Item 6b Memo
PORT OF SEATTLE MEMORANDUM COMMISSION AGENDA Item No. 6b Date of Meeting August 25, 2009 DATE: August 5, 2009 TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer FROM: Gary Schmitt, Labor Relations Director SUBJECT: The Labor Relations Director requests Port Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 9, representing Ground Transportation Agents and Guest Service Representatives. BACKGROUND This Agreement covers 18 positions within the Aviation Operations Department, Landside Operations. BUSINESS STRATEGIES This Collective Bargaining Agreement supports the Port's strategy of "High Performance Organization." LENGTH OF THE AGREEMENT Term of the Agreement: March 1, 2009 to March 30, 2012. NEGOTIATED TERMS I. Wages Effective April 1, 2009 4% wage increase, based on market comparables Effective April 1, 2010 and April 1, 2011 100% of Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CPI-W (Feb.-Feb.), minimum 2% - maximum 6% II. Health Care Continuing health care coverage under the Port's plan for non-represented employees. COMMISSION MEMORANDUM Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer August 5, 2009 Page 2 of 2 III. Furlough-Equivalent An 80-hour per employee furlough program was negotiated, but prior to employee ratification of this contract; the Aviation Operations Department completed business planning for 2010, which involved layoffs of 8 out of the bargaining unit's 18 members, effective October 2009. In light of this reduction in force, the Department, with Labor Relations' counsel, withdrew its furlough proposal, so as not to unfairly burden the unit with both furlough requirements and reductions in force in 2009. IV. Miscellaneous New provisions were added to this contract as follows: Requiring all employees to use direct deposit Adding reduction-in-force provisions similar to HR-10 Bereavement leave and extended illness leave provisions made more consistent with HR-5 Incorporating language from a prior supplemental memorandum of understanding regulating overtime Formalizing past practice of providing commute trip reduction benefit Minor adjustments to job descriptions; reopener language to modify the job classifications REQUESTED ACTION The Labor Relations Director requests Port Commission authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute this new Collective Bargaining Agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 9, representing Ground Transportation Agents and Guest Service Representatives.
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