Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
6b
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
April 23, 2019
DATE: April 18, 2019
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: Greg Gauthier, Labor Relations Manager
Mikel O’Brien, Sr. Labor Relations Manager
David Freiboth, Sr. Director, Labor Relations
SUBJECT: New collective bargaining agreement between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, representing Carpenters at the Port of
Seattle.
Additional cost over term:
$819,541
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Regional
Council of Carpenters, Local 30, representing Carpenters in both the Marine Maintenance and
Aviation Maintenance Departments, covering the period from January 1, 2019, through
December 31, 2021.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good faith bargaining between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest Regional Council
of Carpenters, Local 30, resulted in a fair collective bargaining agreement consistent with the
Port’s priorities.
The bargaining unit consists of 28 employees in both the Aviation Maintenance and Marine
Maintenance Departments. Bargaining unit positions include regular full-time Carpenters,
Millwrights, and Piledrivers. Employees in this bargaining unit perform work at the Port that is
consistent with maintenance and construction duties traditionally associated with their
respective craft(s) in the region.
The agreement is for three years covering the period from January 1, 2019, through December
31, 2021. The estimated total cumulative additional cost for wages, pension, healthcare, and
other benefits is $819,541. The estimated cumulative additional cost per year of the contract is
Year 1, $139,681; Year 2, $282,930; and Year 3, $396,930.
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Meeting Date: April 23, 2019
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
The costs are based upon 4.4% average annual wage increases for years one and two, an
estimated 3% wage increase in year 3, and 2.8% average annual increases to the healthcare,
pension, and apprenticeship hourly contribution rates; as defined by the Area Master Labor
Agreement
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.
Other changes include the introduction of a grievance procedure; alignment with both the
Washington Paid Sick Leave Law and Paid Family Medical Leave; the deletion of language in the
Union Security Clause regarding mandatory Union membership in compliance with Federal law;
and the incorporation of a Management Rights provision.
JUSTIFICATION
RCW Chapter 41.56 requires the Port of Seattle to collectively bargain wages, hours and
working conditions with the exclusive bargaining representative designated by the employees.
SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT
Term of the Agreement
January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Wages
Wages paid at eighty-eight percent (88%) of the Master Labor Agreement between the Pacific
Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters and the Associated General Contractors of
Washington.
Classifications
June 1, 2019
June 1, 2020
Carpenter
$40.41
$42.17
Millwright
$41.73
$43.49
Piledrivers
$40.63
$42.36
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Wage, pension, healthcare, and apprenticeship rates are based upon Area Master Agreement rates negotiated
between the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters, and the Associated General Contractors of
Washington.
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Meeting Date: April 23, 2019
Template revised September 22, 2016; format updates October 19, 2016.
Paid Leave
Extended Illness, currently accrued at .02308 per straight time hour paid, will now be called
“Sick Leave” and will be accrued at a rate of .025 per compensable hour.
Medical, Pension, Apprenticeship
Rates based upon the Master Labor Agreement between the Pacific Northwest Regional Council
of Carpenters and the Associated General Contractors of Washington.
June 1, 2019
June 1, 2020
June 1, 2021
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Health and Security
$8.06
$8.16
$8.38
Pension
$7.59
$7.95
$8.17
Apprenticeship
$0.87
$0.91
$0.94
Other Changes
Grievance Procedure
Increased safety shoe premium from $100 to $150
Alignment with the Janus Decision regarding Union Security
Alignment with the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law
Alignment with the Washington Paid Family Leave Law with an administrative waiver
Overpayment collection process
Incorporated key components of the Letter of 1965 with Building Trades into the CBA
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
(1) Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
Regional Council of Carpenters representing Carpenters at the Port of Seattle (red lined).
(2) Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
Regional Council of Carpenters representing Carpenters at the Port of Seattle (union
signed).
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
April 12, 2016—Commission authorization of previous Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Estimated 2.8% increase