ITEM NO: ____7a_Supp______
DATE OF
MEETING: September 1, 2009_
Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Runway Construction, 1973
A long and
productive
history!

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Roughly 50% of employees at the
Port are unionized, represented by
sixteen labor unions.
Job classifications with highest
union representation:
Maintenance, (airport
maintenance is 85% union,
seaport maintenance is between
70% and 80% union), and
Police personnel approximately
95% union.               Sea-Tac Central Terminal

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Among the largest unions in the
Port's workforce are:
The International Brotherhood of
Teamsters (IBT) - 180 members
representing police services, parking
revenue collectors and drivers.
The International Longshoremen
Workers Union (ILWU) - 137 members
representing airport operations and
security staff.
The International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) - 122
members representing wiremen, utility    Fisherman's Terminal
workers, and electronic technicians.

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
There are some 850
ILWU members     Hanjin
working the seaport,    Crane
many of them
employed by Port
customers rather
than by the Port of
Seattle itself.

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Port's tenants and customers
have unionized workforces at the           Runway Repaving
Seaport and the Airport
The Aviation Division - 7,500
union jobs, primarily airline,
concession and construction
employees
Seaport Division - 3,600 union
jobs primarily transportation jobs,
such as dock workers, rail
workers and shipyards

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Port of Seattle manages 10             Rental Car Facility
projects directly employing
2,500 unionized construction
workers under a Project Labor
Agreement (PLA). Former and
current projects include:
Consolidated Rental Car
Facility
Runway 16L Reconstruction
Third Runway
T-91 Cruise Ship terminal

Labor Unions at the Port of Seattle
Recently negotiated raises for unionized Helmets to Hardhats
Port of Seattle employees in 2009 range
between 2.0  6.0%, with an overall
average of just under 5.0%.
9 labor agreements executed since
January 2009, three more agreements
are pending.
When CEO reduced Port spending in
2009, instituting furloughs for salaried
employees, unions agreed to similar
cutbacks including furloughs, wage
givebacks or layoffs to help the Port
meet the 2009 the new budget goals.