promulgated by the Port of Seattle, such provision shall be modified
to comply with such law, resolution,
rule or regulation.

ARTICLE I
UNION RECOGNlTlON

Since the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of
Carpenters is no longer affiliated with the Seattle/ King
County Building and Construction Trades Council, and desires to
bargain independently from that
organization, the Port of Seattle reaffirms its recognition of the Pacific Northwest
Regional Council of
Carpenters, (hereinafter referred to as the "Union"),
as the Collective Bargaining representative of the
"unit employees" of the Port of Seattle who
are employed in crafts or job classifications which
would
otherwise be covered by collective bargaining
agreements between the Union and other employers
performing similar scopes of work in the Puget Sound region, for the following
purposes and subject to
the following conditions:

The Port recognizes the Union
as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent for all
employees of the Port
performing work historically covered by this agreement
or agreements prior to this agreement of which
the Port and the Union were parties thereto.

ARTICLE ll
MANAGEMENT RIGHTS

The Port retains all rights except those rights that are limited by the subsequent Articles of this
Agreement or applicable law. Nothing anywhere in this
agreement shall be construed to impair the right
of the Port to conduct all its business in all'particulars
except as modified by the subsequent articles of
this Agreement and the Letter of 1965
as attached (Appendix A).
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ARTICLE Ill
MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP

shall
on the date of signing of thisagreement
All present employees who are members of the Union
who are not members of the union
remain members as a condition of employment. Present employees
shall become members of the union within the time
at the date of the execution of this agreement
of
Labor Agreement and shall remain members as a condition
period specified under the union's Master
under this agreement if the Port has reasonable grounds
employment. No employee will be terminated
for believing:
conditions
on the same terms and
1.  That union membership was not available to the employee
or
generally applicable to other union members,

reasons other than the failure of the
2.  That union membership was denied or terminated for
the initiation fee uniformly required as a condition of
employee to tender the periodic dues and
acquiring or retaining membership.

otherwise     the termination of employment of non-complying
The Port shall discharge or       cause
the Port's Senior Director of Labor Relations from the-
employees upon receipt of written request to
to the Port, the union shall notify the affected
union. Prior to sending a written request for termination
Such termination of employment shall be within five
employee of its intention to request termination.
the Port's Director of Labor Relations.
~  (5) working days of receipt of written request by
ARTICLE IV
SPECIAL AGREEMENTS

execute separate special agreements regarding
it is agreed that the Port of Seattle and the Union may
Maintenance Agreement or the letter of 1965 or area Master
special conditions not covered by this
or the area
Labor agreement. Such special agreements may supplement this Maintenance Agreement
Master Labor Agreement.

of this agreement.
Appendices shall be located at the end
ARTICLE V
DEFINITIONS

who have been hired by the
A.   Regular Employees: Regular employees shall mean those employees
with the Port's required posting and selection
Port as Full Time Equivalents (FTE's) in accordance
procedures.

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B.    Apprentices: Apprentice employees are those employees who are registered with the State of
Washington and are participating in a State approved training
program administered by a State
approved joint labor~management committee.

C.    Temporary Employees: Temporary employees shall
mean those employees who have been hired
by the Port to meet temporary needs. Such employees are hired without the
necessary posting
requirements to qualify them for regular employment. The employment
period for a temporary
employee shall not exceed one hundred eighty (180) calendar days between
employment and
termination.

D.   Emergency: Civil emergencies such as, but not limited
to, earthquakes, floods, extreme weather,
or fire will be declared by the CEO of the Port.

ARTICLE Vi
PROBATIONARY PERIOD

A new employee, excluding temporary
or emergency employees, shall be
subject to a one hundred and
eighty (180) calendar day probationary period commencing with his/her first
compensated day of regular
employment. The probationary period shall be extended
one (1) day for each day that the
employee is
absent. During this period, such employee shall be considered as being on probation 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 the Grievance Procedure.

ARTICLE Vii
HIRING NOTIFICATION

A.   Notification of Vacancies:  The Port will advise the Union at the time of any employment
openings. Openings for job vacancies in aviation maintenance will also be posted
on the Port of
Seattle's website.

B.    Notification of Employees Hired: The Port shall advise the Union
of the names and social security
numbers of Port employees covered by this Agreement
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ARTICLE VII]
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Port Rate: The Port shall pay, on an hourly basis, to all regularjourney level employees an hourly
rate equal to 88% of the construction rates as defined by the Area Master Labor Agreement
between the Union and their construction contractors. This shall not apply under circumstances
defined by paragraphs B. and C. below.  Crew Chief/Foreman rates and rates for other
classifications shall be adjusted accordingly, keeping their existing relationships to Port journey
level rates. -

The Port rate applies to all maintenance work. it shall also apply to new construction pursuant to
RCW 53.08.120 if the work is performed by employees covered under this Maintenance
Agreement.

Compound Crew Chief/General Foreman Pay: Effective upon ratification by the parties, the
calculation of Crew Chief/Foreman pay will be fifteen percent (15%) above the Port of Seattle
full-time employee (FTE) rate of pay in each classification (Millwright, Carpenter, and Pilebuck).
Supervision of members of other crafts, contracted employees or temporary or emergency hires
will have no impact on the pay rates for Crew Chlefs/Foremen.

similarly, General Foreman pay will be calculated at ten percent (10%) above the Port of Seattle
full-time employee Crew Chief/Foreman rates.

cl   - Termination Pay: A regular employee who is terminated because of lack
of work, or a cut back in
the number of employees, who has worked less than one year will be paid off at the construction
worked less payment received for
wage rate starting at the date of employment, for the time
holidays and vacations. '

Such adjusted construction wage rate termination payments shall be limited to employees who
are laid off solely to reduction in force.

Construction Conditions for Emergency Hires: All emergency employees hired by the Port shall
be paid on a per diem basis at the construction rate with fringe benefits as provided for in the
Area Master Labor Agreement.

Apprenticeship: The Port and the Union agree that it is important to have a highly trained work
force. To this end the Port agrees to work with the Union on developing policies promoting the
employment of apprentices as part of the work force covered by this Agreement.


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ARTICLE IX
WORK WEEK/WORK DAY

A normal workweek shall be defined as:
1.  Standard Work Week~ Five (5) consecutive days beginning
on Monday and ending on
Friday. There shall be two (2) consecutive days rest period between standard
workweeks. '

2.  4~1O Work Week Four (4) consecutive days beginning
on Monday and ending on
Thursday or beginning on Tuesday and ending on Friday. There shall be three (3)
consecutive days rest period between 4 ~10 workweeks (Friday, Saturday and Sunday
or
Saturday, Sunday and Monday).

A standard workday shall be defined as:
.
1.  Eight and one-half (8-1/2) consecutive hours of which a meat period of one-half (1/2)
hour would be included on the employee's time, or
2.  Ten and one-half (10-1/2) consecutive hours of which
a meal period of one-half (1/2)
hour would be included on the employee's time.
3.  A thirty (30) minute meal period shall be granted after four (4) consecutive hours of
an
eight (8) hour shift and after five (5) consecutive hours of a ten (10) hour shift.

The workweek may be changed or modified to meet operational requirements
as provided In the
Area Master Labor Agreement. Any changes will occur only after consultation with the Union.

Article Vlli A. and B. apply unless otherwise modified as provided in this Agreement.
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ARTICLE X
OVERTIME

Overtime in excess of the regular workday and on regular days off will be at time and one-half
(11/2) unless a higher rate is required by a Union's building and construction trades agreement
or by letter of agreement that has been negotiated and agreed to by the Port.

Bl     Hours worked prior to an established shift and hours worked after
an established shift will be at
overtime wage. On a Monday through Friday the first four (4) hours will be at time and half
(1
1/2). All additional shall be at two (2) times the straight time rate of pay. On
a four ten (10) hour
shift Monday through Thursday the first two (2) hours will be at time and half (1 V2). Ali
additional shall he at two (2) times the straight time rate of
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the same as those set in the
C.     Unless otherwise agreed with the Portl other premium rates will be
Area Master Labor Agreement.

ARTICLE XI
SHIFT DIFFERENTIALS

A.                                        to 8:00 a.m.
Day Shift: Day shift shall be the nearest starting time

to 4:00 pm. Actual start times may be
3.    Swing shift: Swing shift shall be the nearest starting time
hour shift shall receive a shift
between 1:00pm. and 6:00pm. Employees working a full eight (8)
When the Area
differential of 10% over their regular rate when required to work swing shift.
for working less than a full eight
Master Labor Agreement affords employees eight (8) hours pay
of 7.5% over their regular rate when
(8) hour shift, employees shall receive a shift differential
required to work swing shift.

to 12:00 midnight. Actual start
C.    Graveyard Shift: Graveyard shift shall be the nearest starting time
a full eight (8) hour shift shall
times may be between 10:00pm. and 1:00 am. Employees working
to work graveyard shift.
receive a shift differential of 15% over their regular rate when required
hours pay for working less
When the Area Master Labor Agreement affords employees eight (8)
differential of 10% over their regular
than a full eight (8) hour shift, employees shall receive a shift
rate when required to work graveyard shift.

the same as those set in the
D.   Unless otherwise agreed with the Port, other premium rates will be
Area Master Labor Agreement.

ARTICLE Xll
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE ACCESS

the AOA (Airport Operations Area)
The Port agrees to allow reasonable access to Port facilities excluding
authorized by the Union. Such access shall be
for business representatives who have been properly
functions of the department or the Port. This Article
permitted in a manner as not to interfere with the
and the Airport Security
shall apply within the constraints of Federal or State regulations and statutes,
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ARTICLE XIII
SHOP STEWARDS

The Union has the right to appoint a maximum of three (3) shop stewards, one per shift plus an
alternate. Those shop stewards shall have the right to
engage in necessary contract~reiated matters
including advising employees and assisting those facing discipline without loss of
pay irrespective of
when those events occur. Claims of alleged abuse of this right are matters for the grievance and
arbitration procedure set forth in this Agreement

Shop Stewards on behalf of the Union shall have the authority to represent employees in the
processing
of complaints or grievances. The Port understands that Shop Stewards
are agents of the Union, but as
agents, their decisions in resolving matters are subject to Union approval.

ARTICLE XIV
FRINGE BENEFITS

A.    Benefit Coverage:    The Port shall continue to provide benefits
coverage under the
conditions set forth in the Area Master Labor Agreement in the
same amount and manner now
in effect or hereafter modified during the term of this Agreement which has been
historically
followed by the Port. Fringe benefit contributions shall not be made on vacation hours paid,
on
holiday paid hours, or on bereavement paid hours not worked. However, contributions shall be
made on holiday hours worked.

B.    Trust Agreements:   The Port and the appropriate Unions adopt and shall be bound
by the
terms and conditions of such trust or trusts as set forth in the current Area Master
Labor
Agreement. The action heretofore or hereafter performed by the Trustees of such
trust or
trusts are hereby adopted by the Port and the Union. Fringe benefit contributions shall not be
made on vacation hours paid or on holiday paid hours not worked.
However, contributions shall
be made on holiday hours worked.

C.    Health and Welfare: For the term of the contract, if the employer's premium contribution
on
benefits increase at any time and such increase exceeds five
percent (5.0%) of the employer's
premium contribution rate in existence in the previous contract year, the parties agree to
reopen the contract on the issue of health benets only to bargain premium cap limits, premium
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from the medical benefits trust to insure
The Union will assist the Port in acquiring information
Act. At any time during the term of the
that the Port is in compliance with the Affordable Care
of Western Washington become
agreement, if the benefits provided by the Carpenter's Trust
to meet and discuss the impact.
subject to an excise penalty, the parties agree

ARTICLE XV
DEFERRED COMPENSATION

in the Port of Seattle's Deferred Compensation Plan as
Employees shall be eligible for participation
be subject to the terms and
revised December 8, 1981. Eligibility and participation of employees shall
or possible cancellation. it is further
conditions of such plan including any plan amendments, revisions,
and any determinations made under the plan
agreed that content of the plan itself, plan administration,
or to any other provisions of the
shall not be subject to grievance or arbitration procedures
the Area Master Labor Agreement or to negotiation by
Maintenance Agreement or the Letter of 1965,
the Union.
ARTICLE XVI
NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Port embraces, and in fact relies on having a
The Port of Seattle is an equal opportunity employer.
work in surroundings that are free from all forms of
diverse workforce. Every employee has the right to
the
Union will not engage in, or tolerate, any discrimination in
unlawful discrimination. The Port and the
law. Specifically, no employee will be discriminated
workplace prohibited by local, state or federal
national origin/ancestry, religion, disability, Family
against on the basis of his or her age, race, color,
sexual orientation, whistleblower'statns, marital
Medical Leave Act (FMLA) use, pregnancy, sex/gender,
other
workers' compensation, transgender status, political beliefs, or any
status, military status, use of
state or local law ("Protected Status").
category protected by applicable federal ,

ARTICLE XVII
HOLIDAYS

' shall be observed
A.   Designated Holidays:  The following twelve (12) days, or days in lieu thereof,
as set forth in this Article.
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New Year's Day
January 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday             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 Thursday in
November
Day After Thanksgiving -      Fourth Friday in November
Christmas Day                     December 25
Three Employee Designed FloatersTo be taken
anytime during contract year
Any date commonly observed, as designated by State
or national authority,
may be observed as
a holiday and paid for as such in lieu of the date
designated above for the paid holidays listed.
B.    Other Holiday Observance Considerations:   Whenever any of the above holiday falls
on a
regular employee's normal day off, either the last scheduled workday of
the employee's
previous workweek or the first scheduled workday of the following
week shall be observed as
the holiday and paid for accordingly. in such an instance the Port shall decide whether
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preceding workday or the first workday of the following week is to be observed.

C.    Holiday Pay Rate and Qualifications:  Each regular employee shall receive eight (8)
or ten (10)
hours' holiday pay at his/her hourly (day shift)
rate of pay for the holidays designated in A.
above, provided:

1.  The employee has been employed by the Port
as a regular employee for thirty (30) calendar
days.

2.  That the regular employee worked the regularly scheduled
workday prior to, and the first
scheduled workday following the holiday. Exceptions will be made In cases where absence
on the workdays prior to or following were due to:

a)  An industrial injury sustained in the
course of his/her employment.
b) A bona fide illness covered by
a Doctor's certificate and when the
employee has
not been off as a result of such injury or illness for
a period of more than two (2)
weeks preceding such holiday. Employees who
are absent due to an industrial
injury on the holiday and who receive Washington State Workers'
Compensation
for the date of the holiday shall not additionally
receive holiday pay.

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0)  Portrreiated court appearances as confirmed by Port counsel,
scheduled shift,
6) Jury duty when jury service occurs on the employee's regularly

e)  Military leave,
basis
f)  Non-Port related court appearances should be reviewed on a case-by-case
and may or may not be qualifying. However, appearance as a subpoenaed
counsel
prosecution witness would be qualifying (date subject to confirmation by
of record),

g) When leave without pay is scheduled the day before or the day after the holiday,
hours in
and provided the leave is approved by management at least forty-eight
advance,

is on
it)  Other absences not covered-by this article, which occur while the employee
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leave without pay, would be disqualifying.

D.    Holidays and Vacations;     if a holiday falls within the vacation period of a regular
for such holiday, provided the
employee, the employee shall he paid as set forth above
and the first scheduled workday following
employee works the last scheduled workday prior to
the employee's vacation.

who perform work on any of the above
Pay for Time Worked on Holidays: Regular employees
actual time worked at the overtime rate;
holidays shall be paid, in addition to holiday pay, the
rate of pay.
however, the minimum shall be four (4) hours at the overtime

at the
Holiday Pay for Shift Workers: Regular employees normally working shift will be paid
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rate of the shift rate to which the employee is assigned.

to accumulate
Accumulation of Floating Holidays: Regular employees will be permitted
a maximum of forty (40) hours.
"Employee Designated floaters" and may carry from year to year
the end of a given year will be forfeited.
Any hours in excess of forty (40) not used by
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ARTICLE XVIII
PAID TIME OFF

A.    Rates of Accrual:    Effective upon ratification between the parties
paid time off is earned
as follows:

From Date of Hire Through 59'" Month: Based
on the first day of employment, from the first full
month
to and including the fifty~ninth (59") full month of continuous
employment, regular employees shall
accrue paid time off at the rate of .07538
per compensated straight time hour ( .07538 x 2080 annual
hours = 156.6 hours per year).

From the 60''1 Month Through 119'" Month: From the sixtieth (60") full
month to and including the
one hundred ninteenth (119m) full month of continuous employment,
regular employees shali accrue
paid time off at the rate of .09462 per compensated straight time hour (
.09462 x 2080 annual hours
=
196.8 hours per year).

From the 120'h Month Through 179'h Month
:  From the one hundred twentieth (120") fuil month
to
and including the one hundred seventy nineth (179m) fuli
month of continuous employment, regular
employees shali accrue paid time off at the rate of .10423
per compensated straight time hour( .10423
x 2080 annual hours = 216.8 hours peryear).

After 180'h Month: After completion of fifteen '(15)
years of continuous empioyment starting with one
hundred eightieth month, regular employees shall
accrue paid time off at the rate of .11385
per
compensated straight time hour (.11385 X 2080 annual hours = 236.8 hours
per year).
B.    Limits on Accumulating Paid Time Off: Paid time off accumulation shall be limited
to four
hundred and eighty (480) hours.

C.    Paid Time Off for Shift Workers:     Regular employees normally working shift will be paid
at the rate of the shift rate to which the
empioyee is assigned, provided the employee works
more than fifty percent (50%) of their hours on such shif '
.

D.   Scheduling of Paid Time Off: Paid time off assignments will be made at the Port's
discretion,
following six (6) months of continuous service. A reasonable method for
giving due
consideration to the employee's requests will be developed
by management for paid time off
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work through no fault on the part of the
E.    Layoff: Employees who are laid off or without
are
of service for paid time off purposes provided they
employee will not suffer a break in length
no paid time off will accrue
rehired within six (6} months of the date of the layoff. However,
during that period of time.

rolling calendar
F.     Same-Day Call ins:    Same day call-ins shali be limited to five instances per
one call in.
subsequent to the call in shall only count as
year. Continuous consecutive days

due to illness, surgery
G.    Physician's Release:  if an employee ls absent longer than two weeks
has the responsibility
hospitalization of any kind, the employee
or accident or has experienced
and Ire/she is
accident to his/her manager at the first opportunity,
to report the illness, injury or
to returning to work.
as fit for duty to the manager prior
required to submit a physician's release
.                                                                            considered on a case-by-
or limited duty) will be
Physician's releases with restrictions (Le. - light
accommodations will be examined.
case basis, and while not guaranteed,
V

on a
of absence without pay (LWOP) will be approved
H.   Leaves of absence without pay: Leaves
the work group. Requests for leave without pay are
case-by~case basis, based on the needs of
work place and will not be authorized unless all appropriate
not guaranteed time away from
When the absence Is for personal reasons, all paid
paid leave accruals have been exhausted.
exhausted first. Authorization of LWOP requests
vacation leave and floaters must have been
consideration of workload and personal
will be considered on a casenby~case basis, with
hours per calendar year, with allowance for
circumstances. LWOP will be limited to forty (40)
discretion.
special considerations at management's
who convert to Regular Employees: Emergency
1.        Paid Time Off Accruals for Emergency hires
hires who convert to regular employees shall have their hire dates adjusted by the time
calendar days for
one hundred eighty (180)
employed as an emergency hire during the previous
time off accrual rate, but shall not earn
the purpose of determining their appropriate paid
hire. The total calendar time period including
accruals for the time spent as an emergency
date of hire for an individual who was
weekends shall be used to compute the adjusted
as a
but in no case shali the adjusted date of hire
originally employed as an emergency hire,
and eighty (180) days.
regular employee be more than one hundred

Employees may cash-out paid time off (PTO)
J.      Voluntary Cash-Out of Paid Time Off Hours:
cash out of PTO as applied to non-represented
according to the limits and procedures for the
PTO cash
to the limits and procedures affecting
employees. They shall be notified of changes
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K.    Extended illness (El): Effective upon ratification by the
parties, eligible, full-time employees will
accrue Extended illness leave at the rate of a
half-day a month (.02308 hours accrued per
straight-time hour paid). Extended illness leave
may accumulate with no maximum limit. in the
event of illness, Extended Illness leave
up to the accrued balance may be used after employment
of at least 30 days.

Extended illness leave can be used for instances of
employee or immediate family member
illness, injury or disability. Extended illness leave
can also be used for an employee's
health care appointments. "Preventive health                          preventive
care appointments" are limited to
an employee's
annual physical, dental, vision and
cancer screening examinations. immediate
defined as spouse or domestic                                family shall be
partner and the parents or children of the
employee, spouse or
domestic partner.            '

in special circumstances, Human Resources
and Development Management
may include others
in this definition.

in the instance of employee illness,
injury or disability, Extended illness leave
after the equivalent of two Working                         may be used only
days of absence over the course of three
consecutive
workdays. The first two working days will be charged
to Paid Time Off (PTO) acc'ounts.
Extended                                             However,
Illness leave may be used immediately for in-patient hospitalization; workers
compensation injuries or illnesses; approved Family and
Medical Leave Act leave related to
a
medical condition of
an employee or an eligible family
member; illness, injury or disability of
an
immediate family member under the
Washington Family Care Act; Illness, injury
or disability of a
probationary employee; preventive health care appointments; or if PTO is exhausted.
intermittent leave (with no
more than 15 days between absences) caused
by the same medical
condition may he charged to Extended illness
without using the equivalent of two
of PTO at the start of each subsequent                              working days
absence.
Management may at any time require
a physician's statement to
justify use of Extended illness
leave. A physician's release shall be
required prior to the return to work by
an employee who
has experienced inpatient hospitalization of
any kind that requires an absence from work
or
who has suffered an absence of longer than
two weeks due to illness,
surgery, or an accident.
Upon termination or retirement immediately following five consecutive years of active
employment with the Port of Seattle,
an eligible employee shall be
compensated for 50% of his
or her Extended illness accrued balance at the
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ARTlCLE XIX
BEREAVEMENT lEAVE

service and who
for at least thirty (30) days of uninterrupted
Employees who have been employed                                 the
be allowed three (3) working days off to attend
suffers a death in their immediate family shall
hours' pay for each day's absence at the
funeral and shall be compensated eight (8) or ten. (10)
in cases where emergency factors
rate as a result of the employee's absence.
employee's straight~time
to two (2) additional paid days leave.
of long distances are Involved, the employee may request up
involvement
to the funeral and the extent of employee
Individual circumstances such as the distance
of days to be
be considered in determining the number
with the arrangements for the deceased shall
or daughter,
shall be dened as spouse or domestic partner
granted an employee. immediate family                              stepchildren,
brother, grandparents, grandchildren, stepmother, stepfather,
son, mother, father, sister,
daughter-in-law and son-in-law of 3
mother-inlaw, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brotherin-Iaw,
employee or spouse or domestic partner.
Partnership
must complete an Affidavit of Marriage/Domestic
An employee and a domestic partner
which requires them to declare that they:

residence.
(1) Share the same regular and permanent

(2) Have a close personal relationship.

{3) Are jointly responsible for basic living expenses.

(4) Are not married to anyone.

(5) Are each 18 years of age or older.
bar marriage in the State of Washington.
(6) Are not related by blood closer thanwould
to contract when the domestic partnership began.
(7) Were mentally competent to consent
and are responsible for each other's common welfare
(8) Are each other's sole life partner

ARTICLE XX
LABOR]MANAGEMENT

to develop and maintain a good ongoing working
The parties recognize it is in their best interest
of trust, communication and cooperation. Therefore
relationship that promotes further development
Committee for the purpose of developing a
the parties agree to establish a Labor/Management
of common concern. it is understood and agreed that the
cooperative problem-solving forum on issues
to amend or negotiate the Labor Agreement.
Labor/Management Committee has no authority
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AGREEMENT XXI
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES, DISCHARGE,
SUSPENSION

Strikes and Lockouts:    In recognition of the Port's status
as a municipal corporation, there
shall be no strikes, lockouts, picketing, work
stoppages or similar activities to impede the Port's
operation.

Resolution of Disputes: The parties shall in good faith work
jointly toward resolution of
disputes. If any dispute cannot be settled at the
plant (shop) level, it shall be reduced
to writing
and referred to a representative of the Union
and the Port.

Union Representation: The Union shall not be required to
press employee grievances if, in the
Union's opinion, such lack merit. With
respect to the processing, disposition and/or settlement
of any grievance, including hearings and final
decisions of arbitrators, the Union shall be
the
exclusive representative of the employeeis) involved.

Discharge or Suspension for Just Cause:The Port
may discharge or suspend any employee for
just and sufficient cause. With the exception of
a discharge or suspension for
gross misconduct,
no regular employee shall be discharged
or suspended unless a written notice shall
have been given to such employee of                             previously
a complaint against the
employee concerning the
employee's work or conduct. Discipline to he considered
valid shall be Issued within
working days of the date of violation                                 thirty (30)
or knowledge of the violation. Should
the employer
request an extension of time for further investigation, such
thirty (30) work day period shall be
extended for purposes of that investigation. in cases of gross misconduct, such
limited to, instances involving theft                               as, but not
or physical assault, immediate
discharge or suspension may
be accomplished without prior
warning notice. '

Warning notices must be timely. With the exception
of a discharge or suspension for
misconduct or disciplinary investigation in which                         gross
an extension of time is requested
by the
employer, any disciplinary action shall be null and void unless issued in
writing and given to the
employee and sent to the Union within thirty (30) working days ofsuch violation.
(if the
employee is unavailable, the warning notice
may be sent to his/her last reported home
address.)

Written Warnings: A
copy of a warning notice shall be sent to the Union
at the time it is given to
the regular employee.



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' regular employee may request an
F.     Protest of Discharge, Suspension, or Written WarningszAny
the Union shall have the
or warning notice; and
investigation of his/her discharge, suspension,
shall be
or warning notice. Any such protest
right to protest any such discharge, suspension,
after the discharge, suspension,
presented to the Port in writing within fifteen (15) working days
of protest shall be waived.
and if not presented within such period, the right
or warning notice;


a written notice of
G.    Notice of Discharge;  The Port shall give to a discharged regular employee
the Union.
termination and at the same time send a copy to

ARTICLE XXII
SAVINGS CLAUSE

of such provision shall in any court or other
if any provision of this Agreement or the application
becomes impacted because
Governmental action, he held invalid, or if any provision of this Agreement
and their application shall not be affected
of a change in Port Personnel policy, the remaining provisions
thereby.
in Personnel policy the parties signatory hereto
Provided, however, upon such Invalidation or change
affected. The parties agree to arrive
to renegotiate such parts or provisions
agree to immediately meet                                          is
within sixty (60) days unless a definite extension of time
at a mutually satisfactory replacement
mutually agreed to.
ARTICLE XXIII
SAFETY SHOES

each contract year for the purchase price or
The Port shall pay regular employees a $100.00 stipend
The
American National Standard for Personal Protection.
repair of ANSI approved footwear ( 241-1999),                             each
at least 1,000 hours of work a $100.00 stipend
Port shall pay employees who have accrued
National
of ANSI approved footwear ( 241-1999), American
contract year for the purchase price or repair
Standard for Personal Protection.

of each contract year.
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ARTlCLE XXIV
FLEXlBlE SPENDING ACCOUNT

Employees shall be eligible for participation in the
Port ofSeattle's Flexible
Eligibility and participation of employees shall be subject             Spending account program.
to the terms and conditions of
including any plan amendment, revision                               such plan
or possible cancellation. it is further agreed that content of the
plan itself, plan administration and
any determination made under the plan shall
not be subject to the
grievance or to any other Provision of this Agreement
or to negotiation by the Union.

ARTICLE XXV
BI-WEEKLY PAY

Pay shall be distributed on a biweekly basis consistent
with the payroll procedures for
employees. Effective upon ratification,                            non-represented
as a condition ofemployment, all
employees are required to
participate in the Port's direct deposit
program for payroll purposes. '

ARTICLE XXVl
MISCELLANEOUS

Whenever words denoting
a specic gender are used in this
Agreement, they are intended and shall be
construed so as to apply equally to either
gender.

ARTICLE XXV"
EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION

This Agreement shall be in full force and
effect for a period of three (3)
years from January 1, 2016
through December 31, 2018.

Signed this __day of
mm

EMPLOYER:
Union

Port ofSeattle
PNW Regional Council of Carpenters,
UBC
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Name of Company (please print) m
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By:
thprlnt name):                         \Tc'r  g? [4.
__________,_.___'

Title:
TltIe: .                            9"   CC :-  '   C-  :3]   MKWK

*Signature'
*Slgnature:

*Regional
Address
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.     Manager: //

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*Contract
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Ad I l tration:

Phone:          Fax:
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MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ADDENDUM BETWEEN
THE PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
'
APPEN Dix C

FEBRUARY 10, 1965
SEATTLE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL 2800 FIRST AVENUE
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98101

Gentlemen:

The Port of Seattle recognizes international Brotherhood of Boilermakers, iron
Blacksmiths, Forgers & Helpers, Lodge No. i 04; District                        Ship Builders,
Council of Carpenters of Seattle, King
Vicinity; Hod Carriers and General Laborers Union, Local                        County and
No._242; Western Washington District Council,
international Hod Carriers, Building and Common Laborers
of America; international Union of
Engineers, Local No. 302; Painters District Council No.5 of                         Operating
Seattle and King County; United Association
of
Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipeflttlng
industry, of the United States and Canada,
Local Union No. 32; Sheet Metal Workers
international Association, Local No. 99;
Sprinkler Fitters and
Apprentices, Local Union No. 699 of the United Association
of Journeyman and Apprentices of
the
Plumbing and Pipefitting industry for the United States and Canada; international Brotherhood of
Teamsters, Chauffeurs and Helpers of America, Local, No. 174; and Paint Makers, Sign,
Painters 8:                                                   Display, Truck
Allied Trades, Local No. 1094; all of which are affiliated with the Seattle
Building and


referred to as "unit employees"), and which
would not otherwise be covered
by collective bargaining
agreements between other employers in this area and  labor organizations other than the Union
(hereinafter referred to as "non-unit employees") for the following purposes and
subject to the
following conditions:                          ~

i.       The Port ofSeattle has in the past
employed unit employees affiliated with the Union
in the
above crafts and job classifications and intends
to continue to do so if work performed
by the
Port of Seattle is available for such
employees.

2.     All of the Port of Seattle's unit
employees shall enjoy the wages and benefits established
Port's Wage and Benefit Resolution and shall                             by the
continue to enjoy such wages and benefits
on a
basis comparable to the
wages and benefits paid by other employers of such
employees in this
area.

3.     The Port of Seattle retains the right:

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PORT OF SEATTLE AND THE SEATTLE
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ADDENDUM BETWEEN THE
' BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL

classification and whether or not such
a.     to determine any given employee's craft or job
employee is a unit or non"unit employee;

1).       to direct the work of its employees;

within a given craft,
c.     to hire, promote, transfer, assign, and retain empioyees' positions
or steady employees from the
lob classification, or department, to secure its regular
of the Port, and to
local community, to specify certain employees as steady employees
action against employees;
suspend, demote, discharge, or take other disciplinary

d.                                  of lack of work or for other legitimate
to relieve employees of duties because
reasons;

e.     to subcontract or assign work to other employers;

f.       to maintain the efficiency of all Port operations;

which such operations are to be
g.     to determine the methods, means, and personnel by
conducted; and

out the work of the Port in situations
h.     to take whatever action may be necessary to carry
of emergency.

and the terms of the Port's Wage
4.     This agreement shail be subject to any Federal or State Law
in this agreement
and Benefit Resolutions and, in accordance with existing State Law, nothing
to cause or engage in a strike or
shall be construed to permit either the Union or any employee
against the Port of Seattle. Should any
stoppage of work, or slow-down, or. similar activity
of any Federal or State Law or conflict with any
provisions hereof become unlawful by virtue
the Port of Seattle,
resolution of the Port of Seattie or any rule or regulation promulgated by
or rule or regulation.
such provision shall be modified to comply with such law, resolution,




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APPENDIX 1

SCHEDULE "A"
CLASSIFICATIONS & WAGES

SECTION 1. All employees covered by this Agreement shall be classied and paid in
accordance with the classications, scales, and special conditions set forth in Appendix 1,
rates or special conditions shall be
Schedules "A," "B," and "C" and no other classication wage
recognized.
REFER T0 SCHEDULE "C" FOR ZONE RATES
ZONE "A" RATES ONLY ~

CLASSIFICATIONS         June 1,  June 1,   June 1,
2015    20l6     2017
Carpenter, Drywall Applicator, Lather, Floor Finisher,
$43.07
Scaffold       insulation Applicator,                                                       Floor Layer,       Erector,
Acoustical Worker, Bride Dock and Wharf Car Jenter
>
Car enters on creosote material
Car enters on Stationar tools
$41.86 $42.92  $44.57
Millwri ht and Machine Erector
Piledriver, driving, pulling, cutting, placing collars,
$40.61    $41 .67     $43.32
)iling
setting, welding, or creosote treated material, all - _
Diver Wae Rate: See attached Divers' Addendum
the plans or specications to be certified.
Certified \Velder- +3050 per hour while performing welds required by
above the highest paid carpenterjourneymeu under him/her.
Foremen shall receive ten percent (10%)~per hour

DEDUCTIONS:         These are deducted from wages)

4.00%*   4-00%*   4-00%*
rate converted to cents per hour, times all hours worked.
*The applicable percentage of the taxable hourly wage
would be charged using thejourneyman wage rate.
Foremcn, general foreman, or superintendents

FRINGE BENEFITS                June 1,   June I,
2015     2016

Health & Securit

**            '                      A renticeshi
*SO.60 designated for retiree medical
total package
2mApprenticeship contribution is 1.4% ofjorrmeyman carpenter
UNION DUES CHECK-OFF ASSIGNMENTS: In accordance with the terms of an individual
dues in the form permitted by
and voluntary written authorization for clteelcoff of Membership
as amended, the Employer
the provisions of Section 302 (c) of the Labor Management Act,
will be
dues an amount ofwages once each week which has been or
agrees to deduct for working
which are deducted, shall be
in the future authorized by the Membership. The working dues,

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