COMMISSION 
AGENDA MEMORANDUM                        Item No.          8f 
ACTION ITEM                            Date of Meeting     February 14, 2023 
DATE:     February 14, 2023 
TO:        Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director 
FROM:    Mikel O’Brien, Senior Director of Labor Relations 
Matthew Bullock, Labor Relations Manager 
SUBJECT:  New Memorandum of Understanding  between the Port of Seattle and the
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, District
Lodge 160, Local Lodge 289 
Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $19,500.00 

ACTION REQUESTED 
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new Memorandum of
Understanding  (MOU) between the  Port  of Seattle  and  the  International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, District Lodge 160, Local Lodge 289, representing
Inventory Purchasing Specialists employed at Aviation Maintenance covering the period from
February 24, 2023, through December 31, 2025. 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
Good faith bargaining between the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace
Workers, Local Lodge 289, and the Port of Seattle resulted in a fair memorandum of
understanding consistent with Port’s priorities. 
There are currently thirteen (13) Inventory Purchasing Specialists employed at the Port who
regularly work on various functions of receipt, storage, delivery of parts, processing and
procurement of goods and services Aviation Maintenance. 
This MOU supersedes the CBA by and between Port of Seattle and the International Association
of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local Lodge 289 signed June 6, 2022. This MOU establishes 
an annual stipend each contract year to Inventory Purchasing Specialist employees covered by
the above referenced collective bargaining agreement, who participate in the Port of Seattle’s
457 Deferred Compensation Plan. 
This MOU is for thirty-four months covering the period from February 24, 2023, through
December 31, 2025. The estimated total additional cost for benefit increases over the term is
$19,500.00. 

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             COMMISSION AGENDA – Action Item No. 8f                                   Page 2 of 2 
Meeting Date: February 14, 2023 
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. 
DETAILS 
Term of the Agreement 
February 24, 2023, through December 31, 2025. 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
Benefits 
The estimated total cost to the Port of Seattle for the duration of the contract is $19,500.00. 
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST 
1.  Memorandum of Understanding between the International Association of Machinists and
Aerospace  Workers,  AFL-CIO,  District  Lodge  160,  Local  Lodge  289  at  Aviation
Maintenance covering the period from February 24, 2023, through December 31, 2025.
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS 
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