Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
6b
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
March 24, 2020
DATE: March 18, 2020
TO: Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
FROM: David Freiboth, Senior Director of Labor Relations
Matthew Bullock, Labor Relations Manager
SUBJECT: New collective bargaining agreement with the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, Local 46, representing Electronic Technicians in the Aviation Maintenance
Department.
Total Port Cost Increase for the Duration of the Agreement: $3,720,446.00
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) between the Port of Seattle and the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 46, representing sixty-three (63) Electronic Technicians assigned to the
Port of Seattle Aviation Maintenance department, covering the period from June 1, 2019,
through May 31, 2023.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good faith bargaining between and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local
46, and the Port of Seattle resulted in a fair collective bargaining agreement consistent with the
Port’s priorities.
The sixty-three (63) Electronic Technicians in the bargaining unit comprise two groups. One group
of eighteen (18) service the airport’s Satellite Transit System; the other group of forty-five (45) is
responsible for maintaining a variety of electronic systems and underlying infrastructure.
This agreement is for four years covering the period from June 1, 2019, through May 31, 2023.
The estimated total additional cost for wages and benefit increases is $3,720,446.00.
The estimated cumulative cost per year of the contract is: year one, $361,031; year two,
$731,779; year three, $1,109,718; and year four $1,517,918.
The cost is based upon the following:
• Enhanced vacation accruals
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• Annual wage increases of 4.75% in year one, 4.25% in year two, and 4% in both years
three and four.
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Safety shoe stipend increases
Other changes include the following:
• Clarification of work jurisdiction
• Alignment with the Washington Paid Sick Leave Law.
• Alignment with the Washington Paid Family Leave Law with an administrative waiver.
• Commitment to discuss a possible job title change and a weekend lead.
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
Retroactive to July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2023.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Vacation:
Current Accrual
January 1, 2021
June 1, 2022
After 6 months 2 weeks
After 3 years 3 weeks
After 7 years 4 weeks
After 12 years 5 weeks
After 6 months 3 weeks
After 7 years 4 weeks
After 12 years 5 weeks
After 6 months 3 weeks
After 7 years 4 weeks
After 12 years 5 weeks
After 18 years 6 weeks
Pension:
Contribution
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
PSEW Pension
$4.75
$5.00
$5.50
$6.00
Wages:
Classification
Current
6/1/2019
6/1/2020
6/1/2021
6/1/2022
Electronic
Technician
$43.67
$45.74
$47.68
$49.59
$51.57
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Automated
Control
Specialist
$48.52
$50.82
$52.98
$55.10
$57.30
Foreman
$53.38
$55.90
$58.28
$60.61
$63.03
General
Foreman
$58.23
$60.98
$63.58
$66.12
$68.76
Safety Shoe Stipend (Annual):
Current
2019
2020
2022
$120
$150
$175
$200
ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
1. Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Port of Seattle and IBEW Local 46 (red-
lined).
