COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8d 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting       May 25, 2021 
DATE:     May 10, 2021 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    David Freiboth, Senior Director of Labor Relations 
Alyssa Cavanaugh, Labor Relations Analyst 
SUBJECT:  Renew Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Port of Seattle and the 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 117, Credential Specialists 
Total Estimated Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $12,100 
ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a one-year rollover
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the
Port of Seattle and Teamsters Local 117 Credential Specialists covering the period from July 1,
2021, through June 30, 2022. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Good faith bargaining between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 117 and the
Port of Seattle resulted in a one-year rollover consistent with Port's priorities to freeze wages for
2021. Eleven (11) employees are covered by this agreement and are responsible for issuing
security identification badges to approximately 24,000 employees which includes airline
personnel, tenants, contractors, vendors, consultants, and Port of Seattle staff with a consistent
business need to access Pier 69 and/or the sterile and restricted areas at Seattle Tacoma
International Airport. 
This agreement is for one year covering the period July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. The
estimated total additional cost for benefit increases is approximately $12,100, which represents
and estimated 3% increase in Health and Welfare premiums, Juneteenth (holiday) in perpetuity,
and one personal day for the term of the MOU. Wages will be frozen for the term of the rollover. 
JUSTIFICATION 
RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargaining wages, hours, and
conditions of employment with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the
employees. 


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COMMISSION AGENDA  Action Item No. 8d                                  Page 2 of 2 
Meeting Date: May 25, 2021 
DETAILS 
Term of the Agreement: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Wages 
Wages will be frozen for the term of the agreement. 
Health and Welfare 
Adjustments to health and welfare shall be according to the Teamsters Welfare Trust, effective
January 1st of each year. 
The estimated total additional cost to the Port of Seattle for the duration of the contract is
$12,100. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
1.  Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
None. 










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