PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION AGENDA
Item No.
6d
Date of Meeting
August 25, 2009
DATE: July 31, 2009
TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer
FROM: Gary Schmitt, Labor Relations Director
SUBJECT: Request for authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a new Labor
Agreement between the Port of Seattle and The Pacific Northwest Regional
Council of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of the America,
Carpenters Union, Local No. 131.
BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR 2008 - 2010
This labor agreement supports the Port’s strategy for “High Performance Organization.”
BACKGROUND
This agreement covers twenty-three (23) employees, members of the Pacific Northwest Regional
Council of Carpenters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. The
Carpenters, Local 131, pulled out of the Seattle Council of Building Trades. The new agreement
is based on the Maintenance Addendum they had previously been party to.
The Carpenters Union Local 131 is participating in the 80 hour furlough. The Union was
instrumental in achieving the necessary budget reductions for represented employees, and have
continued to cooperate with and partner with Management and Labor Relations to assure the
administration of the furlough program is successful.
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT
Term of the Agreement:
January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2012
Wages:
Wages shall continue to be 88% of the existing AGC Agreement rates of pay.
Swing shift differential: Employees working a full eight (8) hour shift shall receive a
shift differential of 10% over their regular rate.
Graveyard shift differential: Employees working a full eight (8) hour shift shall receive a
shift differential of 15% over their regular rate.
Benefits:
There is no change to the benefits from the last contract, the Maintenance Addendum.
Employees shall continue to be on a Paid Time Off.
Long term care insurance: Employees shall be eligible to participate in this employee-
paid benefit.
Employees shall be eligible to participate in the Port’s Flexible Spending Accounts.
Other:
Bereavement leave is now three paid days leave, with an additional two paid days off if
the funeral is out of state or the employee is very involved with arraignments for the
deceased. This is changed from the last contract, which provided three days paid leave
and two additional days unpaid. Additional days must still be approved by management.
Safety Shoes: Employees shall receive $100.00 stipend for the purchase price or repair
of ANSI approved footwear. This is changed from the last contract, which provided $80
reimbursement. We made this change to reduce the amount of administrative time
processing the reimbursements.
REQUESTED ACTION
The Labor Relations Director requests Port Commission authorization for the Chief Executive
Officer to execute this new Labor Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America, Local 131.
