Agenda Item: 8g_attach1
Meeting Date: July 8, 2025
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
by and between
PORT OF SEATTLE
And
SEATTLE/KING COUNTY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO,
And
WESTERN STATES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS
Re: Substance Abuse
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), made effective as of the date of signing, is entered
into by and between the SEATTLE/KING COUNTY BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL, AFL-CIO, And the NORTHWEST CONSTRUCTION ALLIANCE II (Unions) and
the Port of Seattle (Port), referred to herein as the Parties.
WHEREAS, the Parties executed a Project Labor Agreement ("PLA I") effective December 1,
2018, for projects commencing after that date and extended to cover projects commencing
through October 31, 2024. In that PLA, the parties agreed to allow amendments or
modifications by mutual agreement.
BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT THE PARTIES AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING:
WHEREAS, PLA I contains a Substance Abuse Program that is administered by the Port's
Substance Abuse Program Administrator with oversight by the Port's Substance Abuse
Coordinator;
WHEREAS, the subsequent PLA ("PLA II") covering projects that commenced on or after
January 1, 2025, has a substance abuse program that is administered by the signatory contractors;
WHEREAS, the parties agree that for projects covered by PLA I and subsequent extension,
which commenced between December 1, 2018, and October 31, 2024, and that remain ongoing
as of the date of this Memorandum:

1. Appendix A to PLA I is hereby removed as well as Article 15;
2. As PLA I will now be silent on the issue, drug testing may be performed in accordance
with the applicable Master Labor Agreements;
3. To the extent consistent with Section 2, above, or as required by state and federal law, the
Port may elect to address drug testing in its contract documents with contractors working
on projects identified above and ongoing under PLA I.
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Stephen P. Metruck, Executive Director
Port of Seattle
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Seattle/King County Building Trades Council
Monty Anderson, Executive Secretary

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Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Antonio Acosta, Regional Manager

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