PORT OF SEATTLE
MEMORANDUM
COMMISSION AGENDA
Item No.
5c
Date of Meeting
October 6, 2009
DATE: September 25, 2009
TO: Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Office
FROM: Gary Schmitt, Labor Relations Manager
SUBJECT: Letter of understanding on the Medical Plan with International Union of
Operating Engineers, Local No. 286.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Request for authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Letter of
Understanding (LOA) between the Port of Seattle and the International Union of
Operating Engineers Local No. 286 representing Operating Engineers in Aviation
Maintenance.
BACKGROUND
This memorandum covers ninety (90) Operating Engineers in the Aviation Maintenance
Division.
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT
Term of the Agreement
June 1, 2009 – May 31, 2011
Health and Welfare
This memorandum will authorize the employee group to change medical plans to the Local
302/612 IUOE Health and Security Fund, to include Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
Benefits. Executing the change prior to the execution of the Collective Bargaining Agreement,
current set on the November 3, 2009 Commission agenda, will save the Port an estimated
$20,000 due to the difference in the monthly premium per employee/
REQUESTED ACTION
The Director of Labor Relations requests Port Commission authorization for the Chief Executive
Officer to execute this new Letter of Understanding between the International Union of
Operating Engineers Local 286 representing Operating Engineers in Aviation Maintenance.
