COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Item No.

ACTION ITEM

Date of Meeting

DATE:

March 11, 2025

TO:

Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director

FROM:

Greg Gauthier, Labor Relations Manager

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March 11, 2025

SUBJECT: New 5-year Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the Port of Seattle and the
International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 302, Representing 135
Operating Engineers in our Aviation Maintenance Department
Additional cost over term:

$13,738,669

ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a new collective
bargaining agreement (CBA) between the IUOE Local 302, representing the Operating Engineers
in the Aviation Maintenance Department, covering the period from June 1, 2023, through
May 31, 2028.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Good faith bargaining between the Port of Seattle and IUOE Local 302 resulted in reaching a fairly
negotiated collective bargaining agreement consistent with the Port's operational priorities.
The bargaining unit consists of 135 employees split, relatively evenly, between Mechanical
Utilities and Mechanical Conveyance shops. Mechanical Utilities employees maintain and
operate various systems in the airport such as heating, cooling, fire protection, and sanitary
sewers. Mechanical Conveyance employees maintain and operate over nine miles of baggage
handling systems and the Port's passenger loading bridges to provide support for our airline
customers.
The agreement is for five years covering the period from June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2028.
The estimated total additional cost for wages, pension, healthcare, and other benefits is
$13,738,669. The estimated additional cost per year of the contract is-- Year 1, $1,170,181;
Year 2, $2,382,874; Year 3, $3,554,572; Year 4, $4,570,603; Year 5, $5,613,494.
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.

COMMISSION AGENDA - Action Item No. 8i
Meeting Date: March 11, 2025
Details

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Term of the Agreement
Retroactive to June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2028.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Healthcare
Premium Caps
Current $1610
2023 $1,520
2024 $1,569
2025 $1,663.14
2026 $1,762.92
2027 $1,868.70
Wages
Increase to Base Wage Rate as follows:
2023

7%

2024

6%

2025

5%

2026

4%

2027

4%

License/Certification premiums increase from $2.00 to $2.35 per hour.
Attachment 2
Pension
Remains at 16.5% of gross compensation
Vacation
Additional Accruals as follows:
Full months of continuous service
Hire date through 35th month
36th month through 119th month
120th month through 179th month
180th month +

Port Vacation Cash Out Language

Previous
80
120
160
200

New
90
130
170
210

COMMISSION AGENDA - Action Item No. 8i
Meeting Date: March 11, 2025

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Other Changes
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Adding additional certifications (e.g. HVAC tech) to meet future demands

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Amend the Day After Thanksgiving Holiday to Native American Heritage Day
Amending gender specific language (e.g. his/her to they/them; Journeyman to Journey Level)
Increased annual safety shoe stipend
Amended to include Juneteenth into the body of the CBA
Language clarifying no benefits paid on lump sum vacation and/or sick leave cashouts

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS REQUEST
(1) Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Port of Seattle and the IUOE Local 302 (red
lined).
(2) Exhibit A (Wage Rates)
PREVIOUS COMMISSION ACTIONS OR BRIEFINGS
October 8, 2019-Commission authorization of previous Collective Bargaining Agreement